11 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
1
Robert Courter tests a jet flying belt at Fort Myer Virginia. The device, resembling a large telephone, is under development for the Defense Department as part of an aerial mobility project.
School trustees report minor shifts after Tuesday canvass for Saturday election. Elementary levy down three votes, St John School loss of 20 votes narrows to 166 in favor, Kennedy School construction levy ties. Board approves buying 863 desks and 250 chairs for 11 066 dollars from parochial system.
Montana officials estimate tourism will add at least 160 million dollars to the state economy this year, driven by a 10 percent rise over last year. The labor report notes shortages in hospitality and service jobs as tourism grows.
President Nixon returns home after eight day Pacific trip covering 12 940 miles. He urged North Vietnam to withdraw or negotiate in Paris, outlined a strategy to win peace with staged troop withdrawals and elections backed by guarantees, with plans for mixed election bodies and possible nationwide elections before 1971.
State examiners report the city likely ends June 30 with about 150000 in the red. Mayor Mike Micone and the council’s Ways and Means Committee will study options, including a higher mill levy or retrenchment, while auditors note cash fund deficits across multiple funds totaling about 147,849.20 with a small health reserve.
Joseph F. O Neill longtime Butte city treasurer died Tuesday in a local hospital after an illness He was 49 and lived at 808 West Diamond Street He was born August 27 1919 a native resident and served in the Army during World War II He was elected city treasurer in 1961 and held the post.
A kickoff hearing will be held in Butte Monday at 10 in the Finlen Hotel to consider designating Butte as the official starting point of a 3000 mile paved Alaska highway. Rep Arnold Olsen will lead eight other congressmen in the three part series aiming to complete paving from the current 1300 miles of unimproved gravel.
Weather brief notes a warm, cloudy day with a 64 38 outlook. Congressmen from the House Public Works Committee travel from Great Falls to a city council hearing, inviting testimony via the Chambers of Butte or Great Falls Chambers of Commerce. Olsen touts Montana as a launchpad for an all weather highway linking Alaska and Yukon Territory. DAN NEWMAN of Olsen’s Helena staff attended to finalize Mining See ALASKA Page 5.
Pope Paul VI, during a Geneva visit to the World Council of Churches, declined to join the body for now saying the question remains an hypothesis. Security forces dispersed threats as Presbyterian protesters urged against Rome. The Vatican has long kept its distance from the WCC since 1948.
Sheriff's deputies seek a black bear after it mauled 18 month old Stewart Kluver in a backyard near Sandpoint Idaho. The attack occurred last weekend as the child played outdoors, prompting a bear-tracking search by authorities.
The Pentagon canceled the $3 billion Manned Orbiting Laboratory program as part of a broader move to curb spending. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Packard said the decision, aimed at saving about $300 million over five years, cites progress in unmanned satellite systems and the project’s cost overruns. A total of $1.3 billion had been spent since 1963 on the MOL, which planned 30 day manned space missions in a shirtsleeve capsule.
Ross Wilson, sheriff of Flathead County, was elected Tuesday as president for 1969 70 of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. He succeeds Malcolm Henry of Townsend. Other officers include Leo Cody as first vice president Roy Riley as secretary treasurer Grant Gatlin as second vice president and Charles Loberg as third vice president. Directors named are Ken Cunningham Bill Dann Roy Bulger Robert Remington and John Krsul. A three day convention featured Montana Atty Gen Robert Woodahl as speaker and a pistol shoot and demonstrations at the Rock et Gun Club.
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