Senate Oks naming clinic for Lundman

The U.S. Senate has approved naming the the local Veterans Affairs clinic in honor of the man instrumental in opening the clinic The Senate Thursday approved renming the Havre clinic the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. A similar measure already had been approved by the House of Representatives, and the proposal is now in the desk of President Barack Obama for his signature. Sen. Max Baucus was a co-sponsor of the bill, proposed by Montana's Sen. Jon Tester. "This is great news," said Baucus, D-Mont. "I only wish Merril was here to celebrate with us. His dedi...