New Asian flu strain raises epidemic risk this winter
Washington reports a revised flu forecast after a Hong Kong outbreak and confirmations in Formosa and Singapore. Health officials say epidemic level outbreaks are possible and urge vaccination for high risk groups including those with chronic illness and seniors. Two vaccine doses two months apart may be needed for those never immunized since 1963, with availability uncertain as manufacturers race to produce it.
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Washington
Hong Kong
Formosa
Singapore
Public Health Service
Advisory Committee On
The
Health Service
Montana to build 2.1 million complex for first offenders
Montana officials explore a 2.109 million five-building complex at Deer Lodge for first offenders. The plan includes a 100-prisoner cellblock plus a recreation facility a school an administration unit and a heating plant as part of a district court order and state prison expansion.
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Helena
Montana State
State Board of Institutions
E. C. Ellsworth Jr
Henry Loble
Ellsworth
John M. Cross
Glendive
Morris Brusett
Deer Lodge Institution
Brusett
Legislative Committee
E. C. Ellsworth
Deer Lodge Valley
Rothe Hall
Holland
Holland-Zucconi
Deer Lodge
Dist
Sid G. Stewart
Anaconda
Stewart
Flathead County
Future of Galen and Warm Springs TB hospital debated
A Montana Medical Association committee may study merging Galen and Warm Springs state hospitals. The discussion follows board interest in Galen’s future as TB cases decline. The plan includes a 10 year master layout with three valley cell blocks and a 5.1 million cost estimate.
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Board of Institutions
John M. Cross
Glendive
Galen Institution
Warm Springs
Galen
Caraway
MMA
David Gregory
Glasgow
City to study bids for municipal pool at Stodden Park
City Council reviewed low base bids totaling 281 756 50 for the Stodden Park municipal pool with two alternates. Architects Morrison Maierle of Helena will study the bids and report to the council as a whole, with action set for the Wednesday October 2 meeting.
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Butte
Stodden Park
Morrison-Maierle and Associates
Helena
Thomas F. Powers
Robert Sparks
Board of Park Commissioners
Silver Bow County
Intermountain Specialty Co. of
Salt Lake
Voters Register for Nov 5 General Election
Registration for the November 5 general election closes at 5 Thursday afternoon. Voters who participated in 1966 and have not changed precincts remain registered, even if they did not vote since then. Precinct residence determines eligibility. registrations must be filed in the County Clerk William T. Duckham's office by deadline.
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William T. Duckham
Thant calls for General Assembly vote to halt bombing
United Nations Secretary-General Thant said a majority of UN members would back a General Assembly resolution urging an end to the bombing of North Vietnam. The United States objected saying the remarks hinder peace efforts and noted it may bring Czechoslovakia onto the assembly agenda. Ball stressed the Vietnam discussion did not aid Paris negotiations.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U N
General Assembly
United States
Ing
North Vietnam
Thant
Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam
U.S
George W
Ball
Paris
Former Helena couple slain near Oakridge Oregon
Lane County sheriff says a lone gunman killed Paul Slack and his wife Lois Slack in woods off Black Creek Canyon Road, 18 miles east of Oakridge. Three bullets were fired from about 75 feet away. the couple had been missing a week after hunting fir cones. They formerly lived in Helena.
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Oakridge
Ore
Lane County Sheriff's Office
Paul Slack
Black Creek Canyon
Forest Service
Lois
Helena
Associated Foods
Internal Revenue Bureau
A. W. McCarl
Weather Summary for Butte Anaconda Area
Fair to partly cloudy through Wednesday with warmer temperatures. High around 62 today and a low near 32 tonight. Only a 10 percent chance of showers through tonight. One year ago readings were 81 and 37.
Senate Quorum Crisis Delays Def Budget Nomination Fallout
The House adjourned for lack of a quorum as absenteeism delayed the Senate for a second day. Senate Leader Mansfield condemned the situation calling the country in grave trouble while only 15 senators attended at a key roll call.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Picayune
Capitol
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Dillon robbery suspects nabbed on highway chase
Two armed robbery suspects and three car theft suspects, all juveniles, were arrested within an hour on the Butte Dillon highway. Patrol units pursued a grocery store robbery duo from Dillon to a roadblock near Divide, leading to multiple arrests and the recovery of a stolen car.
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Butte-Dillon
Dillon
Melrose
Pat Brown
Divide
Melvin Mooney
Kessner
Safford
Sol
Rennie
Peterson
Dove
Brown
Mooney
Tom Joseph
Silver Bow County
Joseph
Humphrey pledges to reassess U.S. Vietnam role in bid for end
In Ohio, Hubert Humphrey vows as president to reassess the Vietnam war and push a prompt end through negotiation. He calls for a systematic reduction of American forces after reassessment, stressing troop safety and the need to address the South Vietnamese army’s improvements.
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Toledo, Ohio
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
U. S
Humphrey
Ohio
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