Montana GOP delegates host three day state convention
Republicans in Helena gathered for a three day convention with leaders warning of apathy and opportunism as Tim Babcock and Paul Laxalt spoke. The meeting included a Rockefeller stop Nixon campaign update and a focus on Montana’s 14 vote delegation amid uncommitted delegates.
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Helena
Rockefeller
National Party
Leonard Hall
Miller
Nixon
Montana
Cougill
Reagan
Frank Whetstone
Cut Bank
Tom Lund
Hamilton
Mountain
Larry Anderson
Chester
Joe Boyd
Billings
Jim Hayden
Oregon
Miami Beach
Congress
Tim Babcock
Nevada
Paul Laxalt
Babcock
GOP
Republican Party
Republican Women’s Clubs
Gladys O’donnell
National Federation of Republican Women
James Murphy
Kalispell
Waldo Moberly
Shelby National
Nixon declines debate with Rockefeller in Chicago
Nixon said he will not debate Gov. Rockefeller after attacks and warned that a weaker Vietnam stance could jeopardize peace talks. He met with Sen. Charles H. Percy and Illinois GOP leaders as a delegate poll showed Nixon leading in Illinois.
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Nixon
Rockefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Percy
Vietnam
Ruby Valley Hospital Discharges and Admits List
Ruby Valley Hospital admitted and discharged through Wednesday. Named patients include Henry Simpson Twin Bridges Willard Kuchar Springfield Ill Barbara Wilson Leda Pickett Sheridan Esther Judy Alder Chris tina Hansen George Bryant Pat McLaughlin Maimie Willet Sheridan Flora E Thompson Ennis Diane Casey Dubois Idaho. Other discharges include George Mercer Twin Bridges Dale Jackson Alder Ada Gilman Sheridan.
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Sheridan
Ruby Valley Hospital
Henry Simpson
Twin Bridges
Willard Kuchar
Springfield
Ill
Barbara Wilson
Leda Pickett
Esther Judy
Alder
Christina Hansen
George Bryant
Pat McLaughlin
Maimie Willet
Flora E. Thompson
Ennis
Diane Casey
Dubois
Idaho
George Mercer
Dale Jackson
Ada Gilman
Presbyterians Vote to Become Inactive Affiliate
The Synod of the Rockies of the Presbyterian Church voted to become an inactive affiliate of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The synod, one of 33 in the church, represents 77 congregations across Montana and Wyoming.
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Presbyterians
Billings
Synod of the Rockies
The
Presbyterian Church
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Montana
Wyoming
East of the Divide Forecast Mostly Fair and Warmer
The forecast calls for mostly fair and warmer conditions east of the divide Friday and Friday night. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies in the east with variable cloudiness and widely scattered showers or afternoon thunderstorms and cooler air in the west. Highs Friday range 72 to 82 with lows 45 to 55. West of the divide remains mostly fair Friday with increasing cloudiness Friday night.
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Billings
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Helena
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Nixon gains early balloting edge in convention race
Nixon campaign worker John Sears predicts Nixon will win the nomination on the first ballot. He notes Rockefeller shifts may keep Rockefeller from causing a divisive split. Montana supporters tout Rockefeller gains while Nixon hosts and Rockefeller backers operate hospitality suites at the state convention.
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Ed Nixon
Nixon
John Sears
New York
Rockefeller
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Sears
Vern Coungill
Helena
Matt Hims
Kalispell
Montana
Babcock
Eisenhower improves after heart attack doctors say progress continues
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is making overall progress after last Saturday's major heart attack. Irregularities in his heart rhythm persist but are less frequent than when first noted, signaling continued improvement.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Card game lookout describes cheating device at Friars Club trial
Los Angeles AP report says gambler George E. Leach testified a built in electronic receiver and oscillator in a girdle helped cheat gin rummy for Harry Karl and others. Leach described signals used to avoid throwing cards and to knock, raising bets to cover losses as Karl and associates faced a fraud case with Tony Martin Phil Silvers among those blamed.
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Los Angeles
Harry Karl
George E. Leach
Friars Club
Beverly Hills
Maurice H. Sg
Leach
Karl
Tony Martin
Phil Silvers
Friedman
Las Vegas
Johnny Rosselli
U.S
Manuel Jacobs
Benjamin Teitelbaum
T. Warner Richardson
Rockefeller attacks Nixon as false prophet in Chicago rally
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller blasted Richard Nixon as a false prophet on the Vietnam War and a losing candidate in big city votes. He cited Nixon’s city-by-city defeat and urged voters to question Nixon’s ability to win urban ballots. The crowd of about 10,000 reacted with mixed cheers and boos.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Vietnam
America
Rockefeller
Nixon
Good Housekeeping
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Missouri
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Michigan
Detroit
New York
New York City
Airliner hijacked with 80 aboard lands in Cuba
A Viasa DC9 carrying 80 people including four Americans was hijacked from Santo Domingo and forced to land in Santiago Cuba. A young man with a grenade threatened to explode it unless landing in Cuba. Among the Americans aboard were Army Col. Henry Joslin and his wife Wanda.
