Butte Snowmobile Hero Plucked From Avalanche After 9 Hours
A Butte man James L Norbury 32 was buried up to his neck below 11 a m rescue completed at 8 p m near Highland Mountains 15 miles south of Butte He was rushed to Silver Bow General hospital with possible broken shoulder shock and exposure Norbury Merlin Kinman 30 Don Kinman 27 and Earl Nye 42 searched after a snowmobile went off an embankment A 30 strong rescue with 100 people aided by Montana Tech mountain rescue and Butte Snowmobile Club faced near zero temps and a near blizzard as they worked to reach the victim amidst ice and a sheer 40 foot cliff
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Butte
Highland Mountains
James L. Norbury
Hobson
Silver Bow General Hospital
Norbury
Merlin
Don Kinman
Earl Nye
Kinman
James Norbury
Merlin Norbury
Highland
Montana Tech
Butte Snowmobile Club
Ed Gollinger
Montana Standard
Co op lobbyists clash with Montana Power over bill
Rural electric co ops accuse Montana Power Co of divide and conquer tactics as lawmakers kill an industry backed bill. Debate continues on House Bill 5 sponsored by Rep Boots Assprance with co op and private utility interests trading concessions in a dispute over territorial integration and service areas.
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Daniel J. Foley
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Montana Power Co
Divide and Conquer
House of Representatives
Montana Associated Utilities
House
Eee
Montana
Willis McKeon
Rod Hansen
Riley Childers
Montana Power
Bradley B. Parrish
Lewistown
Fergus Electric Co-op
Seaaee
Recenecaneaet
Butte Weather Report Notes Cloudy Mild Trend
Cloudy skies over Butte with continued mild temperatures and a chance of snow later. Light wind at times. Read as a routine forecast with no significant weather events noted.
Manson Case Heads to Jury in Lengthy Trial
Los Angeles jurors retire after a two week murder trial of Charles Manson and three female defendants. Judge Older warns jurors on circumstantial evidence as defense counsel Fitzgerald notes the trial could last at least a week. key witness Linda Evans received immunity in exchange for testimony.
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Paul Fitzgerald
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Seutdae
FTC targets major soft drink firms over exclusive territories
The FTC moves to file complaints against Coca Cola, PepsiCo, RC Cola and others for enforcing exclusive bottler territories that limit competition among bottlers. The action covers about 3,000 bottling companies supplying over 70 percent of U.S. soft drink sales in 1968, with prices cited as artificially high.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Alan Ward
FTC
Bureau of Competition
Ward
W.W. W. Clements
Dr. Pepper Co
Dallas
Clement
Army Faces Manpower Shortage Across Forces
The Army reports divisions outside Vietnam not fully combat ready due to weaker than expected draft calls in the past year and 12 month tour replacements. Army sources say withdrawals from Vietnam slowed after Cambodia, forcing US, European, and Asian units to provide replacements. The 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg could field only two of three brigades, risking full division effectiveness.
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Pentagon
Two Priests and Aide Bond Reduced in Baltimore Case
In Harrisburg a federal judge cut bail for Rev. Neil McLaughlin 30 Rev. Joseph Wenderoth 35 and Anthony Scoblick 30 all of Baltimore. They were placed under supervision of Cardinal Lawrence Shehan. Bail set at 50 000 with 10 percent cash. They cannot leave Maryland and Iowa and must report to Shehan every other day. A federal grand jury investigating the case was recessed until January 25 amid constitutional objections from a nun who declines to testify.
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Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
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Neil R. McLaughlin
Joseph R. Wenderoth
Anthony Scoblick
Scoblick
Maryland
Ivania
Cardinal Shehan
Pollution control tax break offered
A Helena Butte senator announced a bill to extend pollution control tax relief to water and solid waste devices and to add agricultural operations to eligible industries. The proposal would tax Freeport merchandise at 1 percent and broaden the three year break to new Montana operations, with emphasis on attracting firms to reduce pollution. The story also notes a sellout Butte Chamber of Commerce dinner with Chet Huntley as master of ceremonies and remarks from George W. O’Connor and Shag Miller.
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Helena
Butte
Neil Lynch
State Department of Planning and Economic Develt
Montana
Lynch
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Ramada Inn
Chet Huntley
Huntley
George W. O’connor
Shag Miller
Prosecutor drops bombshell in Rap Brown case
In Ellicott City Maryland a prosecutor said he fabricated charges against Rap Brown in the Newark Times report. The case moved from Cambridge to Bel Air then Howard County due to a deadly explosion killing two associates. Federal charges hinge on the Maryland arson indictment and a threat to an FBI agent.
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J. Kinlein
Howard Kinlein
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Cambridge
Bel Air
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Maryland
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