Copter loses top in close collision with power lines
A Missoula helicopter piloted by Wayne Miller clashed with power lines near Anaconda delaying a dam inspection. The Plexiglass bubble top torn away and sparks flew within inches of the fuel tanks. Miller suffered a chin cut and piloted the craft to a roadside stop before being towed back to Missoula.
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Missoula
Anaconda
Wayne Miller
Hamilton
Miller
Johnson Flying Service
Warm Springs Creek
Charles Fudge
Deer Lodge
Storm Lake
Johnson’s
Judy Duffey
Titan 3 rocket deploys four military satellites in space
Cape Kennedy launch of a Titan 3 sent four Defense Department satellites into multiple orbits up to 22 300 miles. The mission, described by an Air Force spokesman as flawless, featured the space switch engine placing LES6 and three other payloads into near circular and elliptical paths.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Defense Department
Air Force
Lincoln
Brinckerhoff to Step Down Parkinson to Head Anaconda
C Jay Parkinson will become chairman and chief executive officer of Anaconda Co. on January 1, 1969 succeeding Charles M Brinckerhoff who will retire after 42 years with the company. Parkinson has risen through the ranks since 1955 and has served as president since 1964 while Brinckerhoff remains a director and executive committee chairman.
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New York
C. Jay Parkinson
Anaconda Co
Charles M. Brinckeroff
Brinckeroff
William E. Quigley
John G. Hall
Parkinson
University of Utah
Anaconda Aluminum Co
Brinckerhoff
Inspiration Point
Ariz
Potrerillos
Chile
Anaconda
Minneapolis
Antiwar Groups Plan Mass Washington Demonstrations for Inauguration
National Mobilization Committee leaders Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden outline six weeks of protests aimed at disrupting the inaugural events. Planned actions include shouting down candidates Humphrey and Nixon, a mock grand jury on the war, a soldiers amnesty push, election eve demonstrations, and a voters strike to boost peace candidates. They expect possible large marches in Washington but will avoid directly targeting George Wallace.
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New York
Washington
Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Rennie Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Davis
Tom Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Humphrey
American Independent Party
Wallace
Oakland
Calif
Hayden
Cost of living rises sharply in August 1968
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in the consumer price index to 121.9, led by higher housing and food costs. August wages lagged behind, with average hourly earnings at $2.85 and a 29 cent gain in weekly earnings to a record $109.16 as the year’s inflation trend continues.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Liv
Ing
Asst
Arnold Chase
Fight over two Johnson Supreme Court picks fuels Senate fight
The Senate debates Abe Fortas as chief justice with Republican critic Baker denouncing the nominations as political cronies. Mansfield seeks a vote while Javits labels Fortas a scapegoat for liberal court decisions amid a filibuster on the nomination.
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Washington
Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Abe Fortas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Fortas
Javits
Mansfield
Draft protestor’s standing with Army still undecided
Havre man Michael Shane Hennessey age 19 faces a medical consultation to determine draft eligibility after protest actions at the Butte induction center. Maj. Frederick McIlveen said the review should finish in two to three weeks with a possible stay in Butte. The case arises after Judge W J Jameson certified eligibility pending the physical.
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Havre
Michael Shane Hennessey
Frederick McIlveen
Armed Forces
Butte
McIlveen
Hennessey
Billings
U.S. Dist
W. J. Jameson
University of Montana
Havre Draft Board
Dennis Englisby
Chrysler cuts car prices drastically
Chrysler Corp drastically slashed its 1969 price increases amid criticism from President Johnson. The rollback aligns its new price hikes with General Motors and Ford, reducing the average boost per car from 84 to 52 dollars and matching rivals near 49 to 47 dollars.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Johnson
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Amnesia victim found near Hardin identified as Denton
AP reports Herman N Denton a Greenwood Mississippi cattleman missing since Sept 15 was found near Hardin with amnesia. He recalled neither his identity nor marriage after a head injury two years prior. Mrs Denton and relatives planned to travel to Montana to retrieve him for return to Greenwood.
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Hardin
Herman N. Denton
Greenwood
Miss
Shirley
R.M. Miller
Denton
Miller
Robert R. Whiting
Whiting
Why Wall Street boys are normal
A Wall Street psychologist wonders why 10 000 clerks bankers and brokers flocked to view Francine Gottfried a 1 year old computer attendant with measurements 43 25 37 The era is described as high tension on the Street with news spreading like a stock tip and staff seeking steam from a pretty distraction.
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New York
Wall Street
Francine Gottfried
Vienna
Fracine
Brooklyn
New York Stock Exchange
Bread and Beaver
U.S. Ambassador Ball Resigns for Humphrey Campaign
President Johnson announced the resignation of George W. Ball as United Nations ambassador. James Russell Wiggins of the Washington Post is named to replace him, while Ball plans full time campaigning for Hubert H. Humphrey.
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Johnson
George W. Ball
U.N
Washington Post
James Russell Wiggins
Ball
Hubert H. Humphrey
Price of drugs being probed
Washington with Frank Carey reports a long running debate over whether generic drugs are as effective as brand name versions. A federal task force cautions that conclusive results are not yet in amid Senate hearings on drug pricing and Medicare proposals.
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Washington
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Weather: Increasing clouds and rain likely through Saturday
The forecast shows increasing cloudiness with periods of rain likely tonight and continuing through Saturday. High today 69, low tonight 38, with a 30 percent chance of rain this afternoon and 60 percent tonight. One year ago temperatures were 79 and 32. See weather table Page 4.
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Butte-Anaconda
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Minnesota
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Baker
Army
John Cunniff
Frank Carey
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