03 Mar 1968
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1968
Page
1
In a late surge the Maroons overcome Anaconda 53 49 to capture the Division 3 title. Kasun and Antonovich soars for rebounds with Donahue guarding the paint as Butte Central earns the championship.
Mayor Thomas F. Powers announced receipt of a letter from Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz designating Silver Bow Deer Lodge Broadwater Meagher and Jefferson counties for a concentrated employment program to ease unemployment after the copper strike. A meeting with labor and agriculture officials is planned for March 11 and a potential half million dollar budget is noted for Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties.
The state secret report by Investigator Martin Mangan on Larry Cheadle's death October 31, 1966, is to be filed Monday in U S District Court as part of Janet Sirrine's $305000 wrongful death civil rights suit against the State and six prison officials. The suit alleges beatings and inhumane treatment in a dungeon cell at the prison Recreation Building. Autopsy listed possible causes as acute pulmonary edema, heart dilation, or epileptic seizure.
Ten year old Victor C. Kraut died in a cave-in while playing in an eight foot hole in a sandy hill near his home. Police were called to rescue him as he was buried in four to five feet of dirt. He died on arrival at a Great Falls hospital.
A bomb blast at the U S consulate in Turin injures residents and damages the building. Police suspect leftist protesters against the Vietnam War planted the TNT device. The Swedish consulate in the same building is also damaged and the blast occurred at 8 40 p m as a police car stood outside. the consulate had closed.
US B52 bombers strike near Khe Sanh and three miles from the Marine lines as air power pounds surrounding North Vietnamese positions. Ground clashes remain scattered with Marines reporting 22 killed and 87 wounded in heavy fighting at Mai Xa Thai.
Friends of U S Rep Arnold Olsen plan a $100 per plate testimonial buffet in his honor at Willard Hotel on April 2 1968. Invitations go to Western District Democrats with proceeds to support Olsen even as he has not confirmed reelection plans.
Patrick Kenney chair of the Butte Chamber relations committee outlined the third annual Orchids for Enterprise dinner to be held Wednesday at the Finlen hotel. Forty four or more firms will receive orchids for investments in Butte's future, meeting three standards including new business with $25 000 minimum investment, new ownership with $25 000 minimum, or expansion of existing business with $10 000 plus, all in 1967. Speakers include Don Harrington and Joe Roberts with entertainment by Girls Central High School performers.
Owen Garnet and William Goldberg, childhood friends from Miami, were buried Saturday after arriving from Vietnam on separate flights. Garnet, 20, enlisted after Goldberg’s draft, while Goldberg, 21, had married shortly before departing. they died nine days apart after serving four months in Vietnam.
Choteau attorney Bob Woodahl announced his bid for the Republican nomination for Montana attorney general in the June 4 primary. He promised a new, fresh approach to office problems and said he would file his candidacy next Wednesday. Democratic contenders include Gene Daly and Francis McCarver.
North Vietnamese gunners intensified assaults on the government post at Lao Ngam in Laos, with military officials reporting the first use of 140mm rockets by the Communists.
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