Truman dies at 88 in Missouri hospital
Harry S. Truman, 33rd U.S. president, died at 7:50 a.m. CST Tuesday at Research Hospital in Kansas City after weeks of illness. Funeral plans set in Independence with services at Truman Library, national day of mourning declared by President Nixon.
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Truman Visited Butte Three Times Highlight 1948 Stop
President Harry S. Truman drew vast crowds in Butte on June 8, 1948, during a whistle stop as he campaigned against Dewey. Thousands packed Naranche Stadium while crowds cheered Give em hell Harry and banners decorated the city. The rally energized his lagging tour and solidified Butte as a memorable stop in his 1948 campaign.
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Montana to require fire safety for converted apartment hotels
Montana lawmakers move to close a loophole in the hotel standards by requiring converted apartment hotels to meet fire safety rules. State Fire Marshal William Pentula says the measure targets rooming house style establishments that offer lodging without separate cooking facilities but emphasizes tenant safety with smoke barriers alarms and emergency lighting. A grace period would allow owners time to install the required devices, and the bill aims to emulate the hotel standards set two years earlier after missed compliance.
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Quake survivors receive major relief efforts in Nicaragua
International relief mobilized after the Managua earthquake with United States aid of 3 million dollars and shipments of oats flour and tents. CARE and Catholic Relief Agency coordinate food and water supplies while rescue workers dig graves and evacuations proceed amid looting and hunger reports.
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Best news stories of 1972 AP poll top list
The Associated Press editors and news directors named Nixon’s China visit the top story of 1972. Other key items include Wallace’s attempted assassination, Olympic terror, Nixon’s reelection, Kissinger’s war talks, Nixon Moscow trip with SALT, Eagleton’s VP bid, the Vietnam War, devastating floods, and a Supreme Court ruling on capital punishment.
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Highway deaths top Christmas weekend toll at 565
National Safety Council reports 565 fatalities on highways during the three day Christmas weekend. It projects 430 to 930 additional deaths possible over the New Year weekend. This compares with 614 in Christmas 1971 and a 1965 record of 720. The New Year period runs 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday with last year at 449 fatalities.
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Dope seized in Missoula totals 47000 from 10 days
Missoula County authorities seized 47000 worth of marijuana hashish and LSD over the past 10 days. Sheriff Moe said tips from residents sparked the investigations leading to seven arrests in separate seizures and warned some pushers now carry firearms.
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Andes plane crash survivors report cannibalism urge
In Chile a Uruguayan embassy official said survivors of the October Andes crash, 16 people, 69 days in subzero temps, used deceased companions for nourishment to stay alive. Two hikers, Canessa and Parrado, after a 10 day trek, found a shepherd and called authorities.
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