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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1968
Page
3
Retired Army Col. George W. Misevic, a 1935 Montana State University graduate from Butte, presents a near thousand year old Japanese Samurai sword to Dr. Merril G. Burlingame, history professor emeritus at Montana State University Bozeman campus.
Army Specialist Harold A. O Connell of Dillon received the Joint Service Commendation at MacDill Air Force Base Florida for meritorious service as senior programming specialist in the Intelligence Data Handling Division of the U S European Command near Stuttgart Germany. He developed computer file systems to aid mapping and geographic division. O Connell is a 1947 Beaverhead County High School graduate and entered the Army in 1948. His wife Loraine resides in Tampa and he is son of George H. O Connell of Thompson Falls.
J. D. Lynch, son of Mrs. Queenie Lynch of 527 West Mercury and the late Leo D. Lynch of Salt Lake City, has been elected president of the Associated Students of Western Montana College. Other new officers include vice president Clark Schlegel of Sunburst and at large representatives Glen Sarum Charlo Howard Holmes Helena Barry Williams Helena and Betty Connole Choteau.
Montana's congressional delegation said the Bureau of Land Management awarded a $23,860 contract to Hash Construction Co. of Livingston for five miles of double lane road near Bridger in Carbon County.
The second annual Artists Writers Campfire Workshop will be held Aug 2 3 4 at a KOA site in St Mary edge of Glacier Park Dale Burk of Butte and artist E Emerson of Columbia Falls sponsor the event inviting all artists and writers to attend with no fee or formal program A public exhibit of participating artists works will open at one of St Mary s oldest trading posts Camping spaces are available at KOA campground participants must arrange lodging elsewhere Registration via Box 795 Butte or KOA campground St Mary
The United States designated Yellowstone National Park in 1872, creating a major protected area for big game and natural wonders. The move marked a landmark effort in conservation and public lands management.
In Saigon during recent street clashes many American off duty personnel joined South Vietnamese forces or photographed and fired weapons alongside them. Green Berets in civilian dress aided Marines and Rangers at Phu Lam while others fought in civilian clothes or in official mission cars. U.S. police note some intervene but most clashes occur away from patrols. A spokesman declined to comment pending review.
Mary Condon Gereau former state superintendent of public instruction will headline the 14th annual Montana State Democratic Women's Clubs convention in Helena. The event runs June 12 to June 14 with Mrs Gladys Makela of Red Lodge announcing the schedule.
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