Poor camp closed in Washington tense hour
Police seized Resurrection City and arrested Rev. Ralph David Abernathy leader of the Poor People’s Campaign. National Guardsmen patrolled the 14th and U streets area as unrest and vandalism followed the eviction of the shanty town near the White House, with many stores damaged but few looting reports.
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Washington
Resurrection City
Poor People
National
Ralph David Abernathy
Mth
U Streets
14Th
Capitol
Calvin Arthur
Abernathy
Capitol Hill
Montana Sets 65 MPH Limit on Some Interstates
Montana Highway Commission orders a 65 mph limit on interstates with 50 mph design, notably along Wolf Creek on I-15 between Helena and Great Falls. The action follows May discussions and Bureau of Public Roads engineers’ recommendations citing warning needs for drivers used to 70 mph.
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Helena
Montana
Highway Commission
Wolf Creek
Great Falls
Commission
Bureau of Public Roads Engineers
BPR
Ralph W. Phillips
Portland
Ore
Grant E. Meyer
Federal Agency
Saigon braces for new attack as Viet Cong threat grows
About 15,000 allied troops patrolled around Saigon while U S bombers pounded infiltration routes to cut off a likely Viet Cong assault. Intelligence points to a drive against Saigon with target dates from Tuesday to early July. B52 strikes reportedly hit a training center 13 miles from the city and observers noted secondary explosions after bombing.
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Saigon
U.S
Hannoi
Kennedy Would Boost Demo Ticket In Poll Edge
The Harris poll finds that a Humphrey Kennedy Democratic ticket could win a landslide in November against Nixon Reagan. Kennedy as a standalone candidate trails McCarthy and Nixon. Humphrey Kennedy leads Rockefeller Reagan 52 to 40, while Humphrey alone edges Rockefeller by four points.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harris
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Humphrey
McCarthy
New York
Washington Post
Anaconda finds new copper field near Vancouver
Anaconda Copper Co. outlined a new ore body at its Britannia Mine in British Columbia averaging 1.5 percent copper. President C. Jay Parkinson said several million dollars will be invested to bring the zone into production by 1971. The mine, on Howe Sound, is operated by Anaconda Canada Ltd.
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New York
Anaconday Co
Britania
British Columbia
C. Jay Parkinson
Anaconda
Howe Sound
Vancouver
Anaconda (Canada), Ltd
Butte area named for six state vo tech centers plan
Montana officials agreed to support six statewide postsecondary vocational education centers. Sites would be Butte Great Falls Billings Miles City with Helena and Missoula existing. First new centers Butte and Great Falls funded 1969 71.
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Helena
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Miles City
Missoula
Board of Education and
Legislative Council
Miles City Center
Drs. W. R
Marie A. Flesher
Columbus
Ohio
Flesher
A. Arras Jr
Cut Bank
Vo-Tech
State Board of Education
Vo-Tech Directors’ Organization
Winston Weaver
Fleshers
Buttrey Suburban to Open in Butte Plaza Center
The J. A. Buttrey Co. will hire upwards of 60 workers for its Buttrey Suburban department store at 3100 Harrison, opening in late July. The 35,000 square foot facility will carry women’s wear, linens, luggage, cosmetics, and more, joining Lenz's Gift Shop and other tenants as part of a new Butte Plaza, Inc. complex.
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J. A. Buttrey Co
Buttrey Suburban
Harrison
Jack Thom
Butte
Butte Plaza, Inc
Harrison Avenue Center
Thom
Lenz’s
Four Seasons Sports Shop
Frontier Restaurant
Plaza Pub
Whirls and Curls Beauty Shop
Buttrey’s Foods, Inc
Skaggs Drug Center
Inmates Riot At Ohio Penitentiary Causes $1 Million Damage
Police and state troopers fought rioting inmates at the Ohio Penitentiary for five hours. Eight fires damaged seven buildings, injuring fifty including guards and inmates. Four hours in, corrections chief Koblent reported the situation under control as he cited simmering discontent among 2750 inmates.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Maury C. Koblentz
Koblentz
Ernest L. Maxwell
Prison unrest at 122-year-old Columbus facility
Koblentz downplays mass breakout risk as riot engulfs the 122 year old prison on 22 acres near downtown Columbus with 45 inmate workers involved in a takeover. Guard force stood 53 short of the 270 typical. Authorities linked unrest to city violence and outside influence.
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Koblentz
Columbus
State Capitol
Maxwell
Edward Schenk
Trustees propose record high 9.9 million school budget
Trustees adopt a preliminary budget of 5 917 428 98 for 1968 69, a record high increase of 530 559 31 over 1967 68. The plan, with department by department details, will be submitted to County Superintendent Maybelle Hogan and finalized July 22 by the board.
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Trustees of
Maybelle
Gaullists Gain Ground In French Elections Headed For Majority
In Paris AP dispatch says Gaullist defenses of the republic won 142 of 162 seats in the first round and could seize up to 150 more in the final round. Charles de Gaulle’s followers claim a path to a 487 seat majority, arguing a left coalition risks totalitarian rule and promising orderly reform.
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Stephens Broening
PARIS
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Communist Party
Butte School Trusts Enrollment Drop For Next Fall
Butte public schools expect a fall enrollment decline of about 446 in elementary grades and hundreds more districtwide as parents report intent to return. Superintendent Charles Davis cited a June 4 census showing 4,343 elementary students and a projected 3,911 next year. Copper strike unemployment largely drives the drop. some parochial schools did similar census work.
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William van Matre
Vo-Tech
New West Junior High
Butte High
Margaret Leary
Butte
Charles Davis
Davis
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