Lodge resigns as ambassador to aid Scranton bid
President Johnson names Gen Maxwell Taylor to replace Lodge in Saigon and directs U Alexis Johnson to become deputy ambassador. Taylor and Johnson form an American team in Viet Nam while Lodge plans a political push for Gov William Scranton's Republican presidential bid. Goldwater accuses Lodge of vacillation in Saigon.
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Robert M. Andrews
Washington
UPI
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
William Scranton
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Lodge
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Viet Nam
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
Taylor
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Gen
Montana Voters Decide On Legalized Gambling Ballot
Montana certified 23,203 signatures to place a constitutional initiative on the November ballot. The effort, led by Charles Lee Butte’s Association for Legalized Gambling in Montana, argues regulated gambling would boost the economy and possibly cut taxes, while facing church opposition and legal hurdles in the Legislature.
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Helena
Montana
Frank Murray
Valley
Association For
Lee
Senate
House
Murray
Legislative Assembly
Tim
Yellowstone County
Yellowstone
Silver Bow
Cascade
Three Charged in Torture Robbery at Dewey Ranch
Pete Ampo and Mary Ampo identified Joe J. Taylor 35 Butte Louis Coen and another Anaconda man as the assailants in a torture robbery at a southern Silver Bow County ranch 35 miles from Butte. The robbers bound the couple with ropes, tore the house apart, and escaped with $1 and a rifle after threatening violence. The Ameos described their injuries and the attackers’ demands before neighbors were called for help. Taylor, bound for district court after a waived hearing, was arrested in Melrose and the others were arraigned Tuesday.
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Dewey
Butte
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
Pete
Mary Ampo
Joe J. Taylor
Louis Coen
Anaconda
Pete Ampo
David L. Holland
Ampo
Senate Votes Cartwheel Funds For Silver Dollars
The Montana Senate passes a Treasury appropriation to mint 45 million silver dollars for circulation. The bill advances to a conference with the House as Sen. Mansfield notes improved odds, with minting set to begin in the new fiscal year starting July 1. The West has seen hard currency disappear from circulation recently.
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Helena
Senate
Treasury
Mike Mansfield
Washington
House of Representatives
Mans- Geld
Ifnerah
Car of Civil Rights Workers Found in Mississippi
A charred blue Ford station wagon believed linked to three missing civil rights workers was found about 100 feet off a Mississippi highway. FBI agents sealed the area and state and federal officers searched for the trio Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner and others who disappeared Sunday after a speeding fine. President Johnson pledged full government effort and Gov Johnson promised relentless state searches as authorities sought clues and motive.
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Mississippi Highway Patrol
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
Clal Equality
Meridian
FBI
Foresters Plan Spraying to Combat Spruce Budworm
Region One officials prepare a large scale effort to spray thousands of acres of woodland near Missoula with airplanes and a dozen helicopters. They consult with Deerlodge and Lolo National Forest representatives as they coordinate the program.
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Region One Forest
Missoula
Deerlodge
Lolo National Forests
Weather and forest spray plans face protests and delays
From Butte to West of Divide and east of Divide the forecast calls for fair, warm conditions through Thursday with highs near the mid 80s and lows around 50s. Separately wildlife groups oppose a Malathion spray across 160000 acres. Forest Service defends the plan as tested and necessary, with spraying to begin in early July after weather permits.
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Divide
West Fork
Rock Creek
Lolo
Western Montana Fish and Game Association
Forest Service
Region One
Missoula
Montana Standard-Butte Daily Post
Harvey Rowland
Butte
Philipsburg
Homer J
Butte Rodeo Parade Opens With Old West Flair
parade at noon Thursday kicks off Butte's annual rodeo with colorful riders bands and horse drawn wagons. Montana pioneer unit from Bozeman and performers from Anaconda and Butte high schools headline the procession. Kickoff to three nights of vigilante rodeo action at the arena begins at 9 p.m. (DST).
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Butte
Anaconda High School
Butte High School
Butte Municipal Band
Big Hole Basin
Bozeman Cavalry
George Custer
7Th Cavalry
Kitty Quigley
Frontier Town
Cindy Henderson
Butte Vigilante Rodeo
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Scranton
United States
Enced
Far East
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Barry
By Kim Forman
Montana Council of Churches
Dewey Ranch
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Winston
Mel
Mississippi
Robert Goodman
Nathan Schwerner
New York
White House
George Reedy
Jackson
Paul Johnson
William J. Clark
Standard Post
Butte-Anaconda
Hartman
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