Ramsay Interstate 9 and Billings area bids top $2 million
Montana Highway Commission announced apparent low bids on ten projects with total bids of 7.73 million versus 10.35 million in engineering estimates. Key low bids include Peter Kiewit & Sons for Pinehill Huntley I-94 near Billings at 2.27 million, Naranche & Konda for Ramsay I-9 west of Butte at 2.03 million, and Schultz & Lindsay for a 4.3 mile segment at 1.46 million.
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Pinehill- Huntley
Billings
Naranche & Konda
Butte
Schultz & Lindsay Construction Co
Mayor names ABCD leaders to work for better Butte
Mayor Thomas F. Powers announced a six member steering committee for the Accelerated Butte Community Development program. The group includes George Schotte as chair, William M. Kirkpatrick, George W. O'Connor, Charles C. Davis, Frank Gorsh, and Barney Rask, drawn from business, education, labor, industry, and federal service. A large turnout urged broader participation to build a bigger, better Butte and pursue federal funds through a city council approved program anchored by local organization.
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Cisco
Charles Davis
George Schotte
Powers
Frank Gorsh
William M. Kirkpat
Butte
Thomas F
William M. Kirkpatrick
The
Anaconda Co
George W. O'Connor
Montana Power Co
Charles C. Davis
Silver Bow
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
John J. Sullivan
San Francisco
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sullivan
McNamara Warns of Rising Viet Cong Infiltration
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said Hanoi will triple its troop infiltration into South Vietnam during the forthcoming dry season, reaching about 4,500 men per month. He pledged increased U.S. air attacks to counter the surge and noted prior rates of 1,500 a month during summer and 800 a month the previous year. He reported to President Johnson from Andrews Air Force Base and planned a detailed LBJ Ranch briefing with Dean Rusk and other officials.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S McNamara
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
McNamara
Hanoi
Johnson
Texas
Andrews Air Force Base
LBJ
Dean Rusk
North
Viet Nam
Reds attack Viet Nam units after Yanks drive off raid
Communist forces hit two South Vietnamese companies near Da Nang before dawn as US forces repelled a surprise raid on a camp killing about 104 guerrillas. A transport plane illuminated the area while U S and Vietnamese aircraft aided regional forces, and Korean troops rescued a pinned company in Binh Dinh Province. A Viet Cong grenade injured civilians and a sedan driver escaped.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
UPI
da Nang
U.S
Binh Dinh
An Khe
Robert S. McNamara
Inflation Watch Tightens As Prices Rise In Octo ber
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index at 110.4 in October, up 1.8 percent since 1964 and marking the strongest rise in five years. Groceries slip two tenths while housing clothing transport and medical care rise, and factory workers’ take home reaches a record high with $90.07 for singles and $97.82 for those with three dependents.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Refrigerator ad sparks quick sale in Standard-Post
Mrs. Eugene Ouellette advertised a refrigerator in excellent condition in the Standard-Post want ad section. The notice urged quick cash for unused household appliances with two contact numbers and a playful line about turning winter into summer.
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Eugene Ouellette
Standard-Post
Mayor Pow ers Speaks at ABCD Meeting in Butte
Mayor Thomas F. Powers keynotes the Accelerated Butte Community Development project outlining a community action program. He calls on leaders from education industry and employment sectors to mobilize resources for future community advancement beyond federal aid.
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Butte
Thomas F. Powers
Silver Bow
New chapter opens as Cuban refugees begin airlift
The United States and Cuba start a refugee airlift with Pan American World Airways flying 90 refugees from Varadero to Miami. About nine flights weekly will continue as up to 100,000 Cubans may depart. arrivals will be resettled nationwide to ease South Florida’s Cuban exile burden.
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Miami
Fla
Varadero
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Camarioca
Key West
U.S
Ft. Jefferson
Castro
Florida Keys
Sealift
United States
Opa-locka
South Florida
Viet Cong praise by freed U.S. soldiers questioned war stance
Two U.S. soldiers freed by the Viet Cong praised their captors and criticized the U.S. war effort in Vietnam. Sgt. George E. Smith and Spec. 5 Claude E. McClure said they expect harassment home and claimed the war harms the United States.
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U.S
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Marines Say GIs In Vietnam Were Brainwashed
Gen Wallace M Greene voiced the view that the two U S GIs freed by the Viet Cong were brainwashed during captivity. Maj Gen William R Collins noted they were released likely for statements favorable to their captors. The men Sgt George E Smith and Spec 5 Claude E McClure were held two years. Greene condemned a Viet Cong flag at a White House antiwar protest as a disgrace and insult to every fighting man.
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Thomas Potts
Smith
Potts
McClure
Agnes McClure
Yonkers
N.Y
Washington
UPI
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
U.S
George E. Smith
Chester
W.va
Claude E. McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
Greene
White House
Butte Area Weather Forecast Continues Mild
Partly cloudy and continued mild weather continues today and Thursday in the Butte area. High near 36 with a low around 18. A year ago in Montana’s weather section recorded 40 and 33 in Butte.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
Montana Weather
State trims Kerr-Mills funds to keep program alive
Montana Board of Public Welfare ordered at least 100000 dollars a month cut from Kerr Mills payments starting February 1 1966 to extend the five month old program through June. Nursing home aid, hospitalization and drug limits tightened while rates were frozen at 1965 levels. The move aims to keep Kerr Mills from going broke despite a 3.5 million annual budget and federal match.
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Board of Public Welfare
Kerr- Mills
Coun
Kerr Mills
Montana Medical Associations
Jess
Angstman
Havre
Draft unlikely for 35-year-olds say Kendall
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Kendall, head of the state selective service, doubts any 35-year-olds will be drafted unless calls rise significantly. He noted laws allow drafting ages 26 to 35 if needed, with the pool expanding as married nonfathers are included this December.
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Richard C. Kendall
Kendall
More pre-induction exams planned for Montana draftees
Montana men await December pre induction testing as the Army Examiners in Butte report a higher testing rate while actual December inductions stay near the prior month’s 200. About 40 from Northern Wyoming join the 200 target. the Army Corps and Montana headquarters in Helena decide call volumes. No women are drafted. WACs must enlist.
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Montana
Armed Forces
Butte
Wyoming
Army
10Th Army Corps
Montana Selective Service
Helena
Richard C. Kendall
State Adjutant General
Navy
Marine Corps
WAC
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Barney Rusk
Terry McInnes
Ramsay
ABCD
Frank Quinn
Standard Post
Anti-Poverty Council, Inc
Barney Rask
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Charles W. Corddry
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pan American World Airways
U.S. Public Health Department and Immigration Service
Chattanooga, Tenn
W. Va
Kerr-Mills
J. D. Holmes
Associated Press
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