Grassroots Montana McGovern delegates stun old party bosses
At the Montana Democratic convention in Helena on June 6 McGovern supporters swept 18 of 20 delegates and 15 percent of Montana's 17 votes. Shirley Chisholm held one vote and one delegate ran uncommitted. Lee Metcalf was relegated to an alternate. The vote showcased a grassroots shift against established party machinery with tensions over unity and strategy.
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Helena
George McGovern
Thomas Towe
Billings
McGovern
Montana
Shirley Chisholm
Joe Ten Bear
South Dakota
Lee Metcalf
Metcalf
Miami Beach
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Democratic Women’s Club
Afl-Cio
Barry Goldwater
Labor
Silver Bow
Cascade
William A. Groff
Melcher
Joe Renders
Great Falls
Towe
U.S
Lee
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Democrat
Groff
George Siderius
Flathead County
John L
Luke” McKeon
Anaconda
McKeon
130 youths work on summer jobs
The Butte-Silver Bow Anti-Poverty Council reported 310 youths placed in the Neighborhood Youth Corps program with over 120000 dollars in federal support. Ross Richardson heads NYC with sites at Nine Mile Kiwanis Camp and Montana Tech among others. seven week term across Butte and neighboring counties.
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Butte-Silver Bow
Korn Casey chosen for Montana Volunteer Firemen posts
Casey of Centerville and Korn of the Boulevard were elected to new offices at the Montana State Volunteer Firemen’s Association 20th annual convention in Libby. The meet drew 40 delegates from Libby out of 140 registered, with demonstrations by the state fire marshal and remarks from Lt. Gov. Tom Judge praising volunteers.
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Arthur J. Korn
The
Boulevard
Jim Casey
Centerville
Montana State Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Libby
Butte
Ken Jacqueth
Frank Frankovich
Stanford
Henry Lohr
Townsend
Jury to hear $125,000 personal injury suit in Butte
District court jurors were sworn Monday in Judge John B McClernan's department to hear Michael J Judd's $125000 claim against Leipheimer Motors over a defective City of Butte garbage device alleged to have caused severe injuries on August 22 1968. W J Thiele and Sons has been dropped from the case. Testimony begins Tuesday with jurors including Calvin Rogers and others.
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John B. McClernan
Michael J. Judd
Leipheimer Motors
Judd
City of Butte
Leipheimer
W. J. Thiele and Sons
Farm Credit Banks Board Tours Montana State Visit
The Farm Credit Banks of Spokane board will tour Montana this week with stops in Missoula Butte Virginia City and Bozeman during its regular monthly meeting at Montana State University Bozeman. Directors from Missoula Lewistown Great Falls and Bozeman will join managers of local credit associations.
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Farm Credit Banks of
Spokane
Bozeman
Montana
Missoula
Butte
Virginia City
Montana State University
Twelfth Farm Credit District
Federal Land Bank of
Federal Land Banks
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
George W. Lacey
Drummond
Lewistown
Great Falls
Condemnation Trial Opens For Angove Corner Land
Judge James D. Freebourn presides as a district court jury begins the state condemnation case over about 2.3 acres at Angove's Corner where a restaurant bar service station and beauty shop stood. plaintiffs seek 78000 in damages with witnesses including Arms Ed Simonich and John A. Bender summoned. Jurors include Weldon Manion Larson Brisbin Simmons Madden and others. In a separate action, a default judgment of 2800 was awarded to Wendell E. Johnson against Ben Sandoval for a traffic collision.
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James D. Freebourn
Benton and
Patricia Arms
Angove
District Court
Wendell E. Johnson
Ben H. Sandoval
Johnson
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Montana Standard
McGovern Camp
Crisis Center
E. Granite
Hutchinson
By Wohl
Quincy
Nea
Korn
Casey
Farm Credit Group
Edith Kennedy
Jeremiah O’neill
Andrew Moretti
James LeProwse
Barbara Campbell
Esther Sagar
Margaret Podgorski
Mary Rogers
Theresa Opie
June Lawson
John O’donnell
Kendrick Smith
James Beck
Harry Alley
Richard B. Dundas
Fe Ehteis Department
Smith
Arms
Ed Simonich
John A. Bender
Helen Weldon
Dennette Manion
Judith R. Larson
Ernest J. Brisbin
Marion R. Simmons
Denise Madden
Wilbur J. Wieke
Mary O'Neill
H. C. Riddell
Ernesta J. McCarthy
Billy Stapp
Rose Kalousek
Higgser
Bill Dulong
S. Washington
USS. Geological Survey
Dulong
Edward
Etta Rae Daddow
Burlington
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