U of M coed named Miss Montana in Miss Universe pageant selection
Carol Marie Boetcher of Great Falls, a University of Montana coed, was chosen to represent Montana in the Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe pageants in Miami Beach. Runnerup tie between Connie Graham of Kalispell and Sylvia Hentschel of Havre. Boetcher, 21, majors history and military science, sponsored by K-Dettes ROTC drill team. Competition begins May 13 in Miami Beach.
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Patcee Bradford
Red Lodge
K-Dettes
Mrs Wallace Poised for Easy Win in Alabama Primary
In Birmingham Alabama Mrs George Wallace is expected to win the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday. Her campaign pledges tie a vote for her to continuing George Wallace in office though he cannot run again. Young Lurleen Wallace highlighted that if elected her husband will handle the job. She faces nine opponents but a runoff seems unlikely.
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Birmingham
Ala
George Wallace
George
Alabama
Wallace
Lurleen Wallace
Body of Great Falls Child Found in River
The body of 5-year-old Randy Cubbage of Great Falls was recovered Sunday afternoon from the Missouri River. The boy disappeared Friday afternoon and a wide search ensued until searchers dragged the river and found him at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Great Falls
Randy Cubbage
Missouri River
Donald Cubbage
Parachutist injured in attempt at world free fall record
Nick Piantanida, 33, of Brick Township New Jersey, suffered brain damage and remained in critical condition after an emergency descent from a 57 000 foot ascent in a giant balloon. Engineers cited visor failure and oxygen loss with the gondola severed before the chute slowed descent.
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UPI
Worthington, Minn
Nick Piantanida
Bricktown
N.J
Raven Industries
Sioux Falls
L. B. Dawson
Jacques Istel
Piantanida
Union City
Donna
Diane
Debra
Cross-Border Clash As U S Forces Fire Into Cambodia
U S and Communist troops traded machinegun fire across the Cambodian border while American infantry and artillery killed 131 Viet Cong in a jungle battle on the Vietnamese side. Air losses rose as two U S planes were shot down near Hanoi and a Skyraider went down during rescue efforts.
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Saigon
North
Viet Nam
1St Infantry Division
Tay Ninh
U.S
Hanoi
Air Force
Javits Eyes Presidential Run After NY Gov Race
Senator Javits announced he will not pursue New York governor but kept open a possible 1968 Republican presidential bid. He said the race should feature new faces and would leave the state delegation free at the convention. He teased that a decision would come in the next two years.
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NEW York
Jacob K. Javits
Javits
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
Saigon May Day protest halted by riot police at U S embassy
In Saigon Sunday 8 000 demonstrators led by known Communist agitators tried to march on the U S embassy bearing anti American banners. riot police and armed Vietnamese troops blocked the street with barbed wire and shields. the protestors retreated after a tense hour. about 1 000 Chinese workers followed. vietnamaese marines protected the rear. leaders linked to anti government Buddhist demonstrations were among the march organizers.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Workers Confederation
Russians denounce U.S. at May Day parade
Soviet Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky, atop Lenin's Tomb, denounced U.S. intervention in Vietnam during a Red Square May Day parade review in Moscow, marking the first such display of this stance.
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U.S
Fense
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Lenin
Viet Nam
Red Square
Weather turns mild in Montana as temperatures rise
Montana enjoys warm conditions with Sunday highs reaching into the mid 70s in Whitehall and 64 in West Yellowstone, while several towns report mostly fair skies and a forecast of continued warmth through midweek. Showers are expected mainly midweek with small total rainfall.
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Montana
Weather Bureau
Whitehall
West Yellowstone
Bank
Divide
Helena
Great Falls
Havre
Glasgow
Billings
Miles City
Butte
Missoula
Kalispell
Butte Montana Weather Outlook
Mostly fair today with increasing cloudiness Tuesday. High 68 nearby, low 35 tonight. One year ago in Butte the temperatures were 45 and 25. Montana weather on Page 13.
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Butte - Anaconda
Butte
Montana
Army ROTC mock invasion spooks Middleboro residents
An Army ROTC unit from Worcester Polytechnic Institute staged a successful mock invasion in Middleboro on Saturday night. Officials forgot to warn residents, creating panic as police switchboards jammed with calls about suspicious figures while neighboring departments offered help. One town official called the scene bedlam, utter bedlam.
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Middleboro
Mass
Army Reserve Officers Training Corps
Worcester Polytech Institute
New Chamber of Commerce head opposes tax increase
Washington AP reports M. A. Wright named president of the U S Chamber of Commerce opposes a tax rise and expects inflation to ease as U S industry expands plant capacity. Wright, from Standard Oil of New Jersey, says price restraint and monetary policy can curb inflation. He will be installed at the chamber meeting and soon become board chairman of Humble Oil.
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New Chamber of Commerce
Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
M. A. Wright
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Wright
Chamber
Robert P. Gerholz
Flint
Mich
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Houston
Tex
Jersey
Billings Youth Killed By Car Near Bridger
A 17 year old Billings youth, David Eugene Bucher, was struck and killed while crossing U S Highway 310 ten miles south of Bridger while assisting a stalled vehicle. Bud Porter, 19, of Billings, remained uninjured but was hospitalized for shock, as Montana's traffic toll rose to 75 for the year.
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Bridger
UPI
Billings
U.S. Highway 310
David Eugene Bucher
Bucher
Train derailment blocks NP line near Clinton
Two freight trains derailment blocks Northern Pacific Railway main line at Clinton 118 miles east of Missoula. A box car jumped the track causing cars to derail. no injuries reported. One westbound passenger train ran late in Seattle as cleanup continued Sunday afternoon.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific Railway
Seattle
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