Johnson peace bid draws praise and skepticism in Congress
President Johnson’s Viet Nam address drew both praise and doubt from lawmakers. Supporters hailed his plan to continue the war to defend South Vietnam and to pursue a $1 billion aid program. critics questioned buying peace with money. Senate leaders praised the call for settlement talks, while Dirksen warned against equating aid with peace and urged caution on surrendering to dollars.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
South Viet Nam
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Johnson proposes $1 billion aid pledge for Southeast Asia
President Johnson announces in Baltimore that the United States is ready for unconditional discussions on Vietnam peace and would seek Congress to approve a $1 billion American investment for a regional development program. He urges UN support and says North Vietnam could join after peace is achieved. He reaffirms US commitment to South Vietnam and denies defeat.
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Johnson
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
U.S
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
UPI Telephoto
Frank Cormier
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
U Thant
United Nations
Johns Hopkins
Washington
Solar Hanoi
South Vietnam
Red China
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
United Fund Plan to Be Discussed Here
Conversion of the Community Chest of Butte and Silver Bow County to a United Fund will be discussed at the Silver Bow Ballroom Finlen Hotel at 4 p.m. Dan H. Pyfer president of the Community Chest announced the meeting. Lloyd Schermer publisher of the Missoulian Sentinel, who helped pioneer the United Fund drive, will attend and explain the Missoula United Fund experience and issues involved in the switch.
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Community Chest of
Butte
Silver Bow County
United Fund
Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
Dan H. Pyfer
Community Chest
Lloyd Schermer
Missoulian Sentinel
Munity Chest
Missoula
House Debates Medicare Bill Expanding Aged Care Coverage
The House opened discussion on a $6 billion Medicare bill to extend hospital coverage to those 65 and older and offer an optional contributory plan for other medical costs. Rep. Durward G. Hall warned of potential doctor-patient relationship damage and hospital crowding if passed, while Chairman Wilbur D. Mills stressed no aim to curb professional independence and noted private Blue Shield involvement to govern welfare medical services.
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Washington
Argu
House
Durward G. Hall
R- Mo
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Blue Shield
Welfare Department
Midwest Floods Forcing Hundreds From Homes
The Associated Press reports hundreds of families are homeless as spring thaw floods Iowa and Minnesota. Forecasts predict severe flooding, with the Minnesota River cresting near 26.5 feet at Mankato and Vermillion River water rising across Hastings. Roads blocked and buses limited to surfaced routes as weather remains unsettled and high water risk grows.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Iowa
Minnesota
Der
Minnesota River
Weather Bureau
Mankato
Minn
Hastings
Vermillion
Cherokee
Indicted men charged over civil rights slay in Alabama
Three white men linked to the slaying of Detroit housewife Viola Liuzzo were indicted in federal court for conspiring to violate civil rights and assault marchers. The four men, identified as Ku Klux Klansmen, were jailed on $50,000 bonds ahead of arraignment in Montgomery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Detroit
U.S
Montgomery
FBI
Alabama
Camden
Selma
California
Viola Liuzzo
Selma-Montgomery
Liuzzo
Hill City presses county over Walkerville street upkeep
Hill City council members vote unanimously to form a committee with Mayor James R. Shea to press Silver Bow County for street repairs in Walkerville and Centerville. The panel includes Aldermen Jerry Harrington Walter Murphy and William Bowden.
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Walkerville
Silver Bow County
James R. Shea
Board of County Commissioners
Shea
Jerry Harrington
Walter Murphy
William Bowden
Centerville
Hill City
Weather sketch for Butte and Divide area today Friday
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers in Butte and vicinity. High near 45, low around 30. East of Divide expect considerable cloudiness with scattered showers through Friday and little temperature change. West of Divide sees similar patterns with highs 45 to 55 and lows 25 to 35.
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Butte-Anaconda
Butte
Divide
Soviet Jets Over West Berlin Target Parliament
Soviet air force fighters roared over West Berlin as Parliament met in defiance, firing blank cannons and buzzing Congress Hall and local airports. MIG19 and MIG21 jets cracked sound barriers, causing shock waves and shattered windows amid East German blockades and traffic slowdowns. Berlin garrisons lacked heavy anti aircraft weapons.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
U.S
Ludwig Erhard
Bonn
Berlin Autobahn
Congress Hall
Win
Oldest Powell County Resident Mrs Allison Dies at 97
Deer Lodge Montana reports the death of Christina Allison oldest Powell County resident at Powell County Memorial Hospital. She would have turned 98 on April 18 and is survived by two daughters eight grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 2 PM Friday at the Methodist Church with Rev I M Nelson officiating. burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home in charge.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
Christina Allison
Powell County Memorial Hospital
Allison
L. L. Lake
George Knoke
Pine Valley
Calif
Afton
Iowa
William H. Allison
Griswold
Methodist Church
I. M. Nelson
Hillcrest Cemetery
Beck Funeral Home
Viet Cong Threatens U S Officer If Executed
In Tokyo the Viet Cong warned they would execute Gustav C. Hertz of Leesburg if Saigon authorities execute Nguyen Van Thai, the captured saboteur in the March 30 embassy incident. The broadcast ties the threat to ongoing North Vietnamese aerial raids and casualties, with details of the embassy attack and U.S. Navy sorties from the Coral Sea.
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Tokyo
U.S
Gustav C. Hertz
Leesburg
Saigon
Nguyen van Thai
Saii Ns Adithes Auaauuaan
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
G. Hertz
United States
Alion
South Vietnm
Bree Ee
Hertz
Wip Acer Beian Pe
South Viet Nam
National Libee Unieds Tothis
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
Bulldog Kills Five Year Old In Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City a pet bulldog broke a chain leash and fatally attacked five year old David Carl Hackwell, decapitating him. The dog, owned by Vernon Hackwell, wandered from the yard while the boy was playing as his sister Barbara 18 and mother were nearby. Sheriff Lt Paul LaBounty described the scene as horrific and said the animal would be destroyed.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Salt Lake County
Vernon Hackwell
David Carl Hackwell
John Preston Creer
Peretee
LaBounty
Canvass Shows City Election Results Correct
Butte's City Council met briefly to canvass Monday election ballots led by unopposed city treasurer Joseph O Neill with 105 votes. Most bonus ballots stemmed from an arithmetic error in Precinct 7E, but the outcome stayed unchanged. Alderman Terry Kelly urged sewer cleanings after reports of clogged streets, and a committee will meet county officials. The council also approved transferring a beer license to Malley’s Bar and accepted jail and public works notes.
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Hugh van Swearingen
Standard Post
Butte
Joseph O'Neill
Terry Kelly
Silver Bow
Oscar
Julia Nelson
Joe R
Martha J. Malley
Malleys Bar
S. Main
Department
Department of Public
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