McGovern Nears Democratic Nomination After New York Win
McGovern captured 225 of 248 New York delegates in the presidential primary as Kennedy remains opposed to a national ticket role and Humphrey calls McGovern a 3-1 favorite. New York will add 30 delegates Saturday, boosting McGovern’s total to at least 250 with 42 more to be chosen later.
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Walter R. Mears
George McGovern
New York
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
South Dakota
Democratic State Committee
Shirley Chisholm
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Washington
Man Shoots Through Two Offices Killing Six in Cherry Hill
A gunman, Edwin J. Grace of Brooklyn, opened fire in two Cherry Hill office buildings as people fled. Six were killed and several more injured, including Grace who shot himself and was removed from the scene. Authorities later clarified the death toll dispute.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Wallace Peters
Frank Jones
Edwin J. Grace
Brooklyn
N.Y
GMA Co
Heritage House
Grace
James Ashmen
Blackwood
Robert Slanter
Slawter
Truck pileup on U S 10 leaves three rigs damaged
A three-truck wreck on slick U S 10 near Warm Springs injured no one. Driver William Blomgren of Spokane lost control after braking for a car turning into Warm Springs, sending the triple rig into a ditch and causing extensive property damage.
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Warm Springs
William Steiner
Anaconda
William Earl Blomgren
Spokane
L&m Truck Sales
U.S. 10
Bomgren
Charles Galiger
Laurin
Madison County
Roy Kitson
Galiger
Blomgren
Steiner
Montana Power posts revenue upturn for five months
Montana Power Co. reports a nearly two million dollar rise in operating revenues for the first five months, despite a 5.6 percent drop in electricity sales to Anaconda Co. and reduced sales to out-of-state firms. Chairman J E Corette and President George W O Connor addressed about 500 stockholders at the Fox Theater amid reelected directors and color slides on corporate efforts in Montana.
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Anaconda Co
Montana Power Co
J. E. Corette
Fox Theater
George W. O’connor
Joseph A. McElwain
Butte
Newell Gough Jr
Helena
Corette
O’connor
McElwain
Montana Power
Montana
Fire station enlargement approved by city council
The Harrison Avenue fire station will be enlarged with two bays added at a $50 000 initial cost as part of a $150 000 project. Mayor Micone said bids for the work should be let in six weeks and construction last three to four months. The council also eyed improvements to city hall and chambers and discussed funding for a Tech recreational complex.
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Harrison Avenue
Charles Kestle
Mike Micone
Micone
Greenwood
Rudy Endresse
Endresse
Model City
Mansfield in hospital for checkup at Bethesda
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield 68 of Montana was admitted to Naval Hospital Bethesda after overnight chills and fatigue. His office said he went for a checkup and rest and later told a secretary he felt all right and not to worry.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Mansfield
Three Montana Women Drown In Boise Accident
Three Montana women Marian Kruse 45 Joan Spencer 25 both of Helena and Ida May Michail 35 of Bozeman died when a military vehicle veered skidded through a barrier and flipped into New York Canal near Gowen Field Ada County Coroner E D Paris ruled drowning as the cause. Blood tests showed Kruse zero alcohol Spencer .12 Michail .06 Paris noted. Authorities awaited a full report before an inquest decision. Officer Witt said Spencer may have been the driver.
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Boise, Idaho
Montana
New York Canal
Marian Kruse
Helena
Joan Spencer
Ida May Michail
Bozeman
Montana National Guard
Boise
Gowen Field
Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co
Ada County
E.D. Paris
Paris
Idaho
Kruse
Spencer
Michail
James E. Risch
Richard Witt
Miss Spencer
Recreation Schedule Highlighted on Page Five
Page five lists city recreation activities and times for the upcoming period. Page nine notes the Legion in Kal tournament. Page twelve features Metcalf reporting on financing. Text references a friendly squirrel.
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City Recreation
Legion
Butte Pool Opens. Teens Enjoy Opening Day
On Wednesday the municipal pool opened its season with local youths taking a first dip. In the photo, Meg Griffin, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Griffin, and Mark Lucich, 19, pose beside the water as they enjoy the summer start.
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Butte
Meg Griffin
Dan Griffin
Mark Lucich
John Lucich
Pam Carle
Art Carle
Lee Ann Farren
Walter Farren
Troops to guard Demo convention
Federal troops will back local police at the Democratic and Republican conventions this summer but remain unseen unless trouble develops. The move, described as precautionary, backs up 4,000 security forces including National Guardsmen and the Army.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard Kleindienst
Florida
Reubin Askew
Don Pride
Askew
Pride
Kleindienst
Washington, D. C
Defense Department
Miami
Reindienst-Askew
Youth International Party
Vietnam
Homestead Air Force Base
Chicago
Traffic controllers ulcer champions
Chicago AP reports air traffic controllers have the highest rate of peptic ulcers among workers. Dr. Richard Grayson cites stress from fear of midair collisions as the cause and urges independent backup collision avoidance on aircraft.
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Chicago
Richard R. Grayson
Grayson
St. Charles
American Academy of Air Traffic Control Medicine
Academy
Department of Psychiatry
Northwestern University Medical School
Model City funding clarification in Montana
Washington reports clarified funding for Montana Model City programs after Rep. Dick Shoup announced 12 million dollars from HUD for Silver Bow and Lewis and Clark counties. Sen. Lee Metcalf's office later listed revised allocations of 3,156,000 for Silver Bow and 1,211,000 for Lewis and Clark.
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Washington
Montana
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Dick Shoup
R-Mont
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Silver Bow
Lewis and Clark
Missoula
Sen. Metcalf
Silver Bow County
Lewis and Clark County
Shoup
Butte Man Evan Romero Given Four Year Manslaughter Sentence
Evan Romero, 37, of Butte pleaded guilty to manslaughter for beating Walter Werth, 47, to death April 19 at the Romero home. Judge James D. Freebourn ordered four years in state prison with two months credit for time served. Werth was a janitor at the Weed Concentrator and Romero a laborer.
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Evan Romero
Butte
James D. Freebourn
Romero
Walter Werth
Werth
Freebourn
Weed Concentrator
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