Muskie declares for Democratic presidential nomination
Sen Edmund Muskie announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in a national telecast from Kennebunk Beach Maine pledging a new beginning and critiquing Nixon while saying he would lead the country to change not just presidents His rivals include McGovern Jackson Hartke Lindsay Yorty Humphrey Wallace and Chisholm Muskie's team hopes the speech will build momentum toward primaries and the Miami Beach convention in July
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Bank robber slips out with cash as crowd aborts pursuit
In New York's Times Square a well dressed youth robbed Chemical Bank on Broadway at 2 30 p m. He handed a fake deposit slip and threats, but two pursuing bank employees were overruled by a hostile crowd who forced them to release the thief after he took an envelope with unspecified cash.
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Caper Dictation Quips Refer to Mother
A playful line recalls a caper with a snappy remark about taking dictation from one’s mother. The exchange hints at humor and family dynamics in a light, everyday moment.
Turbulence injures 25 aboard National 747 in LA
A National Airlines 747 with 334 aboard hit severe clear air turbulence near Los Angeles International Airport injuring 25 and sending several passengers to hospitals. Passengers described furniture and meals flying, with four stewardesses among the injured and two doctors assisting. The jet landed safely after a roughly three second jolt.
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Butte Weather Forecast Flurries With Warmer Temperatures
Cloudy conditions bring light snow flurries with a warming trend. Today's outlook calls for a high near 20 and a low around 10 with a weather map note on page 8.
Blizzard Closes U S 10 Between Bozeman and Livingston
Blizzard conditions forced the closure of U S 10 between Bozeman and Livingston as Madison River flooding shut Highway 287 south of Ennis. Wind and drifting snow reduced visibility in the Butte area with hazards on Elk Park flats and near Warm Springs. Monida Pass remained open on U S 91 while officials reported all state passes open and chains required in some locations.
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Zinc plant layoff plan faces 800 workers' fate
State Bureau Helena reports cooperation from public agencies labor unions and Anaconda Co to assist about 800 zinc workers if the Great Falls smelter closes this summer. Some will be moved to Anaconda East Helena and Great Falls as efforts to find new jobs proceed.
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Zinc plant shutdowns loom in Montana layoffs flood
A state meeting of the governors manpower planning advisory council reviewed the impact of an expected July zinc plant closings. Reginald Beavis of the Butte Miners Union urged action while officials noted seven plants closed nationwide with three remaining. Over 600 Great Falls workers face layoffs and Montana unemployment tops 7 percent with 18,000 to 20,000 jobless statewide. The council aims to draft a relocation and retraining questionnaire to aid displaced workers and identify a target group for assistance. Anaconda Co officials pledged quick identification of workers needing help as they negotiate an orderly layoff under existing contracts. Young, unskilled hires since last year and Vietnam veterans will be among the first laid off. Retraining options are being explored, with details to follow on Page 8.
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Model City board rejects Butte study
The Model City Joint Board of Neighborhood Councils supported blocking a $25,000 government resources study in Butte. The council ordered Model City Director James Murphy to stop the study and will seek inter local talks with Silver Bow County and Walkerville to resume a possible plan. North Side Council member Bob Harper led opposition, citing a risk of city county consolidation that residents have rejected in the past.
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Churches face critique over military stockholdings
A National Council of Churches unit accuses 10 Protestant denominations and the council itself of funding war materiel through investments in firms with military contracts. The 50-page report, Church Investments Technological Warfare and the Military Industrial Complex, urges clergy and lay leaders to consider corporate social responsibility and reassess how church wealth is used.
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Area man charged in connection with traffic death
Philip sburgh area man Douglas Rouse, 26, of Opportunity, was charged in district court with involuntary manslaughter for a May 25 crash that killed James Randolph Lemke, 20, of Anaconda. Eight occupants were injured. Lemke died Dec. 10 in a Butte hospital. Rouse posted $5,000 bond with attorney Wade J. Dahood. Dist. Judge Sid G. Stewart.
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