Senate Finance Panel Advances Far Reaching Welfare Bill
The Senate finance committee voted to raise Social Security taxes next year while completing a sweeping pension and welfare bill. It would boost benefits 10 percent, expand Medicare to include essential drugs, extend aid to the aged blind and disabled, require welfare recipients to work, and rework the welfare system. A final vote awaits staff drafting with floor debate unlikely until mid July after recess.
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Sergeant’s letter led to dismissal of Gen Lavelle over Thailand air strikes
A sergeant’s letter accusing a photo reconnaissance team at Udorn Air Field in Thailand of being ordered to produce classified documents on North Vietnam air strikes led to Gen John Lavelle’s dismissal. The letter described hostile AAA and SAM threats against U S planes and cites orders to misreport or obscure strike data.
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Nixon invites congress to in depth review of SALT treaty
President Nixon submitted the nuclear arms pact with the Soviet Union to Congress and scheduled an in depth White House session with about 120 members of key committees to discuss ratification. Kissinger will brief the group while Rogers and Gerard Smith testify on Capitol Hill. formal testimony begins next Monday.
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Four die in Missoula crash near Florence Carlton turnoff
Four people died and a fifth was critical after a head on collision on U S 93 about 15 miles south of Missoula. Victims include Nellie Tremper 77 of Missoula and an elderly Sidney couple plus a Stevensville man. A Stevensville woman remained in critical condition at a Missoula hospital. Names of the Sidney and Stevensville victims were not released pending next of kin.
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Butte Weather Forecast Sees Storms Thursday
Variable cloudiness with some thunderstorms expected Thursday in Butte. Today's outlook shows a high near 70 degrees and a low around 40, per the weather map on Page 5.
Rapid City Begins Burying Flood Victims
Rapid City shifts to recovery after the flood from the Black Hills. Officials count 198 dead, down from 202, amid debris clearing by the Army Corps of Engineers. Anton Zieglmeir buried, services held at Fountain View, Mount Calvary and Black Hills cemeteries.
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First dogfight erupts between Israel and Egypt after calm
In the first Israeli Egyptian dogfight in 22 months both sides claim to have shot down two warplanes. Tel Aviv reports two Egyptian MIG21s downed over the Mediterranean and Egyptian pilots parachuted near Ras el Bar. Cairo says two Israeli Mirages were downed near Ras el Bar and acknowledges losses without detailing crashes.
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Conferees approve Golden Eagle plan
Conferees from the Senate and House agreed on a bill to revive and extend the Golden Eagle Passport system for national parks and federal recreation areas. The compromise would allow annual ten dollar permits for carloads of motorists, with options for single visits and new free passports for those 62 or older plus senior discounts on admission and camping fees.
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Maiden maiden voyage of Old No 1 tour bus in Butte
The Old No 1 motorized replica of the historic streetcar will begin its maiden trip Wednesday with a noon dedication program in front of Finlen Hotel. Mayor Mike Micone will snip the ribbon as Broadway is briefly closed. The project, led by the Butte Chamber of Commerce with support from the Junior League, will carry 30 residents on an inaugural city tour featuring Berkeley Pit Weed Concentrator Columbia Gardens W A Clark mansion Montana Tech and the Butte Country Club area.
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Floods Abate on Big Hole and Jefferson Rivers in Montana
Flood situation along the Big Hole and Jefferson rivers in Southwestern Montana appeared to stabilize Tuesday. Roads remain impassable at Twin Bridges and Burma Road while Beaverhead County crews open Trapper Creek Road to car traffic and Madison County crews repair the Jefferson Island bridge approaches downstream from Twin Bridges.
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Silver Bow Democrats pledge 18 delegates for McGovern
In Silver Bow County delegates tally shows 18 pledged to Sen. George McGovern for the state Democratic convention in Helena. Dan Harrington topped the vote at the county gathering, with 385 weighted points. Uncommitted delegates are Tom Tracy and Nora Franey. Wayne O Brien is noted as the youngest delegate. Central officers include Marion Kelly and Nora Franey. Delegates will later help shape Montana’s 17 votes toward Miami.
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