Unions Accept Benefit Push Over Uniform Contracts
A coalition of 26 nonferrous metals unions agreed to drop their demand for uniform company contracts if satisfactory material benefits are obtained. Talks with Anaconda Kennecott Phelps Dodge and ASARCO continue under a White House mediated process as the strike drags on. The unions plan a conference with locals to review progress and the board weighs an injunction against joint contract demands.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Anaconda
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
American
National Labor Relations Board
Copper wage dispute widens during 238 day walkout
Negotiations in Washington sponsored talks between unions and copper companies reach a stalemate as wages and fringe benefits offers rise above one dollar per hour over three years. Phelps Dodge remains unsettled with no foreign mines, while General Electric and Western Electric face secondary boycott probes over foreign copper deliveries.
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Washington
White House
New York
Newark
General Electric
Western Electric
NLRB
Trapped Salt Mine Victims Dead After Fire
CALUMET LA AP Twenty one miners trapped two days in a salt mine elevator shaft were found dead. Rescue workers located 16 in a tunnel 3,000 feet from the shaft and five later, ending a long vigil by relatives. A safety expert said the group likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Calumet
Cargill, Inc
Minneapolis
Federal Bureau of Mines
Raymond R. Ashby
Kentucky
U.S. Envoy Heath Recalled Over Strained Swedish Ties
U.S. Ambassador William W. Heath was recalled to Washington on Friday for talks amid a drop in Swedish American relations linked to the Vietnam War and U.S. policy.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
William W. Heath
Mahoney calls for public probe of Montana gas and electric rates
Sen. Eugene Mahoney running for governor proposes a state funded committee to study gas and electric rates, seek a moratorium on rate increase applications, and publish findings. He wants Railroad and Public Service Commission action and legislative support to investigate power generation, transmission, and pricing for Montana consumers.
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Columbia Falls
Eugene Mahoney
Mahoney
Railroad and Public Service Commission
Montana Power Co
Montana
Weather forecast for Butte-Anaconda region
Cloudy through Sunday with scattered showers mainly in the mountains. High 35 and low 20. Snow probability 30 percent today, 20 percent tonight. Page weather table.
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Butte - Anaconda
Sparks Files for Montana Senate Seat
Ed Sparks an insurance man from Butte filed Friday for election to the Senate seat he holds by appointment. Gov. Tim Babcock named Sparks last May 18 to fill the vacancy after Sen. George Schotte resigned. Sparks personally paid the $15 filing fee.
Butte Wins Model City Step With Washington Approval
Butte moves closer to Model City status after the Department of Housing and Urban Development approves a Model Cities application and grants funds for planning. Butte receives 87000 and Walkerville Center area slated for redevelopment with 80 percent of costs covered. Helena also notified for 83000. Mayor Powers led the filing with support from County Commissioners and Walkerville Mayor Shea.
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Frank Quinn
Washington
Montana Standard
Sens
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Butte
Helena
Ing
Walkerville
Silver Bow County
Centerville
Front Street
Thomas F. Powers
City of
Hubert J. Johnson
Robert Sparks
Earl J. Holman
James R. Shea
Powers
J. E. Corette
Kiwanis Club
Rangers in Khe Sanh Fight Keep Base Safe
Allied rangers defend the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh as they repelled a North Vietnamese tunnel assault near the perimeter. The clash left 27 enemy dead and highlighted U.S. air support from B52 strikes nearby.
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Lewis M. Simons
Saigon
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
Haiphong
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Associated Press
Robert D. Ohman
Kerner Named U.S. Circuit Judge Nominee
President Johnson nominated Democratic Illinois Governor Otto Kerner for a federal circuit judgeship and Kerner would resign if confirmed. Lt. Gov. Samuel Shapiro would assume the governorship upon Kerner’s departure.
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Washington
Johnson
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
Senate
Samuel Shapiro
Archbishop Cooke Named to Succeed Spellman in New York
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Terence James Cooke, 47, has been named by Pope Paul VI to succeed the late Cardinal Spellman as archbishop of New York. AP Wirephoto.
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Terence James Cooke
Paul VI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Tech Boosters target 3000 students by 1974 at Montana Tech
Montana Tech Booster Club reports early gains in membership drive led by President Bob Boulter after a directors luncheon at the Finlen Hotel. Buyers include at least 20 Century Club memberships at 100 dollars each and about 100 more at 10 dollars. campaign continues through next week as the club seeks 3,000 students by 1974 to boost the college’s economic impact.
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Montana Tech Booster Club
Montana Tech
Bob Boolter
Boosters Club
Finlen Hotel
Butte
Century Club
Boulter
Press cautioned on Cheadle case as trial nears
Federal Judge W D Murray warned Friday that the press may need to restrain itself in the 305000 suit brought by Janet Sirrine against Montana State Prison officials over her son Larry Cheadle's death. He ordered Sirrine to answer deposition questions she previously refused and said a protective order would cover those named when deposition resumes. She did not identify her information sources on Feb 28.
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Lewis T. Poole
Standard
W. D. Murray
Larry Cheadle
Janet
Sirrine
Cheadle
Montana State Prison
Murray
Ques
Butte debate on Montana sales tax pits McKeon against Felt
In Butte a public debate over the controversial Montana sales tax proposal drawn from the 1967 session featured State Senator John L. Luke McKeon and Representative James Felt. The event occurred during a Montana Ready Mix and Concrete Products Association meeting at the Finlen Hotel with about 75 attendees. Felt defended the bill, while McKeon opposed it, each presenting arguments amid a broader convention program including remarks by Douglas Hellweg of the Federal Reserve Bank and a banquet by Joe Roberts of the Butte Chamber of Commerce. Election of officers was planned for the day.
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Montana
House
Senate
Butte
John L
Douglas R. Hellweg
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Joe H. Roberts
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Elec
Two Billings Marines Reported Missing After Plane Shot Down
Defense Department reports two Billings men Charles D. Boyer and David B. Anderson missing in enemy territory after their U S Air Force C123 was shot down near Khe Sanh South Vietnam earlier this week. They served with the 1st Battalion 26th Regiment.
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Billings (Ap
Billings
Charles D. Boyer
David B. Anderson
Defense Department
U. S. Air Force
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Department
26Th Regiment
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New York Times
Fern Jones
Dillon
Mobile
Ala
Jest
Ana
Ed Sparks
Hue
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Gov. Kerner
U.S. Circuit
Spellman
Felt. McKeon
Silver Bow
Ted Adolphson
Concrete Products Association
Felt
McKeon
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