Kontum Fight Reaches Seventh Day With Gains
South Vietnamese forces retook ground in Kontum city as Cobra gunships and air strikes press the North Vietnamese. U S advisers said Hanoi troops pull back to resupply while preparing renewed assaults.
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U.S
Kontum
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
John Paul Vann
Highlands
Pleiku
Vann
Putzel
An Loc
Saigon
Vinh
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Montana plan approved except sulfur oxide control failure
The EPA approved Montana's air plan but found it deficient for sulfur oxides from the Anaconda and East Helena smelters. Governor Anderson had rejected state sulfur controls, awaiting EPA action. Public hearing set for June 24 to potentially extend smelter compliance to 1976.
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Helena
Montana
Anaconda
East Helena
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Lee Matcalf
Dmont
Butte- Anaconda
State Board of Health
Forrest H. Anderson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Benjamin Wake
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Washington
Ruckelshaus
U. S
John H. Pratt
Wake
Nixon welcomed by huge crowd in Warsaw during Poland visit
Tens of thousands of Poles cheered President Nixon as he rode past police lines on a 10 mile motorcade through downtown Warsaw En route to talks with Edward Gierek The visit follows Nixon's Tehran stop and Moscow summit activity with aims on trade and peace The day included weather notes predicting partly cloudy skies with possible thundershowers and highs near the lower 80s
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Warsaw
Nixon
Sejm
Edward Gierek
Tehran
Iran
Poland
Moscow
Washington
Congress
Kremlin
United States
Montana rivers rise as snowmelt swells basins
The Helena National Weather Service reports high temperatures increasing snowmelt runoff in the Missouri Headwater and tributaries. The Big Hole near Divide and Melrose targets crest just above flood stage Friday, with Jefferson Madison Gallatin and Missouri above Toston rising slowly. The Sun River also rises toward flood stage, with minor lowland overflows anticipated.
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Helena
Missouri
Helena River District
National Weather Service
Big Hole
Divide and
Melrose
The
Weather Service
Jefferson
Madison
Gallatin
Toston
Sun River
Simms
Great Falls
River District
Clean-up plans get fed okay
Washington AP reports the nation received orders to clean up air pollution with full or partial approvals for state antipollution plans. Only nine states and three jurisdictions had full approval. forty-one had partial. Ruckelshaus must issue federal rules by July 31 to replace disapproved portions.
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Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Protester Snoozes as Warship Sails Under Blockade Plan
In Bremerton Washington the Navy evaded a planned antiwar blockade as the SS Mohawk loaded with ammunition for Vietnam sailed from Bangor Naval Ammo Depot. Sixteen Seattle protesters set camp at Hood Canal Bridge ready to block the exit with small boats but most left. Mark Wilkinson 21 a UW junior from Bozeman Montana remained sleeping as the ship passed.
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Bremerton
Wash
Navy
Seattle
Bangor Naval Ammunition Depot
Vietnam
Hood Canal
Mark Wilkinson
University of Washington
Bozeman, Mont
Standard staffer wins two top awards
Louis L. Plett the Montana Standard circulation manager won two first place prizes from the Pacific Northwest International Managers Association at its Lewiston Idaho meeting. He earned engraved plaques for outstanding newspaper promotions and National Newspaper Day display and promotion. Other winners included George Vanelli The Oregonian Cy Paquin Edmonton Alberta Journal and Larry Thomas Tri City Herald Pasco Washington.
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Louis L. Plett
Montana Standard
Pacific Northwest International Managers Association
Plett
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Lewiston
Idaho
George Vanelli
The
Oregonian
Cy Paquin
Edmonton Alberta Journal
Larry Thomas
Tri-City Herald
Pasco
Wash
Stones endanger Navy planes in Vietnam raids
Navy planes returning from bombing runs over North Vietnam showed wing damage from rocks found on several Corsair bombers aboard the USS Coral Sea off Haiphong. Pilots reported heavy ground fire. some rocks may have been debris from bombs or mortar fired at attackers, with no aircraft lost from the incidents.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Chicago Daily News
Henry Herr Gill
Coral Sea
Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
Demilitarized Zone
Florida demands action to curb interstate smog dumping
Dade County officials press federal and state authorities to stop pollution drifting from Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee after five days of hazy air blanketing Florida. Pollution chief Peter Baljet cites satellite photos and weather data and urges EPA injunctions and intergovernmental enforcement.
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Miami
Dade County
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Dade Pollution Control
Peter Baljet
National Weather Service
Florida
Vaughn Carmichael
Baljer
Baljet
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Dante Fascell
Claude Pepper
Lawton M. Chiles Jr
D-Fla
Reubin Askew
1200 Men Lose ABM Jobs in Helena Montana
The 160.9 million ABM project near Helena ends, idling about 1,200 workers and $10 million in equipment. Project manager Edward Rzewnicki said most will be laid off Thursday with two to four hours of show up pay and travel pay. Maintenance will continue briefly, but most activity ends.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Edward Rzewnicki
Conrad
Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
Neb
Rzewnicki
Nixon
Russia
U.S
North Dakota
Washington, D.C
Safeguard Command
Rzwenicki
Council sustains Model City budget with no changes
The Butte City Council held a special meeting with a large crowd and after about ninety minutes of discussion took no action on requested budget adjustments. No motions were made for reconsideration and the May 17 approved budget remains in place.
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Council
Butte
Model City Joint Neighborhood Board
Model City
Mike Micone
Claude Pettibone
Micone
Pete Oren
Debi Hahn Becomes One of Few Mothers to Join Air Force
Denver AP reports Debi Hahn, 18 and divorced, begins basic training at Lackland AFB Texas on June 9 while her 9 month old son Allen stays at home. She is among the first women with children accepted for Air Force enlistment amid lawsuits over births during service. She plans to complete six weeks of training and pursue an Air Force career.
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Denver
Debi Hahn
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Allen
Mrs. Hahn
Air Force
Debi
Larry Mom
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Larry Green
Gill
By Ben Funk
Oren
Dan Rosa
Mary Maloney
Ervin Holman
Mike Sorich
F. L. Abraham
Bernard McGarry
Dave Seccomb
Jack Hanley
Joint Board
Tech Stadium
Local Development Corp
Steve Buttress
Council Pagel
Tech
Betty Babcock
MSU
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