Woman Shot In Abortive Kidnap Plot Targeting Legislator’s Wife
In Bennettsville South Carolina two men attempted to abduct Mrs John Lindsay Sr wife of a state legislator. She was shot three times in the neck leg and arm but survived. Suspects Grover Bennett and Charles Leonard Scales faced multiple charges. Police hunted for Bennett as Scales was wounded and arrested.
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Bennettsville
S.C
South Carolina
John Lindsay Sr
Marlboro County Hospital
James Lee
Here
O 'S
Grover Bennett
Charlotte
N.C
Charles Leonard Scales
James F. Lee
Scales
Bennett
Marion Driggers
Driggers
Lee
Lindsay
Florence
Chavis
Columbia
John C. Lindsay
Ads Boost Montana Tourism Budget and Outreach
State official Ward says Montana tourism drives the economy with 1969 revenues of 180 million and a 1970 ad campaign financed by gas taxes. A Hardin visitor center survey shows 425 readers influenced by Country magazine, with literature mailings totaling 232 thousand packets. Tourism ranked third industry, projecting millions in new tourist dollars and about 180 million in tax revenue over two years.
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Warden
Hardin
Country
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
South
Weather outlook and map page brief
The forecast notes cloudy skies and mild temperatures with showers likely. An outlook for today references a 30 degree reading and a 4 chance measure, with the note appearing on Weather Map Page 14.
Poverty Strikes One In Four Americans 65 And Older
The Senate Special Committee on Economics of Aging reports 25 percent of Americans aged 65 and above live at poverty levels. It urges a 10 percent Social Security increase in 1971 and 20 percent in 1972, considering Treasury funding to raise benefits and expand Medicare prescription drug coverage for chronically ill seniors.
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Washington
Senate Special Committee
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Congress
Senate
House
Nixon
Treasury
McGovern Opens Campaign Amid Democratic Primary Race
Senator McGovern begins his White House bid with a formal letter and a 15 minute broadcast to South Dakota Democrats from Sioux Falls. He mixes candidacy announcements with fundraising appeals to over 275000 Democrats nationwide as Muskie leads the field and McGovern eyes early primaries in New Hampshire and California.
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Washington
Southe Y
McGovern
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Shippensburg
New Ha
Congress faces power struggles in early 1972 session
Congress convenes the 92nd Congress with Democrats aiming to unseat Nixon. House leadership contest narrows to Hale Boggs and Morris Udall, while rivals O'Hara Sisk and Hays vie. In the Senate, Scott may be challenged by Baker, and Kennedy or Byrd may seek whip bids. A rules fight to curb filibusters looms.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
James G. O’hara
Michigan
B. F. Sisk
California
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Boggs
Udall
Interior
Stewart Udall
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Scott
GOP
Baker
Edward M. Kennedy
Massacusetts
Democratic Caucus
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Congress
Butte To Host Area And State Spelling Bees
The Montana Standard will host area spelling bee in Butte March 27 at Montana Tech auditorium with Gallatin County added. Ten area winners advance to the April 24 state bee, also at Tech, with top prizes including a trip to Washington DC and a TV set.
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Marcia Lee
Butte
Montana Standard
Montana Tech
Gallatin County
Anaconda
Gallatin
Madison
Beaverhead
Granite
Deer Lodge
Silver Bow
Powell
Tech Auditorium
Washington, D. C
Montana lawmaker panel urges longer sessions and modernization
A three member Montana House subcommittee report recommends a constitutional amendment for 70 day sessions based on legislative days, interim status for major topics, paid council members, and a reworked Legislative Council with top leaders appointing two members each to serve on committees.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard
State Bureau
Helena
House of Represent
House Committee On
Gary Marbut
Missoula
Matta Larry Fasbender
D-Fort
House
Senate
Hopefull Marbutt
Legislative Council
U S Involvement in Cambodian Offensive Grows
The United States expands direct role in Cambodia with Navy ships Army helicopters and liaison officers signaling broader support for the joint South Vietnamese Cambodian offensive aimed at breaking the blockade on Highway 4 near Phnom Penh. A photograph shows an American liaison officer with Vietnamese personnel, while officials deny ground advisers in Cambodia.
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Saigon
United States
Cambodia
Gulf of Siam
U.S
Highway 4
Phnom Penh
Ta New
Stung Chhay Pass
Robert W. Leonard
Montana school funding crisis drives state help push
Montana administrators in Kalispell Bozeman Billings Miles City Anaconda Dillon Missoula Helena Great Falls and Butte demand full financing of the state equalization program to avoid chaos. They report cutbacks overcrowding high pupil ratios and rising reliance on federal funds as districts seek grants and personnel to secure money.
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Rick Foote
Montana
National Association For the Advancement of Education Writing
Carnegie Foundation
Kalispell
Bozeman
Billings
Miles City
Anaconda
Dillon
Missoula
Helena
Great Falls
Butte
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Italy
Parma
Billings Gazette
U.S. Command
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