Rockefeller to enter presidential race and Oregon primary May 28
Governor Nelson Rockefeller will announce Thursday that he is a presidential candidate and will enter the Oregon Republican primary on May 28. Advisers debate how to address Vietnam, with some urging a moderate dove stance and others recommending no early commitment.
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Richard Reeves
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oregon
Candi
George A. Hinman
Vietnam
Rockefeller
Bozeman hosts science meet features Dunning warning
Dr John R Dunning dean of Col umbia University warned Montana teachers at Montana State University that birth control could select for the unfittest and that government enforced population control threatens humanness Dr Dunning who contributed to early atom bomb work spoke at the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation 16th Science Institute on campus in Bozeman Montana.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard State Bureau
Bozeman
John R. Dunning
Columbia University
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Montana
Johnson calls for austerity and total national effort
In Minneapolis President Johnson urged austerity and a total national effort to win the Vietnam war and peace while resisting calls to alter policy. He outlined a 10 percent tax surcharge and 3 to 4 billion dollars in annual spending cuts, with nondefense items across the board. The Fisk Farm Belt audience applauded the austerity plan and postponed nonessential travel outside the Western Hemisphere. Johnson did not address his Democratic rivals McCarthy and Kennedy directly.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
Vietnam
Naional Farmers Union
Democratic Party
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Butte Seaman Robert Cawley Killed in Vietnam
Navy Seaman Robert W. Cawley of Butte was killed in action in Vietnam. He was 20 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Cawley of 1022 Porphyry Street. Cawley died March 14 when the assault troop carrier he rode in struck a mine, becoming the eighth area resident to die in the war. The Pentagon provided few details in a brief AP report.
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Butte
Robert W. Cawley
Vietnam
Pentagon
Cawley
William J. Cawley
Porphyry
Butte Area
Associated Press
Marines face heavy battle near DMZ in Vietnam
Fighting erupted for five hours in South Vietnam's Northern Province with 127 U.S. Marines killed and 24 wounded. A U.S. spokesman said Marines killed 67 enemy troops, aided by artillery, helicopter gunships, and tactical aircraft.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
United States
Butte to Host $90,000 Pre School Orientation Project
Butte selected as Montana site for a $90,000 pre school educational project to demonstrate orientation and evaluation. State funds, $60,000 from federal ESEA and $30,000 from Butte School Dist. No. 1, support services for every Butte child entering first grade in fall 1968. The planning meeting included representatives from Walkerville and Silver Bow County and various local groups.
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Butte
Montana
Butte School Dist. No. 1
State Supt. of Public Instruc
Walkerville
Silver Bow County
OEO
PTA
Sys
Thomas F. Powers
James R. Shea
Board of County Commissioners
Miss Miller
Copper talks drag on after settlement by Phelps Dodge
Three large copper firms and 26 unions hardened positions after a settlement with Phelps Dodge, resisting a pattern for the industry. The unions paused on ratification while wage gains and contract terms were reviewed, with Phelps Dodge workers set for meetings.
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Phelps Dodge
Washington
White House
Aconda Co
American Smelting and Refining Co
Phelps Dodge Corp
Wek
Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corp
Yonkers
N.Y
Mining City Faces Teacher Shortage in 1968-69 Term
Charles Davis, Mining City school superintendent, told School Dist. No. 1 trustees that 17 additional teachers and 12 replacements are needed for the 1968-69 term. Elementary grades especially require staff, with eight more for second grade and smaller numbers for third, fifth, and sixth grades. Davis noted low success contacting Montana training units and cited recent hires and a three month clerk-typist probation. Easter vacation will span April 11 to 16.
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Charles Davis
Trustees of School Dist
Davis
Montana
Havre
Western
Joseph Franich
Gallatin Woman Electrocuted in Manhattan Bath
A 62 year old Manhattan woman Frances A. Madsen was found dead in a bathtub Monday afternoon with an electric heater in the tub. Gallatin County acting coroner A. M. Schmall said she had severe burns and estimated she had been dead six to eight hours. The body was sent to Dokken Nelson Funeral Home in Bozeman.
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Manhattan
Frances A. Madsen
Marguerite Dorcas
Gallatin County
A. M. Schmall
Dokken - Nelson Funeral Home
Bozeman
Three killed in Montana auto wrecks
Three people died in Montana traffic accidents over the weekend. Laverne Beaulieu 15 of Conrad died when a car rolled over west of Conrad snapping a power pole. David Peterson 21 of Big Timber died in a one car crash near McLeod. Diane Martinz 18 of Big Timber died in a crash Saturday with Melvin Martin 18 and Mary Ann Martinz 15 injured. Montana’s toll reached 28 for the year.
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Montana
Laverne Beaulieu
Conrad
David Peterson
Big Timber
Diane Martinz
Miss Beaulieu
John Bebich
Peterson
McLeod
Miss Martinz
Melvin Martin
Mary Ann Martinz
Marton
Billings
CIA revises South Vietnam enemy strength estimate
The CIA now places North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces at 515,000 to 600,000 at the outset of the winter spring offensive in January, higher than prior U.S. assessments of 448,000 to 483,000. The revised figure, developed by multiple agencies, reflects infiltrations and adjustments since November.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
South Vietnam
United States
CIA
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
State Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Intelligence Branch
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Ee Bureau of Investigaon
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Bulletin
Frank Quinn
Standard
Tion Harriet Miller
Kennecott Copper Corp
Gallatin
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