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PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019 GREATFALLSTRIBUNE.COM QEAJAB-09450q No. 205 Volume 135 Home delivery pricing inside Subscribe 888-424-8742 $1.50 Impeachment inquiry: Democrats lay out the evidence against the president. 2A Check out more online See the latest photo galleries and videos at greatfallstribune.com Weather High Low Partly sunny. Forecast, 8A Kelt program aims to rehab steelhead spawners OUTDOORS, 1O Dog tags and a B-17 bomber operations manual that belonged to a man stationed in Great Falls during World War II are on their way home to his surviving family members living in the state of Washington after inad- vertently being discovered at a garage sale. Howard B.

Connell of Shelby, was with the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was sta- tioned at Great Falls Army Air Base, or East Base, the forerunner of Malmstrom Air Force Base, during World War II in 1943-44, a stop that changed the course of his life. are his dog said Marty Mar- tinez of Great Falls, looking over the rectan- gular metal tags with rounded corners list- ing basic information including, his serial number, next of kin (MINNIE CONNELL, his mother) address (RFD I rural free delivery Shelby, Ala), Marty Martinez looks over a dog tag that belonged to Howard Connell, who served at the air base in Great Falls in the 1940's. A friend of Martinez found the dog tags and other belongings relating to Connell at a garage sale and now Martinez wants to return them to Connell's family.

PHOTOS BY RION FALLS TRIBUNE Long-lost dog tags found at Great Falls garage sale Area man works to get them back to family of WWII veteran Karl Puckett Great Falls Tribune USA TODAY NETWORK Dog tags belonging to Howard Connell, right, who served at the air base in Great Falls in the 1940s, were discovered at a garage sale. Connell married Josephine Patricia Kutros of Great Falls, left, in 1943.See DOG TAGS, Page 7A 9900EACH REG PRICE 20000 14900EACH Great Buy ALL IN-STOCK BARN DOORS PREFINISHED BARN DOORS ALL IN-STOCK BARN DOOR GREAT FALLS 4314 NORTH STAR BLVD. Phone: 406-452-1956 TOLL FREE: 1-877-452-1956 Mon Fri: 8:00 6:00 Sat: 8:30 5:00 Sundays: CLOSED All Items Cash Carry Only! In-stock Items Only Discounted From Regular Prices No Rainchecks One Location Only WEDNESDAY DEC 4 3rd Day! CARRIERS NEEDEDIN GREAT FALLSEARN EXTRA 791-1401 Two top Trump administration recently spoke in support of a proposed wa- ter rights compact between the state and an Indian tribe in northwestern Montana, say- ing they would rather reach a resolution through negotiation rather than costly liti- gation. However, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Water Rights Compact does continue to have detractors, including a Republican gubernatorial candidate who said it was unconstitutional and would have a negative impact on Montana resi- dents. The compact is the result of more than a decade of negotiations, according to the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) website.

The propos- al seeks to resolve the claims to served rights within the In a Nov. 18 letter to Sen. Steve Daines, David Bernhardt, U.S. Secretary of the Inte- rior under President Donald Trump, said his has core concerns and criticisms that have been raised with re- spect to the Compact and found that these concerns were addressed in the negotia- Bernhardt was responding to an Oct. 30 letter from Daines in which the Montana Republican notes the compact the most expansive water settlement in history, set- tling over 10,000 water rights claims across over of irrigated land in Bernhardt, in his seven-page response, said he has nearly 25 years of experience in water rights settlements.

He said he was told the concerns were evaluated during negotiations in the context of potential risks and liabilities resulting from a non- settlement. Daines said the proposal extends beyond the CKST Indian reservation He notes many Montanans, including those who live and work where CSKT water compact gets support from Trump Phil Drake Great Falls Tribune USA TODAY NETWORK Attorney General William Barr speaks at the Nov. 22 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes council meeting on the Flathead Reservation in Pablo. PATRICK See CSKT, Page 4A WASHINGTON Sen. Kamala Harris will end her presidential campaign, closing the chapter on a candidacy that began with high expectations but failed to capitalize on a viral debate performance this summer and strug- gled with reported tumult among the cam- Harris informed her Tuesday she is suspending her campaign.

In an email to supporters, the California Democrat said that stock and looked at this from every angle, and over the last few days have come to one of the hardest decisions of my campaign for president simply have the resources we need to she said in the email. not a billionaire. I fund my own campaign. And as the campaign has gone on, be- come harder and harder to raise the money we need to compete. good faith, I tell you, my sup- porters and volunteers, that I have a path for- ward if I believe I she continued.

to you my supporters, it is with deep re- gret but also with deep gratitude that I am Harris ends Democratic presidential campaign Sen. Kamala Harris struggled to gain traction in a crowded primary after briefly surging in the summer. ETIENNE FILE Rebecca Morin USA TODAY See HARRIS, Page 4A.