Montana water systems below standard across state
State records show 51 public water supplies in Montana failed safe drinking water criteria in 1970, affecting about 39 000 people. Most problems are in smaller communities while Butte remains healthy. Brinck urges residents to check with local officials and water operators to address contamination risks and prevent sewage linked illnesses.
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Daniel J. Foley
Standard
State Bureau
Helena
State Health Department
Butte
C. W. Brinck
Standard State Bureau
Absarokee
Basin
Bell Creek
Brockton
Chateau
Cooke City
Dixon
Fairview
Fort Belknap Agency
Judith Gap
Martin City
Martinsdale
Musselshell
Neihart
Plevna
Brinck
Nixon keeps troops in Vietnam until Saigon can defend itself
President Nixon said a residual force would stay in South Vietnam indefinitely or until Saigon could defend itself, with two reasons for remaining separable in the future. He argued against dating final disengagement lest it hurt prisoner negotiations and noted conditions in Laos and Cambodia were largely distant. He also defended releasing Lt. William Calley from the stockade pending appeal.
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Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Saigon
Vietnam
Pacific
China
United Nations
United Na
Peking
Eut
Taiwan
Laos
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
William Calley
Girl Loses Liver Fight In Denver Transplant Case
Colleen Eblen 16 of Twin Bridges died Thursday in Denver after a February liver transplant at Colorado General Hospital. She had suffered liver damage from hepatitis in 1967 and had been hospitalized nine times since then. Survivors include her mother a sister and two brothers.
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Denver
Colo
Colleen Eblen
Twin Bridges
Colorado General Hospital
Eblens
Bozeman
Chinese adviser in Orly airport defection attempt shocks Paris
Police say a 33 year old agricultural adviser at the Peking Embassy in Algiers appeared semiconscious at Orly as Chinese officials sought to force him onto a flight to Shanghai. DST knew of the case in advance and French officials weigh asylum versus handing him to China. The incident follows reports he contacted French authorities in Algeria about defecting. Weather note attached mentions variable clouds with a 60 30 forecast.
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Orly
Paris
Peking
Shanghai
Chang Shi Jung
DST Bureau
Chang
Algiers
Algeria
Senator Williams Inspects Butte Mining Operations
U S Senator Harrison A Williams Jr arrived in Butte for an inspection tour of two Anaconda Co operations the Kelley Mine and the Berkeley Pit and a vocational program. He aims to assess compliance with the Metallic and Non Metal Mine Safety Act of 1966 and other health and safety laws.
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Harrison A. Williams, Jr
New Jersey
Butte
Anaconda Co
Kelley
Berkeley Pit
Williams
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Noon voting deadline for School District 1 levy election
Voters must cast absentee ballots by noon today for Saturday's levy election. Ballots total 1 865 174 92 from about 35 4 mills, via three resolutions funding elementary needs building fund and McKinley School expansion. East side voters see polling place move from 518 Shields to 427 Garden Ave with polls open noon to 8 pm Saturday.
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McKinley School
Shields
Garden Ave
Three compete for Tech honor
Three candidates are listed for a Tech honor as the school announces finalists. Details show the names and affiliations of the contenders and the selection process for the award.
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Page
Tech Honor
Volpe Warns Delayed Amtrak Could Destroy Program
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe warned that even a six month delay in Amtrak operations could sink the passenger rail program. He called a halt a catastrophe risking lawsuits and chaotic collapse, though he noted potential to expand service and eventually reach financial break even within two years.
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Little Rock
Ark
Tractation
John A. Volpe
Amtrak
Volpe
U.S. Senate
Congress
Amtrak Rollout Triggers Rail Labor Job Loss Fears
Christopher Lydon reports on Amtrak beginning service this weekend and the feared wave of layoffs as workers shift from passenger to freight roles. Union officials claim up to 26,000 jobs could disappear while Amtrak cites 16,000, with many older workers retiring and younger freight staff dropping out. A court decision on a delay to inauguration looms as Senate leaders schedule a special session.
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New York
Christopher Lydon
Washington
National Railroad Passenger Corp
Amtrak
Charles Luna
Railroad Workers’ United Transportation Union
Luna
UTU
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Amtrak Delays Persist Amid Court and Congress Action
Survey of major terminals from Buffalo to Butte finds six weeks to six months for full Amtrak transition effects. Despite up to six years of pay for idled workers, hardships persist. James G. Robinson, 58, dining car waiter from Omaha, ends Union Pacific travel amid uncertain future. Streamliner says he won’t staff the tables if severance arrives and his sick wife needs care.
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Amtrak
Congress
Buffalo
Butte
New York Times
James G. Robinson
Omaha
Union Pacific
Ogden
Robinson
Streamliner
Campus pub push grows at Montana colleges
A second student group seeks on campus liquor sales at the University of Montana in Missoula as legalized drinking nears for 19 year olds. Carroll College earlier proposed campus grog spots and is now under review by the State Liquor Control Board while UM students meet officials in Helena seeking state and regents support.
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John Christiansen
Helena
Robert L. Woodahl
Frank Sennett
Forrest H. Anderson
Edward W. Nelson
Montana
University System
Woodahl
Liquor Control Board
Board of Regents
Anaconda Co fights dust with new tailings cover tests
Anaconda Copper announces ongoing full scale tests at its Reduction Works to curb airborne dust from the tailings pond. Operations manager Emil S. Kramick cites straw spread followed by a farm disk as a windbreak. heavier slag is also being tested as a surface cover. a commercial dust product is under evaluation.
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Anaconda Co
Anaconda Reduction Works
Emil S. Kramick
Anaconda
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