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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1969

Page

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Apache Snow opens massive helicopter assault in Vietnam

Amid heavy fighting west of the A Shau Valley U S paratroopers and South Vietnamese forces push to trap North Vietnamese in the Laos border region. The operation began Saturday with about 1 000 paratroopers and 1 200 infantrymen, while 600 Marines moved into nearby mountains. U S and allied casualties rise sharply with weekly tallies at 184 American deaths and an estimated 150 to 200 more soldiers killed that week.

Richard H. Pyle Saigon U.S A Shau Laos Withn 101St Airborne Division U.S. 3Rd Marine Division 9Th Brigade da Krong River A Shan

Justice Abe Fortas Resigns From Supreme Court

Justice Abe Fortas announces resignation from the U S Supreme Court after facing questions over ethics and conduct. In a brief White House briefing Fortas denies any wrongdoing while signaling his departure to focus on personal matters and preserve the court's integrity.

Joseph E. Mohbat Washington Abe

Honduran pupils clash with police during Rocke feller visit

Anti American Honduran students clashed with police in Tegucigalpa during New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's visit aiding President Nixon. A student was killed earlier as protesters rejected a $400 Rockefeller scholarship, shouting that the blood of a Honduran cannot be bought. Police charged the mob from the university into downtown.

Tegucigalpa

Montana Dave McNally Hurls Hitless 83 Innings

Montana ace Dave McNally stifled the Twins for 83 innings in a 5-0 win, extending his team’s winning streak to six as the feud over a Latin America dispute and local highway protests loom in other sections.

Page Montana Dave McNally Twins

Nixon can appoint two Supreme Court justices

The resignation of Abe Fortas expands President Nixon's ability to shape the Supreme Court in his first year. Yet appointing conservative or "strict constructionist" justices may not undo much of recent criminal defense protections. Justice William C. Douglas is referenced.

Nixon Supreme Court Fortas Earl Warren Lyndon B. Johnson E. Whitington Wire Braniff Airways Johnson Civil Aeronautics Board American University Senate Warren Wolfson Washington Abe Fortas William C. Douglas

Analysis: conservatives to succeed Fortas and Warren

AP analysis argues two conservatives will fill Fortas and Warren seats. It challenges the idea of a fragile liberal majority and notes key Warren court decisions appear largely irreversible. It contends school segregation and malapportionment cannot be reversed without constitutional change.

Fortas Earl Warren

Viet Cong avoids full rejection of Nixon plan in Paris talks

In Paris the Viet Cong and Hanoi radio offered cautious critique of Nixon's eight and 10 point proposals while not rejecting the plan as a whole. They fault mutual troop withdrawals and urge study of Nixon's speech as negotiators head into a new Paris session.

Paris National Liberation Front Nixon Vietnam North Vietnam U.S United States Posals Hanoi NLF Saigon Hanoi Radio South Vietnam

Partly Cloudy Warm Weather Outlook

Partly cloudy and warm conditions forecast with a high near 58 and a low around 30. The forecast appears in the weather table on page 12.

Montana voters approve most school levies statewide

A Montana survey shows 43 of 56 counties approved nearly all 344 proposed school levies this spring. Voted levies total about $13.2 million, nearing the prior all time high of $14.4 million, with state aid rising and expected biennial levies to exceed estimates.

Helena Montana Montana School Boards Association Montana Education Association MEA

Montana stockgrowers urge legal help in Congress

William Mather, Republican candidate for Montana 2nd District, tells the 85th Montana Stockgrowers Convention that farm income hinges on federal laws beyond farming. He calls government a jungle of laws and says an attorney with farm experience is the best investment for Washington representation. He pledges to seek quarterly meat import reviews and promote diversification through recreation.牧

Miles City Montana Congress William Mather Billings Washington GOP Bill House American National Cattlemen’s Association Cedar Vale Kan Montana Stockgrowers Association Stockmen

Jefferson River fishing policy reaffirmed by Montana panel

Montana Fish and Game Commission reaffirmed a policy to manage lands within the Jefferson-Whitehall Irrigation Project for fish wildlife and recreation in Jefferson and Broadwater counties. The major point requires the Bureau of Reclamation to maintain at least 300 second feet of flow year round, including summer. This marks the first national case where Reclamation recognizes fish and wildlife values in a project.

Helena Montana Fish and Game Commission Jefferson-Whitehall Jefferson and Broadwater Commission Federal Project For Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Dunkle Bureau of Reclamation Jefferson River Jefferson

Butte Bargain Days Draw Shoppers in Old Fashioned Style

Butte kicks off Old Fashioned Bargain Days with the Mining City food stalls and long serving store staff in bonnets and derbies. The event runs through Saturday as retailers offer bargains in a recreated bygone era atmosphere. Missoula hosts Square Dance Festival and Hellgate River Race with additional Montana events statewide.

Butte Mining City Missoula Montana

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