Four Crewmen Die in Illinois Train Collision
Four crew members were killed and at least 40 injured when two passenger trains collided near Aurora Illinois. The crash occurred after Rock Island rerouted lines onto Burlington tracks following a Friday bridge gear failure that left a span partly open. Authorities note one Burlington train struck the eastbound Zephyr as both trains occupied main tracks. investigation pending.
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Illinois
Montgomery
Joliet Bridge
Elgin
Joliet
Rabies Quarantine Placed on Bozeman
Bozeman imposes a strict rabies quarantine after a dog from Salt Lake City, kept by a local family, bit three people and another dog before dying. Dr. John Safford announced the order in Helena, vaccines required within the city, and county dogs urged to vaccinate.
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John Safford
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Helena
Safford
Bozeman
Gallatin
Neces
Gallatin County
Montana
Montana Highway Dept Adopts 65 Retirement Age
The Montana Highway Commission unanimously approved a compulsory retirement age of 65 for department employees effective in five years. It shifts from a prior plan that would have retired those 70 and over by next March 1 and sequences ages 69 in 1966 down to 62 in 1970. The department lists 17 workers ages 70 to 83 and labor leaders say at least 60 more are older than 65.
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Paul M. Johnson
Com
Jha Weather: Butte Anaconda Forecast Update
Partly cloudy today and tonight with cooler conditions Wednesday. Highs around 70 today, 65 to 75 Tuesday, and 55 to 70 Wednesday. Southwesterly winds 20 to 35 mph east of the Divide, with showers Tuesday afternoon and again Wednesday. Overnight low 34 tonight.
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Butte-Anaconda
Divide
Continental Divide
Added Security Now in Process
White House committee to implement Warren Commission recommendations plans swift action for jan Congress session. Mansfield says security measures should be among first orders of business. Warren report sales figure and future volumes noted with prices. Treasury head Dillon to lead a four member group to implement proposals by Jan 1.
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Washington
White House
Warren Commission
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Commission
John F. Kennedy
Warren
Lee Harvey Oswald
Government Printing Office
GPO
Earl Warren
Secret Service
Kennedy
Dallas
FBI
Johnson
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Coryone
Treasury
Dillon
John J. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Nicholas Katzen
Soviet Couple On Trial For Espionage
In New York a Soviet couple Alexandre Sokolov and his wife faced trial in Brooklyn U S District Court on charges of a six year espionage ring for Moscow tied to the United Nations. Their attorney pressed motions to dismiss citing exchanged coconspirators and missing witnesses. The court refused and ordered the trial to proceed with jury selection expected to begin Tuesday.
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New York
United Nations
Pale
Alexandre Sokolov
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
Brodsky
Sokolovs
Kaarlo Rudolph Tuomi
John F. Dooling Jr
Johnson campaigns through New England drawing crowds and controversy
President Johnson staged a sweeping New England campaign tour drawing refused security, stampedes, and thousands of supporters from Providence to Maine. He attacked a GOP faction as opposing progress and urged backing his inauguration plans amid heightened Secret Service strain.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Johnson
New England
Providence
R.I
Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
Secret Service
Lady Bird Johnson
Warren
Absolution of Jews 3 Cardinals Push Catholic Anti Semitism Drive
Cardinal Cushing, with Albert Meyer and Joseph Ritter, urged a strong Vatican declaration condemning anti Semitism and clearing Jews of blame in the death of Christ at a Vatican II session. A majority of prelates supported a forthright statement while others urged moderation. A separate vote approved restoring a permanent deaconate, with marriage policy to be decided by the Pope.
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William Sunderland
Vatican City
UPI
U. S
Ecumenical Council
Christ
Richard Cushing
Boston
Albert Meyer
Chicago
Joseph Ritter
St. Louis
St. Peter's Basilicia
Secretariat For Christian Unity
Council Fathers
Cardinal Cushing
College Student Killed in Wreck
Douglas Micklewright 18, a student at Eastern Montana College of Education in Billings, died after a car left a paved county road near Shepherd Sunday night. His vehicle swerved onto a shoulder, fell into a borrow pit and rolled. he was found alive and died later at a Billings hospital.
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Associated Press
Montana
Douglas Micklewright
Shepherd
Micklewright
Billings
Eastern Montana College of Education
Troops Brace For Riots In Saigon Viet Nam
In Saigon authorities brace for new demonstrations following Qui Nhon riots that left three dead. Hoa Hoa and Cao Dai sects plan protests from the Mekong Delta. troops prepare to block entry to the capital and curb weapon carriers as discontent grows over the 17 member High National assembly.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qui Nhhon
Mekong River
Cao Dai
Goldwater Attacks Johnson Recklessness Abroad and Home
Senator Barry Goldwater accused President Johnson of reckless foreign policy and heartless domestic policy during a whistle stop tour. He ridiculed Johnson for campaigning nationwide while claiming polls mislead and mocked the president’s leadership as he toured Ohio and referenced a Hartford address.
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Washington
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Ohio
Union Station
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon
Harpo Marx Dies At 70 In Hollywood
Hollywood AP reports Harpo Marx the blond wigged mime of the Marx Brothers died Monday night at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He was 70 and his real name was Arthur. Chico Marx died in 1961. Surviving are Gummo Zeppo and Groucho. Harpo had retired partially for five years and announced full retirement in January 1963.
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Hollywood
Harpo Marx
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Harpo
Arthur
Chico
Gummo
Zeppo
Groucho
Plaque Marking Gold Discovery in Silver Bow County Stolen
Vandals stole a granite plaque marking the 1864 gold discovery near Silver Bow Creek between Silver Bow and Nissler Junction. Set August 24, 1931 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the marker listed H Butterworth and party. Charles Christman reports the loss and hopes for restoration on the new highway site.
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Silver Bow County
Silver Bow Creek
Silver Bow
Nissler Junction
Daughters of the American Revolution
Butte
Here
H. Butterworth
F. Barker
Montana
Nissler
Charles Christman
Missouri Ave
Deer Lodge
Christman
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Harold Yde
Roy Mietke
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Rock Island
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Golden State Limited
Burlington
Los Angeles
Golden State
Aurora
Jha
Belgrade
By Sterling F. Green
Charles L. West
Lbj Wowskin
Viet Nam
Barry
John A. Goldsmith
Hartford
Conn
Marx Brothers
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