All 84 aboard killed in Braniff airliner explosion
Braniff International Electra exploded in a rain storm near Dawson Texas scattering 84 lives on impact with debris over a half mile square area. The jet was Braniff 352 from Houston to Dallas with 79 passengers and five crew. No survivors were found as rescue workers gathered bodies and wreckage amid heavy rain.
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Dawson
Tex
Braniff International
Braniff
Texas
Corsicana
Dallas
Houston
Tulsa
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Memphis
Jerry Strader
The
Corsicana Sun
Strader
Texas Department of Public Safety
Saigon Bombing Targets TV Stations Near Embassy
A taxi packed with 120 pounds of TNT exploded near the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, wrecking a church and a World University Service student center. Three Vietnamese were killed and 25 wounded, with five Americans injured as the Viet Cong disrupted South Vietnamese and ARVN TV broadcasts. Police traced the taxi engine 200 meters from the blast site.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
TNT
U.S
The
World University Service
Students seize college office at Northwestern University
A group of Negro students occupied a Northwestern University office building in Evanston and vowed to stay barricaded until demands are met. Leader James Turner of the Afro American Student Union asked for an all Negro dormitory and said bedding and groceries were provided for about 60 students.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
James Turner
Northwestern
Enrollment Dip From Strike Minimal In Butte Schools
Butte public and parochial schools show a net loss of 71 students mainly due to the copper strike. Public schools fell 38 and parochial 33 as of March 29, with surveys underway to plan for next year and place teachers.
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Frank Quinn
Butte
Charles Davis
Davis
Virginia City to Plant 1000 Trees for Arbor Day
Virginia City observes Arbor Day as the Vigilance Club sponsors planting of 1000 northern elms. Trees come from the Montana Soil Conservation office in Sheridan. PTA and service groups meet at the post office this morning to start plantings with lunch on the museum grounds.
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Virginia City
Vigilance Club
Montana Soil Conservation Office
Sheridan
PTA
Fire marshal backs removing city danger spots under state law
William Pentula state fire marshal told Butte Chamber of Commerce directors that dilapidated buildings posing risks can be removed under state statute by city or county officials. Rev Joseph Finnegan juvenile court committee chair spoke on committee activities and his experiences.
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William Pentula
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Finnegan
Dist
John B. McClernan
Immaculate Conception
Scout Show Tonight Showcases Scouting Horizons
About 1,500 Boy Scouts from Southwestern Montana gather in the Mining City for the Vigilante Council Show at the Civic Center from 7 to 10 p.m. Three booths were added to 31 with six stage acts, under chairman Walter Hinick. The theme Scouting Horizons aims to display the program to the public and up to 10,000 guests are expected.
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Boy Scouts
Montana
Hinick
Butte Anaconda Weather Outlook Today
Mostly fair and warmer today in Butte Anaconda with partly cloudy skies and a slight cool down Sunday. High near 68 and low around 34 with about a 10 percent moisture chance tonight. Weather Table, Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Paris Talks Set For May Start In Vietnam War Jet
President Johnson said direct talks with North Vietnam will begin in Paris on May 10 1968 or soon after. He cautioned that initial talks are only a first step and that many hazards lie ahead while both sides seek a mutually acceptable basis for serious negotiations.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
U.S
Moni
United States
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Warsaw
Poland
Johnson attacks Congress over tax delay on inflation plan
President Johnson denounces Congress for stalling a 10 percent surtax to fight inflation. He calls lawmakers self serving and warns of dangers from procrastination. He also announces tentative May 10 peace talks with North Vietnam and urges nonviolence on the Poor People’s Campaign.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Congressional
Montanans Die in Vietnam War Accounts
The Defense Department reports two Montana soldiers killed in Vietnam. Lt. David Lynn Barber of Denton died April 28 while patrolling with his unit of the 1st Air Cavalry. he had been in Vietnam one month and was the 107th Montanan to die there. Spec. 4 George E. Peters Jr. of Lodge Grass was also killed in Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Defense Department
David Lynn Barber
Denton
Mont
Vietnam
Department
Barber
Robert Barber
1St Air Cavalry
Washington (Ap
George E. Peters Jr
George E. Peters Sr
P.O
Lodge Grass
Hardin Drive Ends With Car Over Coulee
Myrna Culp drove to the Hardin dump with her five month old chimp Penny inside the car. Penny shifted the gear, rolled over the edge of a 50 foot coulee, and landed on its top 50 feet below. Penny escaped unhurt but screamed, while Culp faces $1,100 in car damage and concerns about Penny’s care and licensing.
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Hardin (Ap
Myrna
Penny
Hardin Dumps
Myrna Culp
Hardin
Ing
Bids Studied For Five New Baseball Fields
The Board of County Commissioners and City-County Park Board reviewed three bids Friday for Father Sheehan Memorial Park improvements and held them under advisement. Edward A. Bentley Construction and Lutey Construction bids differed by 412 dollars in base price for five fields. Bentley offered 31,990 dollars and Lutey 31,478 dollars. Each provided alternative proposals. Gilman Construction was sole bidder for excavation and grading at 28,800 dollars. Final action awaits a conference with the firm on alternatives.
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Board of County Commissioners
City - County Park Board
Father Sheehan
Edward A. Bentley Constuction Co
Lutey Constuction Co
Bentley
Lutey
Gilman Construction Co
House panel approves Model Cities and housing funding
The House Appropriations Committee voted to increase federal grants for city programs totaling 13.8 billion, boosting Model Cities to 500 million and adding 350 million for low rent housing. Grants cover rent supplements water and sewer facilities and urban planning, with other agencies like NASA, Veterans Affairs, and Appalachian redevelopment also funded.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Veterans Administration
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Senate
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Dean Montgomery
Buffalo
Pentila
Everett Clair Thomas
Phoenix
Kathleen Martin
Scout
Tors
House
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
White
Jest
Othe
New York Times
New York
Smithville
Tenn
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