Agnew in Billings Promotes Law and Order Campaign
Spiro T. Agnew campaigned seven hours in Billings praising law and order and the Vietnam war as a path to national leadership. He avoided bold policy details, speaking calmly at the Northern Hotel and joking about his name. A local press question about Montana disturbances drew a quip referencing Custer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Holloron
Standard State Bureau
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Wenga T. Crips
Agnew
Maryland
Montana
National Press
Custer
Federal grants to cities states would be united
A federal intergovernmental commission urged Congress to adopt a unified grant system for states and cities to be used as the states see fit. It also proposed reforms in state local tax and administrative structures to maintain balance in the federal system and address the central cities fiscal crisis. The two volume report from the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations led by former Florida Governor Farris Bryant covers revenue sharing as well as administration and jurisdiction issues.
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Washington
Congress
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Farris Bryant
Florida
New York
U S soldiers and tanks blunt enemy push near DMZ
U S infantrymen and tanks pushed to within a mile of the southern edge of the DMZ braving mortar and machine gun fire to blunt a threatened enemy offensive. Officials warned the foe may press heavy fighting later this month and in October before the monsoon season. Roughly 200 troops spearheaded the push.
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Saigon
U.S
Butte College and Army Reports Share The News
Butte college back in stride as students discuss class schedules and registration details in the Copper Lounge. ACT tests for new students continue at 7:30 a.m. Registration starts Friday at 1. Several students are named in the scene. In Vietnam, U S forces report heavy fighting near the 17th parallel with 29 North Vietnamese killed and three American wounded. U S air raids and B52 blasts intensify along the DMZ as infiltrations from North Vietnam are estimated at 20 000 in August, down from 30 000 the prior month.
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Montana Tech
Copper
ACT
Mary Kay Goodman
U.S
17Th Parallel Frontier
Dmz
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Texas men safe after missing in Seeley Lake area
Peter and Robert Irving from Texas were reported missing Sunday and walked out unharmed Wednesday in the Seeley Lake region. They appeared in the Beaver Creek area where their car had been found earlier as searchers covered the terrain starting Monday.
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Missoula
Peter and
Robert Irving
Texas
Seeley Lake
Missoula County
Agnew dismisses Wallace third party bid in Montana
Gov. Spiro T. Agnew told about 2 000 people in Billings that Wallace cannot win the presidency. He opposed gun registration but backed laws barring gun sales to violent offenders. He said Wallace draws sympathy but is not a viable candidate.
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Billings
Spiro T. Agnew
George Wallace
Agnew
Wallace
American Party
Montana
Billings Man Killed In One Vehicle Montana Crash
Robert Gene Cowan 36 of Billings died in a one car crash about 15 miles south of Hardin on Montana 313. The car left the roadway on a curve and Cowan was thrown from the vehicle, striking a steel fence post. The coroner said he died instantly and the 1968 toll reached 199, matching last year.
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Hardin
Robert Gene Cowan
Billings
Montana
Big Horn County
Everett Bullis
Cowan
Senate votes no on registrations
The Senate approved a bill to ban interstate mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and rejected licensing and registration proposals. The 70 to 17 vote extends bans to ammunition and outlaws sales to non residents, with penalties up to 10 years and $10,000 fines.
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Washington
Senate
House
House Conference Committee
Johnson
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N_Y
Senate Rejects Tydings Gun Amendment in Key Vote
The 55 31 Senate roll call defeated Wednesday the gun registration and licensing proposal by Sen. Joseph D. Tydings. Democrats McGee of Wye voted for, Metcalf of Mont opposed. Republicans Allott and Dominick of Colo and Hansen of Wye opposed. Paired votes noted Mansfield for and Morse against.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
McGee
Wye
Metcalf
Mont
Allott
Colo
Dominick
Hansen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Morse
D-Ore
Senate approves gun control bill limiting sales and mail order
The measure bans interstate mail order rifles and shotguns and all ammo. Nonresident over the counter sales are restricted, seven day waiting period applies to mail order and in state sales, and purchasers must file an eligibility affidavit. Long guns cannot be sold to under 18. under 21 remains barred for handguns. Carrying a firearm during a federal crime can lead to imprisonment. Amendments for universal registration and owner licensing were rejected.
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Washington
Senate
Butte Moves to Safeguard Unsafe Fire Damaged Buildings
Butte will launch a city led drive in October to remove hazards from unsafe buildings damaged by fire. Mayor Powers said Fire Chief McCarthy and Asst. Chief Cavanaugh will lead the effort. Alderman Paull urged action on the burned 221 N Washington building now collapsing beside the sidewalk. The council approved barricades and asked for county demolition action while the city seeks to avoid liability by notifying the state fire marshal.
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Thomas F. Powers
John F. McCarthy
John L. Cavanaugh
Butte
Philip Paull
Paull
N. Washington
Silver Bow
William Geagan
Geagan
Weather Outlook From Butte Anaconda Area
Cloudy cooler ahead through Friday with periodic showers and higher elevation snow. Daytime high near 55, overnight low around 36. Moisture chance about 70 percent. Comparable figures from the previous year were 69 and 29. Weather table on Page 2.
Civic Action Committee presses federal help on lax Butte policing
The Civic Action Committee sent letters to FBI Director Hoover and U S Attorney General Clark with claims of widespread lax law enforcement in Butte Montana. Officials replied citing jurisdiction limits while county attorney Sullivan demanded verifiable physical facts and noted lack of a crime investigator on his staff. Prostitution houses reopened after closure last June and were closed again last weekend by police.
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The
Civic Action Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S. Atty
Ramsey Clark
Montana
Forrest Anderson
Martin T. Mangan
Butte
Joseph F. Finnegan
CAC
Montana Standard
Hoover and Clark
Finnegan
Mangan
Attorney General’s Office
Anderson
County Atty
Mark P. Sullivan
Sullivan
Thomas F. Powers
James Clark
Ken Cunningham
Attorney General
Hoover
Clark
Father Finnegan
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NEW York Times
Delta
Whitehall
Butte College
Argyle
Jim Leskovar
Moulton
Marion Orzewiecki
Sampson
Sam Donnell
Capital Military District
Nguyen van Minh
le Nguyen Khang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Khang
Nguyen van Thieu
Radio
Hanoi
William Chip
Chip
Spiro Agnew
Big Sky
Richard M. Nixon
Tim Babcock
Jerry Anderson
Otis Packwood
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