27 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1966
Page
1
Tass reports Luna 13, which landed on Christmas Eve, carried a miniature laboratory to test density and firmness of the Ocean of Storms soil. The probe also provides television images, aiding assessment for a potential lunar spaceport.
A single engine plane crashed near Wolf Creek Monday night killing two men. A Malmstrom AFB ground crew confirmed the deaths of the pilot and passenger. The Mooney aircraft, rented from Northwest Mooney Aircraft in Great Falls, was flying from Renton, Washington to Great Falls. Boeing employees connected to the rental were said to be in the group. The Lewis and Clark County sheriff's office investigated the crash.
Army captain Charlie Banks of Holland Michigan protected five airmen in the Mekong Delta by diving on a Viet Cong grenade and throwing it away. He then fired on advancing soldiers and inspired his crew chief Robert Grace with calm bravery under fire. Banks awaits Congressional Medal of Honor consideration.
Decreasing cloudiness with little temperature change. High around 18 and a low near minus 10. Precipitation chances 30 percent today, 10 percent tonight. A year ago in Butte the high was 28 and the low minus 11. Weather chart on page 6.
The Communist Viet Cong front threatens retaliation if Thailand continues to back the United States in Vietnam. The warning, broadcast by VNA and cited by Western sources, accuses Thailand of colluding with the US and using its bases for air raids and B52 operations in Vietnam.
A strong Communist force attacked troops of the U S 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division about 300 miles north of Saigon, marking the first major ground action after the Christmas truce ended. The assault breached a perimeter briefly, with a restoration of communications later, and no casualty figures were released.
Butte High School pupils sign petitions urging the Montana voting age be lowered to 18. Leaders say broad state support is needed before presenting the measure to the legislature. The petition notes 18 year olds have greater political knowledge and that those 16 to 21 make up over 40 percent of the U S population.
A Montana liquor board policy restricts distilleries to nonresident representatives and bars bar promotion. The system emphasizes control over local sales, with legislative efforts likely to seek change as politics and liquor mingle in the state.
Harold Amsden aged 35 of Gardiner was killed in a logging accident on the D Lumber Co. property about nine miles north of Maudlow in Gallatin County. He had cut a tree that failed to fall and was struck by a second tree. Survived by a brother William of Malmstrom Air Force Base.
Page 2 reports an advancing snowstorm threatening Plains states with closures and travel disruptions. Page 9 notes rising public school costs amid fiscal pressure. Page 10 details criticism of Big 10 schools after the Illinois incident. Page 13 covers Galen hospital's children organizing their own Christmas event.
Rosebud County Atty William Meisburger says a homicide complaint is signed against Judith Beeman a 23 year old Broadview woman in the death of 22 month old Michael Scott Hatten on the North Coast Limited near Miles City The baby was found behind a toilet in a locked restroom Meisburger noted autopsy results are pending before arraignment and Beeman remains jailed at Miles City with possible death cause to be strangulation or suffocation
Santa delivered at Clinton County Memorial Hospital shortly after noon to Mr and Mrs Robert Santa of Morrow Ohio. Parents hoped for Christmas Day arrival per hospital spokesman.
Cold spell continues with more snow and very low highs expected. Monday highs ranged from 12 at Broadus and 14 at Miles City to 30 in Helena and Kalispell and 35 in Missoula, while Broadus and Helena saw snow. Overnight lows dipped to -13 in Broadus and -4 in Butte, with others around 18 at Glasgow and 21 in Missoula and Helena.
The Associated Press reports that the Christmas weekend traffic death toll reached 468 as the 78-hour period ended, about 20 percent below last year’s pace. The National Safety Council cites snow as a factor lowering travel, with 391 deaths in a comparable nonholiday weekend. The council projects New Year and next weekend tolls between 460 and 540.
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