Debate on rights bill curtailed after cloture vote
Senate 65 to 32 limits on debate advance a civil rights bill with an open housing provision. Passage hinges on final form of housing clause as opponents threaten unlimited debate. Mansfield warns the nation faces a difficult period in history.
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Washington
Senate
Jack Miller
A-lowa
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
E. L. Bartlett
Alaska
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Pastore
Walter F. Mondale
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Cong Shells Five Towns and Airfields Across Mekong Delta
Viet Cong shelled five provincial capitals and two airfields in the Mekong Delta below Saigon on Tuesday, marking a second day of wide spread attacks. Initial reports indicate light casualties with 13 civilians wounded in Can Tho, as shells target other population centers and allied installations.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Reds
Vietnam
U.S
Anaconda Heats Buite High Airfield in Can Tho
An American attack hit Can Tho airfield and several provincial capitals including Ben Tre My Tho Cao Lanh and Chau Doc with light damage and few casualties. The U S command called most strikes a standard harassment while targeting Camp Enari and Saigon near the city center.
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Can Tho
Saigon
Ben Tre
My Tho
Cao Lanh
Chau Doc
U.S
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Camp Enari
Central Highlands
Fights erupt after Butte High Anaconda ball game
Eleven people were arrested after a basketball game at the Civic Center in Butte. Fights spilled into the lobby and around buses, with rocks thrown and injuries reported. two adults were charged with disturbing the peace and nine others were arrested for fighting.
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Butte
Civic Center
Sheriff's Deputies
Anaconda
Jury Deliberates Murder Charge in Dillon Trial
Jurors in Dillon weigh the murder charge against William J. Struthers after six days of trial. Judge Duncan instructed five possible verdicts including first degree murder or acquittal as the defense contends self defense. The case concerns the May 13 1967 slaying of George Anderson in Dillon.
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Dillon
William J. Struthers
Dist
Philip C. Duncan
George Anderson
Struthers
West Side
Beaverhead
Anderson
Great Falls
Copper strike session at White House seeks quick settlement
President Johnson convened copper, lead and zinc company executives, unions, and government officials in the White House to push a prompt, fair settlement. The talks focus on a common contract date across operations to prevent strikes shifting production between sites. Chief concerns include a 60,000 worker strike now in its 235th day and its effect on domestic prosperity and the broader economy.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Secret Cheadle report reveals delayed prison death probe
The Mangan investigation into Larry Cheadle’s death began 23 days after his body was found and finished 78 days later. It barred interviewing any inmates per orders from the attorney general and the Department of Institutions, citing prison security. The 79 page report, released after secrecy, relied mainly on prison staff and facility records, with two chaplains offering contrasting views on conditions in the confinement area.
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Lewis T. Poole
Standard
Martin T. Mangan
Larry Cheadle
Cheadle
Mangan
Attorney General’s Office
Dept. of Institutions
R. L. Dwight
Weather Outlook for Butte-Anaconda Area
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a 10 percent chance of showers today and tonight. High today 58 degrees, low tonight 30. One year ago the highs and lows were 31 and 3.
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Butte - Anaconda
Cheadle Death Report Raises Questions in Montana Prison
Helena A newsroom analysis critiquing the Larry Cheadle report on a 26 year old inmate’s death in Montana State Prison. The investigation yields interviews with officials and doctors, offers no conclusion on beatings, notes heat as a possible factor, and cites a malfunctioning pump near the cell as potentially key. The piece highlights unanswered questions and calls out lack of inmate interviews.
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Helena
Larry Cheadle
Montana
Martin T. Mangan
Cheadle
Supreme Court tackles free speech in evolution and armband cases
The Supreme Court opened handling free speech disputes from the Vietnam era and evolution teaching in schools. Arkansas faces teaching evolution against state law while Iowa students challenge armband protest at school. Justice orders also include book circulation and auto liability issues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Mak
Cheadle Case Sees Inconclusive Medical Opinions
The article reports three doctors and a coroners team expressing inconclusive professional opinions about Cheadle's death, with temperature and humidity charts showing cell conditions. The discussion remains unable to explain how or why the death occurred, with continued coverage on page 2.
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Wall
Cheadle
Victim of Dillon fire buried in Mountain View Cemetery
Floyd Probasco 56 itinerant laborer was found dead Sunday in his cabin on North Railroad Avenue. Graveside rites were held Monday at Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Ben Samsom officiating. Coroner Raymond Schwartz said the fire caused smoke inhalation. the blaze burned itself out. Probasco, born January 15, 1912 in Buhl Idaho, had lived in the area since last June. he is survived by a sister Mrs. A. E. Anderson of San Luis Obispo California.
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A. E. Anderson
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Montana Anaconda Officials to Attend Copper Strike Talks
Martin K. Hannifan general manager of Montana operations and three Anaconda Co. officials will depart Butte for copper strike negotiations in Washington D C. Accompanying Hannifan are attorney R Lewis Brown from the Butte industrial relations department William Williams head of the Butte personnel department and Frank Day manager of the Anaconda smelter.
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Martin K. Hannifan
Montana
Montana Anaconda Co
Butte
Washingon
D. C
Hannifan
R. Lewis Brown
William Williams
Frank Day
Anaconda
Hearings opened on Salt Lake City to Butte trains
Union Pacific officials testified at ICC hearings on discontinuing the Salt Lake City to Butte passenger service. The railroad claims a 1967 nine month loss over 200000 dollars, citing mail revenue as crucial. Mail handling was withdrawn in November, and trains typically run three to five coaches plus sleepers, with peak summer service to Yellowstone.
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Salt Lake City
Butte, Mont
Union Pacific
R.B. Johnson
Omaha
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Noveme
Yellowstone National Park
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Father Tallman
Rex
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Standard State Bureau
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Jerry
Dayton, Tenn
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