Legislative tax deadlock cracks with sales tax referendum
The Montana legislature edges toward a tax compromise ending a six month stalemate. A 2 percent sales tax referendum is set for September 14 along with a one year 12 percent income tax surcharge increase and a 0.5 percent rise in corporate income tax for 1971. The plan aims to balance the budget for 1971 73 with spending capped at 198 to 200 million and full state support for public schools if approved. Virginia City notes obituary for Mary Frances Vickers Gohn born 1871 to be buried there with services at St Paul et Church followed by rites at K and L Mortuary.
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Arthur Hutchinson
Helena
Virginia City
Mary Frances Vickers Gohn
Order of the Eastern Star
H.N. Tragitt Jr
St. Paul Et Church
Viginia City
K and L Mortuary
Virginia
George Edward Gohn
Episcopal
Senate
Dick Ozivi
D-Great Falls
House
GOP
Forrest Anderson
This man's Army goes to the dogs
Edgewood Arsenal Md. reports a ten year plan to breed a superior dog for military and civilian use. Col. Castleberry says selective breeding will yield a “superdog” by the 10th generation, improving detection beyond electronic gadgets.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Col. M.W. Castleberry
Partin mistrial demand sparks newsroom dispute
Defense attorney Robert T. O'Leary moved for a mistrial in the Partin case arguing that Montana Standard headlines tainted jurors. Judge W D Murray kept the motion under advisement while jurors were warned not to read press reports. The trial resumed with witnesses supporting the government's view Partin acted as agent of Teamsters Local 5.
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Robert T. O’leary
Butte
Edward Grady Partin
O’leary
Partin
W. D. Murray
Louisiana
Ted F. Dunham Jr
Dunham
Teamsters Local 5
Baton Rouge
Ex FBI man settles suit against agency
John F. Shaw, a former FBI agent who resigned after criticism of a letter defending the bureau, won a settlement. He will receive 13000 in back pay and the government will remove and destroy all counter information from his personnel file. Shaw calls the deal total vindication of his disagreement with J Edgar Hoover.
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New York
John F. Shaw
FBI
Bureau
Shaw
Counee
Melvin Wulf
Wulf
Asst
U.S
Daniel H. Murphy N. Shaw
J. Edgar Hoover
Manhattan
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Hoover
Workmen uncover cache of slot machines in Forsyth
A cement crew found 17 slot machines buried beneath the sidewalk in front of the Joseph Hotel in Forsyth. A Rosebud County sheriff's spokesman said the age of the machines and their duration underground could not be determined. One machine bore a 1949 license tag. Authorities plan to seize the gambling pieces as illegal.
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Forsyth
Joseph Hotel
Rosebud
Butte Area Sports Swing Into Full Summer Pace
The American Legion baseball program runs wide in Butte and Anaconda with Babe Ruth Little League and softball busy evenings and weekends. Bozeman hosts the Gallatin Dog Club Show Pac Car Tour and National Collegiate Rodeo finals. Virginia City previews melodrama and a busy regional entertainment slate.
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American Legion
Butte
Anaconda
Bozeman
Gallatin
Mansfield and Shoup differ on Times story
Mansfield and Shoup reacted differently to the New York Times six part report on U S involvement in Indochina. The seven part series was halted by a federal court restraining order after the third installment.
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Missoula
Mike Mansfield
Dick Shoup
New York Times
Pentagon
U.S
Indochina
Senate
Mansfield
Shoup
Times
Lawmakers Split Over Times Publication Of Pentagon Report
Democratic Mansfield and Republican Shoup weighed the Pentagon report's impact in interviews. Mansfield urged ongoing publication while defending First Amendment rights, and pointed to the need for public awareness. Shoup urged caution about publishing stolen or illegally obtained classified material.
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Mansfield
Shoup
Times
Capitol Hill
New York Times
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Times Agrees to List Pentagon Papers For Government
The New York Times will voluntarily list for the government the secret Pentagon documents behind its Vietnam origins series. Judge Gurfein paused an inquiry into the paper files while warning against fishing expeditions. The 47 volume study covers 1945 to 1967 and includes The Tonkin Gulf summary.
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NEW York
The
New York Times
Pentagon
Murray Gurfein
Times
U.S
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
the Times
Gurfein
Nomepaper
Sidney Zion
Daniel
FDA official faults nonprescription pain remedies marketing
A Senate hearing heard FDA official Dr. Henry Simmons criticize nonprescription pain remedies for confusing consumers with excessive terminology. He cited Excedrin and Anacin as overstating benefits while plain aspirin remains as effective or better. He noted Americans’ high aspirin use and claims linking relief to nervous tension lack evidence. TV ads showing Excedrin outperforming aspirin were shown at the hearing.
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Washington Star
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Henry Simmons
FDA
Bureau of Medicine
Senate
Bristol Myers
American Home Products Corp
Simmons
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Monoplay and Small Business
Deer Lodge man killed in U S 10 collision near Garrison
Denis L. Smith 19 of Deer Lodge died Thursday morning when his car veered into the eastbound lane and struck a semi driven by Leonard L. Stroupe 62 of Haines City Florida six miles west of Garrison Montana. Stroupe was uninjured. Smith is survived by his wife daughter parents brothers and sisters. Rosary and Mass planned in Deer Lodge with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. Montana’s 1971 traffic toll reaches 105 with this fatality marking Powell County’s third of the year.
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Deer Lodge
Denis L. Smith
Garrison
U.S. 10
Gary Jones
Smith
Leonard L. Stroupe
Haines City
Fla
Stroupe
Powell County High School
Sheila
Teri Lynn
Wayland Smith
Kit
David
Shawn
Michael
Linda
Annette
Alesia
Kimberly
Tim
Janet) Olson
Richard
Sharon) McElderry
St. Ignatius
John Rogers
Drummond
B. D. Cook
Sunnyvale
Calif
Rosary
Beck
Paul Macken
Immaculate Conception Church
Hillcrest Cemetery
Montana
Powell County
Variable cloudiness and mild with scattered moisture
Weather summary notes variable cloudiness and continued mild temperatures with a small chance of precipitation. The outlook mentions limited rain prospects while a map on page 10 provides regional details.
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