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Havana
Santiago
Cuba
Viasa Airlines
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
U.S
Army
Henry Joslin
American Military Assistance Group
Wanda
New York
William W. Taylor
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Russell Edwards
Tax bill delays penalty on child aid program
The House passed a tax economy bill that postpones a disputed limit on federally funded aid for dependent children. The provision, previously enacted, sought to slow growth of welfare assistance and faced opposition from the Poor People’s Campaign. Demonstrations continued at Rep. Mills’s offices after the postponement was disclosed.
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Washington
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Young Cook and Others Hired as Summer Post Office Helpers
Daniel W. Cook age 19 of 2401 Harvard, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Cook, a Montana State University sophomore, passed the seasonal assistant program exam and scored well on a Civil Service test. Postmaster Wilkinson announced seven additional Youth Opportunity Program summer helpers for post office work.
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Daniel W. Cook
Harvard
J. F. Cook
Montana State University
Young Cook
Wilkinson
Daly Wins Democratic Nomination for Montana Attorney General
Gene B. Daly spent 18910 to win the Democratic nomination for attorney general in the June 4 primary with party clubs contributing 17343 to Daly and 5188 to the Woodahl club. Opponents included Thomas J. Harnarhan and Francis J. McCarver with varying expenditures. The general election winner will earn 15500 annually.
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Frank Murray
Daly
May Griswold
Miami
Fla
John McCarver
John Iwen
Great Falls
Bill Treweek
John C. Hoyt
Robert Conley
J. F. Megland
Billings
R. V. Bottomly
Ben Hilley
Curtis
Hanson
William Kessner
Mazie M. Richardson
Elmer Link
Ralph Herriott
Ernest Campbell
James R. Paul
Vern Haven
Missoula
A. M. Cobhan
William Spear
S. J. Allen
Spokane
Wash
L. M. Childs
Betty Hennessey
Butte
Robert Gregovich
J. Klabunde
Daune Taft
Havre
Claude B. Hanson
Joe Marra
Emmett Angland
Russell Fillner
R. C. Letcher
Swanberg & Swanberg
Angland & Marra
Orie Dosdall
H. C. Holman
Andy de Mier
Paul Wilhelm
Woodahl Club
A. Lucht
Helena
Charles Lovell
Patricia Woodahl
F. L. Robinson
Malta
R. W. Gronberg
A. C. Hanusa
Choteau
Critics Say Freedom Sparks Global Student Protests
Mrs Joyce Waring wife of South Africa's minister of sports tells University of Cape Town audience that modern youths are cynical and destructive due to boredom from excessive freedom, claiming there are no obstacles left to overcome.
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Cape Town
Joyce Waring
South Africa
University of Cape Town
Western senators oppose railroad freight rate hike
Fourteen Western senators from Montana Colorado Nevada Utah Wyoming Oregon and Idaho issue a joint letter to ICC Chairman Paul Tierney urging denial of first class rail carriers tariff increases. They warn higher rates would harm agricultural producers, with 42 percent of the elevating costs hitting farm products and threaten farm income and rural economies.
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West
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Paul J. Tierney
Montana
Colorado
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Idaho
Pacific
Intermountain West
Montana Republicans Democrats File Campaign Expense Totals
Republican Alex B. Stephenson and his club spent 1487 while Democrat Paul Cannon and his club spent 451 in securing party nominations as Montana state treasurer. Expenditures and donations are listed with the sec of state.
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Helena
Alex B. Stephenson
Paul Cannon
Montana
Frank Murray
Cox and Colburg Spent Under $1 000 Each in Primary
In Helena, Republican Henry S. Cox and Democrat Dolores Colburg won state superintendent nomina tions with personal and club expenditures under 1000 dollars. Cox reported 780 dollars total. Colburg 913 dollars. Campaign clubs contributed 529 dollars to Cox and 1,195 to Colburg, with donors from Glasgow Stevensville Philipsburg Helena and Billings.
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Mark Etchart
Glasgow
Real Estate Mart
Billings
Colburg Club
C. West, Inc
Stevensville
M. Riddick
Philipsburg
M. McKibben
Helena
Boulder River bids opened in Helena
Bids opened Wednesday by the Board of Examiners and Department of Administration for a rehabilitation unit at the Boulder River Training School and for corridor partitions in the State Capitol. Johnston & Sharbona of Helena bid $25,988 for the Boulder project, while L P Barney of Helena bid $1,656 for the Capitol partitions.
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Helena
Board of Examiners
Department of Administration
Boulder River Training School
State Capitol
Boulder
Johnston & Sharbona
Capitol
L. P. Barney
Bayeux Tapestry Chronicle of the Norman Conquest
The Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th century embroidered story 77 yards long, was designed for an illiterate audience and dramatizes the Norman Conquest of England and its leading figures.
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Bayeux
England
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