Butte Gas Station Robbed as Attendant Shot
A gunman shot 23 year old Gale Wood at Valley Conoco in Butte and robbed the cash box and desk drawer. Wood crawled 30 yards to signal for help, was in fair condition, and identified the robber as tall and lanky with black pants and a torn jacket. A screwdriver left behind helped police. Butte and Silver Bow County deputies investigated the robbery while Scout volunteers aided Wood.
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Valley Conoco
Harrison
Gale D. Wood
Evans
Silver Bow General Hospital
Wood
William Shoquist
Boulder
Charles E. Wood
Butte
Silver Bow County
House panel backs three Monday holidays plus new Columbus Day
The House Judiciary Committee approved a measure to move Washington's Birthday Memorial Day and Veterans Day to the nearest Monday and create a new national holiday Columbus Day on the second or fourth Monday in October. Effective date would be 1971 and states would need matching laws for full effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Phosphate Mine Tragedy Claims Drummond Worker
Roger C. Olson, 31, of Drummond was killed at the Douglas Mine seven miles east of Hall when a ore chute collapsed. He and two coworkers were present when the accident occurred about 9 am. Workers spent roughly five hours recovering Olson's body before transport to the next destination.
Contract Awarded for Bozeman Post Office Repair
The Haggerty Messmer Co. of Bozeman won a 37470 dollar contract to repair the Bozeman Federal and Post Office Building. The award was issued Tuesday by the General Services Administration per Montana's Democratic congressional delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Haggerty Messmer Co
Bozeman
Federal and Post Office
Montana
General Services Administration
Protests in Guadalajara Draw 20000 Against Vietnam Policy
About 20 000 students and others gathered in Guadalajara in an orderly protest against U S Viet Nam policy. Police reported the crowd was peaceful and organized as demonstrators voiced opposition to U S involvement.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
U.S
Vietnam
Hancock of Butte Named Acting Montana Highway Patrol Chief
Capt. Shirley W. Hancock, 47, of Butte, was appointed to take over April 1 as acting chief of the Montana Highway Patrol. He has led the Butte division since 1961 and will succeed Col. Alex B. Stephenson, who seeks election as state treasurer.
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Miles City
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Northwestern University Traffic Institute
Montana
Billings
Hancock
Butte
Stephenson
Glenn M. Schultz
Butte strikers to vote on $1.20 hour package
Montana unionists on strike against Anaconda Co vote this week on a $1.20 per hour package covering wages and fringes over a 39 month contract through June 1971. Leaders say the agreement marks the largest settlement in nonferrous industry and in Anaconda Co. history.
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Montana
Anaconda Co
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott Corp
American Smelting and Refining Co
Barney Rask
Cochairman
Three Butte unions set contract vote on tentative agreement
Three more Butte unions plan meetings and ratification votes this week on the tenative agreement with the Anaconda Co to end the Montana copper strike. Local 2, Local 316, and Boiler Makers expect sessions Thursday after earlier Wednesday meetings.
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Butte
Anaconda Co
Montana
Ed Kangas
Joe Rossman
Butte Teamsters Local 2
Teamsters Union
Harrison Avenue
James Armstrong
Butte Pipefitters Local 316
Miners Union Hall
Boilermakers
Eagles Hall
West Granite
George Blair
Washington
The
Montana Poll reveals Democratic race views
The Montana Poll results show Montanans' preferences in a Johnson McCarthy Kennedy three way and Kennedy Nixon Rockefeller style matchups for the Democratic and GOP nominations. Voters also indicate preferred candidate for the November 5 election.
Bingham mine workers ratify Kennecott contract
Kennecott Copper Corp Bingham pit mine operators ratified a new contract giving 54 cents per hour raise over 40 months. Local No. 3 engineers representing 392 workers signed on Tuesday. vote occurred Monday night. Company notes ongoing local issues with other unions totaling 14 still unresolved. Prior to strike, copper miners earned about $3.28 and smelting workers $3.16 per hour.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
Bingham Pit
No. 3
Kennecott
Utah
Central Highlands clashes mark heaviest fighting since November
About 1000 North Vietnamese attacked an American artillery base in the central highlands, repelled with heavy losses as jets and helicopters bombed and ground forces pursued toward the Cambodian border. U.S. losses stood at 19 dead, 51 wounded, with 135 enemy killed.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Khe Sanh
Mekong Delta
Soc Trang
25Th Infantry Division
Suoi Sup
Trang Bang
Air Force Fills
North Vietnam
Ta Khli
Thailand
Plague outbreak spreads toward Saigon in South Vietnam
In Tay Ninh Province an outbreak of bubonic plague has reached epidemic proportions with about 150 cases and 62 confirmed in Tay Ninh city. Quarantine and roadblock vaccination efforts are under way as Ha Tinh province reports cases nearby. The Viet Cong offensive disrupted February vaccination, complicating delivery of vaccine despite current supplies.
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Tayninh
South Vietnam
Saigon
Tayning
Haunghia
Than Mong Lien
Lien
World Health Organization
Weather outlook for Butte Anaconda region
Variably cloudy and mild through Thursday with a chance of rain or snow showers late today and again Thursday. High today around 45 with a low near 20. Showers probability 40 percent today and 60 percent tonight.
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Butte - Anaconda
Montana counties gain extra welfare aid in strike relief
Montana's Board of Public Welfare approved $172,500 in additional state funds to Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties to operate their poor funds through April 15 amid ongoing mining strikes. Total aid for February and March reaches $422,500, with further transfers expected as Gov. Babcock reviews the budget amendment. The grants come from next fiscal year's funds and aim to cover the counties if the strike ends soon.
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J. D. Holmes
Helena
Montana
Board of Public Welfare
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Tim Babcock
Babcock
Silver Bow County
Anaconda Co
Butte
Deer Lodge County
Anaconda
W. J. Fouse
Welfare Board
Jeremy G. Thane
Missoula
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Butteman
Shoquist
Montana Power
John Gasper
Charles Matule
Gale Wood
Robert Russell
Sil
Bow
Mark Sullivan
Russell
Sullivan
Bill Parks
Jest
Bozeman P.O
S. W. Hancock
Russell J. Williams
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
Rusk and
Williams
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Arizona
New Jersey
Rask
Metals Trades Council
White House
Bingham
George Esper
New York Times
Dispatch OF the Times
London
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