Johnson Seeks Peace With Press in Freewheeling Session
President Johnson used a long press conference to joke with reporters while lamenting he could not end the Vietnam War. He praised press relations, teased his family, and reflected on race housing and population issues, noting he would leave Washington Monday grateful and without grudges. He even quipped about misquotations and a Peter Hurd portrait of him.
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New York Times
Bernard Gwertzman
Washington
Johnson
Peter Hurd
Soviet Help Believed Key to Four-Way Vietnam Talks
AP dispatch from Paris reports a Soviet source saying Moscow helped stage the four way talks by persuading North Vietnam to accept the conference formula. Ambassador Harriman voiced optimism that procedural hurdles would be cleared quickly as talks open. NLF leader Nam warned the talks will be painful and demand an end to the American war and withdrawal of troops. Saigon and the U.S. fear the four way format may delay substantive decisions while the parties prepare for tough bargaining.
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William L. Ryan
Paris
Soviet Union
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Moscow
Johnson
Tel Majestic
Arc de Triomphe
Tran Hoai Nam
NLF
Nam
Saigon
Front
Committeemen hear pro con on life sentence for drugs
A Montana Senate committee debated mandatory life terms for adults who give youth dangerous drugs. The panel backed Do pass on two bills to impose harsher penalties. SB 30 by Sen. Dick Ozivi would levy life for sellers or givers of hallucinogens to those 21 or younger. SB 54, also by Dzivi, would raise life imprisonment standards for other drug offenses.
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Daniel J. Foley
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Senate
Dick Ozivi
Great Falls
Dzivi
Montana
Larry M. Elison
University of Montana
Montana Criminal Law Commission
House
Montana House approves judges pay raise amid new tax bill
The Montana House passed 11 bills, boosting judges salaries by 7,500 to 10,000 annually and sent to the Senate. It also introduced 16 new measures including a potentially controversial cooperative tax, with about a quarter of Republicans opposing the pay raise for five Supreme Court justices.
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Helena
Montana
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Judiciary pay bills and tax measures stir Montana House action
The Montana House considers pay raises for district judges and the chief justice with HB84 and HB85 while a tax bill by Rep. Goan would extend corporation tax to co-ops and raise rates. Other bills touch drug penalties and life terms, with committee debate on HB35 and Montana Criminal Law Commission input.
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Senate
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
William S. Goan
R-Billings
Ways and Means
Soviet cosmonauts land in icy Kazakh steppe after ship swap
Three of the USSR's four orbiting cosmonauts descended from Soyuz 4 into 31 degree below zero weather near Karaganda, Kazakhstan. They were greeted by villagers with coats as Volynov remained in orbit aboard Soyuz 5 awaiting a Saturday landing.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Kazakhstan
Vladimir Shatalov
Karaganda
Tass
Volynov
Aviation groups gather here delve into airfield problems
Nearly 100 delegates gathered in Butte for the first annual joint meeting of the Montana Airport Management Association and the Montana Aviation Trade Association at the Finlen Hotel. The program included panels on rent a car service, insurance, and airport repairs with speakers from National Rent a Car, National Insurance Underwriters, Asphalt Institute, and Montana State University. The event emphasized promoting public understanding of aviation and airport value and will continue with further talks this afternoon.
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Butte
Montana Airport Management Association
MAMA
Montana Aviation Trade Association
MATA
Finlen Hotel
Helena
Fred Bailey
Minneapolis
Bailey
National
Neal Church
National Insurance
James Burton
Asphalt Institute
James Pepper
Ellsworth Hastings
Montana State University
Bozeman
John Safford
Neill
Variably cloudy with scattered snow in Montana town
Weather table notes Butte Anaconda area on Sunday with variably cloudy skies and scattered snow. High 15 degrees, low minus 5, 40 percent chance of snow. One year ago readings were 28 and minus 3. Weather table on page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Municipal bill would let cities sell water and power
Sen. John L. McKeon introduced a 92 page utility bill allowing voters to authorize consumer districts to supply water and power in competition with investor owned and cooperative utilities. McKeon says cities could gain revenue and perhaps offer lower rates, though Montana Power Co. is expected to oppose.
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Hugh van Swearingen
Helena
Montana Senate
John L. McKeon
D-Anaconda
McKeon
Associated Press
Montana Power Co
Senate
Pink button proclaims bingo games are rigged in Helena
State Sen. Frank W. Hazelbaker, Republican of Dillon, wore a bright pink lapel button reading Bingo Games are Rigged during Friday’s Montana State Senate session in Helena. He bought the item at a downtown store and said he has other pins with different messages for later in the session.
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Standard State Bureau
Helena
Montana
State Senate
Frank W. Hazelbaker
Hazelbaker
Christmas Tree Loses Bid for Cherry Tree Chopping
Christmas officially ended Friday in Silver Bow County courthouse as a 24 foot spruce removed from the lobby. It had stood since Dec 20, was stripped of ornaments last week and drew regret from planners who planned to pin cherries on it for Washington's Birthday before it was chopped down.
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Silver Bow
Washington
Montana lawmakers back presidential primary measure
A Missoula Republican and a Butte Democrat back bills to reinstate a Montana presidential primary for the first time since 1956. The plan would run the primary with the June general election, list candidates by the secretary of state, and bind delegates to the primary winner on the first ballot. The vote would be advisory to national conventions, but leaders historically follow state primary wishes.
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Helena
Tom Haines
Missoula
Pat Williams
D-Butte
Williams
Haines
Montana
United States
Dean
House of Representatives
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