Silent Battlefront as Ceasefire Readies in South Vietnam
Remote fighting quiets along the Iron Triangle and near Qui Nhon as U S and Australian troops report no major contacts. Convoys move safely north while U S officials, Harriman and Rusk, prepare for talks amid Johnson peace efforts. Brezhnev appeals for unity as North Vietnam rebuilds rail links to Red China.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quin Nhon
Pleiku
Qui Nhon
Johnson
Viet Nam
Lincoln murder trial hears Walters implicate comrade
An Oklahoma teen serving life plus 20 years for kidnapping and murder testified that his former harvest crew friend Charles E. Corliss robbed and killed Lincoln area lumberman Donald Hammer. Walters said Corliss drove the car, held a gun, and later took $17 from Hammer’s wallet before Hammer was killed on a Montana mountainside.
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Helena
Oklahoma
Donald Hammer
Montana
David C. Walters
Keyes
Okla
Charles E. Corliss
Fulton
N. Y
Corliss
Walters
Hammer
Chuck
Lloyd J. Skedd
Skedd
Texas
N.Y
Deer Lodge
Lincoln Pole Yard
Lincoln
Nat Allen
Roundup
Robert E. Miller
Lull in Cong aggression follows seasonal pattern
Washington reports a seasonal drop in Viet Cong incidents in South Vietnam after a record 1133 the week after Christmas. Last week 973 attacks and related acts were recorded, with expected further declines as Tet begins January 20. Officials note annual lulls and supply regrouping periods.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Cong Shoot Down Air America Plane Near Vi Thanh
Viet Cong guerrillas shot down a civilian Air America transport near Vi Thanh in the Mekong Delta. The pilot and co-pilot were killed. a third American crewman was captured, with reports noting a rope around his neck as he was taken from the crash site.
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Saigon
UPI
Air America
Mekong Delta
Vi Thanh
Here
Montana prep cage roundup rumors and results
Anaconda edging Butte Central and Helena narrowly defeating Butte Public highlight a Montana basketball roundup. Anaconda Central beats Kalispell as Bozeman trounces Deer Lodge in another boys game.
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Montana Prep
Anaconda Edges
Butte Central
Helena Nips
Informant slain in Firestone kidnapping bid in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills police report that George Scalia 28 the informant who tipped police about the plot to kidnap Leonard Firestone 58 president of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co died along with gunman William Bailey 44 during a gunfight at the Firestone home Scalia had recruited Bailey after a partner was jailed and then tried to back out fearing Bailey would kill him Scalia had warned police and planned to protect himself during the shootout
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Leonard K. Firestone
John E. Hawkins
Scalla
Hawkins
Bailey
Los Angeles
Huntley Denies Montana Governorship Run
NBC newscaster Chet Huntley denied rumors he would run for Montana governor in 1968. He called the rumor a bad one and said there was nothing to it.
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Viet Nam
Tass
Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
New York
Chet Huntley
National Broadcasting Co
Montana
Huntley
Butte Anaconda Weather Outlook Snow Flurries Expected
Mostly cloudy with snow flurries today and Sunday. High near 32 today. low around 15 tonight. A year ago in Butte the highs and lows were 35 and 23.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
Retired Cop Prank Holdup At Brooklyn Bank
A Brooklyn Hamilton Federal Savings and Loan teller received a note demanding money in 5s and 10s. The depositor was a well known retired police officer, the note was prank, and alarms traced to police and manager before realization. The incident ended with apologies.
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New York
UPI
Hamilton Federal Savings and Loan Association
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Police
Montana's 1965 weather marked by extreme conditions
The 1965 Montana year featured a severe winter lingering from December 1964, records of unseasonable March warmth followed by cold waves, cool wet spring and summer, and an unusually dry October. The state saw 100 degree highs late in summer, seven tornadoes, and hailstorms causing about 6.5 million dollars in damage led by a July Carter Fort Benton storm.
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Helena
Montana
U. S. Weather Bureau
Libby
Eureka
Continental Divide
Carter-Fort Benton
Hill
Blaine
Valley
Phillips
Roosevelt
Pondera
Kinsey
Custer County
Wise River
Butte man jailed after Milwaukee Tavern robbery
Patrick Lee Herman, 22, was arrested near the Milwaukee Tavern in Butte after allegedly pulling a pistol and demanding cash. He carried $623.70 in a lunch box and a 22 caliber pistol. Officers chased him from the scene, arresting him minutes later in a nearby vacant lot on Colorado Street. He may face armed robbery charges.
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Butte
Patrick Lee Herman
Maryland
Aftter
Herman
Milwaukee
S. Montana
Colorado St
John O'Leary
O'Leary
Asst
Vern Maddock
E. F. Bumgarner
State Liquor Board
Glen Hanson
Pete Moran
Moran
Charles Parker
Milwaukee Apts
San Rafael
Calif
Steward
Alderman's son convicted of reckless driving in police court
Nick Rudolph Sayatovic, 19, son of city alderman, was found guilty of reckless driving after a police pursuit from Harrison and Cobban. He admitted racing and was fined 50 dollars, with 45 days in jail suspended on good behavior and his license suspended 30 days. A prior arrest for similar charges was noted by Judge John Seton.
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Walters
Helena
Hammer
Corliss
Lewis and Clark County
Nick Rudolph Sayatovic
N. J. Sayatovic
Mike Sullivan
James Lunney
Sayatovic
Harrison and Cobban
Raymond's
Maurice Hennessey
Harrison Avenue
George Thomas
Sagatovic
Thomas
John Seton
Selon
Choking babe saved by Butte father
Cory S. Parker, weekold son of Mr. and Mrs. Darrel B. Parker of 704 N. Henry, was reported fairly satisfactory after a choking attack linked to a respiratory infection. The father performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until a Butte fire department resuscitator unit arrived, then the ambulance took the baby to hospital where he improved from critical condition.
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Cory S. Parker
Darrel B. Parker
N. Henry
Butte Fire Department
Chile approves plan to share copper mines with government
Chilean congress finalizes a copper bill allowing government ownership in American mines. Key sections rejected by a pro Communist Socialist Radical coalition. President Frei aims to make Chile the top world producer in five years. Government expects $240 million annual dividends.
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Santiago
Chile
Senate
Eduardo Frei
Eduardo Simian
Congress
Frei
Christian Democrat Party
Chamber of Deputies
el Teniente
Kennecott Copper Corp
Anaconda Co
Senate Action
pro-Communist Action Front
Center Radical Party
Frei i
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W. Averell Harriman
Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
Ese
Red
China
Pentagon
US Operations Mission
USOM
Firestone
Stone
San Francisco
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
California
Harvey Firestone
The
Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Mayo
Ashley Standard Post
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