Watermelon Rations Help Pickets In Butte Strike
About 7,500 Montana union workers idled as a 858 day nonferrous metals strike continued with quiet lines in Butte East Helena and Great Falls. Butte Miners Union No 1 United Steelworkers and other locals distributed ice cold watermelon to pickets at five locations. Picket line photos show Max Salazar Paddy Lee Bill Gatley and John Glase enjoying fruit during the protest.
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Montana
East Helena
Great Falls
Butte Miners Union No. 1
United Steelworkers of America
Butte Operating Engineers
Teamsters, Machinists
Butte Metal Trades Council
Kelley
Max Salazar
Paddy Lee
Bill Gatley
John Glase
Bill Parks
Summer Boredom Sparks Woodsy Picnic Ideas
A column advises teens to beat summer slump with simple outdoor fun. It suggests a woodsy or picnic date with food and a portable radio, offering practical, low effort entertainment for an aimless July afternoon.
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Snoopy
Butte
Dillon tungsten mine revival eyed near Dillon
Minerals Engineering Co of Grand Junction announced an agreement with General Electric to reopen the Calvert Creek Tungsten Mine near Dillon. Blair Burnel said operations should resume later this year and GE will finance an installation of an ore processing plant.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Minerals Engineering Co
General Electric Co
Calvert Creek
Dillon
Blair Burnel
Butte Anaconda Weather Forecast Mostly Fair
Mostly fair through Monday with some afternoon clouds and isolated thunder showers. Little temperature change. High near 82, low around 48. One year ago highs 94, lows 42. Weather table Page 6.
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Butte - Anaconda
Rioting in Newark Enters Fourth Night With 18 Dead
Gunfire flared for a fourth consecutive night in Newark as rioting continued into midsummer. The death toll rose to 18, consisting of Black residents, with one white police officer among the injured or dead.
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Newark
N.J
United States offers rewards to North Vietnam for help escape
The United States proposes rewards of 50 taels of gold about $5,000 to North Vietnamese people who aid downed American fliers. Sixteen million leaflets offering assistance to recover captives were dropped over a 90 mile stretch north of the DMZ. Da Nang air base suffered a night rocket attack that killed eight and wounded 173, with $80 million in damage estimated to runways, barracks, and aircraft.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
da Nang Air Base
Erro
Israel Egypt accept U N cease fire after weekend clashes
Israel and Egypt agreed to a United Nations supervised cease-fire at midnight after a second day of fighting along the Suez Canal. U N observers moved into Ismailia as both sides reported air and ground duels with Israel claiming six Egyptian jets were shot down and Cairo reporting Israeli losses.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
United Nations
U.N
New York
Ismailia
Middle East
Cairo
Port Said
Mediterranean
Suez
Firdan
Port Taufiq
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Disorder and protest surge as Congress fights Vietnam costs
Washington reports a turbulent period with street chaos in Newark and threats of a 15 percent cut in non military spending at home. Congress rides conflict over foreign aid and a proposed tax increase to fund Vietnam. James Reston notes a chaotic era as Republicans oppose the tax hike.
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Washington
Newark
Congress
Vietnam
New York Times Analysis War and Reform Across Continents
In a sweeping analysis the New York Times examines railroads rubber copper and auto industries civil strife in Africa and military actions in the Middle East and Asia. The text notes Washington reacts to racial revolutions at home and crises abroad as the Administration surveys recent days.
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Nigeria
Rhodesia
Congo
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Washington
Africa
City Montana Street resurfacing scheduled start Monday
Montana Street between Granite and Park will be resurfaced starting at 6 a.m. Monday for one or two days. Mayor Powers and City Engineer McQuay urge no parking in the area to allow swift completion. tow fees apply to violators.
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Montana Street
Granite and
Park
Thomas F. Powers
Ray McQuay
Die Gracefully Two Words For Towns Lacking Industry
Montana planning chief Samuel J Chapman urges communities to imagine and act rather than mourn. He cites a southwestern stockgrowing area and proposes feasible projects like hay feed pellet plants and local tractor repair services to build small yet sustainable industry locally. The approach stresses affordable planning and avoiding oversized expectations.
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Bill Hanson
Associated Press
Helena
Montana Department of Planning and Economic Development
Samuel J. Chapman
Chapman
Montana Cit
Montana
Idaho
Copper strike idles 37 000 workers in western states
More than 37,000 workers in 12 states have been idled by a nonferrous metals strike led by Kennecott Copper, Anaconda, and American Smelting. The walkout centers in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Montana, affecting about 90 percent of U.S. copper output. A prolonged stoppage could urge government intervention though no immediate shortages are seen.
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Kennecott Copper Corp
Anaconda Co
American Smelting and Refining
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
New Mexico
Montana
Fire damages house at 1461 Long fellow street
Firefighters from the Boulevard and Home-Atherton departments battled a blaze at a one story house at 1461 Long fellow early Saturday. The fire was described as out of control with only part of a wall remaining. No occupants were confirmed at the time and the home’s owner could not be determined. A nearby power post displayed the name H Reid.
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Longfellow
Dave Fisher
Boulevard Fire Dept
Home-Atherton Fire Dept
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Herblock
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