Butte Rodeo Thrills Crowd in Wild Three Night Run
About 3,000 fans packed the Butte Vigilante Rodeo and Saddle Club arena as the three night event opened with $3,000 in prize money. Bareback bronc riding saw Gary Tucker claim top marks while others like George Paul and Clyde Vamvoras posted strong scores.
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Butte
Big Bend Rodeo Co
Bob Mayo
Grinnell
Iowa
Mayo
Raindance
Sunfisher
Gary Tucker
Carlsbad
N. M
Billings ranches use lady bugs to control pests
The Shaules ranches near Billings Montana have used about 3.7 million lady bugs for ten years to control alfalfa pests without spraying. Lady bugs arrive from California, about 75 000 per gallon, and are released along field edges. They supplement with praying mantis, which are harder to deploy due to egg hanging.
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Billings
D. K. Shaules
Montana
Shayles
California
Mrs. Shaules
County Retail Sales Rise in 1966 Across Silver Bow and State
Silver Bow County retail sales climbed to 75.889 million in 1966 from 73.677 million in 1965, while state totals grew 6 percent to 1.123 billion. Cascade Billings Missoula Lewis and Clark Flathead Gallatin Fergus Hill also posted gains, with statewide 1965 and 1966 figures listed.
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Silver Bow County
Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis
Cascade County
Great Falls
Yellowstone County
Billings
Missoula County
Yellowstone
Missoula
Lewis and Clark
Flathead
Gallatin
Fergus
Hill
Beast on loose in Butte area described as friendly yet dangerous
Mrs. G W Fischer reports a skunk on the loose near 3040 Ottawa to the sheriff asking for help. Residents are cautioned to avoid approaching the animal and to report sightings.
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Butte
G. W. Fischer
Ottawa
Sheriff's Office
Vietnam Hero Receives Medal of Honor for Valor
The 16th Medal of Honor of the Vietnam War was awarded Thursday to Army Sergeant James W. Robinson Jr., 26, of Annandale Virginia, who died April 11, 1966, while charging a Communist machine gun position against a Viet Cong battalion.
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Washington
James W. Robinson Jr
Annandale
Power plant blasted again in North Vietnam raid
US Air Force F105 Thunderjets blasted the Thai Nguyen power plant for the 17th time, destroying the main generator building and silencing three anti aircraft sites. McNamara prepared for on the spot war area inspections and talks on troop commitments. Two B52 bombers collided and crashed in the South China Sea while Marines and North Vietnamese forces clashed near the DMZ.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Thia Nguyen
South Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
South China Sea
Demilitarized Zone
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Israel Seeks Sinai Demilitarization in Middle East Peace
United Nations briefing notes Israel's main security demand as the Sinai and high ground in Syria near the Sea of Galilee would be demilitarized. A Western-diplomat view says Israel is split on creating an autonomous Arab state in the West Bank. The article discusses international guarantees for freedom of navigation through the Tiran Strait and Suez Canal, Soviet proposals, and the stalled UN General Assembly discussion.
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United Nations
N. Y
Sinai Peninsula
Syria
Sea of Galilee
Israel
West Bank
Jordan
United Arab Republic
Strait of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
General Assembly
Clark bans federal wiretapping and non trespass eavesdropping
Attorney General Ramsey Clark issues sweeping new rules forbidding federal wiretapping and most eavesdropping except for national security. The rules ban non trespass devices that pick up closed room conversations and challenge courts after Johnson era precedents. Critics say police surveillance is necessary to fight organized crime.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Johnson
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Clark
Capitol Hill
Weather outlook for Friday into Saturday with temperatures
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers Friday. Then fair Saturday. Tonight 46, today 82. Rain chance 30 percent. High yesterday 89, low 48. Weather table Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Tragedy strikes Galpin family with double losses
Edith Galpin died Tuesday in Concord California and son Hal C Galpin 42 of Warm Springs died Thursday in Butte. Hal born June 12 1925 in Ruth Nevada served in Navy and Army then miner and hospital attendant. Surviving Galpin family in multiple states. Wayrynen Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Edith
Hal C
Warm Springs
William
Robert P
Miles City
Harry Jr
Butte
Charles
Concord
Donald
Pullman
Wash
Bascom Kilgore
Wayrynen Funeral Home
Ring Rhee
Injured man rescued from basement of abandoned house
Edward Pettoman a 51 year old logger was trapped in the basement of 430 E Broadway after stepping on a hidden hole and falling eight feet. He lay without food or water from Monday until rescued Thursday after Jose Gamboa followed his barking dogs and alerted police. Pettoman suffered a cracked rib and knee injury and was taken to Silver Bow General Hospital.
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Rick Foote
Standard
Edward Pettoman
Jose Gamboa
E. Broadway
Peltoman
Montana Polo and
Pry
430
Gamboa
Broadway
King
Princess
Silver Bow General Hospital
Jerry Creek
Wise River
Local builder named low bidder for Butte junior high
The apparent low bid for the construction of a new Butte junior high school was submitted by Taylor-McDonnell Construction Co. of Butte at a bid opening by the Board of Trustees of School Dist. 1. Other apparent low bidders included Gleason Electric, Rebel Plumbing and Heating, and Nevin Painting Co. All bids were taken under advisement until the board meets again.
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Butte
Taylor-McDonnell Construction Co
Board of Trustees of School Dist
Gleason Electric
Rebel Plumbing and Heating
Nevin Painting Co
Margaret Leary
Talks to avert Warm Springs strike planned
Representatives of the Montana Independent Hospital Union and the State Institutions Dept will meet Monday in Helena to avert a possible protest at Warm Springs State Hospital. Union leaders say the 1967 legislature planned salary increases for hospital staff and aim to adjust the department budget accordingly.
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Montana Independent Hospital Union
State Institutions Dept
Helena
Warm Springs
Ray Wayrynen
Frank J. Jurcich
Patrick J. Keenan
Leonard Vainio
Luke McKeon
Soviet official begins Tokyo visit on invitation
Ivan V. Spiridonov chairman of the Council of the Union upper house of the Soviet Parliament left Moscow for Tokyo on an official visit at the invitation of the Japanese Parliament.
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Moscow
Ivan V. Spiridonov
Council of the Union
Tokyo
Butte Vigilante Days Rodeo Dominates Local Scene
Montana towns offer diverse events through next Thursday including Sidewalk bazaars in Sidney and Missoula Shrine Circus in Great Falls, Treasure State Horse Show in Missoula, Little Britches Rodeo in Broadus, Yellowstone River float from Livingston to Billings, NRA pistol meet in Butte, and early horse racing in Helena with the North American Indian Encampment opening in Browning.
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Butte
Montana Tech
Montana
Trace
Sidney
Missoula
Great Falls
Western Montana College
Dillon
Lewistown
Broadus
Yellowstone
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Tom Thumb
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Jim Oset
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Tion
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Middle East
Clark Outlaws
New York Times
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Harry M. Galpin
House
Romney
Stauffer
Anaconda
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