Record floods drive Montanans from homes across three rivers
Floods triggered by heavy rain and snowmelt sent thousands fleeing in southeastern Montana. The Little Bighorn, Bighorn, and Tongue rivers rose, flooding Crow Agency and Lodge Grass, washing out roads and bridges, with millions in damages. No deaths reported. search for missing John Chatwood ongoing as Red Cross shelters operate.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Wyoming
National Weather Service
Ed Herschler
Carter
Bighorn
Little Bighorn
Tongue Rivers
Bighorn County
John Ferguson
Crow Indian Reservation
Crow Agency
Red Cross
Hardin
Guson
John Chatwood
Pryor Creek
Billings
Friedman predicts inflationary recession ahead at Lincolnshire event
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman warned an inflation driven recession is unavoidable, saying delaying it will worsen the impact. He noted if it hits this year it may be mild, but warned the brakes on monetary growth will trigger the downturn. He urged spending restraint to curb inflation and urged tax cuts only via spending cuts.
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Lincolnshire
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Federal Reserve Board
National Tax Limitation Committee
Carter
Congress
West Frankfort woman sues for sex discrimination at Treasury
Cheryl Aldridge, a West Frankfort resident, sues Secretary Michael Blumenthal in U S District Court in Benton claiming gender and marital status discrimination in the promotion process. She alleges qualified for an upward mobility program to become a tax auditor but was passed over after biased testing and interview panel remarks. The suit seeks admission to the program or promotion plus back salary and attorney fees.
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West Frankfort
Michael Blumenthal
U. S. Department of Treasury
Cheryl Aldridge
U. S. District Court
Benton
Aldridge
Second substitution motion denied in Union County case
Union County real estate agent Shirley Jean Lawson faces theft by possession burglary and criminal damage charges tied to a string of jewelry thefts since January 1977. Judge Richard Richman denied a second substitution motion citing case law, with a hearing set for June 1 to consider a dismissal and a tentative July 24 trial date.
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Union County
Shirley Jean Lawson
Richard Richman
Jonesboro
Richman
Jackson County
D.D. Bigler
Lawson
R. Corydon Finch
Finch
Atty
William Ballard
Bigler
Bill J. Brown
Lawson Real Estate Agency
Sheriff notes progress in Witte death probe in Marion
Williamson County Sheriff Russell Oxford said progress is being made in the investigation of Virginia Witte a 51 year old Marion woman found strangled and stabbed at her home. A composite sketch of the suspect aged 30 to 40 was released. Oxford announced three sheriff department appointments including permanent dispatcher Mary Phillip and new communications officer Robert Robinson and correctional officer Philip Beloit.
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Marion
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
Oxford
Sheriff's Department
Williamson County Detective Unit
Virginia Witte
Mary Phillip
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
Robert Robinson
Herrin
Philip Beloit
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