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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1968

Page

1

Mansfield urges reduced U S goals in new Viet policy

Senate leader Mike Mansfield proposed a revised Vietnam strategy that would scale back U S aims and seek peace with Saigon governing only part of South Vietnam. He argued for revising military strategy toward consolidation and negotiation, stopping short of blanket control.

Robert T. Gray Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Vietnam U.S Montana Democrat Saigon Senate Foreign Relations Committee Soviet Union Czechoslovakia France Romania Hungary Germany Great Britain Paris Johnson Mansfield South Vietnam North Vietnam

Czechs Agree Western Borders to Be Defended by Warsaw Pact

Informants say Prague pledged to keep western border defense by Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops indefinitely after the 28 August Moscow accord. The move follows Kremlin pressure and includes censorship and political shifts toward conservative Soviet communism, with Hajek and others removed.

Peter Rehak Prague Kremlin Czechoslovakia Pravda Moscow Czechoslovak Communist Party Vassily V. Kuznetsov Josef Pavel Ota Sik Jiri Hajek Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Poland Hungary Hajek United Nations Security Council

Missoula Man David Sullivan Dies in Vietnam Patrol

Second Lt. David Sullivan 24 of Missoula was killed Thursday in Vietnam during a combat patrol near Khanh Dien about 2000 meters from the DMZ. An Army forward observer in field artillery, he was a Loyola High School graduate who attended Notre Dame and Carroll College before enlistment. his father is the University of Montana law dean.

Missoula Vietnam David Sullivan Robert E. Sullivan Law University of Montana Dmz Khanh Dien Army Loyola High School Notre Dame Carroll College Helena

Sharp clashes and election violence hit Saigon area

In Saigon and nearby areas fighting spiked as extremists tried to disrupt voting for a vacant House seat. U.S. forces reported 75 enemy killed in two battles, with 12 American fatalities and 21 wounded in a 16 hour clash near Trang Bang. An election official was fatally shot in Cholon.

Saigon House of Representatives 101St Airborne Division X Sa Nho Trang Bang

Butte Air Service Highlights and World News Snippet

The 1929 Butte airport photo shows a six passenger Fokker used by National Parks Airways which began service in 1928. Western Airlines brought the Boeing 737 jetliner to Butte in 1960s era notes. A Saigon precinct uncovered 50 pounds of TNT hidden under a floor and Viet Cong flags. Delta fighting began with U S 9th Division infantry near the Rach Ben Tre River as American reinforcements arrived. Viet Cong fled. helicopters continued pursuit. losses were two government soldiers and 47 enemy bodies found after the assault. Typhoon Bess limited U S pilots to 85 missions over North Vietnam, with ships reporting destroyed or damaged trucks and barges. Navy A6 Intruder downed four miles east of Vinh in a delayed report.

Butte Fokker National Parks Airways Inc Western Airlines Saigon Delta U.S. 9Th Division U.S North Vietnam Vinh

North Korea marks National Day as Pueblo crew release rumors fail

Tokyo AP report notes North Korea observed its 20th National Day with delegations from 60 Communist parties while no word emerged on the Pueblo crew release. KCNA hinted at a Sunday broadcast but made no Pueblo reference. Czechoslovak and Chinese leaders spurned the event amid East bloc tensions.

Mark Kuramitsu Tokyo North Korea Pueblo Ing KCNA Pyongyang Radio Czechoslovakia D. S. Polyansky East

Livingston man electrocuted by fish shocker

G. E. Cissel, 56, of Livingston was electrocuted Saturday evening four miles north of Clyde Park while testing a fish shocker for the Montana Fish and Game Department. He owned an electrical shop in Livingston and was working on the device when the accident happened.

Livingston (Ap G. E. Cissel Livingston Clyde Park Montana Fish and Game Department Cissel

Salt or Sand Ballot Prompts Butte Readers

Montana Standard invites readers to vote on whether streets should be salted or sanded in Butte Hill and Flats. A ballot on the editorial page asks drivers, merchants, and residents to mail in votes, with results and comments to be published.

Montana Standard Butte Hill and Flats

Weather Outlook for ANACONDA BUTTE Area Mostly fair and warm

The forecast calls for mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures through Tuesday. High around 80 today with a low near 38 tonight. No precipitation expected through tonight. One year ago highs were 79 and 53. See weather table Page 2.

Anaconda - Butte

Teens' flight ends in wreck near Nissler Junction

Two teenage servicemen fled a brig at Ft. Lewis Washington and stole a car at Yakima Washington. They wrecked the vehicle in a construction zone near Nissler Junction west of Butte. Edward J. Boulter 17 of Altoona Pennsylvania was treated for a cut forehead and arm at St James Community Hospital. John G. Gibson 18 was uninjured. They are held in the county jail awaiting FBI action.

Nissler Junction Butte Edward John Boulter Altoona St. James Community Hospital John Gary Gibson Howard Lemm Ft. Lewis Wash Yakima Federal Bureau of Investigation

Hippie Beads May Boost Navajo Economy in Utah

In Salt Lake City a report suggests love beads could cut welfare payments to Navajo Indians in Southern Utah by as much as 200000 dollars yearly. Juniper berries drop from native trees and are consumed by rats and squirrels who drill holes. Indians then harvest the predrilled berries to string on nylon.

JO Ann Hacker Salt Lake City Utah

Fierce shellfire duel across Suez

Israeli and Egyptian forces traded heavy shellfire for over four hours along the Suez Canal in one of the war's fiercest recent clashes. Israel reported 10 soldiers killed and two U N observation posts hit, while Cairo said multiple Israeli tanks and artillery were destroyed with civilian casualties. A U N stand down quieted the area by evening.

Rodney Pinder Tel Aviv Suez Canal Middle East Israel Security Council United Nations New York U.N Canal East Bank Cairo Port Suez Port Taufiq

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