11 Jul 1969
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
1
The final countdown started at Cape Kennedy as technicians fixed a helium leak in the Saturn 5 rocket. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr and Michael Collins were set for a 9 32 a m launch next Wednesday to reach the moon.
The House judiciary subcommittee approved a five year extension to the 1965 Voting Rights Act amid opposition to Nixon's proposal to replace it. Chairman Emanuel Celler and Rep. McCulloch led a broad vote in favor with few dissents, signaling possible Senate hurdles. The article also details Apollo 11 prelaunch training and countdown complexities.
A near packed 4000 seat arena witnessed Vigilante Rodeo open with top cowboys competing in steer wrestling and bull riding events. BEN BATES clocked 4.3 seconds in steer wres tling while Bob Ragsdale and Walt Linderman followed. Jim Meyers scored 82 in bull riding with Spotty, Freddie Greer 77 on Big Smoke, and Randy Magers earned 63 aboard Tornado. Freckles Brown and others battled fierce bulls like Mousey and White Lightning.
Toronto AP reports 17 200 United Steelworkers members halted work at Inco plants in Sudbury and Port Colborne as three year contract talks and higher wages continue in a Toronto hotel. Picket lines appeared while the union avoids calling a strike and Inco supplies 40 percent of the world nickel.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko urged friendly relations with the United States in a Supreme Soviet address. He condemned Red China's hostility to the USSR and warned Beijing against threats or arms language while signaling readiness for wide-ranging talks with the Nixon administration.
President Nguyen Van Thieu called for internationally supervised elections with Communist participation to end the Vietnam War. He proposed an electoral commission including the National Liberation Front to ensure fairness, with participation allowed only if NL F renounces violence and accepts the results. The date for the vote was not set.
Cooler and windy conditions with a chance of showers. Today’s high around 75 and low near 46. Refer to Weather Map Page 2 for details.
President Nixon presented an eight page report on a broad health program aimed at curbing medical cost inflation and delivering dignified care. The plan would boost private sector role while tightening federal programs and increasing medical personnel, with critics noting little new.
Senate leans toward a modified ABM plan as Sen. George Aiken urges changes to the Nixon administration Safe guard proposal. The Vermont Republican warns that the Defense Department cannot proceed with an unlimited ABM system without Senate approval.
Lt Gen Lewis Hershey, director of the Selective Service, told reporters in Helena that media exaggerates anti draft sentiment. He questioned whether dissatisfaction now is greater than in past wars and commented on possible shifts toward an all volunteer Army. He noted he has many friends in Montana.
H Bernard Rusty Bretherton 57 of 2850 Sherman Butte native and sportsman died Thursday in a local hospital. Services Saturday 2 p.m. Richards Funeral Home burial Mount Moriah Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth Tretheway and son William.
Mrs. Mel Vivian reported a Pomeranian dog twice this week that chased a wild fox from their yard at 2128 Princeton. The first sighting was Sunday at 2 a.m. and the ruckus woke residents on the Vivian patio.
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