B52s Set Records With Heavy Raids Over North Vietnam
U S B52 bombers carried out nearly 50 missions in a 24 hour period striking areas 22 to 43 miles southeast of Dong Hoi and near the DMZ. The attacks followed secret Paris peace talks and targeted enemy troops and supply dumps. In South Vietnam 324 fighter-bomber missions were flown, the most in two months.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Radio
Hanoi
United States
Dong Hoi
Dmz
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Ennis Battles Madison River Flood Threat
Ennis and county crews rushed to shore up dikes as the Madison River surged from its channel flooding a house and two trailers. The ice jam and shifting river threatened Main Street and prompted sandbagging and dirt work. City official Harrison Saunders diverted flow to a park to avert a town flood.
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Ennis
Madison River
Mitch Rodgers
Rodgers
Madison
Ennis Lake
Civil Defense
Harrison Saunders
Doctors Rebuke Public for Believing Obesity Myths
Three medical experts told a Senate hearing that obesity is caused by food choices, not magic pills. They denounced fad diets and over the counter slimming aids as ineffective or harmful and criticized doctors and drug firms for promoting false hope and profit.
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Washington
a_ senate
Jean Mayer
Boston
Subcommittee
Senate
Select Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Jay Tepperman
Upstate Medical Center
Syracuse
FDA revival of refunds for banned toys and substances
The FDA reopens a 1970 proposal to refund customers who buy banned toys or hazardous goods, spurred by a Ralph Nader lawsuit. Dealers must post 120 day notices, refunds cover full purchase price with transport costs, and questions over retroactive eligibility remain for courts. Comments due in 60 days.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Food and Drug Administration
Peter B. Hutt
FDA
Nader
Product Safety Commission
Coke plant blast in Weirton kills 19 workers
An explosion and fire at Weirton Steel Division’s new coke plant on Brown’s Island in the Ohio River killed at least 19 men. Victims were not identified due to severe burns. several workers were injured. The blast, caused by coke oven gas, involved Kopper Construction Co. crew members, not Weirton Steel employees. Two explosions followed the initial blast. fire was quickly contained.
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Weirton
W.va
Weirton Steel Division
Brown’s Island
Ohio River
Weirton Steel
Kopper Construction Co
Weirton Fire Department
Truman Fights to Live as Kidney Function Deteriorates
Former President Harry S. Truman, 88, remains semiconscious and unable to speak. Doctors at Research Hospital said kidney output is unsatisfactory and barely adequate despite medication. Vital signs are near normal but his condition is classified very serious.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Wallace Graham
High School Basketball Scores Roundup
Billings West 66 Butte Cent 65 in overtime. Kalispell 64 Butte 51. Anaconda 59 Missoula Hellgate 56. Dillon 60 Deer Lodge 43. Whitehall 73 Townsend 64. Manhattan 45 White Sulphur 30. Twin Bridges 61 Arlee 42. Charlo 57 Willow Creek 30. Philipsburg 82 Victor 55. Sheridan 86 Clyde Park 65. Ennis 73 Gardiner 51. Lima 72 Leadore Idaho 64. Dubois 55 Wilsall 48. Montana 72 Washington State 49. Westminster 99 Western 80.
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Butte Cent
Kalispell
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
Hellgate
Dillon
Deer Lodge
Whitehall
Townsend
Manhattan
Twin Bridges
Arlee
Charlo
Willow Creek
Philipsburg
Victor
Sheridan
Clyde Park
Ennis
Gardiner
Miller Leads Miller Boyle In UMWA Presidency Race
Reform candidate Arnold Miller led Tony Boyle 58,722 to 46,350 with 1,101 locals counted and about 25,000 votes remaining. Miller pledged sweeping reforms as Miners for Democracy supporters claimed victory under federal supervision amid the 70 year old union’s leadership contest.
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Washington
Reform
Arnold Miller
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony’’ Boyle
Miller
West Virginia
Miners For Democracy
Boyle
Labor Department
United States
Mike Trbovich
Harry Patrick
Leonard Pankovich
Wilbert Killion
Conauctea Wee
Weather record line marks long subzero stretch
The Weatherman logs a subzero stretch with 15 days below zero tying a 1932 record. A warm Saturday outlook projects highs in the 30s and lows to the mid teens, with mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance of snow into Sunday.
Bethlehem mayor decries shabby city as pilgrims flock
Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij laments the city’s neglect while world Christians are urged to fund Bethlehem. He criticizes the capital status claim, notes limited budget and scant tourism, and promotes the Bethlehem Foundation to attract donors. Christmas crowds, security patrols, and the Church of the Nativity frame the scene.
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Rome
Elias Freij
Christ
Manger Square
Manger
Jesus
Freij
Old City
Israel
Jordan
Jerusalem
Bethlehem Foundation
United States
Holy Land
U.S
Counties to battle for net proceeds tax
Silver Bow and Rosebud Counties push to keep net proceeds taxes amid Montana Legislature debate. Assessor George McGrath notes the tax affects 30 counties with mining and oil, with past ten year value in Butte at 48.5 million and county cash of 8.9 million. He says revenue should be returned to producing counties. Page 18.
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Silver Bow County
Rosebud County
Butte
Forsyth
George McGrath
Silver Bow
Rosebud
Montana
McGrath
Colstrip Impact Statement Request Sparks Montana Debate
The Environmental Policy Council urged Montana Health and Environmental Sciences to rewrite its draft environmental impact statement on the Colstrip steam plant. Council director Fletcher Newby cited time limits and missing data on social and economic effects, while the agency resisted but may reassess if new information warrants it.
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Helena
Environmental Policy Council
Montana
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Colstrip
Council
Fletcher Newby
Newby
Health Department
Montana Power Co
Puget Sound Power and Light Co
Northern Plains Resource Council
Department
Don Holtz
Air Quality Bureau
State Bureau
Holtz
Environment
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Space Center, Houston
Tracy
Eugene A. Cernan
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Thaddeus E. Prout
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
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Tepperman
American Medical Association
Weirton General Hospital
Eugene Badis
Kopper
Lima
Leadore
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Butte Weather
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