May industrial output hits new high as inflation fears rise
The Federal Reserve reports May output at 163.7 percent of the 1957-59 average, a May record driven by autos and industrial goods. Retail sales rise 1 percent from April, unemployment stable at 3.5 percent, while the administration seeks a 10 percent surtax and a $6 billion spending cut to curb inflation.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Martin Luther King
Administration and Reserve Board Ao
Congress
Johnson
Federal Reserve
Miss Montana Crown Night in Billings
A new Miss Montana will be crowned Saturday night in Billings to succeed Linda Rhein of Helena. Mistress of ceremonies is Nancy Ann McCleod. Thirteen contestants advance through pre judging events since Tuesday and will meet Billings residents Friday night at Park Plaza alongside Miss Alaska and Miss Oregon.
Groceries Stolen From Helen Burton Home
Mrs. Helen Burton reports theft of her month’s grocery supply from 140 West Platinum. The crime occurred between 1 30 and 4 p m Friday, with police notified about a missing pantry shipment.
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Helen Burton
W. Platinum
Challenge to engineering students try to design a better brassiere
Major lingerie maker prompts engineering students to design a better bra using slide rule techniques. At Columbia, Mary Frances McGuire and Rachel Mizrahi comment on practicality and fascination, while MIT rejects the contest.
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Joe Cunningham
Montana Tech
New York
Columbia University
School of Engineering
Mary Frances McGuire
Rachel Mivrahil
Columbia
Helena Wins $306000 for Urban Renewal Projects
U S Housing and Urban Development approved about $306 000 for Helena urban renewal efforts announced by Senator Lee Metcalf. The 220 acre South Central General Neighborhood Renewal Area gets $100 482 for area prep while the 44 acre Last Chance Gulch project receives $205 543 for survey and planning. Preliminary Last Chance studies show nearly $5.5 million in federal funds will be needed, a sum reserved in anticipation Helena will seek a loan and grant contract.
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Helena
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lee Metcalf
South Central General
Last Chance Gulch
Metcalf
Mule train protesters jailed then offered release in Georgia
Douglasville authorities released 67 mule train protesters after arrest for using the interstate. Gov Maddox offered to drop charges if march continued on a defined schedule. Leaders agreed to resume the trek to Atlanta with escort and a later move toward Washington.
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Georgia
Douglasville
Poor People’s Campaign
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Douglas County
Claude Abercrombie
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Atlanta
Willie Bolden
Maddox and
Abercrombie
Interstate 20
National Guard
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hosea Williams
Washington, D.C
Resurrection City
Alabama
J. H. Cofer
Atlanta Humane Society
McCarthy Supporters Hope Montana Speech Slow HHH Drive
McCarthy backers in Montana expect Friday night speech by Eugene McCarthy to slow Hubert Humphrey momentum as delegates prepare for Saturday caucus. Williams says Humphrey leads in delegate count but McCarthy gains Kennedy voters. Local tensions flare over Missoula delegation seating and rules committee hearing to review alleged violations.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Eugene McCarthy
Montana
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Pat Williams
D-Butte
Chicago
Williams
Jeanne Beatty
Missoula
Montana McCarthy Group
William C. Cregg
Soula
McCarthy
Minnesota
Beatty
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Jerome J. Cate
Billings
Kennedy
Cate
Chet Blaylock
Beaty
Missoula County
State Rules Committee
Cregg
Thomas F. Murray
Murray
State Party
Mrs. Beaty
Olsen urges GI loan raise and rehab reform at VFW
Representative Arnold Olsen told the State Veterans of Foreign Wars in Great Falls that a bill increasing the veterans home loan guarantee from 7500 to 12500 has passed. He spoke on a part time vocational rehabilitation option and noted veterans programs are exempt from a 6 billion spending cap in this year’s tax bill. Olsen received a VFW award for support of the Voice of Democracy program.
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Great Falls
Arnold Olsen
D-Mont
Olsen
VFW
Voice of Democracy
Gereau urges state control of federal education funds
Mary Condon Gereau former Montana superintendent told a Democratic women’s luncheon that the nation's education system thrives on diversity and that federal aid should be directed through state control She supports state led funding while opposing earmarked federal programs and cites NEA lobbying in Washington.
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Helena
Mary Condon Gereau
Montana
America
Democratic Women’s Clubs
Harriet Miller
Gereau
National Education Association
Washington, D. C
Gerald
NEA
Congress
Abernathy frames Poor People demand as more
Reverend Ralph David Abernathy told the National Press Club that the poor want more and compared it to labor’s old demand for more. He received three standing ovations as the Poverty Campaign gains momentum with National Solidarity Day protests at three federal agencies. Demonstrators target Agriculture, State, and Health, Education and Welfare as hunger vigils enter a third day and Mexican Americans press treaty rights outside the State Department.
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Washington
National Press Club
Ralph David Abernathy
John L. Lewis
Capital Press Corps
Departments of Agriculture, State
Health, Education and Welfare
State Department
Collins named director of UM Foundation
Thomas J. Collins, an administrative staff member at the University of Montana, will succeed the late Oakley E. Coffee as director of the UM Foundation. Collins has served as acting director and led general fundraising in liaison with the Foundation which earlier reported assets growth of $1 million.
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Missoula
Thomas J. Collins
University of Montana
Oakley E. Coffee
UM Foundation
Robert T. Pantzer
Collins
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