Wind Fuels Montana Wildfire Roars Through Bob Marshall
The Cardinal Mountain fire near the Bob Marshall Wilderness nearly doubled in size as 125 firefighters and six aircraft work to contain it. Winds 15 to 35 mph hinder efforts while 20 000 gallons of retardant were dropped. Regional officials impose broad fire restrictions across eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and parts of the Dakotas, plus hootowl shifts for logging, to curb fire risk.
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Missoula
Cardinal Mountain
Bob Marshall
J. C. Robertson
Forest Service
James Wenban
Dynamite Planted Car Triggers Local Bomb Scare
Virginia City residents report nine dynamite sticks wired to a car after a ticking noise and failed start. The owner, known as Red, and his wife notified Sheriff Guy Hulse’s office. Investigators from Madison, Butte, Anaconda, and state agents probe possible links to a nearby fatal car starter blast in Opportunity.
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Virginia City
Ennis
Madison County
Guy Hulse
Hulse
Butte
Anaconda
Martin T. Mangan
Deer Lodge
Raymond E
Si” Perkins
Perkins
Four day battle over 120 acre Sun Fire in Glacier National Park
In Glacier Park the four day fight against the 120 acre Sun Fire continued with 150 firefighters on the lines. Westerly winds of 25 to 30 mph hampered aircraft used for retardant drops and observation. The fire started Sunday during a lightning storm and remained mostly stable except for a new fire south of Triple Divide Peak.
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Glacier Park
Scenic Glacier National Park
Triple Divide Peak
Fall offensive in Vietnam to rise early next month
U S military sources say the enemy’s fall campaign began to taper but is expected to peak again around Sept 2–3 across South Vietnam. The Communists opened the campaign Aug 11, blasting 150 allied bases after an eight week lull. The redeployment of 25 000 troops nears completion with 300 departing for Hawaii.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Nixon
Hawaii
State Department
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies and Showers Likely
Increasing cloudiness brings possible showers with a cool down. Forecast shows temperatures around 74 degrees during the day and 40 at night, per the weather map on page 2.
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Wea
Illinois grocer quits cigarettes to promote health
Martin Sopocy, a nonsmoker for fifteen years, shuts down his cigarette business in Lake Forest after advertising a sale of stock to replace with American Cancer Society pamphlets. He cites health concerns and a tax increase as factors, noting two other nearby stores still sell cigarettes.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Martin Sopocy
Sopocy
Chicago
American Cancer Society
Montana legislator dies in Pryor Mountains plane crash
William S. Goan Republican representative from Yellowstone County was killed when his light plane crashed in the Pryor Mountains south of Billings. Injured were Sally Goan and W Craig Binkley. Goan’s death leaves three sons, a daughter, a step son and two stepdaughters, plus his wife and siblings.
Pilot dies in Montana crash after downdraft
William Goan a Yellowstone County state representative died when his light plane slammed into a mountain in the Pryor Mountains south of Billings. His daughter Sally 16 and W Craig Binkley 23 escaped after the impact and were treated. Goan had warned them to run and brace for the crash. The flight originated near Hardin en route to Billings after filming Little Big Man.
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Billings
William Goan
Sally
W. Craig Binkley
Pryor Mountains
Montana
Goan
Yellowstone County
Hardin
William A. Asbury
Percy disputes Thai troop withdrawal estimates
Sen. Charles H. Percy in Bangkok called estimates that 15,000 of 50,000 U S troops in Thailand would be pulled out "grossly high" and projected only about 1,500 withdrawals. Authorities said initial cuts would likely hit the 12,000-man Army support group, while most of the 36,000 Air Force personnel at six bases would stay.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Charles H. Percy
Butte Page Features Kennedy Testimony and More
Page 2 reports Sen Kennedy must testify in a major hearing. Page 6 covers a draftee in Butte who rejects his call up. Page 10 highlights a large jet undergoing tests at Butte Airport. Page 18 profiles a deaf-mute puppeteer who earns top grades. Page 20 notes Lucky Lager departing for a national tour or distribution.
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Sen. Kennedy
Butte
Do Reds Plan War? Soviet Inquiry on China's Nuclear Sites
Washington reports cite Western party circles claiming Moscow asked international Communist leaders how they would view a Soviet strike on China’s atomic facilities. Officials doubt such plans exist, predicting border clashes instead of full scale war, despite Brezhnev’s harsh China critique.
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Washington
Red China
Moscow
U.S
Russia
China
Leonid E. Brezhnev
Peking
Kremlin
Brezhnev
Nixon blamed for racial imbalance in Job Corps
Montana lawmakers told of 59 national center closures harming recruitment at Trapper Creek near Hamilton and Anaconda centers. Report cites shift of black enrollment to the South, calls for restoring Northwest balance and ending low pay for trainees fighting fires.
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Nixon
Helena
Montana
Trapper Creek
Hamilton
Anaconda
Northwest
South
Hayes
McNeely
Forest Service
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Wenban
Idaho
North
Dakota
Virginia City Scare
Area Fire Story
Ily
Cigs
Detroit
Loreen
Gareen Avakian
Michigan
William S. Goan
Sally Goan
San Rafael
Calif
Ways and Means
Wy Mont Beverages, Inc
Artificial Ice and Storage Co
Dean Bibles
Bureau of Land Management
Miss Goan
Binkley
Bridger
Ently
Billings High School
Montana State University
U.S. Air Force
Dayle Messell
Curitaba
Brazil
Percy
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