Senate curtails funding for Indochina bombing
The Senate voted 63 to 19 to halt U S bombing in Cambodia and Laos, adding Eagleton amendment to a $3.6 billion supplemental bill. Pentagon said B52 raids were cut about one third. conflict with House version looms in conference.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Nixon
Vietnam
Pentagon
Congress
Lon Nol
House
Eagleton
Enone
Yyrei Ad
Thailand
Guam
U.S. Air Force
Hijackers Force Aruba Stopover On Colombian Airliner
A hijacked SAM Airlines turboprop with 89 aboard circled Aruba for hours as captors pressed for ransom. Negotiations shifted from $200000 to $400000, then to $170000 before the attempt failed and the plane returned to Aruba. Forty-two escaped earlier, and one pilot was noted to be exhausted.
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Bogota
Colombia
Caribbean
Aruba
el Salvador
SAM Airlines
SAM
Medellin
Central
South America
Lucena
Ricardo Hoyos
Lima
Peru
SEC accuses California financier of banking fraud
The SEC sues C Arnholt Smith of San Diego with two associates and six companies for schemes to divert assets from Westgate California Corp and U S National Bank of San Diego. The filing seeks an injunction and a receiver for Westgate, with claims of false profits and misleading statements. Smith resigns from the bank chairmanship amid Padres sale plans and Nixon campaign contributions controversy.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
California
C. Arnholt Smith
San Diego
U.S. District Court
SEC
Smith
Republican Party
San Diego Padres
Westgate California Corp. of
Westgate
U.S. National Bank of San Diego
U.S. National Bank
Padres
Nixon
Cushman Backing Ehrlichman on CIA Hunt Aid
Gen. Robert E. Cushman Jr says CIA records show John Ehrlichman asked for help to E. Howard Hunt Jr. Cushman says Ehrlichman sought to remove his name from a memo about the aid and that he rewrote it leaving Ehrlichman out.
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Robert Cushman
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
John Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt
Washington
Robert E. Cushman Jr
John D. Ehrlichman
Agency
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Ehrlichman
Hunt
Cushman
Marine Corps
Office of Watergate
Earl J. Silbert
100 Room Holiday Inn Planned for Butte Near I 90
Butte East Corp and Holiday Inns of Memphis announced a 100 plus unit motel near the Interstate 90 interchange south of the Butte Country Club. The project may reach 125 rooms with a restaurant lounge and banquet facilities and includes space for a medical dental clinic and future shopping area.
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Butte East Corp
Holiday Inns of
Memphis
John Lohman
Butte man identified in Cape Flattery drowning
The body of Robert J. Moore of Butte was found near Cape Flattery Washington by Coast Guard units after a hiker reported a boat adrift. An outboard motor boat and the body were recovered in a cove about 9 p.m. No age address or cause details were released.
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Robert J. Moore
Butte
Washington Coast
Coast Guard
Moore
Cape Flattery
Wash
Neah Bay
Port Angeles
Caper and Weather Notes From Montana Standard Pages
The Montana Standard highlights a caper on Page 4 98 years old and notes milk war ending on Page 8. An Indy winner faces financial woes on Page 11 while a vintage bar features on the Sunday standard Pit crowd. Butte weather shows cooler skies with scattered showers and an outlook of 65 and 38.
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Montana
Indy
Butte
Two Bodies Found in Deputy’s House Fire Tragedy
State police recovered two bodies after a fire at Deputy Dennis Murphy’s Garden Michigan home. He reported two men attacked him during a traffic crash call and said his wife and one infant son were killed as crews searched for a third child. An inscription on the firehouse wall warned Murphy.
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Upper Peninsula
Murphy
Women honored in national press competition
Three Butte women are among nine Montana winners in a National Federation of Press Women program. Montana Standard photographer Betty Button won first place for a news photo, Betty Raymond was second in fashion photography, and Helen Clark of Butte won first place in the Women Page 10 category.
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Butte
Montana
National Federation of Press Women
Montana Standard
Betty Button
Standard
Betty Raymond
Helen Clark
Anaconda Restaurant Strike Delayed a Day
Anaconda dining venues will stay open another day as the hotel and restaurant workers union and employers resume bargaining under Federal Mediator Carl Clavedetcher. Union leaders faced a 77-21 rejection of offers and plan informational signs if no agreement is reached.
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Dick Daniels
Standard
Anaconda
Carl Clavedetcher
Federal Mediation Service
Great Falls
John Juke McKeon
Clavedetcher
McKeon
Jack M. Scanlon
Woodahl targets retainer system in state legal work
Montana attorney general Robert L. Woodahl plans a probe to bring all state legal work under his office and end the retainer system. He will mail letters to executive agencies seeking details on legal counsel, headcount, pay structure, and areas of influence to inform the public and lawmakers. He vows action if agencies withhold information.
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Gary Langley
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Robert L. Woodahl
State Bureau
Woodahl
Judge suppresses Mitchell wiretaps in federal cases
U S District Judge William Mehrtens ruled wiretaps tied to 11 federal gambling narcotics and bribery cases must be suppressed after finding they were illegally authorized though the evidence of guilt was overwhelming. The ruling cites that only the attorney general and designated aides could authorize taps under the Omnibus Crime Act. The hearing revealed others in the Justice Department signed wiretap orders during Mitchell’s tenure.
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Miami
U.S. District Court
William Mehrtens
Atty
John Mitchell
Congress
Mehrtens
Mitchell
Justice Department
Indian Airlines Boeing 737 crashes near New Delhi
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 attempting landing in a dust storm crashed near New Delhi. At least 48 of 65 aboard died including four Americans. survivors describe a violent impact and fire. Pilot Capt. G P B Nair reported a sudden dip and loss of control.
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New Delhi
Indian Airlines
Dlan
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Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
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Bape
Thursuga
Jorge Lucena
Financier
Lohman
Newswomen
G.P.B. Nair
Madras
India
V. K. Madhavan Kutty
V. M. Ja
Nardhan
Lee Sterling
Lance Cpl
George Larson
Minnesota
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