Nixon to Meet Japanese Leader in Hawaii in August
U.S. President Nixon will meet Japan's new Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka in Hawaii on August 31 and September 1 for talks aimed at boosting U.S.-Japan relations and trade. The joint announcement says Secretary of State Rogers and national security adviser Kissinger will join the President.
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Washington
Kakuei Tanaka
Pacific
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Tanaka
Japan
Pearl Harbor
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White House
Tokyo
Richard M. Nixon
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
Liberal Democratic Party
Eisaku Sato
Sato
San Clemente
Calif
Okinawa
Peking
Ziegler
William Eberle
Nix
Eberle
Canada
Whitehall Main Street brawl wounds two bystanders
A Sunday early morning melee on Whitehall Main Street left two bystanders with gunshot wounds and others with injuries from fights. Laula Rickard and Bill Churchill, both Whitehall residents, were hospitalized in Butte with bullet wounds and facial injuries, while John McGlynn and Mike McGlynn were injured in scuffles with officers. Dozens of officers from multiple counties contained the chaos as shots were fired and the street was cleared.
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Whitehall
Butte
Laula Rickard
Bill Churchill
Mike
Main Street
John McGlynn
McGlynn
Bill McGuire
Billy Churchill
Jefferson County
Jim Olind
Olind
Richard
Topper
Giono
Beaverhead
Madison
Gallatin
Silver Bow
Main
Butte Hospital
George Paradis
Allen LaMieux
Nine miners trapped by fire at Blacksville No. 1 mine
In Blacksville West Virginia nine maintenance men remain trapped underground after a mine fire ignited by a moving machine that struck a live wire. Rescue efforts continue with over 200 workers in the pit amid heavy smoke.
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John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
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Consol
Solidation
Farmington
Cochran
Pennsylvania- West Virginia
Bombers Strike Hanoi Depot Targets In North Vietnam
U S air units hit Hanoi with laser guided bombs destroying two 35 acre supply depots and at least 13 warehouses. Navy and Air Force crews reported no plane losses, while Hanoi said civilians were harmed and several U S planes were downed. Over 330 strikes were carried out across North Vietnam Saturday.
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Foreign Ministry
Midway
Co Chau
Marine
Panhandle
Uptown to Host Crazy Days Weekend in Butte
The Butte Uptown Association stages its annual Crazy Days event Friday and Saturday with a store costume contest starting Friday at 9 in the Metals Bank parking lot. A Friday 1:30 parade features 300 Cub Scouts in costumes, ending at the Metals Bank lot. Children’s costume parade runs Friday at 7 for ages 6-10 and 11-14 with two bicycles for best outfits. All parade children receive a free show ticket at the Fox Theater Saturday.
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Butte Uptown Association
Metals Bank
East Granite
Broadway
Park
Fox Theater
Apollo 15 astronauts deny moon souvenir envelope payout
Astronaut James Irwin says Al Worden and David Scott refused a reported 150000 dollar windfall from selling unauthorized stamped envelopes carried to the moon. The trio decided last fall to forgo eight thousand dollars each for their eight children, seeking to act for their families despite NASA reprimand.
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Dallas
James Irwin
Moon
Irwin
al Worden
David Scott
West Germany
Arm cache found after Belfast IRA blitz spurs British raids
British troops seized an arms cache in Belfast after the IRA weekend killing spree. The operation yielded 400 pounds of gelignite and bombs in the Market district, with other explosives and equipment found in derelict houses. About 90 people were still held as investigations continued.
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Northern Ireland
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Newcastle
Kilkell
Mourn
Ireland
Britain
Andersonstown
Ballymurphy
Falls
Market
Provisional Ira
Army
McGovern youth plan may misfire
A Gallup Poll shows registered 18 to 24 year olds favor McGovern 57 to 41 while unregistered youths back Nixon 46 to 43. If non college youths register at college rates, McGovern’s lead could shrink from 1.8 million to 600,000, with college youths split 61 to 35 in favor and non college youths 48 to 44 for Nixon.
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Nixon
Butte Men Aid Rescue at West Virginia Mine
Several former Butte men including Joe Donaldson and John Badovinac assist rescue operations at the Consolidated Coal Co. mine in West Virginia. Donaldson, a project engineer, said his son called from the site after working through the night.
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Butte
Joe Donaldson
John Badovinac
Consolidated Coal Co
West Virginia
Donaldson
Frank
Granite
Eagleton predicts full troop withdrawal by Election Day
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton forecast that all American ground troops would be withdrawn from Vietnam by Election Day. He said he has a visceral feeling that President Nixon will implement the schedule and remove troops by November.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
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