Viet Nam war escalates with attacks and terrorism
Saigon faces intensified shellings and ground clashes across the country as Viet Cong terrorism rises in the city. Reports state 31 gas shellings overnight, civilian casualties, and attacks on Da Nang Hue Quang Tri and other bases, with unclear linkage to a new offensive.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang
Quang Tri
Hue
Dan Nang
Quang Tri City
Tay Ninh Peakae
Impeachment Threat for Fortas Escalates
The White House pressures Justice Abe Fortas to resign amid talk of impeachment articles by a House member. Newsweek reports Attorney General Mitchell met Chief Justice Warren to press Fortas' resignation, while Nixon urged nonpartisanship and no rush to impeach as Fortas faces scrutiny over a $20,000 fee from Louis Wolfson’s foundation.
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New York
White House
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
House
Newsweek Magazine
John Mitchell
Nixon
Earl Warren
Fortas
Louis Wolfson
Newsweek
Addi
Tion
Mitchell
Warren
Justice Department
Butte schools future clouded after failed mill levy
The Butte school trustees meet to review the district finances after voters rejected a 36-mill levy. They consider service curtailment and a possible third election under Montana law. A shortened year may be needed to conserve funds while accreditation hinges on a 180 day term.
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Board of
Jack Whelan
Montana
State Board of Public Instruction
Saigon opens doorway to serious peace talks
Ambassador Pham Dang Lam, Saigon’s lead negotiator, signaled readiness for serious discussions on both the NLF ten point program and Thieu’s six points for peace. He indicated some NLF points deserve examination, including POW exchanges and the De Militarized Zone. Lam arrived in Paris after ten days of consultations in Saigon.
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Ode
New York Times
Drew Middleton
Paris
Pham Dang Lan
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
NLF
Lam
Laos
Butte High Drill Team Wins Big Sky Competition Trophy
Proud winner Kathy Brunell, captain of the Butte High School Drill Team, displays the huge trophy their team won in the Big Sky competition over the weekend. The squad paraded uptown Butte and performed twice in the Butte High gym.
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Kathy Brunell
Butte High School
Butte
Butte High
Home and Sport Show Tops Magicland Attractions
Mrs Dorothy Ginal of Sheridan won an expense paid two person Hawaii trip at the Montana Standard Home and Sport show finale. Other two person trips were awarded to Mr and Mrs A D Crittenden of 2455 Harrison and Mr and Mrs Albert Adam of 736 W Granite. Winners will fly to Hawaii aboard Pan American jets.
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Dorothy Ginal
Sheridan
Hawaii
Montana Standard
A. D. Crittenden
Harrison
Albert Adam
W. Granite
Islands
Pan American Jet
Butte Show Draws Big Crowd for Home Furnishings Exposition
A three day show at the Civic Center featured numerous home furnishings exhibits. Guy Palmer of the Montana Standard called the public response tremendous, with attendees from distant areas visiting Butte. Perfect spring weather aided travel and the event netted strong attendance. Mrs. Ginal plans further travel this year.
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Clipper
Civic Center
Ness
Guy Palmer
The
Montana Standard
Butte
Ginal
Aloha
Christ ie Sanders Killed in Anaconda Car Crash
Christie Kay Sanders 17 of Anaconda died early Sunday when the car she rode in struck a cow six miles north of town. Passenger Rick Barkell was injured and hospitalised with bruises and shock. Coroner Longfellow is continuing the investigation. the death marks Deer Lodge County first traffic fatality this year. See FATALITY Page 2.
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Christie Sanders
Anaconda
Christie Kay Sanders
Deer Lodge County Poor Farm
Arthur A. Longfellow
Richard Sanders
Cherry
Longfellow
St. Ann Hospital
Rick Barkell
William Stiner
Martin Beatty
Guy Monaco
Larry Huber
Barkell
Butte
Deer Lodge
Montana
Cascade County
Luci R. Newton
Malta
U S 10 Reopens After Landslide By Idaho Border
Lookout Pass on U S 10 at the Montana Idaho border reopened to one way traffic Sunday after Idaho crews fixed a section that tumbled down a mountainside. The closure lasted about 24 hours with no immediate date set for two way traffic restoration.
Disarmament Talks Hint From CIA Chief Helms
CIA director Richard M. Helms told a private Business Council dinner in Hot Springs Virginia that the cost of nuclear weapons races may push the United States and Soviet Union toward meaningful arms talks. He suggested future defense costs could become unsustainable for both nations. He noted Soviet leadership divisions complicate choosing a path suitable to the South.
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Hot Springs
United States
Soviet Union
Richard M. Helms
CIA
Helms
Business Council
Council
North Vietnam
Communist Party
Mothers Day march backs hospital strike in Charleston
More than 5000 people joined a Mothers Day march through Charleston in support of striking hospital workers. Five Democratic congressmen and civil rights and labor leaders travelled to the city to pledge backing as Walter Reuther spoke to the crowd after four hours of speeches and songs.
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Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Charleston
S.C
Tal
UAW
Walter Reuther
Mary Moultrie
Old South City
National Civil Rights
County Hall
United Automobile Workers of America
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Vietnam
Justice
Loca
U.S. 10
Idaho
Cimes
Jest
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