Russia pressures Czech minister into resigning
Prague bows to Soviet pressure as Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek resigns. Prime Minister Oldrich Cernik is named acting foreign minister while Moscow demands reshuffles of key officials. Dubcek facing renewed pressure may lose his top Communist post as Soviet troops reoccupy media offices and press censorship remains weak.
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Prague
Jiri Hajek
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Dubcek
Svolan
Ostrava
Moravia
Banska Bystrita
Slovakia
Communist Party
Hajek
Czechoslovakia
Ota Sik
Josef Pavel
Presidium
Frantisek Kriegel
Jiri Pelikan
Vdenek Hejzlar
Butte Bus Lines seeks student fare hike to 20 cents
The Montana Railroad Commission set an Oct. 8 hearing at 10 a.m. in Silver Bow County court on Butte Bus Lines request to raise student single-ticket fares from 15 to 20 cents and 10 ticket books from 1.35 to 1.85. Company says street bus revenue declined, with co owner Kalarchik noting seven months of losses and higher equipment and operating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Art Kalarchik
Israeli Officers Die in Arab Ambush Near Tubas
An Israeli lieutenant colonel and a major were killed in an Arab ambush near the West Bank town of Tubas, 11 miles from the Jordan River frontier. Four other Israelis were wounded and five Arabs were killed in the clash.
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Tel Aviv
West Bank
Tubas
Jordan River
Hearings Set on Butte Anaconda Water Rate Hikes
Public hearings will be held next month in Butte and Anaconda on requests by the Butte Water Co and its Anaconda Water Works division to raise average monthly water charges by about 145 to 344 percent. Butte hearing Oct 8 at 11 a.m. in Silver Bow County Courthouse. Anaconda hearing Oct 10 at 10 a.m. in Deer Lodge County Courthouse. Current Butte rates for a 5-6 room house would rise from 3.70 to 9.06, and lawn sprinkling from 4.35 to 10.66 per month.
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Butte
Anaconda
State Regulatory Agency
Kennedy Faces Booing in Boston Rally
Hubert H. Humphrey drew protests in Boston where he shared the stage with George McGovern and faced boos with Edward Kennedy. Kennedy urged calm while applauding Humphrey as he planned a Sioux Falls campaign swing. Humphrey criticized Nixon as he addressed the Western States Water and Power Consumers Conference.
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Frank Cormier
Sioux Falls
S.D
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Dakota
George McGovern
Boston
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey
McGovern
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Teddy
Huron
S.C
Western States Water and Power Consumers Conference
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Prisoner rehabilitation steps to be weighed
Montana Board of Institutions will discuss plans for a pre release center for state inmates and a work release program for jail inmates. They will review proposals for transferring inmates to Warm Springs State Hospital, naming an eastern Montana facility for the retarded, and giving estates priority for state reimbursement claims.
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J.D. Holmes
Capitol
Helena
Board of Institutions
Montana
Warm Springs State Hospital
Eastern
H. T. Caraway
Billings
Boulder River
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Effort to Bring Humphrey to Montana Under Way
Montana campaign chair Pat Williams says efforts to bring Hubert H. Humphrey to the state are active but no definite schedule exists. Williams checked with the Washington office after reports of a Billings visit on Sept 29 and noted possible stops in Great Falls, Butte, or Billings.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Montana
PBS
Pat Williams Dbutte
Humphrey
Washington, D. C
Williams
Billings
Great Falls
Butte
Cloudy and cold with light rain across Butte Anaconda
Weather table notes cloudy cold conditions through Saturday with occasional light rain. Snow is expected in the mountains. High near 50 today, low around 30. Rain probability at 70 percent today and tonight. One year ago temperatures were 77 and 39.
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Butte - Anaconda
Malaysia breaks with Filipinos over Sabah dispute
Kuala Lumpur suspends diplomatic relations with Manila and annuls the anti smuggling pact after the Philippines passes a law claiming Sabah. Prime Minister Rahman warns of the worst while urging restraint as Britain backs Malaysia and Manila says no retaliation yet.
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Lewis M. Simons
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Philippines
Sabah
Borneo
Manila
Narciso Ramos
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Rahman
Hong Kong
Michael Carver
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Sulus
Sulu Islands
Malaya
Singapore
Sarawak
North Borneo
South China Sea
Sulu
Paiwan
Britain
Claudio Teehankee
Marcos
Balloon crash kills two during Levitttown gala ascent
A bright balloon crashed into a power line during an ascent at a gala opening in Levittown Pennsylvania killing pilot Robert Trauger 29 and hostess Suzanne Flannery 23. Witnesses included her husband and two children as coroner cites multiple fractures and electrocution.
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Suzanne Flannery
Levittown
Robert Trauger
Kellers Church
Martin J
Shane
Kathleen
Donald E. Brodie
Bucks County
Rockefeller denounces Soviet threat to peace in West Germany
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller says Soviet threats to invade West Germany threaten world peace and urges immediate action at the United Nations. He references Czechoslovakia, the Warsaw Pact, and warns of a Hitlerlike outcome if inaction continues.
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San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
West Germany
United Nations
New York
Czechoslovakia
U.N
Soviet Union
Hitler
State politics split over taxes in Montana race
Montana gubernatorial candidates diverge on tax policy as Gov. Tim Babcock backs a sales tax while Forrest Anderson and Wayne Montgomery oppose it. Despite this, parties agree on six-mill university levy support, expanding vocational-technical programs, opposing right to work, aiding cities, and lowering property taxes.
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Helena
Montana
Tim Babcock
Forrest Anderson
New Reform
Wayne Montgomery
Mon
Page 15 U.S. courts on trial publicity
A study or feature examines how U.S. courts handle trial publicity and media access. The piece discusses standards, limits, and notable cases shaping courtroom reporting. It highlights ongoing debates about balance between press freedom and fair trials.
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U.S. Courts
Soviets Assert Right to Act Against Germany
The Soviet Union reasserted its right to intervene against West Germany if needed. Izvestia and Pravda argued that United Nations Charter articles and Potsdam provisions remain applicable, countering Western claims that UN Charter provisions are irrelevant to Germany amid Bonn’s reactions to the Czech invasion.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
West Germany
Izvestia
United Nations
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Bonn
Czechoslovakia
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