Irving sentenced for defrauding McGraw-Hill in Hughes book
Clifford Irving, 41, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison and fined $10,000 for defrauding McGraw-Hill Inc. of $750,000 with a fake Howard Hughes autobiography. His wife received two months. both got suspended sentences and delayed terms to care for children. The judge noted mercy after a tearful plea.
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New York
Clifford Irving
McGraw-Hill Inc
Howard Hughes
Irving
Cannella
State Supreme Court
Joseph Martinis
Martinis
Hughes
Richard Susskind
McGraw-Hill
Irvings
Olsen urges Montana Dems to back any presidential nominee
Former congressman Arnold Olsen told the Montana Democratic Women’s Club convention to unite behind the party’s presidential nominee, whether Humphrey McGovern or Muskie, as 20 delegates prep for the Miami Beach national convention. He cited unemployment inflation crime and tax reform as top issues, urging votes and party unity for November.
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Helena
Arnold Olsen
Montana
Democrats
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Democratic Women’s Club
Miami Beach
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Pierre Salinger
John F. Kennedy
California
Maine
Ceera
Nixon
Indochina
Olsen
Dick Shoup
Basin road issue stays unresolved by state council
Montana's Environmental Quality Council avoided endorsing or opposing the Basin route for Interstate 15 through Basin while urging careful environmental design. The panel urged use of European methods and greater involvement of environmentalists and agencies in planning, noting time and money spent on Basin and considering Nez Perce Pass and Whitetail–I 90 alternatives.
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Helena
Montana
Environmental Quality Council
Butte-Boulder
Highway Department
Council
Basin
Nez Perce Pass
Whitetail
Butte
Powers
World's airline pilots plan 24 hour strike action
Fifty thousand pilots from 64 nations planned a 24 hour stoppage to protest hijackings and press for airport security. U S and international court actions sought to stop the strike with hearings set for Tuesday and Saturday. United Airlines said it would not support the action, citing public interest concerns.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
Washington
Air Transport Association
Federal District Court
United Air Lines
TWA
U.S. District Court
Edward
International Federation of Airline Pilots
Forsberg
Wallace bullet removal operation set for Sunday
Alabama Governor George C Wallace will undergo surgery to remove a bullet from his spinal canal on Sunday. Aides said a good recovery could allow him to attend the National Convention opening July 10, with plans to participate if possible.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Wallace Ailing After Shooting While Campaigning in Maryland
Governor's press secretary Billy Joe Camp said Wallace hopes to return to Alabama before long. He remains hospitalized at Holy Cross Hospital since May 15 after being shot in Laurel Maryland while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. Wallace is paralyzed from the hips down. surgeons removed one bullet the day of the attack.
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Miami
Billy Joe Camp
Wallace
Alabama
Holy Cross Hospital
Laurel
Anaconda Lad, 6, Critically Hurt In Collision
Steven Thomas of Anaconda, six, was in critical condition at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula after a bicycle collision with a pickup camper on U S 10A near Anaconda Friday. He lay two hours before identification by his mother, Mrs. Tina Thomas, at 207 E Front. Floyd C Wolcott of Walkerville drove east toward Anaconda, and the boy veered into the truck’s path. his head struck the grille and the truck stopped with him beneath it.
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Anaconda
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula
Tina Thomas
E. Front
Charles Thomas
Thomas
Joseph Russell
Butte
Richard Peterson
Floyd C. Wolcott
Walkerville
U.S. 10A
Warplanes hammer navy army targets in North Vietnam
U S warplanes struck southern North Vietnam with a day after a record 350 air strikes on Mig bases and a naval base. The raids hit Bai Thuong Khe Phat Quan Lang and Hai Yen base near Vinh, with support against trucks bridges depots and rail lines. The 196th Infantry Brigade began deactivating as forces shift to Thailand.
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North Vietnam
Hanoi
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Thursda
Ninh Binh
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
Bai Thuong
Khe Phat
Quan Lang
Midway
Hai Yen
Vinh
Song Ca
Radio Hanoi
196Th Infantry Brigade
da Nang
Thailand
Price Commission weighs action to restrain rising food costs
The Price Commission debates possible steps to curb food price increases, with a potential freeze or limits on retailer pass-throughs. Officials say any action would be a last resort, as wholesale beef costs surge to about 60 dollars per hundredweight.
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Washington
Price Commission
High Commission
Commission
Timothy McEnroe
National Association of Food Chains
McGovern outlines plan with tax hikes and strong military budget
Senator George McGovern, leading Democratic contender, proposes heavy taxes on the wealthy and a military budget of 54 billion dollars by 1975. He asserts the force could destroy major Soviet and Chinese targets twice over and rejects “white flag” criticism, insisting the budget is not surrender but powerful, with no new national priorities without shifts in military spending.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Senate House
Unem
Wallace to Undergo Spinal Surgery Sunday
Political figures report Gordon Wallace scheduled for operation to remove a bullet from his spinal canal Sunday. His paralysis has persisted since the shooting at a rally. Daley named Illinois Democratic delegation chair for the national convention with Stevenson backing Daley. McGovern presses for a taxable $1000 grant plan, seeking tax changes to fund the universal grant and broad income maintenance.
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Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson, III
FDA Plans Hearing Over DES Beef Adulteration Issue
The FDA announced a public hearing on the livestock drug DES amid rising illegal use in meat. A potential formal ban to be proposed next week faces debate over meat price impacts and cancer risks linked to the drug, with lawmakers split on a total ban.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
DES
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
William '. Scherle
Iowa
Micone Ponders Reapportionment in Butte
Butte weighs ward changes for a second time in seven years. Mayor Mike Micone forms a five member council panel to draft new ward alignment recommendations for the city.
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Butte
Mike Micone
Dallas woman forced to surrender 130 purebred dogs
Tears marked the moment Doris Bebier and her 130 dogs left a Dallas kennel after city officials ruled the land zoning did not permit kennel use. She built the operation for eight years to support her three children, facing legal blocks and eviction with nowhere to go as she faced mounting debts and welfare for the dogs. The city gave three days to move, and Bebier watched the last animals go to new keepers before driving away.
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Dallas
Tex
Doris Bebier
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