Montana Democrats name McGovern delegates for Western district
Western district elects seven delegates to the national convention in Miami Beach with full votes. Named are Joan Kennerly, Robert Watt, Shaun Thompson, Vickie Morin, Dana Harrington, Stella Hansen, and Jim Albertson. Western alternates come from the uncommitted slate. a floor dispute over a Kalispell delegate’s ballot was resolved by the rules committee.
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Helena
Montana
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Joan Kennerly
Browning
Robert Watt
Soula
Shaun Thompson
University of Montana
Missoula
Vickie Morin
Polson
Dana Harrington
Butte
Silver Bow County
Stella Jean Hansen
Jim Albertson
Jim Murry
Afl-Cio
William Groff
D-Victor
Joe Brand
D-Deer Lodge
Russell Klare
Bozeman
Rick Champoux
Kalispell
Martha Burke
Champoux
McGovern
Tom Demos
Cambodia aid cost remains mystery
A congressional committee accused the Nixon administration of hiding part of U S aid details to Cambodia. The House Government Operations Committee cited withholding a country field submission and noted concerns about exchange support funds a $20 million cash grant and failures of a U S financed commodity import program.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Nixon
Congress
House Government Operations Committee
William S. Moorhead
D-Pa
Committee
Agency For International Development
Far East
Three firemen die in hotel collapse in Boston
In Back Bay, three firefighters were killed and at least eight injured as the Vendome Hotel collapse followed a four hour blaze. Crews searched a 10 foot rubble pile while the fire continued above. The chaplain administered last rites to two decedents.
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Boston (Ap
Boston
Back Bay
Fire Department
Msgr
James
Keating
Rapid City Flood Recedes After Martial Law Declared
Heavy rains flood Rapid City forcing Mayor Donald Barnett to declare martial law as 2,500 National Guardsmen recalled from planned release. The storm prompted evacuation to high ground and cars washed from roads near Rapid Creek. conditions eased by nightfall.
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Rapid City
S.D
Donald Barnett
Barnett
National
National Weather Service
Rapid Creek
Court orders ALPA pilots to poll 38 nations on strike plan
A federal appeals court directed the Air Line Pilots Association to survey affiliates in 38 nations about the impact of delaying a 24 hour work stoppage set for Monday in protest of skyjackings. The court heard ATA’s appeal seeking an injunction against American participation.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Air Transport Association
U.S
Anece George L. Hart Jr
ATA
Group
Ground combat ends as aerial war continues in Vietnam
U S forces end ground combat in South Vietnam with the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry Division phased out while air strikes from bases in Thailand and carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin persist. The buildup in Thailand, Guam and off Vietnam's coast rises toward about 100,000 men as operations aim to slow materiel flow south.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Nixon
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Air Force
Marine and Navy
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Hanoi
Nikolai V
Midway
Thanh Hoa
Dmz
Miss Montana Crown Goes to Debra DeBiase of Billings
Debra DeBiase 21 from Billings was chosen Miss Montana at the state pageant in Billings. Maureen Sullivan of Butte tied for fourth runner up among 11 contestants. Sullivan represents Western Montana College. Debra Ann Duty of Havre was first runner up representing Montana State University. Jenny Henderson of Billings was second runner up with Debra Knidpkamp from Lindsay, and Kathy Danzer of Helena tied with Sullivan for the fourth runner up position.
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Billings
Debra DeBiase
Montana
Butte
Maureen Sullivan
Miss Sullivan
Neal Sullivan
Princeton
Western Montana College
Havre
Debra Ann Duty
Montana State University
Jenny Henderson
Debra Knidpkamp
Lindsay
Kathy Danzer
Helena
Rescue in ruined tunnel after Paris area train crash
Rescuers freed a woman after 26 hours in a tunnel north of Paris where two trains collided. Officials raised Friday’s death toll to 49 with fears it may exceed 100. 76 were injured, all reported French. Cries from children were heard as debris injuries continued.
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Soissons
France
Paris
Anaconda Boy Dies After Friday Bicycle Crash
Six year old Steven Thomas of Anaconda died in a Missoula hospital from head injuries after a Friday collision on U S 93 east of Anaconda. He veered into the path of a pickup camper driven by Floyd C. Wolcott of Walkerville and died Saturday evening after two hours at Anaconda hospital and transfer to Missoula. The Deer Lodge County fatality count for the year rises to five.
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Steven Thomas
Anaconda
Missoula
Tina Thomas
E. Front
Charles Thomas
Floyd C. Wolcott
Walkerville
U.S
Ocers
Deer Lodge County
Puzzling Note Found With Montana Prison Plates
Lincoln County Sheriff John Fisher received an anonymous message inside a box of new license plates from Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. The note claimed a prisoner and the writer are being held against their will.
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Libby
Mont
Lincoln County
John Fisher
Montana
Deer Lodge
Weather Outlook and Cooler Trend Today
Partly cloudy skies give way to cooler air with temperatures in the upper 60s during the day and lower 40s at night. The forecast covers today’s trend and broader conditions.
Father Day Tribute: The Everyday Hero at Home
A humorous reverie on fathers as the household leveler and tireless helper. From fixing cars and paying bills to comforting children and guiding chores, the piece celebrates dad’s unseen daily labor and his role beyond the stereotype.
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Father
Dad
Daddy
Pop
Papa
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