13 Jun 1966
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
1
American B52 raid and rapid infantry sweep encircle and assault a North Vietnamese regiment about 30 miles northwest of Kontum City. Two battalions, roughly 800 men, reportedly remain entrenched as air and artillery pummel ridgeline positions.
A dog reportedly intervened during a chaotic riot as demonstrators clashed with police. The disturbance lasted hours with two patrol cars set ablaze before authorities brought the scene under control. Rock throwing and night patrols continued into the evening.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr leads about 200 marchers into Yalobusha County in a solemn trek toward Enid Lake as the Mississippi Freedom March nears its third anniversary of Medgar Evers’ slaying. Armstead Phipps dies en route, and a funeral is planned in Marks after the Senatobia march stop.
Favorable weather draws about 4000 people to Columbia Gardens for the 88th birthday of Miners Union No 1. Stores close, city offices partly closed, and Anaconda Co hosts a first aid contest with 17 teams. Free rides, ice cream, and cotton candy accompany picnics across the Gardens grounds.
Page 2 highlights lunar imagery presented as intimate home movie style shots. The feature juxtaposes amateur visuals with scientific context, inviting readers to see the Moon through personal, everyday perspectives.
The 1,517 member Supreme Soviet election produced the predicted large majorities. Leaders like Brezhnev and Kosygin voted, as did Khrushchev and Molotov, with little opposition and the run of loyalty shown in the soviet system.
President Johnson urges Congress to act on foreign aid civil rights and defense plans this week with focus on routine bills. The House moves a $17.8 billion defense procurement authorization and a $356 million servicemen pay raise despite opposition. The measure totals about $600 million above Senate version and includes a bid to force two nuclear powered frigates.
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg urged freedom of expression on Viet Nam during a Brandeis University commencement in Waltham Massachusetts. He noted Americans are engaged in a great debate about the war and urged comfort in diverse views while warning against disengagement and the danger of stifling discussion within government. Stephen Golin a Brandeis graduate student was briefly removed by police during distribution of antiwar literature.
London AP reports Labour MPs prepare to oppose Harold Wilson over seamen’s strike, Rhodesian policy, and Far East defense commitments into the 1970s. Internal rifts include left and right factions arguing pacifist vs economic grounds for keeping troops east of Suez.
The Treasure State will see mostly sunny spells with a few scattered storms in the west. Montana temperatures mainly in the 60s with Broadus at 71 and Miles City at 70. West Yellowstone dropped to 28 overnight. High pressure builds as a slow warming trend begins Monday and showers diminish.
Partly cloudy forecast for Butte and Anaconda with a slow warming trend through Tuesday. Highs near 62 and overnight lows around 36. One year ago in Butte the highs were 48 and lows 34. Weather chart referenced on page 15.
In Saigon and other Catholic centers about 60 000 Catholics formed disciplined units to denounce the Viet Cong and press for democratic reforms and a stronger war effort. The Bloc of Catholic Citizens of Viet Nam represented most of the nation s Catholics and contrasted with Buddhist protests.
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