Fortas Quizzed by Congress on White House Work
Justice Abe Fortas testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that while on the Supreme Court he helped President Johnson in White House briefings on Vietnam and domestic unrest. He said his role was to summarize others' views, done rarely and only on perplexing matters. Fortas noted his involvement would end with Johnson's term on January 20.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
President Johnson
White House
Vietnam
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Johnson
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Griffin
Senate
Wreckage spotted of missing Seattle to Helena plane
MISSOULA AP The missing Washington plane from Seattle to Helena was sighted 26 miles west of Missoula by Air Force Albatross crews in Miller Creek near Stark Mountain. No life seen. helicopter dispatched. Pilot Robert Reynolds of Berrien Springs Michigan among the crew. other passengers include Joe Behrens Cedar Rapids Iowa and Mrs Karrer Seattle with two children ages 5 and 7. Eleven Montana aircraft plus Idaho and Washington planes aided the search.
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Missoula
Washington
Seattle
Helena
Air Force
Stark Mountain
Jack Wilson
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Robert Reynolds
Berrien Springs
Mich
Reynolds
Wilson
Joe Behrens
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Martin Karrer
Wash
Montana
Idaho
Six convicts recaptured after Deer Lodge escapes
Six of twelve escapees from Montana State Prison and two who fled after a Warm Springs band concert were recaptured Tuesday. Ronald Eskildsen, 28, was nabbed near Kalispell. Jesse LeMere, 24, near Garrison. Gilbert Gladeau, 28, near Garrison. Ernest Justice, 26, and John Park, 27, in Unionville. Larry Roath, 20, captured on U.S. 10 near Galen. Patrick Herman, 22, arrested Monday. Ten at large. a Missoula waitress identified five convicts from a restaurant breakfast. Police traced a stolen car. a city engineer’s car remains missing.
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Deer Lodge
Montana
Warm Springs
Ronald Eskildsen
Kalispell
Flathead
Jesse LeMere
Great Falls
Garrison
Gilbert Gladeau
Havre
Ernest Justice
John Park
Unionville
Helena
Larry Roath
Lewis and Clark County
Roath
U.S. 10
Galen
Patrick Herman
Missoula
Butte
Disarmament talks begin at Geneva conference
President Johnson opened a 17 nation disarmament session urging shared responsibility to curb a nuclear arms race. He signaled readiness to discuss limits on strategic and defense nuclear systems and said reductions could cut vast destructive potential, while Kosygin proposed a convention to ban nuclear weapons use.
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Geoffrey Atkins
Geneva
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
Steelworkers vote set on first rank and file strike
Pittsburgh AP United Steelworkers vote to authorize a strike for the first time in union history. The July 23 ballot by about 450000 steelworkers comes as wage talks stall with no concrete offer. union leadership hopes for strong approval but notes a strike is not guaranteed. Abel declines to detail proposals.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
I. W. Abel
Abel
Basic Steel Industry Conference
Partly cloudy warm weather extends through Thursday
The forecast for Butte Anaconda calls for partly cloudy skies with continued warmth. High near 83 degrees today, low around 48 tonight, and a 20 chance of rain both today and tonight. One year ago readings were 84 and 51. Weather table, Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Montana considers six month voting residence rule
Helena AP Montana's 41st Legislature may cut the voting residence requirement to six months from one year and remove presidential electors' names from ballots. Legislative Council will propose these election law changes to the assembly opening Jan 6 1969. The council backed most subcommittee recommendations, rejecting a plan to create separate county election departments except a possible future bill for Yellowstone and Cascade counties.
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Helena
Montana
Legislative Council
Assembly
Council
Henry B. Hilling
R-Billings
Yellowstone
Cascade
Hilling
Federal pension fund faces 53.9 billion deficit
The Civil Service Commission says the unfunded retirement liability for federal employees could reach 53.9 billion dollars. Hearings warn the current 19 billion fund will be insolvent by 1988 without reform, but congressional adjournment and administration opposition delay action, likely pushing decisions to next year.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
House
Last of Montana breweries closes after 35 years
Great Falls Brewery Inc will phase out Aug 1, ending Montana last brewery. President Fred Wessinger says beer will be brewed in Portland and a Montana sales force retained. Inflation and high costs, with no offsetting price increases, driven closure. plant once accounted for 39 percent of state beer sales and employed over 100 people.
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Great Falls
Montana
Great Falls Brewery Inc
Fred G. Wessinger
Wessinger
Portland
Oregon
Rayy extradition decision ends King case fight
James Earl Ray surrendered his bid against extradition to the United States for trial on Martin Luther King Jr. assassination charges. Ray, an escaped Missouri convict, agreed to be returned to Memphis, Tennessee, with heavy guard within days. He signed an irregularly written statement under the alias Ramon George Sneyd, saying he would not pursue further appeal after British legal aid was cut. Ray had contended the murder was a political crime. His American lawyer traveled to London. U.S. officials indicated Ray would not be allowed to bring an escort home.
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Lawrence Malkin
London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Ray
Missouri State Penitentiary
Wandsworth
Ramon George Sneyd
High Court
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Officials push plan to convert Post Office to federal corporation
A Johnson commission urged turning the Post Office into a private style federal corporation to run on a pay as you go basis. It also called removing political patronage, letting executives set rates with Congress veto, and introducing collective bargaining for workers. Johnson pledged review. Postmaster Watson to study. legislation unlikely before a new administration.
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Washington
Johnson
Commission On Postal Organization
Congress
Executive Branch
W. Marvin Watson
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
United States Post Office
State payrolls rise as 1968 peak nears nationwide
Montana unemployment commission reports June payrolls at 199000 matching 1967 levels and 6300 above May. Construction expands with Kalispell blocks and Missoula motel permits. Libby Dam labor stands at 1723 while tourism boosts trade and service demand. Sugar beet wrapping up. haying strong. woods crews needed in Bozeman Helena Missoula Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Butte
Idaho
Arizona
Bozeman
Helena
Missoula
Revision of constitution considered
HELENA AP The Montana Legislative Council unanimously accepted the constitution subcommittee report and proposed setting up a 16 member commission to oversee substantial revision of the 22 000 word constitution. The council headed by Sen David F James cut the constitution revision subcommittee size from 32 to 16 members.
Embargo on Canada Mail From Butte Post Office
The Butte post office announced an embargo on all outgoing mail addressed to Canada effective nationwide. Postmaster A H Wilkinson said already-mailed items to Canada will be delivered but no new Canadian-bound mail will be accepted while the Post Office Department in Washington implements measures linked to an impending Canadian postal workers strike.
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Butte
Canada
A. H. Wilkinson
Post Office Department
Washington
Dominion
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Charles O'Reilly
Miller Creek
Patrick Whelan
Point
Alexei A. Roshchin
Jest
Duce
Tion
King
U.S. Post Office
Reeder
Billings
Glendive
Canada Mail
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