29 Jul 1967
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1967
Page
1
A Viet Nam air sweep on May 18 aimed to silence North Vietnamese forays. The loss included an Air Force F4 Phantom and six other planes. A Navy rescue helicopter also went down, with details kept limited.
The discussion notes the tax package due next April and links timing to the House Ways and Means committee clearing the Social Security bill. Only after that clearance can the committee proceed with tax legislation.
New York Mayor John Lindsay, on a Friday stop in East Harlem, received a warm welcome from Fannie Melendez at her workplace, a soft drink stand. Lindsay is a member of the Presidential commission studying recent racial disturbances.
A carrier on its first Vietnam War deployment near Yankee Station sustains fire damage after five days of duty off North Vietnam. The incident prompts damage assessment and continued operations as crews inspect for further faults.
In Solihull England thieves staged a dramatic robbery of a model railroad collection. They stole 30 locomotives and 40 passenger cars valued at 1120 dollars from a chicken coop near the exhibitor's home, along with 2,000 feet of track.
Fair conditions continue through Sunday with warm afternoons and a few showers possible Sunday. High near 90, low around 50, rain chance 10 percent. Aged forecast note lists records high 88 and low 39.
Sheriff and undersheriff join the father and two brothers in a search for a 20 year old Walkerville girl who vanished March 25. The drained lake became a mud plain as Job Corps personnel and others spread from a riding academy toward Harding Ave seeking any trace.
Governor Tim Babcock joined President Johnson and other state leaders in proclaiming Sunday as a day of prayer for goodwill among men and unity.
Two sash painters dangled nine stories above Manhattan street when a scaffold slipped its line. Police steadied them from a window sill as Gerald LeMay age 56 and Leif Jacobsen age 66 were helped to safety from the tilted scaffold.
In Washington an Air Force official notes ongoing fixes on Minuteman ballistic missiles. He says tests aim to improve accuracy as the system matures and that the portion of missiles maintained on alert is higher than other missiles or bombers.
AP reports hundreds of thousands of tipplers in Michigan guzzle water as officials ban sale of alcohol in many cities. Violence in Detroit and other areas drives the dry pressure, with the Detroit metro area housing about 3 million people and brewery workers losing jobs in Detroit and Frankenmuth.
Captain D W Davis Jr commander of the Naval Reserve Training Command told a Butte Navy League audience the Naval Reserve provides an instant Navy for emergencies. He outlined training for enlisted and officer candidates and noted reservists make up about 15 percent of the active Navy worldwide. Cmdr Walter P Cooney, a local businessman, was elected president of the Naval Reserve chapter during the seminar.
Two unkempt 18 year old carnival workers from Ogden to Great Falls faced Judge John Seton charged with carrying concealed weapons. Prosecutor called the displayed evidence junk. the suspects disputed the label. Police accounts note arrests at a South Main Street bar and at Park and Main, with traffic patrol involvement. Evidence included two sheathed knives and several chains.
AP reports Dr. Carl Sagan of Harvard and the Smithsonian suggests life on Venus could exist in the planet’s clouds where carbon dioxide, water vapor, and perhaps nitrogen prevail. He notes microbes would need convection currents to cycle and warns against contamination by probes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.