Johnson soon may Clifford to boss defense enter copper strike
Rep. Arnold Olsen predicts White House action on the copper strike as a presidential fact finding board may be created on an area basis for Montana and Anaconda properties. Olsen cites high copper import costs and balance of payments impact, urging price adjustments to ease the burden. Clifford, a Johnson ally, has opposed expanded bombing in Vietnam.
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Bert Gaskill
Standard
White House
Arnold Olsen
Olsen
Montana Standard
Montana Democrat
Johnson
Wall Street Journal
New York City
Cial
Montana
Anaconda Co
Europe
London Exchange
U.S
Clifford
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Yanks brace for big attack near DMZ in Vietnam
An unknown size enemy force pinned down a U S Marine unit for about six hours below the DMZ. The Marines broke out, killing 23 Communists. Three Marines died and 25 wounded in the Gio Linh DMZ clash as rocket and mortar fire hit Pleiku and Cu Chi bases. 14 Americans wounded after Pleiku air field attack.
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Lewis M. Simons
Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Cu Chi
Tle
Gio Linh
2Nd Corps
25Thnfantry Division
Part of road funds to be withheld by Johnson admin
Washington AP The Johnson administration plans to withhold about 600 million dollars in federal highway funds this calendar year. Secretary Alan S Boyd would say only that no decision has been reached on deferring part of the 4.4 billion highway budget.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Congress
Boyd
Bank Robbery Ends With Trooper Death In Kansas City
Two men robbed Metcalf State Bank in Overland Park moments after a city hall bomb threat. Sgt. Eldon Miller was killed during a surrounding sweep. Henry Floyd Brown, 38, of Cedar Rapids was wounded and charged with first degree murder and bank robbery. police sought Bud Jackson.
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Overland Park
Kan
Metcalf State Bank
City Hall
Eldon Miller
Kansas City
Babcock chooses Democrats to craft state finance plan
Gov Tim Babcock urged Democratic leaders to propose a plan to meet Montana finances and to back a sales tax referendum. He argued tax equity and new revenue are essential while criticizing Democratic opposition as unhelpful to state progress. He challenged the Democratic nominee to endorse a sales tax referendum.
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Babcock
Democrats
Billings
Tim Babcock
Republican Club
State of
Montana
Democratic Party
Senate
Weather outlook for Butte Anaconda region
Variable cloudiness today and Sunday with a high near 40 and a low around 14 tonight. Snow remains unlikely with about a 10 percent chance through tonight as shown in the weather table on page 2.
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Butte-Anaconda
Steelworkers to double dues for strike fund drive
The United Steelworkers Union plans a $27.5 million strike fund and will raise monthly dues from $5 to $10 for five months starting in April. The plan, to be debated by 3,000 delegates at a March 20 Atlantic City convention, comes as copper strike costs push the union toward financial strain.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Atlantic City
Billings appoints Richard T. Wilson as new police chief
Richard T. Wilson, 42, named Billings police chief replacing John Bevan who will resign February 1. Wilson, a four year lieutenant who joined the force in 1954, will have his chief salary start on Bevan’s retirement date. Mayor Fraser ordered Wilson to assume all duties and authority as of the change.
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Billings
Richard T. Wilson
John Bevan
Wilson
Willard Fraser
Bevan
Fraser
Salvage bid drives Zebrinney toward Ocean Sprinter
A daring Grand Bank fishing crew aboard the Zebrinney attempted to seize the derelict Ocean Sprinter after rescuing 116 aboard her. Captain James Chayter vowed to keep the tow for prize rights if weather allowed, while Coast Guard stood by.
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Arthur Everett
NEW York
Grand Bank
Zebrinney
James Chayter
Associated Press
Chayter
U.S. Coast Guard
Communists Raid Laos for Supplies
North Vietnamese and Laotian Communist troops mounted a major offensive around Vientiane that seriously undermined the government and yielded vast quantities of rice for the war effort. The campaign, potentially ongoing, reported few casualties and minimal material loss for the attackers.
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Vientiane, Laos
Vietnam
GM's foundries in strike mess
UAW strike hits three GM foundries risking national shutdown within a week to 10 days over a six minute wash up time. Leonard Woodcock says 17,000 workers idled as the main hurdle remains GM's refusal to grant wash up time. Central division plants at Saginaw Danville and Bedford have settled removing washup demands.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Woodcock
Central Division
Saginaw
Danville
Ill
Bedford
Ind
Eartha Kitt stirs controversy at White House lunch
Singer Eartha Kitt said President and Mrs Johnson misread juvenile delinquency as she accused policymakers of being out of touch. Mrs Johnson called the luncheon remarks useful, but reports of Kitt’s outburst obscured the event’s broader ideas.
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Eartha Kitt
Washington
Johnson
White House
Johnsons
Elizabeth Carpenter
Los Angeles
Lyndon B. Johnson
Government backs birth control alongside poor women health plan
In the State of the Union and in a Health and Welfare briefing, President Johnson tied birth control access to broad health care for poor women. Undersecretary Cohen estimated 500,000 to 750,000 could be reached, mainly in urban slums and rural areas, arguing prevention saves money and reduces welfare costs. The proposal could total about half a billion dollars over five years.
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Johnson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
Cohen
Lewistown Man Finally Reaches 1968 License Plates
Charles Fabian, an 81 year old Lewistown native, finally received his 1968 license plates on a Friday. He has sought plates bearing the year since 1938, making 1968 his chosen number for decades.
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Lewistown
Charles Fabian
Fabian
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