Billings Man Killed on I-90 Near Garrison
A 63-year-old Billings man, Bruce E. Johnson, died when his late model car slid down a 100-foot embankment on rain slick I-90 south of Garrison. His wife Louise was injured. Johnson’s death raises Montana highway fatalities to 126 for the year. Coroner Clayton Jewell cited slick conditions from fresh snow and rain. services pending. Authorities include Highway Patrolman Gary James and Powell County Sheriff Everett Burt.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
Billings
Garrison
Bruce E. Johnson
Occidental
Johnson
Montana
Jewell
Gary James
Everett Burt
Northwest pilots prepare for strike amid last offer talks
Northwest Airlines faces a possible walkout by about 1600 pilots at midnight Thursday as union negotiators weigh what the airline calls a last and best offer. Leverett Edwards of the National Mediation Board said talks broke off at a Minneapolis hotel before resuming later.
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Minneapolis
Clark Canyon Dam pioneer John Neal dies at 95
Dillon area obituary notes Clark Canyon Dam pioneer John T. Neal died early Thursday at age 95. Neal mapped the East Bench irrigation project from 1920 to 1926, led studies and fundraising, and helped oversee Clark Canyon Dam construction begun 1961 and completed 1964. He served as East Bench Irrigation District president and worked with secretary John Collins.
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Clark Canyon
John Neal
Dillon
Beaverhead
Madison
John T. Neal
Neal
East Bench
U.S
John Collins
Collins
Montana Firemen Conventione Opens At Finlen Hotel
Firemen from Montana gather for the 17th annual Montana State Volunteer Firemen's Association convention at the Finlen Hotel. James V. Keyes of Butte leads as president with sessions slated 10 a.m. Friday to noon Saturday. Registration began Thursday. Evening events include a banquet and dancing in Silver Bow Room, plus an underground mine tour and Race Track Fire Hall demonstrations.
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Montana State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Finlen Hotel
James V. Keyes
Butte
Silver Bow
Finlen
Race Track
Five day forecast west of the divide
Temperatures Saturday through Wednesday are expected to average near normal. Scattered showers are likely most days and increase around Tuesday. Highs and lows include Butte 68 41 Missoula 73 44 and Kalispell 72 45.
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Butte
Missoula
Kalispell
Polack Brothers Shrine Circus Comes to Butte This Weekend
Butte hosts the Polack Brothers Shrine Circus at the Civic Center with performances Saturday at 2:30 and 7 Sunday at 1:30 and 4:30. It is the only Polack Brothers stop in Montana this year and the only circus for Butte and the surrounding area. Miners Union Day today brings a limited local holiday with varied schedules in Butte and Anaconda. Major Montana events run through Thursday including Junior Hors-O-Rama in Missoula Gem and Mineral Clubs show in Helena Art on Main Street in Lewistown and Agriculture Field Day in Roundup with an upcoming Kalispell Shrine circus starting Wednesday.
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Civic Center
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Anaconda
Missoula
Helena
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Main Street
Lewistown
Kalispell
Snowy June Fatal Crash Near Garrison I 90
A half inch of snow on Interstate 90 near Garrison caused a fatal crash on Thursday afternoon. Light snowfall also led to the cancellation of Columbia Gardens Children’s Day, now rescheduled for next Thursday. Snow in June is rare in Butte, with 1966 the last similar event.
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Garrison
Columbia Gardens
Anaconda Co
Butte
Surtax bill links poverty plan to quick extension
Washington AP By Edmond LeBreton relief for low income taxpayers centers on a surtax extension. The package, backed by Nixon administration and House leaders, faces Democratic opposition seeking broader tax reform. Aimed to relieve about 2 million low income families entirely, the proposal adds a graduated allowance to the standard deduction, eliminating tax for those at poverty level and phasing out for higher incomes. The measure could expire June 30 if not acted. Page 4.
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Washington
Nixon
Hale Boggs
D-La
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Canadian Child Killed in Drummond Montana Crash
Nicklaus Thut ten months old, son of Walter and Mrs. Thut of Vancouver, died in a Missoula hospital after a car carrying camping gear went off Interstate 90 near Drummond in a heavy snowstorm. The Thuts, former Switzer students, were vacationing in Montana.
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Missoula
Nicklaus Thut
Walter Thut
Vancouver
B.C
Marvin Dagle
Thut
Drummond
Thuts
Montana
Switzer
Feds bid 1.2 million on final sewer bonds
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development was the sole bidder on 1.2 million dollars in bonds for Metropolitan Storm and Sanitary Sewer District No 1 Silver Bow County to fund the final phase of a 3.9 million program. HUD bid 4.5 percent interest and the offer was accepted by county and district officials.
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U.S Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Metropolitan Storm and Sanitary Sewer Dist
Silver Bow County
HUD
Robert W. Sparks
Lucille C. O’leary
Earl J. Holman
Nile E. Paul
Seattle
Apollo moonwalk mission scheduled for launch
The page reports the Apollo moonwalk mission is scheduled for launch on July 16. NASA officials confirmed the plan and outlined target objectives for the lunar surface.
Montana Shivers In Icy Canadian Cold Snap
The Associated Press reports Montana faced an unseasonably frigid blast from Canada with snow and rain showers. Great Falls hit 32 degrees, Lewistown and West Yellowstone 30, marking record lows. Frost warnings were issued as temps near 30 or lower overnight, with a northward clearing trend overnight. Snow fell across eastern areas with six inches reported in some parts and three inches on the ground briefly.
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Associated Press
Divide
Great Falls
Weather Bureau
Montana
Helena fights drug craze in news court homes
Helena residents confront a major drug problem in homes and schools as 31 students face marijuana LSD cases. The Independent Record published names and addresses of youths and parents amid open juvenile court hearings invited by District Judge Lester H. Loble, who supported full news coverage of these proceedings.
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Helena
Montana
George Remington
Helens
Frank Peterson
Remington
Dist
Lester H. Loble
Drug crackdown prompts community reflection and headlines
The Independent Record details a wave of student drug cases, noting a judge remark on the "special status" of breaking the taboo and a mother's praise for the paper's crackdown. The report mentions students being removed from homes and classrooms as coverage expands, with further discussion on Page 4.
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