Warm Springs Creek Fish Kill Near Meyers Dam
Hundreds of game fish died in Warm Springs Creek above Meyers Dam three miles west of Anaconda. Montana Fish Hatchery Superintendent Robert Mitchell said the cause is undetermined as tests are run at Yellow Bay Laboratory. Loss estimated at 600 to 700 fish including rainbow and cutthroat varieties. Dolly Varden and brown trout among those affected.
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Warm Springs
Meyers Dam
Anaconda
Robert Mitchell
Montana State Fish Hatchery
Yellow Bay
Flathead Lake
Mitchell
Escapee ties, gags Anaconda woman
Convict Paul Parrett Twenty four of Los Angeles was captured in Anaconda after tying and gagging Mrs Louis Thompson at her home and stealing her car He fled in a blue Ford pursued by Anaconda police and Montana authorities as the prison break continues Six convicts remain at large Parrett claimed he would gain an extra year for escaping and possibly 30 days in the punishment cell
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Anaconda
Louis Thompson
E. Commercial
Thompson
Asst
Jack Roche
Montana
Paul Parrett
Los Angeles
House halts Johnson foreign aid program push
Washington AP reports the House rejected Johnson's foreign aid package, cutting funding to just below 2 billion dollars for the first time, marking a major setback to the administration's aid program.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Plumbers Strike Deadlocked In Butte Downtow n
Negotiations fail to break the standstill as Local 41 plumbers in Butte and the Butte Masters Plumbers Association remain divided over terms. About 30 workers active since June 30, with ongoing meetings including a near nine hour session noted on page two.
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Butte Downtown Plumbers
Butte Masters Plumbers Association
Carl
Manhunt Broadens in Herder Slaying Near Dillon
An air and ground search for Richard Jaco, 58, wanted in the shooting death of William Coty, a Dillon area sheep herder, has been ordered west toward Monida near the Idaho border. Coty was shot to death late this week.
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Dillon
Richard Jacoby
William Coty
Dillon Area
Monida
Idaho
Ray Flown From Britain to Face U S Trial
James Earl Ray, wanted in the Memphis assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was flown from Britain to the United States to stand trial. A source said he departed near midnight from an airfield after leaving Wandsworth Prison under heavy guard. Attorney Arthur J. Hanes planned to return to the U S later Friday after unsuccessful efforts to accompany him.
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London
James Earl Ray
Memphis
Martin Luther King Jr
Britain
United States
Ray
U.S
Arthur J. Hanes
Ham
Ala
Vietnam DMZ helicopter pickup scene with Marine resting
A U S Marine returns to base in a helicopter after a pickup near Con Thien on the DMZ edge. The report describes a rest period and notes a separate Beaverhead County search for a armed fugitive seen near a sheep camp 45 miles southeast of Dillon, with details on the suspect's appearance weapon and geographic spread. A federal auto theft safety standard was announced requiring interior VIN numbers readable from outside in new cars after December 31.
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U.S
Con Thien
Dmz
Beaverhead County
Jacoby
Coty
oc_red
Dillon
Washington
Lowell K. Bridwell
Accident in pit kills craneman
Anaconda Co crane operator Frank H. Finnegan, 57, died after the crane tipped in the Mt. Con Mine pit at 9:30 a.m. He suffered a pelvis fracture and internal injuries. Coroner and safety inspectors investigated. no inquest planned. Finnegan, longtime employee and Union member, leaves a widow and several relatives. Funeral details to be announced.
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Berk
Frank H. Finnegan
Finnegan
Operating Engineers Union
Frank Johns
Max Salazar
Anaconda Co
Johns
R. E. Ligerty
E. Park Anaconda
Mt. Con
Ligerty
Butte
George Finnegan
St. Ann Catholic
Race Track
Lillian
LuCeil McGleary
Great Falls
Ann Karda
Los Angeles
Dolan
Antique chair sold for too little by Denver shop
Denver AP reports antique shop owner J. W. Chandler found that a salesman, Frank Coffman, sold a 200 year old Philadelphia Chippendale chair valued at 1195 dollars to an unidentified woman for 16.95. The owner called the sale a mistake and noted the salesman remained employed.
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Denver
J. W. Chandler
Frank Coffman
Chandler
Three liberated fliers return home from North Vietnam
Page 2 summary notes three American pilots freed from captivity are on their way home, with celebrations expected upon arrival. The report situates the release amid ongoing talks and tense negotiations related to the Vietnam conflict.
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North Vietnam
Soviets fire ultimatum over Czech reform crisis
In Moscow and allied capitals a strong open appeal to Czech opponents of reform signals Moscow may seek to topple the Prague leadership if democratization continues. The push cites healthy forces in Czechoslovakia to uphold the socialist system while pressing for censorship and restraint.
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Raymond Anderson
Moscow
Soviet Union
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Communist Party
Antonin Novotny
Cen
Pre-induction tests paused through October
Washington AP reports the Selective Service System ordered local draft boards to suspend scheduling new pre-induction physical examinations in August and September to curb spending. Officials say there will be no cut in monthly draft calls from the Pentagon and the move follows President Johnsons request for agency spending reductions.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Selective Service
Pentagon
Johnson
Weather outlook for Butte Anaconda and nearby areas
Fair to partly cloudy and warmer today with a high near 84. Tonight and Saturday will be cloudy with a chance of showers and a low around 52. Rain probability 20 percent today and 40 percent tonight. One year ago the high was 77 and the low 49 with .09 inches of precipitation.
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Butte - Anaconda
Weekend events at Twin Bridges and Sheridan Jaycee Jamboree
A variety of Montana events span this weekend from Sheridan to Kalispell and Missoula. Activities include trapshooting at Sheridan, bike and boat races, a street dance, fish derby, horseshoes, barbecue, and a range of horse shows, rodeos, fairs, hikes, circuses, and wilderness treks across towns like Butte, Shelby, Kalispell, Sidney, Hamilton, Philipsburg, Lewistown, and Missoula through next Thursday.
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Sheridan
Butte
Shelby
Kalispell
Montana
Jewel Basin
Shrine
Miles City
Western Montana
Missoula
Bozeman
Yellowstone
Sidney
Sheriff’s Posse
Hamilton
Philipsburg
Mission Mountains
Central Montana
Lewistown
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