Delta battle joins wider Vietnam fighting near Saigon
In the Mekong Delta south of Saigon, elements of three U.S. infantry battalions fought an all day clash with about 500 enemy troops. Three American helicopters were shot down. Northwest of Saigon, Viet Cong overran a provincial capital and held it briefly. A mortar attack near the Cambodian border killed 27 and wounded 108.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
South Vietnam
Delta
9Th Infantry Division
Kheim Cuong
Cambodia
Tan Uyen
Bell Creek gas plant planned in Montana oil field
Sam Gary of Denver announced a 2.5 million dollar gas processing facility for the Bell Creek oil field. Construction begins about April 1 with a six to seven month build, to process byproducts into dry gas propane gasoline and naptha. Gary will operate the plant with 50 percent ownership, seeking partners among other field operators.
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Bell Creek
Sam Gary
Denver
Gary
Turner Smith
Camela
Smith
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Kansas-Nebraska Service Co
Mon-Dak
Baker
Rapid City
S. D. Smith
Snow crews clear Harrison and Florence streets today
Snow removal crews will operate today on Harrison Avenue from the corral south and on Florence Avenue from Wall to Massachusetts. Mayor Tom Powers asks motorists to remove cars from the streets before 7 a.m.
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Harrison Avenue
Corral
Florence Avenue
Wall
Massachusetts
Tom Powers
Weather Outlook for Butte-Anaconda Area
Partly cloudy today through Wednesday with a chance of snow. High 25, low 10. Snow probability 20 percent today, rising to 60 percent tonight.
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Butte - Anaconda
Blaiberg May Go Home in Two Weeks
In Cape Town Blaiberg could be discharged within two weeks if his recovery remains on track. Dr. Barnard reported the 58 year old retired dentist shows no signs of heart rejection and no longer uses an oxygen tent. Groote Schuur Hospital notes his daily hospital fee at 8.40 dollars, tied to taxable income.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Province
Blaiberg
Christian N. Barnard
Barnard
Clive Haupt
Arizona copper talks recessed
Talks between Phelps Dodge Corp and union negotiators were recessed as both sides restated their positions. William E. Simkin of the Mediation and Conciliation Service said talks would resume upon call, not a break, amid a six month nationwide copper strike idling over 50 000 workers.
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Simkin
Walter Maggiolo
Inflationary strategy shift eyed by Johnson on wages
President Johnson faces the sharpest inflation pressure since taking office and weighs a case by case wage guideline approach. Officials hint at focusing on major 1968 labor negotiations while rejecting wartime controls, with productivity regarded as key to steady wages and prices.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Labor
Joseph A. Beirne
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Cardinal Ottaviani resigns as Vatican doctrinal head
Ultrarconservative Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani steps down as prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Pope Paul VI accepts the resignation and names Cardinal Franjo Seper of Yugoslavia as his successor signaling Vatican reform aims amid a changing church.
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Vatican City
Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani
Vatican
Cardinal Ottaviani
Sacred Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Forrest Anderson files for Montana governor nomination
Attorney General Forrest H. Anderson submitted his petition for the Democratic nomination for governor in Helena. He paid the $232.50 filing fee with his wife Evelyn present, greeting reporters as Leonard C. Larson of Murray’s staff processed the filing.
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LeRoy H. Anderson
Conrad
Merrill K. Riddick
Ted James
Great Falls
Repub
Ernest C. Steel to seek re election as commissioner
Ernest C. Steel 70 of Great Falls announced he will file Wednesday to seek re election to Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission. A Republican and chairman, he has served since November 1 1965 after appointment by Lt Governor Ted James and election to a two year term in 1966.
One-Cent Stamp Rush as Rates Shift Across Montana
Montana post offices faced crowded lines and out of stock stamps after the switch to six-cent first class mail and ten-cent air mail. Postmasters reported record sales of one-cent stamps, with Havre selling 35,000 in four days and Livingston selling 20,000, while others sought substitutions to meet demand. Residents complained of service delays as heavier weekend mailing occurred.
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Havre
Harold Gunderson
Livingston
Wally Paterson
Bozeman
Big Timber
Wilsall
Helena
Miles City
Great Falls
Stamp shortage halted in Butte postal offices
Butte post offices faced a severe one cent stamp shortage and had no one cent stamps or new six and ten cent stamps. About 3:30 PM a shipment of 250000 one cent stamps arrived from San Francisco, easing the shortage.
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Butte
San Francisco
Judge backs Mining City's automatic gas dispenser rule
Judge W W Lessley of Bozeman granted a defense motion to quash Pat Griffin Co of Wyoming’s suit challenging Butte ordinance requiring attendants at automatic coin operated gas dispensers within three miles of city limits. The order sides with the city citing safety and protection of equipment.
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W. W. Lessley
Bozeman
Butte
Lessley
Silver Bow
Pat Griffin Co
Wyoming
William N. Geagan
Fred Woodhull
Charles V. Huppe
Helena
Thomas F. Powers
Griffin
Annual Butte Chamber Dinner Forecasts 300 Reservations
More than three hundred reservations are forecast for the annual Butte Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting at the Butte Country Club Saturday. Dinner speakers include Boeing Co. president William M. Allen, a native of Lolo and MSU and Harvard Law School graduate. Corrette toasts and presentations selected by the Montana Power Co. president and chairman.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
Butte Country Club
William M. Allen
Seattle
Boeing Co
Lolo
Montana State University
Harvard University
Butte Chamber Outlines 1968 Work Program
Butte Chamber of Commerce releases its 1968 work program aiming to enlarge the city tax base and build a new city complex housing admin, police, and fire departments. It backs unification of city and county road departments, planning and health boards, and seeks legislative understanding for citizen representation.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce
City-County Planning Board
City- County Health Board
Chamber
Valley County Boy Dies in Vietnam War
Washington AP reports Army 1st Lt. James F. Furhrman, son of Mr and Mrs Earle E Furhrman of Larslan Valley County, killed in action in Vietnam. He is the 78th Montanan to die in the war.
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Washington
Defense Department
James F. Furhrman
Furhrman
Earle E. Furhrman
Larslan
Valley County
Budapest Toilet Taker Accused of Embezzling Fees
Imre Szkalla, manager of 116 public pay toilets, conducted routine inspections that masked theft. Police accuse him of embezzling 42500 dollars in toilet fees over five years of rounds.
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Budapest
Hungary
Imre Szkalla
Harris poll shows LBJ leading Nixon in new survey
Washington report says President Johnson runs ahead of Richard Nixon in a Harris poll. Johnson would be favorite over all four leading Republican contenders if election held now. Gallup two way race gives Johnson 46 Nixon 41 with 13 percent undecided.
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Washington
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Louis Harris
Washington Post
Harris
Gallup
Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Peace
McCarthy
George Wallace
Alabama
Montana Commission Allows Shared Agent for Harrison and Norris Depots
Montana's Railroad Commission approved Northern Pacific plans to station one agent at Norris to cover both Harrison and Norris depots, 10 miles apart. The Harrison Willow Creek link is ended, with Willow Creek kept as a separate station needing a fulltime custodian, six miles from Three Forks.
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Three Forks
MRC
Ernest C. Steel
Commis
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By Neil Bibler
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Edward P. Gilmore
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