Marine hero in war of conscience at Khe Sanh
Jonathan M. Spicer, a 19 year old Marine who hates war, became a self sacrificing hero at Khe Sanh. He shielded wounded Leathernecks under fire and survived a near fatal chest wound with open heart surgery in a dim underground bunker. His father describes him as gentle and religious.
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John T. Wheeler
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Jonathan M. Spicer
Pvt
Spicer
Miami
Fla
South Vietnam
William Spicer
Jonathan
Edward Feldman
Forest Hills
N.Y
Ker
Unions recognize Phelps Dodge after uniform dates demanded
Copper strikers say a tentative labor agreement exists with Phelps Dodge Western division but demand common contract expiration dates for all operations. The eight month strike drew presidential intervention. Phelps Dodge cites wage gains and pension improvements totaling over a dollar per hour. Kennecott Copper Corp. unclear. meeting recessed until Tuesday evening.
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Phelps Dodge
Washington
Phelps Dodge Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Idly
Arizona
el Paso
Associated Press
Kennecott Copper Corp
Kennecott
Fulbright presses Rusk on Congress role in Vietnam policy
In a sweeping Senate hearing, Sen. Fulbright pressed Sec. Rusk to define Congress's future role in Vietnam planning before any new foreign aid bill. Rusk agreed to return for further questioning Tuesday as the panel pressed for clearer guidance on escalation, de escalation options, and peace indications amid public doubts about policy.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Senate ‘Foreign Relations Committee
Sec
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Vietnam
Fulbright
Committee
United States
North Vietnam
United
State Department
U.S
Butte outlines large welfare grant requests to state
The Board of County Commissioners asked the state Welfare Department for a 344 035 welfare grant to cover the county poor fund through April and an emergency balance for March. They reported 118 000 received Feb 24 and 55 000 spent on the strike payroll in 17 days, with remaining funds and upcoming needs itemized for hospital salaries annex costs food stamps and insurance.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Welfare Dept
Hubert J. Johnson
Robert W. Sparks
Earl
J. Holman
State Welfare Department
General Hospital
General Relief
Ipital
Head Start Grant Approved for Butte County Program
The Office of Economic Opportunity awards 62155 to Butte and Silver Bow County for a summer Head Start program serving 220 children over two months. About 42 staff will be employed, with local facilities valued at 16980, under local project director Frank Gorsh.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Butte
Silver Bow County
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Arnold Olsen
Frank Gorsh
Kirkpatrick Named to U S Chamber Board Seat
The U S Chamber of Commerce announced 10 new directors for two year terms starting April 29. Included is W M Kirkpatrick, vice president of the Anaconda Co New York.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Kirkpatrick
Anaconda Co
New York
Butte Anaconda Areas Seek Crash Program Jobs
Emory Hancock of the Denver Labor Department discussed a targeted crash program with Butte Anaconda leaders to ease unemployment in Silver Bow Deer Lodge Broadwater Jefferson and Meagher counties. Mayor Powers and Forest Supervisor Karr pressed for rapid work creation and Hancock will remain to consult community leaders over the coming days.
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Butte, Anaconda
Emory Hancock
Butte
Hancock
Labor Department
Denver
Anaconda
Thomas F. Powers
Raymond Karr
Deerlodge National Forest
Department of Labor
Department of Agriculture
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Broadwater
Jefferson
Meagher
Powers
Montana
Two Marines to receive Medal of Honor today
President Johnson to award the Medal of Honor Tuesday to two Marine Corps officers for gallantry in Vietnam. Maj. Robert J. Modrzejewski and 2nd Lt. John J. McGinty will be honored. Modrzejewski rallied his surrounded company under enemy fire despite wounds near Annapolis and Laurel Bay. McGinty, a staff sergeant, rallied his platoon in a four hour battle, killed five enemies at point blank.
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Washington
Johnson
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Robert J. Modrzejewski
John J. McGinty
SH. Modrzejewski
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
McGinty
Laurel Bay
S.C
Modrzejewski
Weather outlook for Butte Anaconda region
Cloudy and warmer through Wednesday with scattered showers mainly over mountains today and Wednesday. High around 46 degrees, low near 25. Shower chances about 30 percent today and tonight. Weather table note: Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Riots in Warsaw clash with police at Communist HQ
Thousands of students in Warsaw march on the Communist party headquarters, hurling rocks and tear gas in seven hours of street battles. Police retaliate with batons as crowds shout Freedom and Democracy, while church events are canceled to avoid worsening violence.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Gestapo
Nazi Germany
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynsky
St. Ann’s
Yanks wipe out 78 near Tam Ky in fresh South Vietnam clash
U S Americal Division troops killed 78 enemy soldiers in a 7% hour battle near Tam Ky and suffered two American deaths with 29 wounded from the 196th Infantry Brigade. A prior engagement near Tam Ky on Saturday left 129 enemy dead with no American fatalities and 18 wounded. Nearby, South Vietnamese forces killed 102 North Vietnamese soldiers south of the DMZ as three government troops were reported killed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Tam Ky
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Protest Over Passenger Train Cuts Draws 45 Witnesses
Forty five witnesses testified at a Dillon hearing on UP proposed discontinuance of Salt Lake City to Butte passenger service. Montana officials and Beaverhead County residents warned cuts would hurt local economy. hearings run through today in Butte.
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Standard
Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Salt Lake City
Butte
Beaverhead County
Robert Murphy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Utah
Carl M. Davis
John Burchell
Omaha
Neb
Ernest C. Steel
Board of Montana Railroad Commissioners
Montana
Steel
Frank Hazelbaker
Beaverhead
Madison
House of Representatives
Monida Pass
Senate OKs Expanded Civil Rights Bill for House Vote
The Senate approved a broad civil rights bill 71 to 20 and sent it to the House. It adds housing desegregation, antiriot provisions, Indian rights guarantees, and federal protection for civil rights workers. If the House adopts the amended version, the measure may reach President Johnson for action.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Conference Committee
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Lee Metcalf
Mrs Erdmann Seeks State Post for Lieutenant Governor
Marian Erdmann former Great Falls mayor announces candidacy for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. She will file petitions within a week and waits for June 4 primary results. She cites concerns for Vietnam era soldiers, crime, moral decline and living costs.
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Great Falls
Marian Erdmann
Erdmann
Vietnam
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Red Kamp
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