Johnson says Hanoi threats are deplorable and offers talks
President Johnson branded Hanoi threats to treat captured U S fliers as war criminals as revolting and deplorable. He proposed sitting at a conference table under the Red Cross to apply the 1949 Geneva conventions in Vietnam while indicating no immediate talks with Hanoi. He warned against endless talks and said Westmoreland will get needed men and materiel. He also voiced concern over urban unrest and urged democratic power and nonviolence to advance equality.
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Washington
Johnson
Hanoi
International Committee of the Red Cross
Viet Nam
United States
An Johnson
Willliam C
Westmoreland Suching
Six U S warplanes downed in North Viet Nam this week
U S Command reports two more planes shot down on Wednesday raising week total to six. Seven American fliers are listed missing after Wednesday losses. An RB66 recon plane and an F105 Thunderchief were downed north of Hanoi, with both crews missing. Pope Paul VI urged Hanoi to treat prisoners according to international law amid Vietnam war tensions. Senator Dirksen warned the public against North Vietnamese trials without executions.
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Prague
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C Ho Chi Minh
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Everet M. Dirksen
Washington
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Viet Nam
Gemini astronauts trim space task as fuel runs low
Gemini 10 astronauts Michael Collins and John W. Young shorten their planned EVA after Collins, 247 miles above Earth, runs low on fuel while orbiting near the Agena rocket. Collins becomes the first man to touch another satellite in space, but power limits end the extra-vehicular activity sooner than planned.
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Fla
Michael Collins
Earth
Lins
Mission Control
John W. Young
Young
Collins
Atlantic Ocean
Two killed in Cascade area highway crash
Stanley Sorenson a 39 year old Helena attorney died in Great Falls hospital after a highway crash near Cascade. A 2 year old Great Falls girl Lisa K Moreno was killed outright while Leann McCrory 17 remained in serious condition among six in the car. The Montana toll for the year rose to 149.
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Great Falls
Stanley Sorenson
Helena
Lisa K. Moreno
Glenada Brinka
Montana
Leann McCrory
Sorenson
Cascade
Mountain Palace Tavern
Highway Patrol
City to consider budget Monday
Butte city officials will hold a special 7:30 p.m. meeting Monday to review the preliminary budget for fiscal year 1966 67. The session will likely address pay raises for police and firemen, with police seeking 15 cents per hour and firemen asking for $25 more per month.
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Butte
Montana dairy milk price hike hearing set for August
The Montana Milk Control Board schedules an unprecedented statewide hearing on a milk price increase for August 3 in Helena. Executives expect a three day session after 13 producers and distributors urged action due to emergency conditions and rising costs amid a nationwide milk supply decline.
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Montana
Helena
Standard State Bureau
Montana Milk Control Board
Geoffrey L. Brazier
Brazier
Butte Coroner Andy Aleksich Dies at 56 After Illness
Silver Bow County coroner Andy Aleksich, a longtime public figure in Butte, died at 56 after suffering a heart attack and stroke. He had just completed a second term and faced withdrawal from the Democratic primary due to illness. He championed youth, senior citizens, and Butte tourism, with ties to Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church.
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Silver Bow
Butte
Aleksich
S. Patrick Hospital
Missou
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E. J. Paulsen
Courty Democratic Central Committee
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church
The
Unit
Tremper and Fopp Share Women's Montana Amateur Lead
Helen Tremper of Missoula and Carolyn Fopp of Great Falls shot identical 77s to hold a six stroke edge after the first round of the 49th Montana State Amateur Golf Tournament at Butte Country Club. Laurel Prill and JoAnn Dixon followed at 83, with defending champion Jewell Ann Lee at 85.
