LBJ invites Germany to join space ventures
President Johnson invited West Germany to join the United States in space exploration including a probe to the sun and Jupiter. He discussed NATO nuclear role, peace efforts in Viet Nam, and urged Allies to strengthen the Atlantic partnership while James Webb would consult in Europe. Germany favored co ownership of a U S British submarine fleet without German missile control.
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Washington
Johnson
West Germany
United States
Jupiter
Ludwig Erhard
White House
NATO
U.S
Viet Nam
America
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Atlantic
James Webb
NASA
Erhard
Charles de Gaulle
Bonn
Page Teasers Highlight Year-Round Comfort Stations
A roundup of Page 2 items notes comfort stations to operate year round, with brief hints at related coverage across the edition. Other items mention mystery fires in the Mission Mountains and a Wyoming firm leasing land in Montana.
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Mission Mountains
Wyoming
Montanaland
Tech
Two Madison Men Die In Highway Crash Near Ennis
The bodies of two Madison Valley sheepherders were found near a demolished pickup nine miles north of Ennis. Police report they likely died Saturday night when the truck left Norris Hill and plunged 800 feet down an embankment. Police identify the victims as Carl T. Christensen and Barney Vezik, both 60, with Vezik reportedly driving without a license.
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ENNIS
Madison Valley
Montana
Carl T. Christensen
Montana State University Experimental Farm
Barney
Vezik
P. W. Jackson III
Norris
Alvin Miller
Carl Hubner
Miller
Norris Hill
Montana 287
Madison County
Phil Loucks
Three Kidnapped Workers Rescued in Viet Nam Ambush
U S troops surprised a Viet Cong unit and freed three of four kidnapped workers from an American construction firm near Saigon. Dutch hostage Otto Shulton was killed. survivors included Edwin D. Jones Henry M. Hudson and Van Xuong. Additional clashes occurred near Da Nang and in Saigon without major injuries.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Otto Shulton
South Burnaby
B.C. Canada
R.M.K._ International Construction
Edwin D. Jones
Pasadena
Calif
Henry M. Hudson
San Francisco
van Xuong
Hudson
R.M.K
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S. Navy
South
Riots Quelled by U S and Brazilian Troops in Santo Domingo
US and Brazilian forces used tear gas to break up downtown Santo Domingo mobs after clashes linked to fighting in Santiago. Nine hours of battle left dozens dead in Santiago, including Col. Juan Maria Lora Fernandez. Caamano Deno evacuated, then guarded by Inter-American Peacekeeping troops on return.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Santiago
Juan Maria Lora Fernandez
Col
Francisco Caamano Deno
Caamano
Volved
Pioneer Matron Marie Rosenau Celebrates 98th Birthday
Mrs. Marie Rosenau, who arrived in Dillon from Germany as a 12 year old in 1879, celebrated her 98th birthday with family. Surviving spouse Gus died 25 years ago and son Howard in 1955. Born near Berlin December 20 1867, she traveled via Chicago to Dillon where she has lived except for brief years in Wisconsin.
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al Lohr
Chicago
Dillon
Wisconsin
Billings banker dies in burning car atop rimrocks
John Sillers 39 a Midland National Bank vice president died in his burning car on the Billings rimrocks after residents saw a car burning near the cliff. An autopsy found burns but authorities gave no immediate ruling on whether death was self inflicted or accidental.
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Billings
Billings Rimrocks
John Sillers
Midland National Bank
Billings Chamber of Commerce
Sillers
John Beven
Rimrocks
Ben Williams
Williams
Pentagon orders halt on non essential Viet Nam era spending
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced deferring 620 million dollars in barracks and housing construction as part of a broader cutback. He said the move defers everything possible without harming U S military power while signaling likely changes to next years defense budget amid rising war costs.
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Washington
Pentagon
Budget Bureau
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Defense Department
U.S
Fire kills nine children at Yonkers Jewish center
In Yonkers New York a blaze at a 37 year old Jewish community center during Chanukah trapped an after school music class on the top floor. Nine children aged 8 to 11 died along with three adults. Firefighters rescued others in freezing weather during a renovation project valued at 270000 dollars.
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Yonkers
N.Y
Andrew Gerlach
Lucille Sachs
Sandra
Gerlach
Hugo Sinott
Smott
Cindy Wetthamer
Ray Cohen
Mansfield doubts tax hike needed to fund war costs
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said it may be unnecessary to raise taxes to finance the Vietnam War. He noted a strong economy, possible higher troop costs, and urged restraint on domestic programs, while other leaders warned against amplifying nondefense spending.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Montana
Mansfield
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Great Society
Ford
Montana Weather: Cloudiness and Snow Showers Ahead
Increasing cloudiness and cooler conditions across Butte Anaconda with light snow showers late today and tonight. High near 37 degrees, low around 12, and a year ago recorded 43 and 22. Montana weather page 11.
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Butte - Anaconda
Montana Weather
$100 Million heroin seized from soldier's trailer
Federal agents raided a soldier's Ft. Benning trailer and found 209 pounds of pure heroin smuggled from France in October. Commander Herman Conder, 35, was arrested at his home. five foreigners were seized in New York in connection with the case. The operation involved over 100 agents and coordinated with French authorities.
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Columbus, Ga
UPI
France
U.S
Henry L. Giordano
United States
New York
Giordano
Herman Conder
Orleans
Ft. Benning
Conder
Attv
Robert M. Morgenthau
Judiciare Surete Nationale
Marseilles
Paris
Jean Claude LeFranc
Villedieu Les Poeles
Jean
Nebbia
Sartene
Corsica
Lucienne Cuviller
Susanna Josette Couergou
Audi
Francisco Ruiz Almedia
Sao Paulo
Brazil
557Th
Columbus
Alabama
1St Cavalry Divison
Viet Nam
Mansfield nominates Missoula attorney for federal judgeship
Senator Mansfield recommended Russell Smith of Missoula for western Montana federal district judge. If approved by President Johnson, Smith would replace Judge W D Murray who retires December 31 for health reasons. Smith expressed honor at the recommendation as letters were sent to the President and Attorney General Katzenbach.
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Mike Mansfield
Russell Smith
Missoula
Montana
Smith
Johnson
W. D. Murray
Unusual Gift Delivers 55 Pounds Swiss Cheese to Parini
Tony Parini of Elk Park receives a remarkable parcel of 55 pounds of Swiss cheese from his Swiss cousin Carmella Golta Parini. The wheels, shipped from four to five cantons, arrive as a festive gift with Parini noted as a bachelor with a large extended family including 12 brothers and 31 nephews.
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Butte
Florida
Arizona
California
Tony Parini
Santa Claus
Parini
E. Gagnon
Elk Park
Europe
Carmella Golta-Parini
Dietikon
Switzerland
Tony
Winter Arrives Tonight at 6 41 MST in Butte
Residents note the winter official arrival tonight at 6 41 PM MST and observe today is the shortest day on the calendar shared with Wednesday. Sunrise and sunset times are nearly equal, with daylight gradually extending from Sunday onward.
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Butte
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