Riot at University of Puerto Rico Leaves Two Officers and a Student Dead
Riot erupts on the University of Puerto Rico campus after ROTC clash with Independence groups. Major Juan Mercado killed. ROTC sergeant Jacinto Gutierrez and riot squad member Miguel Rosario also die. Police say 15 injured, 25 students detained. classes suspended as chaos spreads to the capital.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico
University
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Federation of Students For Independence and
the Peoples
Independence Party
Youth Action
United States
Teachers College
Pedro Jose Rivera
Juan Mercado
Miguel Rosario
Jacinto Gutierrez
ROTC
David Feigenbaum
Jose Atilano
Mercado
Rivera
Atilano
Silver Bow Loses Two Senators In Reapportionment Plan
The Montana Senate reduced Silver Bow counts to three senators and six in the House as part of Extraordinary Senate Bill 1, leaving the overall Silver Bow loss at two legislators. Senator Neil Lynch defended the move amid court challenges while House leaders warned the measure may be unconstitutional.
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Helena
Senate
Silver Bow
Silver Bow County
Neil Lynch
Lynch
House
D-Anaconda
John Sheehy
Billings
Yellowstone County
Frank Reardon
Vietnam peace talks show Hanoi leaders absent in Paris session
In Paris the Vietnamese chief delegates skipped the weekly talks. Only U S diplomat David Bruce attended. Officials said Xuan Thuy again boycotted to protest Nixon’s plan to widen the war into North Vietnam. Vy substituted for Thuy and cited the protest.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Thuy
Nguyen Minh Vy
Nixon
Nguyen Thi Binh
Succesion
Romania
Nguyen van Tien
South Vietnamese
Nguyen van Thieu
Wallace hair grows as political lines blur in 1960s era
George C. Wallace exhibts longer hair amid nostalgia and politics as his son George Jr. contends for country music fame. The report ties the era’s cultural shift to Wallace’s gubernatorial tenure and 1968 presidential campaign remarks, while also noting North Vietnamese leaders at peace talks and Senate reapportionment debates in Montana.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
George Jr
CBS
Experts clash over pros and cons of SST development
At a Senate hearing experts from economics to aerospace debated the future of supersonic transport. Nobel laureate Paul Samuelson called SSTs economically unsound while supporters argued the project could bolster U S aviation leadership and create jobs. Capt Neil Armstrong and other witnesses cautioned against overreaction to environmental and economic risks.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Neil Armstrong
Paul A. Samuelson
Hyman G. Rickover
Atomic Submarine Fame
William M. Magruder
Department of Transportation
Nixon
William W. Kellogg
National Center For Atmospheric Research
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon plans to dismantle VISTA and merge volunteer agencies
White House circulation outlines a plan to fold VISTA into a new agency, preserving Peace Corps but eliminating VISTA. Four new corps for public safety health ecology and later education would replace VISTA’s activities focusing less on the poor and more on volunteers. Final version to Congress next week as executive reorganization.
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Washington
White House
VISTA
Nixon
Peace Corps
Vista Volunteers In Service To
America
Congress
Joseph H. Blatchford
Smelter cleanup near miss highlighted on Page 2
Page 2 reports a cleanup effort at the smelter that narrowly misses its target, noting ongoing environmental steps and local concerns. Page 5 outlines legislation that could spur a Constitutional Convention. Page 15 covers a stewardess suing the Red Sox and a star for a million, detailing the suit and parties involved.
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Red Sox
Star
Former Archbishop proposes betrothal sex blessing
Lord Fisher, 83, suggests reviving old style betrothals allowing premarital sex with church blessing for couples pledged to marry. He says intercourse would not be fornication if pledged and responsible, noting some youths lack immediate marriage options and urging updated church theology.
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London
Canterbury
Lord Fisher
Butte hesitates on county join for landfill maintenance contract
Butte Mayor Mike Micone says Silver Bow County has delayed months on joining a two year contract for city county landfill maintenance. The dispute involves a nearby 12 inch wooden pipeline from Butte Water Co and the county's preferred dump site expansion location. State health officials will review concerns about contamination risk from the water line near old mine tailings.
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William J. Clark
Butte
Mike Micone
Board of County Commissioners
Silver Bow County
Micone
Butte Water Co
Wayne Young
Big Hole
Montana Board of Health
Larry Stimatz
Jack Brown
Gollinger
Ed Gollinger
State Board of Health
Young
Summit talks drift on state budget and revenue
Legislative leaders in Helena push toward a lean two year budget but fail to resolve new revenue sources. Republicans favor a sales tax while Democrats back income and corporate license hikes. A 195.3 million general fund is discussed as a target with allocations for city sewer aid institutions welfare junior colleges and public schools. No agreement yet as lawmakers move closer to a plan if additional revenue becomes available.
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Helena
House
Bill Christiansen
Dhardin
State Bureau
General
Budget Office
Christiansen
James P. Lucas
Miles City
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Livingston
Missoula
Billings West
Anaconda
Havre
Hellgate
Great Falls
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Standard State Bureau
House Senate
Harrison Fagg
Luke”’ McKeon
Hairy George
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Deer Lodge
Wolf Point Wolves
Montana
Meger
Green Thumb
Park and Vista
Butte Weather
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