Tragic chairlift crash kills man and injures many at Raton Pass
A chair-lift snag caused five cars to detach on the mountain lift at Raton Pass New Mexico. Robert Guillaume 41 Edmond Oklahoma was killed and his bride June Guillaume seriously hurt. Four others including Richard Tobias Andrews Texas, his son David 7, and Houston driver Joseph Shelton 32 were hospitalized or treated for injuries as rescuers freed passengers from 50 to 200 feet up.
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Raton
N.M
Raton Pass
New Mexico
Colorado
Robert C. Guillaume
Edmond
Oklo
June Guillaume
Miners Hospital
Colfax
Henry Stockton
Guillaume
Richard Tobias
Andrews
Tex
David
Joseph Shelton
Houston
Bob Rosenfield
Raton Daily Range
Mary Jo Barbee
Stratford
Texas
Reckey
Judy Templeton
New Mexico Port of Entry
Lincoln Arguello
Interstate 25
Mansfield backs gun registration push on new bill
Senate Leader Mike Mansfield endorsed a bill by Joseph D. Tydings creating federal gun registration and requires permits for all firearms. The measure, broader than Johnson's recommendations, gains supporters as lawmakers shift to back stricter controls amid crime concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Mansfield
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
Commerce Committee
Sen
Willam Proxmire
Dwis
Johnson pushes strong anti-gun bill across levels
President Johnson orders a top-priority campaign to win passage of a broad gun control bill covering federal state and local levels. Aides say there will be total involvement from the White House and Justice Department as researchers work to develop devices to detect concealed weapons.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Joseph A. Califano Jr
LBJ
Califano
Texas White House
Justice Department
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Johnson’s
Head Start registrations still invited for 8 week program
Nearly 100 preschoolers are enrolled for an eight week Head Start session starting Monday at 446 E Park funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity through the Butte Silver Bow Anti Poverty Council. Frank Gersh says openings remain for summer schedule with Monday enrollment. Transportation is provided and meals are served. Don Harrington serves as project director with five teachers and a nurse attendant.
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E. Park
Office of Economic Opportunity
Butte - Silver Bow
Frank Gersh
Don Harrington
Butte
Forty Tires Stolen From Cunningham-Evans Warehouse
About 40 tires were taken from the Cunningham-Evans Tire Co. warehouse at Iron and Nevada after intruders forced open a loading dock door. Police described the break in and a spokesman said a final count would be set after inventories at service stations are checked.
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Cunningham - Evans Tire Co
Iron and Nevada
If the Brachiosaurus Were Alive Today
The Brachiosaurus would tower above a three story building and likely weighed about 50 tons, reflecting its immense size and mass.
Canary Diamond Worth 250000 Stolen From Witte Museum
Police hunt for the canary colored McFarlin diamond and its 31 emeralds and 17 diamonds necklace after a 30 year old thief battered a display case and escaped in a waiting car. Insurance on the jewelry is 200000. The diamond was donated to the Witte Museum in 1961 by Mr and Mrs E B McFarlin.
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San Antonio
Tex
E. B. McFarlin
Witte Museum
Israelis and Arabs clash on three borders
Israeli units exchanged fire with Arab forces on three fronts including Lebanon to the north Jordan to the east and along the Suez Canal in Egypt. Both sides reported artillery mortar and machine gun engagements with casualties claimed by Egypt and operational details noted by Israel.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Egypt
Suez Canal
Cairo
el Qantara
Great Bitter Lake
Jordan River
Allenby Bridge
McCarthy wing protest in Montana defeated by Rules panel
In Helena the Rules Committee ruled Missoula County's 11 member delegation to the State Democratic Convention was properly elected. The panel rejected objections by Jeanne Beatty alleging improper appointment, proxy voting by officers, improper ballot form, and proxies held by the county treasurer.
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Helena
Missoula County
Jeanne Beatty
Beatty
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Montana
Congressional Committee
Thomas Hanrahan
Cperne Long
Rules Committee
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McCarthy Wing
Butte & Helena, Montana
Scotchgard
Fortrel
Fiber Industries
Hennessy’s
Carter
Terry Sunshines
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Picea Me
Hennessy’s Infants
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