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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1971
Page
5
American B52 bombers pounded the Khe Sanh area to blunt a suspected North Vietnamese buildup. Da Nang sources report stockpiles being rebuilt and troops moving east via rugged mountains toward the coast. A new road north of Highway 9 connects to a jungle escape route, with uncertain impact on August elections.
Reported on Monday, two South Vietnamese positions in the northern quarter were shelled as part of ongoing harassing attacks against U.S. and South Vietnamese government units. The action follows a series of similar incidents tied to the broader military push into Laos.
University of Montana ends its traditional mass commencement with separate ceremonies for each division. About 780 undergraduates 33 law students and 160 graduates received diplomas as field house renovations delayed a single ceremony. U.S. reports note shelling near Saigon and clashes near Krek with casualties on both sides.
U S Sen Gale McGee was named to a special Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to review the 1971 international wheat agreement replacing the 1967 grain pact. Hearings begin next month and key issues include potential talks to set workable pricing in international trade.
NASA announced a 1973 74 experiment sending health and education programs by satellite to low cost receivers in schools and public institutions in the Rockies and Alaska. The plan includes a 2000 pound equatorial satellite relay and broadcasts starting September 16 with a May end date to be determined.
James P. Murphy a former Butte resident and Marquette University School of Medicine graduate completed residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospitals and Clinics of the University of Alabama in Birmingham. He also held an internship at the University of San Diego before joining UAB.
Two Butte professionals Atty. Allen R. McKenzie and Dr. Robert Thomett will join a simulated hearing before the Montana Medical-Legal Malpractice Screening Panel during the Montana Bar Association's 83rd convention in Great Falls. The panel, created in 1969, screens malpractice claims and is split into eastern and western committees as the three day MBA program draws about 400 lawyers and judges from across the state June 24 to 26. A Butte student Sharon M. Rosevear of 1919 Argyle earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Northern Colorado in the recent large graduation class.
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