Postal panel urges reform to create nonprofit post corporation
A presidential commission urged transforming the Post Office Department into a nonprofit government corporation to cut a 1.2 billion dollar annual deficit and improve service. It would allow bond sales, independent rate setting with congressional veto, and a professional management free from patronage.
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David R. Jones
Washington
White House
Post Office Department
Congress
Lawrence F. O’brien
Marvin Watson
O’brien
Tennessee Valley Authority
Direc
Senate
General Treasury
Corporation Board
Cross Country Model T Race Opens in Dillon
Anaconda rider Norm Eberhardt from Cut Bank led early in the three day Montana Cross Country Model T race before a disqualification for an improper timer. Winners include Bob Overson of Laurel in aluminum piston, Phil Pollio of Livingston in cast iron, with other top finishers from Laurel Ledger Boulder and Livingston.
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Norm Eberhardt
Anaconda
Montana
Bob Overson
Laurel
Ond
Chuck Worthington
Livingston
Eddy Hentz
Eberhardt
Alice Fussell
Humphrey Wins 37 of 41 Oklahoma Delegates at Democrats
Vice President Hubert Humphrey secured 37 of Oklahoma's 41 Democratic national convention votes as a McCarthy walkout failed to appear. He warned against an insatiable quest for popularity and said Americans would not want him to repudiate a government he helped shape to gain votes.
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Oklahoma City
Hubert Humphrey
Oklahoma
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hum
Bride of eight days dies in Greycliff crash
Susan Jean Halvorson, 20, bride of eight days, died when the car left U S 10 one mile east of Greycliff and rolled. Her husband Ronald, 21, was hospitalized in Big Timber in good condition. The couple lived at 120 W Cleveland Bozeman. Both were belted. The Montana highway toll rose to 95.
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Bozeman
Susan Jean Halvorson
U. S. 10
Greycliff
Ronald
Big Timber
Halverson
Cleveland
Gene Brown
Montana
Knoxville
Tenn
Bozeman High School
Hal
Butte pool planned west of golf course in Stodden Park
Butte-Silver Bow County outdoor swimming pool slated for a site west of the Municipal Golf course in Stodden Park as part of a broader recreation complex. The Montana Fish and Game Commission approved a 136 800 grant toward the project, pending final Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approval. Community leaders and the Corettes, benefactors of 100 000, drive momentum for action with Morrison Maierle Engineers providing preliminary designs.
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Frank Quinn
Butte-Silver Bow County
Stodden Park
Dept. of the Interior
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Butte-Silver Bow
Fish and Game Commission
Government Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
J. E. Corette
Corette
John E. Corette
Butte
Morrison - Maierle and Associates
Helena
Bonanza Days Kick Off Butte July 4 Festivities
Butte begins its Fourth of July celebration with Bonanza Days under the theme Happy Days Are Here Again. Merchants offer special bargains and awards as preparations continue at a 10 a m meeting of Butte Celebrations Inc. at the Finlen Hotel.
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Butte
Magicland
Butte Celebrations Inc
Finlen Hotel
Thomas F. Powers
Ken Cunningham
Clark Park
Civic Center
Hijacked airliner flown to Cuba linked to Castro defector
Radio Havana reports the pilot of a Southeast Airlines flight hijacked to Cuba is an American deserter from the Castro regime who had defected in 1960 while with Aeropostal. The craft carried 15 passengers and a three crew. Havana says authorities may seek a replacement pilot as the airliner returns to Key West.
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Miami
Fla
Radio
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Montana Weather in June Snow Rains Cool Across State
An AP report notes a weather system moving through northern and central Rockies dumping rain and snow on Montana. The Bear Tooth Highway saw four inches of snow with fog reducing visibility, while U.S. 91 faced blizzard conditions and 2 to 4 inches of snow from Bozeman to West Yellowstone. Yellowstone Park remained open with snow above 7000 feet. Snow and rain fell in Butte Bozeman and Livingston with small hail in Great Falls and Helena. Temperatures cooled to the low 30s in the southwest, with moisture heaviest before noon. Warmer conditions were forecast for the western part of the state later.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Montana
Bear Tooth
Cooke City
Red Lodge
U.S. 91
Bozeman
West Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Butte
Livingston
Great Falls
Helena
Earthquake rattles Santa Barbara on anniversary morning
An earthquake struck the Santa Barbara area at 8:33 a.m. on Saturday, marking the anniversary of the 1925 disaster. Authorities reported no damage and the temblor was felt within about 20 miles.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
McCaffery Chosen President of Montana Bar Association
Donald Nash of Bozeman was elected president of the Montana Bar Association. Joseph J. Mc Caffery Jr. of Butte was selected as president elect succeeding Nash. The group urged higher compensation for supreme and district court judges and backed a legislative push to secure raises.
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The
Association
Supreme Court
District Court
De Gaulle appeals for strong majority in France vote
President Charles de Gaulle urged Paris voters on radio and TV to back a solid National Assembly majority in Sunday's election to sustain progress after the crisis of May and June. He said a massive resolution is needed for a strong, continuous government and tough policy. Opponents claimed the address violated election eve broadcast bans.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
France
de Gaulle
Gaullists
Gaullist
Rockefeller seeks Montana 14 delegate votes in GOP bid
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller arrives in Helena to woo Montana’s 14 GOP delegates. Thirteen favor Nixon, one backs Reagan, with some delegates likely to list Reagan as second choice. Rockefeller plans a breakfast news conference at Carroll College and private meetings before continuing to Boise.
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Helena
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Montana
Nixon
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
California
Ronald Reagan
Tim Babcock
Reagan
Carroll College
Press Club
Boise
Babcock
Miami Beach
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