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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1968
Page
2
Abernathy vows continued protest until demands for food jobs and welfare reform are met as 400 shanties line Resurrection City. Police estimate 35 000 to 40 000 attend while 250 000 claimed by march leader Sterling Tucker, amid civil rights voices and boos for Humphrey.
U S Senator Eugene J McCarthy captured 52 of 123 NY delegates as Kennedy and Humphrey camps split the rest. Paul O Dwyer defeated Eugene H Nickerson for the Senate nomination, while Rockefeller led Republicans with 71 delegates. Emanuel Celler and Adam Clayton Powell won renomination.
A large Butte delegation will travel to the Republican State Women’s Convention in Helena. Mrs Gladys O'Donnell national president will speak at a breakfast. events include a business session, a tea for Mrs Tim Babcock and an awards banquet headlined by GOP candidate Dick Smiley. Delegates named include Mrs James Smitham Mrs Basil Andrikopolous Mrs Ted Woodward and others.
Mostly cloudy Thursday and Thursday night with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms. Partly cloudy late Thursday night and Friday with a few showers or storms in the extreme east. Cooler conditions Thursday into Friday with lows in the 40s and highs ranging 65 to 85 depending on location.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association officially adopts the miniskirt. Executive director Leonard F. Wirtz granted sanction on Tuesday noting players like Carol Mann Sandra Palmer and Lesley Holbert already wear the shorter design.
President Johnson signed the omnibus crime bill after Congress passed it two weeks post Kennedy’s assassination. The measure allows voluntary confessions as evidence, permits court ordered wiretapping, bans mail order pistols, and starts a $100 million first-year aid program for police training and equipment. Johnson warned Congress to reexamine wiretapping safeguards and pledged limited use in national security cases.
State Highway Engineer Lewis M. Chittim announced a 10 percent overrun on Bearmouth project estimates after re evaluation. F&S Construction of Butte will handle Bearmouth east with Washington Crick Construction of Missoula and Spokane on Bearmouth west. Mahnomen Pile Driving of Missoula holds bridge contracts. Clair Boulet Construction of Butte is low bidder for fencing.
The period will average 2 to 8 degrees below normal with a warm start and cooler weekend. Eastern temps include Helena 75 48 and Miles City 81 55 with weekend showers totaling .20 to .50 inch. Western highs show Butte 70, Missoula 75, Kalispell 75 with weekend rain amounts from 0.10 to 0.25 inch.
A simple addition of a small amount of soap allows oil and water to mix more readily. The soap lowers surface tension, enabling dispersion and stable emulsion in simple experiments.
Corette outlined that Montana Power’s construction program will average about 25 million dollars yearly from 1966 to 1969, well above the 10 million yearly average from 1958 to 1965, and future construction will exceed past levels. O’Connor hailed Montana Power’s rates as lower than national averages and emphasized environmental and civic responsibilities. A luncheon followed at the Finlen hotel.
Montreal welcomes 20 to 30 million visitors this spring and summer to Man and His World formerly Expo. Most pavilions remain, but the United States geodesic dome has been converted into a multistory garden with trees, tropical plants, floral mosaics, and birds in a natural setting.
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