Montana Coal Interest Surfaces in Westmoreland Plan
Westmoreland Coal Co of Pennsylvania says it has negotiated mining rights to a billion tons of eastern Montana coal deposits, targeting surface recovery, while Montana Power notes no immediate ties to its operations. George W. O’Connor of Montana Power confirms Westmoreland’s Montana prospecting and cites Morrison Knudsen as a West partner. Colstrip area reserves and production figures are discussed alongside forecast weather in Butte and surrounding counties.
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Montana Power
Westmoreland Coal Co
Pennsylvania
U.S. News and World Report
Westmoreland
Sarpy Creek
Rosebud County
George W. O’connor
Butte
Morrison-Knudsen
Boise
Big Seven
Western Energy Co
O’connor
Colstrip
School vote today for four ballots and $1.8 million levy
Nearly 4 percent of School District 1 voters cast absentee ballots for Saturday’s election. Polls open noon to 8 p.m. Estimates show 777 of 20,400 registered voters voted absentee, 3.8 percent, with last year’s absentee total 516. Four ballots will be used at the polls. The main item is a $1.8 million special levy request to run schools, including a 5.5 percent raise for teachers and smaller raises for other district personnel.
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Butte
Montana
National Weather Service
Helena
Silver Bow
Marion Musgrove
Margaret Sullivan
Betty Thomter
William Tindle
Jack Truzzlino
George Waring
Lee Wulf
Lester Zeihen
Ron Bartsch
Conrad Fawcett
John Mack
Silver Bow County
Ramsay
Hazel Spangler
Tony Schoonen
Loch Ness monster seen on April Fool's eve in Scotland
Inverness reports a hoax like find as a team of zoologists claimed an 18 foot long 14 ton green scaly creature was recovered from Loch Ness and transported toward Scarborough. Police halted the plan under a 1933 act about unidentified creatures. The body was moved to Dunfermline for tests.
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Inverness
Scotland
England
Loch Ness
Flamingo Park Zoo
Scarborough
Fifeshire
Dunfermline
Don Robinson
Supreme Court says Woodahl lacks authority to file charges
Montana Supreme Court in a 4-1 decision holds the attorney general cannot bypass the county attorney to file a criminal charge in district court. Justice Frank I Haswell writes the opinion directing Lewis and Clark County Atty Tom Dowling to file charges against George McGaffick for fraudulent travel claims while a state employee.
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George McGaffick
Frank I
Nat Allen
Woodahl
Shoup nominates first female House page in history
Rep. Dick Shoup of Montana nominates 17 year old Kathi Dayton of Stevensville as the first girl to serve as a House page. He notes the House lags behind the Senate where four girls already serve as pages.
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Kathi Dayton
Stevensville
House
Senate
Decline in Federal Prosecutions Report Reveals Slower Convictions
A two volume Justice Department study shows conviction rates in major federal offenses fell over five years. Offenses including Selective Service Act cases saw prison sentences drop from 75 percent in 1967 to 34 percent last year. The report was prepared for a Senate committee and obtained by The New York Times.
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Washington
Justice Department
Administrative Office
U.S
Johnson
Senate Subcommittee On
New Yorkes
Supreme Court
Seven Air Force crewmen die as B52 crashes near Orlando
A B52 bomber crashed into a residential area near McCoy Air Force Base, killing seven crewmen and injuring at least eight civilians. The fire burned over an hour, with two buildings gutted and others damaged. Names of the crew to be released after next of kin notification.
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Orlando
Fla
Air Force
McCoy Air Force Base
McCoy
Orange County
Marine Corps
Tom Smith
UMW Leader Tony Boyle Convicted on Conspiracy Counts
A jury in Washington convicted United Mine Workers president Tony Boyle on 13 counts of conspiracy and illegal political contributions from union funds. Co-defendants John Owens and James Kmetz were acquitted after a two week trial. Boyle faces up to 32 years in prison and $120,000 in fines, amid prior civil suits over his election and trustee duties.
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Washington
W. A
Tony) Boyle
United Mine Workers of America
John Owens
James Kmetz
Boyle
Laboreen
UMW Get and Retirement Fund
Lanaoarei “Ury
Vedict
Americans who stayed in Vietnam amid pullout
Some two million soldiers and 50 000 civilians left Vietnam while a minority remained year after year. The piece profiles diverse stayers from ambassadors to advisers, noting motives of principle, money, love, or simple affinity for war.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Veitnam
America
Jerry Sakura
Navy
Sakura
Boyle Refuses to Answer Reporters After Reading Statement
Boyle, who had previously worked in Butte mines, faced reporters but declined to answer questions. A key legal argument for the prosecution noted that the union lacked a legally recognized voluntary fund to finance political activities, contrasting it with other organizations such as the Boyle Page 12.
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Boyle
Butte
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