New rules on labeling goat meat stir Texas producers
Texas goat producers warn new federal labeling rules will cost millions as they slaughter goats for meat. Consumers may accept goat in hot dogs if labeled as mutton or chevon, while advocates call it misbranding under the Federal Meat Inspection Act. Texas accounts for about 90 percent of goats to market and the industry, including mohair, is valued around $21 million.
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Washington
Consumer Advoates
Texas
Goats and Goat Meat Labeling Debate Affects Texans
Goats supply various fabrics and meat names. Texans argue that mutton and Chevon have long appeared on labels and consumers know them. The Agriculture Department said Chevon was a fish term and Spanish speakers understood the issue in the Southwest. Milton Provision Co. chief E. K. Melton said several million pounds of goat meat sit in packers freezers after labeling regulations. Prices for goats fell 20 to 25 percent.
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Department of Agriculture
Southwest
E. K. Melton
Milton Provision Co
San Antonio
Butte Boy Killed After Street Accident
A 10 year old Butte boy died when struck by a car while walking to a friend's house in the East Park area. Silver Bow County coroner Leo Jacobsen announced the death after the 5:25 p.m. collision near a vacant lot in the 300 block of East Park. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause.
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Butte
Fred John Argeris
Fred Argeris
E. Galena
Silver Bow
Leo Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Bow
East Park
Clifford J
Yale
Butte Weather Fair With Variable Cloudiness Expected
Today’s outlook shows a high near 50 with a low around 20 as winds ease. A weather map on page 12 details the forecast for Butte with variable cloudiness today and a changeable pattern tomorrow.
Music festival curries crowds in Butte district event
About 1 000 students from the Butte area will compete in the district 4 music festival at Butte High School. Friday hosts individual events, Saturday features band and chorus programs with many area high schools performing from 9 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Public admission is free.
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Butte
Butte High School
Henry Campbell
Montana State University
Leon Hicks
Eastern Montana College
Avery Glenn
Rexland
Regents OK MSU bond sale for new facilities
Montana State University will proceed with selling over 4.5 million dollars in student-fee bonds for a physical education complex and a creative arts building in Bozeman. Bond rates were 5.55 and 5.97 percent, sold to John Nuveen & Co. regents debated student costs and warned against excessive fee increases amid budget squeezes.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard
State Bureau
Helena
State Board of Regents
Montana State University
Bozeman
P.E
John Nuveen & Co
Chicago
MSU
William Johnstone
M. E.chard
Miles City
Airlines win tentative 9 percent fare hike amid losses
The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized a 6 percent domestic fare rise next month with a further 3 percent possible this summer. CAB cites recession and jumbo jets as causes, aims to raise load factors to 52.5 percent, and lifts return on investment to 12 percent while urging reduced flights and delayed purchases until traffic improves.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Secor D. Browne
CAB
Anaconda Plans Water Cleanup Under Clean Water Rules
Anaconda Copper plans a 1.3 million dollar project to curb acid waste water discharges into the Clark Fork River and Silver Bow Creek. The program would eliminate red water events and upgrade the Warm Springs ponds and water clarification system to meet Montana Water Pollution Council rules effective July 1, 1972.
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Clark Fork
Hannifan
Butte
Anaconda Co
Anaconda Eduction Works
U S drops blockbusters on North Vietnam troops near Laos
Saigon report says U S planes delivered seven 1, 000 ton bombs on North Vietnamese troops besieging Fire Base 6 near the Laotian border. Officials say it is the first use of such bombs against soldiers in the war, previously used to clear helicopter landing zones by blasting jungle.
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Ruth Wabel
Lance
Charles Stewart
Navy
Vietnam
Phildelphia Naval Base Hospital
Saigon
U.S
Est
Air Force
Coe
Elery
Butte school board names John Mack chairman at 30
John Mack Jr. 30, of 3200 Kossuth, elected chairman of the Butte school board by acclaimation Monday night. Don Benz chosen vice chairman and education committee head. Jack Peterson and Jack Schara seated. Schara may be unseated by a recount of April 3 election. Mack elected to the board in 1969. next year up for reelection. He is a Butte native with degrees from Montana State and Montana, an insurance salesman, and husband of Diane.
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John Mack, Jr
Kossuth
Butte
Don Benz
Jack Peterson
Jack Schara
Schara
James “‘Jaula
Mack
Butte Central
Montana Tech
Montana State University
Bozeman
University of Montana
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
The
Montana Power Co
Diane
Butte Elks Lodge 240
Chamber of Commerce
St. Ann Parish
Nixon helps Viet vets with expanded GI bill aid
President Nixon announced a 1 million program to attract disadvantaged Vietnam era veterans to expanded GI bill job and education benefits. The OEO grant of 1016375, administered by the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, targets 10 cities with cadres of former GI’s to reach high school dropouts and the unemployed among veterans.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Infantry
Robert Penn
Buffalo
N.Y
Penn
Direct Vets
Butte Early With Air Mail Push Ahead of Blount Plan
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount announced next day air mail within 600 miles would start April 22 with a 4 p.m. cut-off for boxes. Butte already uses hurry-type boxes and moves mail to the airport by 3:10 p.m. for southbound planes.
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Winton M. Blount
Butte
Blount
Washington
Ma Cites
Harrison Avenue
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