Nixon signs voting bill lowers voting age to 18
President Nixon signed a law reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 and asked courts to test its constitutionality. The measure also extends for five years the Voting Rights Act protections, affecting federal state and local elections and potentially adding 11 million new voters. The White House pressed for a swift court review amid constitutional doubts.
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Solons named in jury report on underground garage scheme
Judge Roszel C. Thomsen releases a brief federal grand jury presentment naming Victor H. Frenkil and Baltimore Contractors Inc as seeking congressional help for the Rayburn House Office Building garage project. The firm allegedly pursued extra payments totaling 5 million dollars. Rep Hale Boggs implicated.
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Grand Jury
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Baltimore Contractors, Inc
Rayburn House
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Hale Boggs
Bozeman Jury Deliberates in Warwick Clark Murder Trial
After 15 days and 48 witnesses, an eight-woman five-man jury in Bozeman began deliberations in the trial of O Archie Warwick charged with the December 23 1964 slaying of Kalispell teacher Roberta Bobbi Clark. Warwick pleaded innocent and did not testify as final arguments were heard.
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Roberta “Bobbi” Clark
McKinley Anderson
Gallatin County
Charles F. Moses
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Warwick Page
County pays library funds amid tax dispute in Butte
Two Silver Bow County commissioners approved a 22391 dollar library maintenance payment to City Hall while a Metro Sewer tax claim from 1965 remained disputed. City officials questioned the arrears claim as mayor and clerk noted no bill existed. The library fund is described as a gift to sustain library service for residents of both jurisdictions. Weather outlook: fair, cooler today with more clouds and a high around 78.
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City
Butte
Mike Micone
Metro
Micone
Mary Maloney
Butte Independence Day Parade Sees Fifty Entries
Fifty entries have been made for the Butte July 4 parade with more expected. At a Monday meeting of Butte Celebrations Inc. the sponsoring group announced 14 to 16 new float entries, including Highland Chapter among the new participants.
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Butte Celebrations Inc
Highland Chapter
Dillon witnesses protest discontinuance of UP trains
About 34 witnesses packed an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Dillon to oppose Union Pacific Railroad’s bid to discontinue two Salt Lake City to Butte trains. They urged keeping daily service, citing senior citizens, college needs, and local economy. previous 1968 efforts had only allowed a thrice weekly schedule.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City
Butte
ICC
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Frank Hazelbaker
Lima
Pat Clucas
Butte Gals Win Mayors At Montana Girls State
MISSOULA AP. At the 23rd annual Montana Girls State on the University of Montana campus 326 delegates elected mayors for eight mythical cities on Sunday night Ginny Murphy Butte won Sapphire City Rosina Murphy Roundup Candi Fox Billings Garnet Valerie Secor Three Forks Marsha Spencer Butte Majel Gliko Harlowton Cheryl Clark Ramsey Silver Melody Seelye Kalispell Crystal City are named as winners ahead of gubernatorial primaries next week.
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University of Montana
Janet Harrell
Ginny Murphy
Butte
Sapphire City
Rosina Murphy
Roundup
Agate
Candi Fox
Billings
Garnet
Valerie Secor
Three Forks
Quartz
Marsha Spencer
Copper
Majel Gliko
Harlowton
Granite
Cheryl Clark
Ramsey
Silver
Melody Seelye
Kalispell
Crystal City
Helmet laws begin as police target riders in city
Police Chief James Clark announces a new drive issuing tickets to riders not wearing helmets. Bike lights must be on all hours, with penalties up to 300 dollars based on circumstances. Five days of courtesy warnings have passed as enforcement shifts into full action.
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James Clark
Clark
School District adopts preliminary budget near eight million
Trustees approved a preliminary budget of 7,992,913.57 with 4,517,226.05 for elementary, 1,895,249.81 for high school, and 1,580,437.71 to be raised by a permissive levy. Complete copies were unavailable. Trustee McKenzie asked for a copy to be sent to The Montana Standard, and the budget including administrator salaries would be released when ready.
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Trustees of
School District 1
Allen McKenzie
John Whelan
Trinidad Mine Town Embraces Model Cities Cash
In the small Colorado coal town of Trinidad population under 10,000, Model Cities funds have transformed local politics and governance. The program’s arrival toppled a long entrenched administration, installed a first mayor from Spanish and Mexican descent, and drew scrutiny over federal aid in a town historically dependent on mining and public assistance.
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