Government witness says Partin applied pressure
The government showed that Edward Grady Partin pressured a Baton Rouge concrete magnate during 1966 1967 contract talks. Roland Stevens testified his pipe and ready mix business faced harassment and Partin played a key role. Stevens’ interests are worth about $1 million.
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Lews T. Poole
Edward Grady Partin
Teamsters Union
Baton Rouge
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Roland Stevens
Teamster
Stevens
Mansfield Calls Hearing on How U S Got in War
Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield announced a Senate committee would hold hearings on how the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. The move follows New York Times publication of the secret Pentagon study and comes as Secretary of State William Rogers calls the documents a serious matter harming foreign relations.
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New York Times
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Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Senate
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State Department
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Mansfield
Johnson
Congress
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Administration
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Montana lawmakers unveil compromise reapportionment plan
A joint House Senate committee package proposes 50 senators and 100 representatives across 21 districts chosen to avoid county splits. Each district would vary population within 10 percent, with districts electing 1 to 6 senators and twice as many representatives. The plan aims as a starting point with unanimous committee approval and expected introduction Wednesday.
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House
Senate
Harrison Fagg
Manpower specialist under council fire
At the Model City committee meeting Aldermen debated hiring a manpower specialist to ensure local hiring priority. A resolution was postponed two weeks as skeptics questioned need and possible inequities, while HUD requirements were cited for a full time personnel role and staffing.
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Pam Zehner
Model City
Bert Mehrens
Don Rosa
Odel City
Jim
Murphy
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Butte Weather Outlook Through Thursday
Fair to partly cloudy conditions continue in Butte with windy showers unlikely. Today’s outlook lists a high of 68 and a low of 33 as the weather map on Page 8 provides regional details.
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Butte
Anaconda labor talks resume with local unions
Anaconda Co and its union locals in Butte resume negotiations. Teamsters met Tuesday and Wednesday, crafts to join Thursday, miners and operating engineers later. Focus is local work conditions and grievances with broader issues discussed in Salt Lake City. General talks set for June 22 in Salt Lake City.
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Anaconda Co
Butte
Anaconda and
Teamsters
Anaconda
Salt Lake City
Utah
United Steelworkers
Deception over McNamara papers sparks constitutional clash
An editorial argues the U S attorney general cannot hide critical Vietnam era documents and that court battles will not silence the public record. It notes the clash between privacy of government records and national transparency as McNamara's analysis draws intense scrutiny.
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New York
Republic
United States
New York Times
McNamara
GOP maneuvers to preserve Montana tax plan
In Helena the Montana House, led by Speaker James P. Lucas, rejects Senate changes to a 2 percent general sales tax plan and heads HB112 to a joint conference. Republicans criticize Senate moves raising the surtax to 30 percent and schedule a mediation.
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Montana
House
Senate
Rep
N.F. Keller
Great Falls
Keller
Compromise Reapportionment Cuts Montana Senate Seats
Montana lawmakers back a plan to reduce the Senate from 55 to 50, cutting rural districts and consolidating by county lines. Butte faces loss while Billings Great Falls keep seats and Missoula Helena gain. Silver Bow would drop to three senators and six representatives, Lewis and Clark with Teton join for three senators six representatives.
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Montana
Senate
Butte
Billings
Great Falls
Missoula
Silver Bow County
Lewis and Clark County
Teton County
Detroit drug war drives 47 homicides in year to date
Detroit police report 47 drug related slayings this year among 316 total homicides with narcotics often found at scenes or tied to victims. Most victims are black and four women and three men died in a West Le area flat execution style. Investigators seek four suspects. heroin and cocaine linked to the killings as officers note high per capita homicide rates in the city.
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