Montanans Watch Floods and Eclipse Amid Variable Temps
Officials said both crestings were possible as Sun River levels neared flood stage. Great Falls reported 42 feet below flood stage and Simms 3.5 feet below. Malta may 19 and Nashua may 23 faced about one foot above flood stage. Cloudy skies hid a partial sun eclipse while rain fell east and west. Temperatures midday ranged from 39 at Cut Bank to 65 at Miles City and Billings with highs in the 40s and 50s, then falling at night.
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Sun River
Great Falls
Simms
Malta
Nashua
U S jets destroy MIG base in North Vietnam
Reports from Saigon state U S fighter bombers hit the Hoalac MIG airfield near Hanoi, wrecking runways and taxiways and putting the base out of operation. Nine Thunderchiefs from Thailand attacked the site, the fifth strike since April 24, with one aircraft missing and the airfield deemed nonoperational.
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Saigon
Hoalac
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Thailand
U.S
Hoalac Base
Haiphong
Phuc Yen
Korea
Dangerous Work Scene After Tanker Truck Collision
A ruptured tanker truck exploded in a fiery spray following a collision with a car near Bellflower California in Los Angeles County on Tuesday. A fireman faced the blaze as responders battled the flames.
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Bellflower
Calif
Los Angeles County
House panel wary of Johnson rail settlement bill
Washington The Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee voiced skepticism about President Johnsons plan to settle the railroad labor dispute. Chairman Harley C. Staggers said Congress may not act and hinted the panel could seek informal mediation to avoid a law. Wirtz urged the administration measure during hearings.
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David R. Jones
New York Times
Washington
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Johnson
Harley C. Staggers
D-W. Va
Congress
Staggers
House Committee
W. Willard Wirtz
Apollo to orbit in sixty eight rescheduled for early next year
Space chief James E. Webb told the Senate Space Committee that the first three man Apollo Earth orbit flight is pushed to early next year with a late 1969 lunar landing goal still in place. The backup crew for the January fire victims will fly the mission, including Walter M. Schirra Donn F. Eisele and Walter Cunningham.
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Washington
James E. Webb
Webb
Astro
Nauts
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Senate Space Committee
Wham blast marks Montana Tech M Day opening
A loud blast signals the start of M Day at Montana Tech after weather delays. The controlled charge was to be set off behind Big Butte at 7 a.m. Students join in white washing the M on Big Butte and a campus clean up. A runoff election will fill ASO offices.
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Montana Tech
Big Butte
Associated Students Organization
Montana Vietnam War Casualties Reported
A Pentagon table released in Washington shows 29 Montana combat deaths in Vietnam from January 1961 to March 1967 and 12 non hostile deaths in the same period. Helena records total Montanans killed in Vietnam at 48 to date, with some families living out of state. See page 16 for details on other states casualties.
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Washington
Pentagon
Montana
Helena
Vietnam
Dedication of St Ann Church in Butte
Catholic clergy from the Helena diocese and across Treasure State travel to Butte for the Wednesday 7 30 pm dedication of St Ann Church. Most Rev Raymond Hunthausen bishop of Helena will officiate. Mass of Dedication follows blessings and altar consecration. Public reception in the parish center after Mass.
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Diocese of
Helena
Treasure State
Butte
St. Ann
Raymond G. Hunthausen
Nugent Joins Citizens National Bank Board in Austin
Patrick J. Nugent, son-in-law of President Johnson, was elected to the Citizens National Bank of Austin board of directors. He is a University of Texas student and works part time at KTBC, a station owned by Johnson family interests.
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Austin, Tex
Citizens National Bank of Austin
Patrick J. Nugent
Johnson
Nugent
The
University of Texas
KTBC
Graduation set for nine at Boys Central High
Rev Brother J M Egan of Iowa College New York will be commencement speaker at Fox Theater on Thursday night June 1. Nine candidates for graduation comprise one of the largest classes in Christian Brothers High School history.
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Bk. J. Mooney
Boys Central High School
Christian Brothers High School
J. M. Egan
Iowa College
New York
Christian Brothers
Fox Theater
Butte Anaconda Weather Table Forecast
Occasional rain with 80 percent chance. High near 45 and low around 32. A year ago temperatures reached up to 59 and down to 49. Weather table on Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Mansfield sets date for Senate debate on Dodd censure
Senate leader Mike Mansfield announced the May 22 start for debate on a resolution to censure Sen Thomas J. Dodd over alleged use of campaign funds for personal benefit. Dirksen concurred. Dodd, 59, faces two counts after the Ethics Committee inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut
U S Officials Express Worry Over Bubonic Plague
U S officials voice concern about bubonic plague after reports of suspected cases surface in coastal regions. Health agencies mobilize surveillance, urge prompt reporting, and review quarantine protocols to prevent spread.
Cody rancher killed by family dog in Wyoming
Roy Mullins, 65, died after his wife was seriously injured when their large Husky attacked them at their Cody ranch. Mullins wrestled the dog to the ground as his wife fled to fetch help, then neighbors returned to find Mullins still under attack. The dog was shot by nearby residents after again charging them. The coroner cites shock and blood loss as the cause. Mrs. Mullins remains in serious condition in Cody.
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Cody, Wyo
UPI
Cody
Roy Mullins
Park County
Dan Ballard
Ballard
Henderson
Tolman
Mullins Ranch
Mullins
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