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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1971
Page
10
A column in The Standard analyzes the New York Times secret Pentagon study on U S involvement in Vietnam. The piece notes the classified nature of the documents, possible legal violations, and raises whether the report should have been classified at all, detailing political deception and misdirection cited in the McNamara era.
Opinion notes early signs for a permanent Amtrak passenger train through southern Montana after initial return to service. Reports indicate around 75 passengers aboard with good food and service. timetable delays cited but not as a predictor. The piece urges reader ridership to sustain, not just until September 1972.
The New York Times editorial decries government censorship after a federal order blocks publishing new chapters of a secret Pentagon study on Vietnam. It defends the public's right to know and argues against overclassification and prior restraint as a threat to press freedom.
Letters to the editor in Dillon and Butte critique Gov. Forrest Anderson’s push for a 25 percent income tax rise and advocate sales tax plans. Authors argue a voluntary lottery could boost tourism, while favoring broad shared taxation and limiting compulsory levies on Montanans.
The Montana Standard lists D R Campbell Jr as publisher Robert W Jones as business manager Bert Gaskill as editor and Jeffrey B Gibson as editorial page editor. It is the official newspaper of Silver Bow County and the City of Butte.
Victor Riesel argues that automation at General Motors Lordstown shows robots can outwork human workers. He warns steel and copper unions face wage battles, rising costs, and potential bankruptcy as strikers push for gains, risking robot replacements and depleted strike funds.
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