27 Apr 1971
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1971
Page
1
Moscow reports a massive space project nicknamed makhina meaning a thing of huge size. The project involves a railroad depot circling the earth, described as a giant, orbiting mechanism undertaken by the Russians.
American space experts hesitate on whether the Soyuz 10 Salyut mission succeeded or failed. They note a four day delay between unmanned and manned launches and describe the station as a large, secret prototype. Crew reports describe the docking like a railroad terminal, with limited official data to date.
Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley charges 13 Birmingham area defendants under public nuisance law to curb air pollution and seeks injunctions to force installation of antipollution devices within six months. Defendants include U S Steel, Republic Steel, Vulcan Materials, McWane, Clow, H K Porter, Lone Star Cement, Alpha Portland Cement, Universal Atlas Cement, Woodward Co, and Alabama By Products.
Rain or snow showers diminish this afternoon in Butte. A Connors Steel Division spokesman hints at an upcoming Birmingham air-control contract. The suit seeks a jury trial and a permanent injunction against named industries for air pollution. EPA emergency team arrived in Birmingham after Tuesday air readings reached 607 micrograms per cubic meter, over three times the 200 level some agencies deem critical.
Helena brief notes the State Board of Institutions defending a decision about Colorado hiring practices. The report highlights internal disagreement and concerns raised by Boulder officials.
Amtrak announced it will reroute its Denver to Ogden passenger service to use Union Pacific tracks starting May 1, bypassing Colorado Rockies. The plan replaces a proposed Denver & Rio Grande Western route through Grand Junction and Salt Lake City after a signed contract was blocked.
Antiwar protesters moved through the Capitol in a People’s Lobby style demonstration. Shouts halted Senate debate three times and police removed three protesters from the area. Seven were arrested for blocking a Pentagon entrance and nine for shouting near Georgetown.
The Nixon administration and a leading detergent maker urged the FTC to delay a plan requiring labels warning that phosphates in detergents pollute water. Surgeon General Steinfield and CEQ chair Train asked for testing time on phosphate substitutes while stressing phosphate pollution impacts and health safeguards.
Chicago judge Joseph Power fined special prosecutor Barnabas Sears fifty dollars per hour for refusing to present witnesses who testified before a 1970 federal grand jury investigating the December 4, 1969 police raid that killed two Black Panther leaders. The ruling came as Sears faced contempt for not complying with the order to call those witnesses before the state grand jury.
The bombing conspiracy trial of 13 Black Panthers nears verdict after 15 months in court with an estimated $2 million cost, according mainly to prosecutor Jeffrey Weinstein. He breaks down major expenses including security, salaries, jurors, clerks, and witness fees.
Montana Tech Library secured a $20,000 grant from the Butte Model Cities Agency to buy a 20,000 volume Microbook Library Series set The Library of American Civilization Beginnings to 1914 The cards will arrive in May and require 30 card drawers A microbook reader will project and magnify images for browsing the 90x reduction with up to 1 000 page images per card
Helena officials report to the Board of Institutions that securing $3 million in federal aid to match $1 million state funds for a Deer Lodge prison is unlikely. If federal money fails, up to $200,000 may be used to renovate the present Deer Lodge State Prison.
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