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Bob Brown
Standard
Helen Tremper
Missoula
Carolyn Fopp
Great Falls
Montana
Butte Country Club
Mrs. Tremper
Miss Fopp
Laurel Prill
Billings
JoAnn Dixon
JoAnne Tritica
Butte
Trai
Jewell Ann Lee
Mrs. Lee
Jewell Ann
Mona Clark
Elaine Jensen
Bozeman
Elsie Cornell
Dillon
Candy Keene
Havre
Nancy Foutz
Jean Fopp
Carolyn
Ferris Eames
Sheia Penaluna
Heen Emery
Betty Sandmeyer
Miles City
Sheila Penaluna
Carlin Good
Forest crews quell three lightning fires near Butte area
Deerlodge National Forest crews fought three lightning caused fires Wednesday. Each fire covered less than a quarter acre near Lowland Campgrounds north of Butte, Sheep Gulch northwest of the city, and Woodville Hill on the Continental Divide. Fire officials urged reporting fires to the appropriate ranger district in Butte, Deer Lodge, Boulder, Whitehall or Philipsburg, or after 5 PM to call 792-5574 or 792-0710.
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Dale Thompson
Butte
Sheep Gulch
City
Woodville Hill
Continental Divide
Thompson
Ranger District
Deer Lodge
Boulder
Whitehall
Philipsburg
Butte Pioneer Electrician Jerry T. Sullivan Dies at 86
Jerry T. Sullivan 86 longtime Butte electrician died Wednesday in a local hospital after nine weeks of hospitalization. Born January 4, 1880 in Michigan he helped wire Old Faithful Inn Yellowstone Park marking the park’s electrification. Survivors include widow Margaret Green Walkerville daughter Jane Marie Bukvich grandchildren Daniel Robert Margie and brother Gene. Body at Duggan Merrill Mortuary funeral tentatively set Saturday at St Patrick Church.
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S. Alabama
Mr. Sullivan
Montana
Michigan
O'Neill
Neb
University of Washington
Seattle
Butte
Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone National Park
International Brotherhood of Electricians
Margaret Green
Walkerville
Daniel
Jane Marie) Bukvich
Robert
Margie Bukvich
Gene
Duggan Merrill Mortuary
St. Patrick Church
Yellowstone search for boy continues
Park rangers and employees spent another day scouring the central Yellowstone area for 8 year-old Dennis Johnson of Inyokern California. Authorities said the search would continue Thursday after the boy disappeared a week earlier at a picnic area near Canyon Junction.
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Yellowstone National Park
California
Dennis Johnson
Inyokern
Calif
William Johnson
Canyon Junction
Notable items on Viet Nam air losses and sports leads
Page references highlight U S airplane losses in Viet Nam similar to Korea. City councilmen seek county debris cleanup. Stock market dips worsen since late May. Baltimore and Pittsburgh win to hold league leads.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Korea
County
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Butte Ends Six Day Run With 86 Degree High
Butte's streak of 90s ends at 86 as the six day run of heat pauses. Official readings show 90 91 94 92 90 93 with an unofficial note adding a rare six day period last seen in July 1960. Forecast calls for a high of 76 today.
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Butte
Mercury
Butte Forecast Sees Mild Weekend With Sunny Today
The Butte area expects clear to partly cloudy skies today and Friday. High near 76 degrees, low around 44 tonight. A year ago in Butte the high was 82 with a 1 percent precipitation chance according to Page 11.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
Airline talks near breakdown amid 13 day stalemate
President Johnson urged nonstop talks to end the 13 day strike impasse. An angry union vice president Joseph W. Ramsey warned the talks may be broken beyond repair as the airline negotiator William J. Curtin said management would not present any offer without a contract agreement.
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Washington
Johnson
Joseph W. Ramsey
William J. Curtin
Four major Montana wildfires rage across eastern counties
The Associated Press reports temperatures near 106 degrees as four major fires burn over 23 700 acres in eastern Montana. Horse Creek in Custer National Forest leads at 13 500 acres with 1 000 plus firefighters battling winds up to 35 mph. Two ranchers fight back as evacuees depart a lookout and crews fret over delayed control into Friday.
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Montana
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Horse Creek
Custer National Forest
Ashland
Lewistown
Malta
Missouri Breaks
Hamilton
Carol Gibbs
St. Paul
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