15 May 1967
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1967
Page
1
Yankees star Mickey Mantle slugged a single in the third inning and then launched a left handed 3 2 pitch for his 500th career home run in the seventh inning at Baltimore, becoming the sixth player in major league history to reach the milestone.
A. D. McDermott, Montana Water Conservation Board director, invites Montana stakeholders to a Capitol hearing on proposed revisions to water quality criteria and use reclassifications. He warns higher standards could hinder irrigation and industry while outlining council review after the 8:30 a.m. hearing to set permanent criteria.
Senator Russell B. Long claims district attorney Jim Garrison has “very important evidence” suggesting a conspiracy in Kennedy's assassination. Long notes Oswald and Shaw papers decoded with a dial code may reveal Ruby's role, while stressing Garrison's inquiry aligns with proper DA duty.
New York Rep. Emanuel Celler urged a Republican commission to decide if Michigan Governor George Romney can run for president. Born in Mexico to American parents, he may or may not meet the constitutional natural born requirement. The debate centers on what the term natural born means.
A Washington consultant to the President's crime commission says a rebellion within organized crime could arise within ten years as underlings seek greater power and wealth. The task force report notes organized crime expanding from bootlegging and prostitution into gambling, usury, and control of legitimate businesses, increasing demand for experts.
U S aircrews using Gatling cannons and air to air missiles shot down three MIG 17s near Hanoi and another by a missile as part of a two day tally reaching at least 10 MIGs. The 60th war kill marks a record for air combat.
Madison County authorities and Montana Highway Patrol responded to a fatal car crash near Twin Bridges late Sunday night. Details of the accident and those involved were not immediately available.
Cloudy with mountain showers and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Expect a high near 58 and a low around 37. The table notes a one year high of 57 and low of 29. Page 2 weather table wraps up the regional forecast.
Chicago Daily News reports Premier Chou En-lai and other Chinese leaders told Simon Malley in Peking they are determined to send volunteers into North Vietnam if Hanoi faces invasion or a sellout peace. They warn Americans would not approach borders and mark Moscow and Washington as enemies of China.
Republican strategist Thruston Morton argues the Vietnam war issue will boost GOP candidates for Congress if the war remains at impasse. He warns the presidential nominee must outline concrete plans, not generalities, unlike Eisenhower in Korea. Javits says no halt to bombing now and notes GOP consensus possible on war policy.
Judge W D Murray will be toastmaster at a 7 o'clock Friday banquet in the Butte Country Club honoring William A Fay ambassador to the United States from Ireland. Mayor Powers named reception committees and invited Gov Babcock and state officials to attend the event.
Page 7 previews Pope Paul VI coverage. Page 10 reports White Sox take AL lead. Page 11 notes Cincinnati sweeps a doubleheader. Page 16 presents a writer's view of another Korean War scene.
In Butte a Sunday scene ends with a 900 block chase as two obstinate hogs roam Steel Street on Mother's Day. Neighbors join the effort, police pursue with wooden clubs, and the pair are cornered in a garage before being returned to a Den SOM.
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