Birthday moth thrills Pratt children on one octagon day
Stephen and Michael Pratt celebrate Stephen's eighth birthday as two cecropia moths emerge from cocoons in their yard at 2220 Panorama Dr. The brothers, excited at Meeker Elementary, observe the first moth climb Stephen's shirt while the second emerges at home.
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Stephen Pratt
Michael
Stephen
James Pratt
Panorama Dr
Meeker Elementary
Tribune
Paul Moloney
Colorado House backs amended welfare fraud bill amid spending chase
Colorado House members, eager to spend adjournment, chose not to fight a package of Senate amended bills including a welfare fraud measure aiming to curb state costs at about 5.9 million yearly. The bill would require monthly fraud reports by social service workers and tighten publicity of welfare recipient data, with costs scaled down from original estimates. Other re-adopted bills would move the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind to the Department of Education.
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House
Colorado School For Lie Deaf and Blind
Department of Institutions
Department of Education
Colorado Senate approves tough anti porn measure
The Colorado Senate approved a stringent anti porn law 29 to 5, sending it to Gov. Richard Lamone for signature as lawmakers close 1977. The bill targets producers and buyers of obscene material, imposes fines up to 50 dollars for purchasers, and gives prosecutors power to halt obscenity sales. It creates felony penalties for promoting obscene materials involving children, with up to five years in prison and a 15000 dollar fine.
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WNER
Uki
Colorado
Senate
Shehl
Richard Lammo
Playboy
Italso
Schleffelin
R-Lakewood
Lawmakers approve 7.6 million tax break plan
State citizens would see a $7.6 million tax credit in 1978 with a sliding scale by family size and income. A family earning under 1000 per member could claim up to 16, while averages between 3000 and 4000 per member yield 31. Majority Leader Rich Plock positions the measure as a priority amid election pledges. There are about 200 species of philodendron.
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Denate
Richard Plock
Denver
Rensure
Compromise bilingual bill clears Senate 33 1
Denver with a 33 to 1 vote the compromise bilingual education bill passed the Senate after lengthy debate. The measure limits bilingual programs to transitional use and ties funding to state approval while allowing parents to keep children in the program after English proficiency is reached. Senate leaders accepted amendments clarifying full time program definitions and eligible linguistic differences.
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Sandovals
Senate
House
Ruben Valdez
Denver
Valdez
Ishal
Smoker measure moves to governor after Senate approval
In Denver the Colorado Senate backed a bill requiring smokers to extinguish cigarettes cigars and pipes before entering elevators museums galleries libraries and public meeting rooms. The measure passed 13 43 and now goes to Gov. Lamm for signature. opponents call it unenforceable.
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Denver
UPI
Colorado Senate
Richard Lamm
Vale
Hugh Foawler
HA Littleton
Fowler
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Greeley
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First United Methodist Church
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Ith Street
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Boanna M
Bleyte
Frank L. Weaver
David Jelden
Bob Stout Nursery
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Richard Lantm
Paul Sandavat
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Conference Committee
Robert Burford
Grand Junction
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