Farm Boy Finds Mines in Vietnam Search Duty
Five Marines near the Demilitarized Zone probe for anti tank and anti personnel mines. Cpl. Miles N. Smith, a 21 year old from Richfield North Carolina, explains the dangers and the practice of detecting and detonating buried mines amid shifting casualties and dangerous new devices like bouncing betties. The Alpha Company third engineers have lost three men in ten months while the crew remains focused on the dangerous task.
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Caalinet
South Vietnam
Cpl
Miles N. Smith
Richfield
N.C
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong
Charles O’neil
Salem, Ore
Vietnam
Someon
Alpha Company
Third Engineers
Smith
Wrong body shipped sparks Idaho funeral confusion
In Rupert Idaho authorities cancelled a funeral after the family declared the sent body was not their kin. Chicago officials must identify the corpse mistakenly sent here for Ray Neuarth and locate the correct body, as fingerprints and photos were forwarded to Cook County for verification.
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Rupert, Idaho
Chicago
Idaho
Ray Neuharth
Neuharth
Christ Neuharth
Rupert
Ray
Robert C. Walk
Cook County
Unknown polyp growth linked to birth control pills
Doctors report a new noncancerous polyp growth in the cervical lining of some women taking birth control pills. The polyps resemble cancer and may lead to unnecessary radical surgery if misdiagnosed. Most cases appear in the last two years among pill users. experts caution against stopping pill use.
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Washington
Herbert Taylor
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Taylor
Rain washes out AL game leaves Minnesota in first
Rain washed out the only scheduled American League game. California at Detroit was postponed, leaving Minnesota one game ahead. The Angels schedule a doubleheader at Detroit while Chicago hosts Washington. Minnesota and Boston begin a two game series in Boston Saturday.
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California
Detroit
Minnesota
Angels
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Union drops T. J. Shea as fund official
A Butte banker, T. J. Shea, was dismissed from his post as administrator of the Montana State Carpenters' Health and Welfare Trust. Union reports gave conflicting reasons for the removal, with union trustees saying Shea failed to follow rules and were instructed to act in accordance with the law.
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Tony Fuller
Butte
Montana State
Carpenters’ Health and Welfare Trust
T. J. Shea
Miners Bank
Carpenters’ Fund
Billings Gazette
Paul O’leary
Carpenters’ Union Board of Trustees
Shea
White House discussed bombing policy without military officer present
The joint chiefs noted past discussions at the White House on bombing targets with no military officer present. The presidential order terms were unavailable and the Pentagon and White House declined to confirm or deny its issuance. The issue reflects tensions between generals and McNamara amid the Vietnam War, often labeled McNamara's war.
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White House
Pentagon
New York City teachers end 14 day strike
New York City teachers voted to end a 14 day walkout that halted classes for 1.1 million students. The deal includes a 26 month wage scale from 6750 to 13750 annually and a reduced class size in some schools. Tensions remained over returns to faulted slum schools and threats amid a contempt of court charge under the Taylor Law.
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New York
New York City
Albert Shanker
Aflcio United Federation of Teachers
Her
Brownsville
Brooklyn
Shanke
Shanker
Supreme Court
Missoula Firm Is Low Bidder On Butte Sewer
Felton Construction Co. of Missoula won the Phase 2 bid for the Metro sewer project with 457 634 dollars for seven miles of pipe two lift stations 112 manholes and related work. Sorenson Construction Co. of Fargo submitted 749 394 dollars. The county board will formalize approval after other agencies review the financing. A final decision expected in about two weeks.
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Lewis T. Poole
Felton Constuction Co
Missoula
Felton
Sorenson Construction Co
Fargo
N.D
Board of County Commissioners
Metro Sewer District
Everly
Felton and
Sorenson
John T. Prothero
Hazel McGee
Robert J. Holland
First round of court action in inmate death case
Charles V. Huppe seeks letters of administration for Larry Cheadle’s estate in Billings district court. If granted, Cheadle’s mother Janet Sirrine would administer the estate and pursue damages from his death at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge on October 31 while in solitary confinement.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Montana
Billings
Larry Cheadle
Charles V. Huppe
Janet Sirrine
Cheadle
Sirrine
Deer Lodge
Ed Ellsworth Jr
Cryme a river: Mrs Trimbrell pleads to keep foster daughter
In Preston Ontario, Mrs Arthur Trimbrell pleads with a policeman to spare her 3 year old foster daughter Valarie from removal by authorities. The scene centers on an attempted removal and the mother's plea at home.
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Arthur Trimbrell
Valarie
Preston
Ont
Montana PSC hears expert on Mountain States return
A rate expert hired by the Montana Public Service Commission recommends a 7 to 7.25 percent return on Mountain States Telephone Co.’s net investment in Montana, versus the company’s near 9 percent earnings in past years. Dr. Lionel W. Thatcher of the University of Wisconsin cautioned that the recommendation does not constitute a wider endorsement.
Body found in irrigation ditch near Missoula
Two boys fishing, Billy McIntire and Boyd Francis, discovered a man’s body in an irrigation ditch at a culvert in Missoula. The deceased is an unidentified male, possibly in his 50s, and investigators continue efforts to determine his identity.
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Missoula
Billy McIntyre
Boyd Francis
Butte Anaconda Weather Outlook For Friday
Fair and continued warm Friday with increasing cloudiness Saturday. High today 83 and low 47. High a year ago 67 and low 45. Weather table page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
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Hubert J. Johnson
Earl J. Holman
Robert W. Sparks
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Dren’s Aid Society
Reagan
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