Federal judges to reapportion Montana Legislature under one person one vote rule
Three federal judges begin hearings in Helena to order legislative reapportionment after 150 lawmakers failed to comply. The action, filed by Phoebe Herweg, aims to align 56 senators and 94 representatives with population figures, with Warren visiting Montana during proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Holmes
Helena
Montana
U.S. Supreme Court
38Th Legislative Assembly
U.S. Dist
W.D. Murray
Butte
Phoebe R. Herweg
W. J. Jameson
Billings
U.S. Circuit
Walter L. Pope
San Francisco
Jameson
Murray
U.S
Earl Warren
Three Quick Losses Threaten Labor Party Rule in Britain
Britain's Labour government suffered three rapid defeats in the House of Commons as the Conservatives secured majorities up to 14 in votes on a finance bill clause. Prime Minister Harold Wilson refused to quit, insisting elections would not be called.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Labor
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Laborites
Pra
Savard Heath
Labor Party
RAF Hastings crash kills 41 in Britain
An RAF four engine Hastings transport carrying 41 men on a parachute training mission exploded in a fireball after takeoff from Abingdon and crashed in Oxfordshire. 24 RAF personnel 11 soldiers and 6 crew died in the worst British air crash in eight years with wreckage scattered over a barley field near Dorchester.
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London
Royal Air Force
RAF
RAF Transport Command
Dorchester
Oxfordshire
Britain
British Isles
Arthur Ware
Presidential Disability Plan Goes to States for Ratification
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment on presidential incapacity by a 68 to 5 vote and sent it to the states for ratification. The House previously accepted the compromise by voice vote. Thirty eight states must approve for enactment. Critics noted ambiguity in who decides when powers transfer.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Walter F. Mondale
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Gore
Northwest Prays for Rain as Fire Season Looms
Heavy rains drenched Kansas while the Northwest stayed parched. Oregon and Washington faced hot dry conditions as forests reported 146 fires weekend total, 23 man caused and four acres burned, with more lightning expected.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Boston
Mass
Utica
N.Y
Tampa
Fila
Weather Bureau
Butte And Anaconda Weather Outlook With Showers
Partly cloudy today with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Warm with a high near 86 and a low around 50. East of Divide expect fair, warm conditions, while areas west see late day storms. Wednesday highs 85 to 95, Lows 50 to 60. Thursday cooler with more showers and storms.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
Divide
Olsen Urges Fast Action In Anti Poverty Program
Rep Arnold Olsen urged quick setup of a Butte Silver Bow anti poverty program under the Office of Economic Opportunity. A $50,563 study and project plan was approved with $44,063 federal aid and $6,500 local in kind. Olsen said early development is imperative to access further 1966 funds and that community action will direct urban and rural poverty relief with targeted services and job support.
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Frank Quinn
Standard Post
Arnold Olsen
Butte
Washington, D.C
Silver Bow
Office of Economic Opportunity Project
Olsen
Watchman Shot by Prowler Near Butte Salvage Yard
Thomas Weigil, 19, is critically injured from a shotgun wound to the head and will lose sight. A 16 year old boy shot him near a trailer house by 414 E. Platinum while Weigil was on duty as a watchman. two juvenile girls were present. Silver Bow County authorities say charges depend on future interviews.
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Thomas Weigil
Silver Bow
Mark P. Sullivan
Weigil
Sullivan
Holmes
Silver Bow General Hospital
Butte
Platinum
Marines Increase Footprint in South Viet Nam
About 8 000 more U S Marines began landing in South Viet Nam to bolster Leathernecks already in the country. They came ashore at beaches near the Da Nang Air Base from U S Navy ships in the South China Sea.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
da Nang Air Base
South China Sea
B52 Bombers Hit Jungle Northeast of Saigon
Giant B52 bombers struck a jungle area 50 miles northeast of Saigon in a Wednesday bombing raid, according to U S military officials.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Gronouski to Inaugurate Parcel Post in Montana
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski will launch scheduled parcel post delivery in Montana starting August 21 in Butte, covering about three-fifths of the state. The program, already operating in 18 other regions, promises overnight delivery within zip code areas and aims to expand nationwide.
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Gronouski
Butte
Washington
John A. Gronouski
Montana
Post Office Department
State Health Official Warns Bell Creek Sewage Alarms Butte
Clairborne W. Brinck of the Montana State Board of Health told the Standard-Post in Butte that Bell Creek or Little Blacktail Creek south of the city faces a serious health threat from new household sewage outfalls. He cited coliform and nearly four million organisms per 100 milliliters, urged countywide sewer progress costing 3.9 million, and emphasized needed interceptor lines to protect both city and county from pollution and disease.
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Montana State Board of Health
Butte
Standard- Post
Bell Creek
Clairborne W. Brinck
State Board
Division of Environmental Sanitation
Little Blacktail Creek
Silver Bow County
Brinck
Silver Bow Creek
Board of County
Walter Everly
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Pope
Panel of Federal Jurists
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Viet Nam
Eduardo Frei
Chile
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Pope Paul VI
Frei
Vatican
UPI
Abingdon
Congress
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
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Belgrade
Broadus
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
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Lewistown
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