Soviet pairs in two spacecraft orbit Earth as docking plan nears
Two Soyuz ships with four cosmonauts circled the globe amid rising hopes of the first in-orbit docking between manned spacecraft. Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 conducted radio contact and joint experiments after launch, with Khrunov as standby and potential EVA participant noted.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Union
Vladimir A. Shatalov
Soviet Space Center
Central Asia
Shatalov
Boris G. Volynov
Soyuz 5
Aleksei S. Yeliseyev
Yevgeny V. Khrunov
Khrunov
Col
Aleksei A. Leonov
Maj
Michael Collins
United States
Agena
Potato king urges Butte leaders to think big at dinner
J R Simplot of Boise addressed about 400 Butte Chamber of Commerce members in the Finlen Hotel, tracing his rise from potato patch to industrial empire. He urged Montana’s leaders to promote meat and copper industries, celebrate American potential, and “go out and get a little piece of the action.”
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Goldurn
J. R
Simplot
Idaho
McKenna
Maine
California
Florida
Alaska
Joe Roberts
Duncan R
Scotty’’ Campbell Jr
Roberts
America
Butte
Ist
Montana
Large Social Security hike tucked in LBJ budget
WASHINGTON AP President Johnson unveiled a record budget proposing a 25 million Americans receive higher Social Security benefits under a 195.3 billion package. The plan projects a 3.4 billion surplus for fiscal 1970 aided by a one year extension of the 10 percent income surtax and faces approval by Nixon and Congress in coming months. The budget forecasts higher taxes for workers and employers and trims war costs to finance the increases.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Charles J. Zwick
Nixon
Zwick
Paris
Airport groups to hold joint meeting in Butte
The Montana Airport Management Association and the Montana Aviation Trades Association convene a two day joint annual meeting at the Finlen Hotel starting Friday noon. Airlines and the Federal Aviation Agency will participate in airport safety, maintenance, and related topics while panels consider insurance car rentals airport operations and upcoming legislation. Charles Broman will speak at a Saturday banquet with other dignitaries including Judge W. W. Lessley Arthur Neil Dr. James Pepper and Charles Lynch.
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Montana Airport Management Association
Montana Aviation Trades Association
Finlen Hotel
Federal Aviation Agency
Montana
Charles Broman
Tucson, Ariz
Airport Authority
American Association of Airport Executives
W. W. Lessley
Bozeman
Arthur Neil
Montana Power Co
James Pepper
Montana State University
Charles Lynch
Senators grill Nixon picks in cabinet hearings
Senators opened hearings on President-elect Nixon nominees with Rogers questioned by the Foreign Relations Committee over Vietnam peace talks and an aim for an enforceable Paris accord Hickel faced probes of his conservation views in the Interior Committee Stans and Packard also appeared before their panels as defense and commerce nominees
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Washington
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Foreign Relations Committee
Saigon
Paris
Vietnam
Rogers
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Voice of Industry
Interior Committee
Interior
Henry Jackson
Dash
Hickel
Anaconda Sailor Reports Safe From Enterprise Disaster
Fireman James Forsman told his parents in Anaconda that he is safe aboard the USS Enterprise after the carrier suffered explosions and fire near Hawaii. The message came through a ham radio operator in Columbia Falls, relayed from Hawaii, amid an incident that left at least 24 dead and 85 injured. Forsman had been visiting his parents in Anaconda last November before returning to duty aboard the Enterprise.
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Hawaii
Columbia Falls
James Forsman
Einar Forsman
Anaconda
John Gilbert
Forsman
Enterprise
Montana House debates social therapy bingo bill
AP reports Rep. Leland Schoonover a Polson Democrat says a bill to permit bingo as recreation and for nonprofit purposes is intended as social therapy. The proposal was introduced amid remarks connected to the attorney general's comments and broader debate.
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Helena
Montana
Leland Schoonover
Dpolson
Associated Press
Robert Woodahl
Schoonover
Weather Brief From Butte Anaconda Area
Partly cloudy with snow showers through Friday. High around 24. Low tonight near 6 below. Precipitation chance 20 percent tonight. This report recalls Montana gambling debate moving into state politics and Bingo exemptions for nonprofit and charitable use sparking civic outcry and social effects.
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Butte - Anaconda
Explosion Burns Man as Livingston Car Lot Burns
An explosion and fire at Gateway Motor Co in Livingston left mechanic Albert Zang with burns and 18 autos destroyed. Owner Tore Reuterwall said a water or gasoline drop hit a trouble light under a car, the bulb exploded, and the gas tank ignited. Building valued at unknown loss, cars worth about 60,000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze for 1 hour 40 minutes in freezing weather as flames reached 100 feet high.
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Tore Reuterwal
Reuterwall
Montana lawmakers lose bid for national severance tax
House kills House Joint Resolution 1 backing a 5 percent federal severance tax on minerals and state credit for local taxes. Sponsors Watt and Williams argued for parity, but Anaconda Co and Montana Petroleum Association testified against the plan, saying it would curb industry and that Montana taxes already run high. The Ways and Means Committee endorsed no action.
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Helena
Montana
House
Ray Wayrynen
D-Butte
Robert M. Feisthame
B. J. Jordan
R-Glendive
William F. Cashmore
Lester H. Loble II
R-Helena
William E. Spahr
Great Falls
Spahr
Fish and Game Commission
Commission
Walter J. Ulmer
R Miles City
James P. Nugent
D-Missoula
Robert D. Watt
Pat Williams
Anaconda Co
House Ways and Means
Montana Petroleum Association
P. L. MacDonald
Anaconda
Ben Havdahl
Watt
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Scotty”” Campbell Jr
New Chamber
J. R. Simplot
Sam Donnell
LBJ
Belgrade
Neil W. Ryan Jr
U.S. 10
Barney Carey
Solons
Will Heckle Hickel
Maurice H. Stans
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Committee
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Armed Services Committee
David Packard
Department
Stans
Packard
Senators
Big E
Bingo
A. Weather
Livingston
Standard State Bureau
Missoula
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