Sheridan mayor fights state demand for sewer upgrades
Sheridan’s mayor and local officials clash with the state Health and Environmental Sciences Department over bringing the town’s sewer system to federal standards. A Missoula firm’s television survey, financed 75 percent by the federal government, encountered a back up after losing a camera, prompting questions on funding and effectiveness. Officials cite groundwater intrusion, a five‑foot lagoon, and possible fish kills in the Ruby River, while noting the survey is an initial step in qualifying for grant funds first applied for in 1974.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Municipal Sewer Maintenance Co
Missoula
Jim Kaatz
Congress
U.S
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Bob Braico
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Brako
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Brake
Anaconda taps Oregon police chief intrigue
Miners keep playoffs hopes alive as Butte-area vital statistics and obituaries appear page by page. The Mining City television guide and reminders for women's self-defense spotlight daily life. Tech's new dean outlines challenges as county fair judging wraps today. Market struggles persist while memory experts discuss recall techniques. Idaho snake pit coming to Montana sparks curiosity and local chatter.
Butte center wins $300000 grant for innovation hub
Gov. Tom Judge announced a $300,000 Economic Development Administration grant to establish a regional Center for Innovation in Butte to speed alternative energy development. The center will aid inventors in Montana with expertise and venture-capital access while extending activities into four neighboring states.
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Tom Judge
Washington, D.C
Economic Development Administration
Don Meglen
Jerry Plunkett
Butte
MHD Institute
Center For Innovation
Montana Department of Natural Resources
Old
St. James Hospital
Montana
Old West Regional Commission
Nixon informant now in prison
The government informant Ralph Picardo, 37, a New Jersey trucking company owner and convicted murderer, is described by federal investigators as having a spotty reliability. Picardo accused Frank Fitzsimmons of paying Nixon administration $1 million to bar Hoffa, but could not locate Hoffa's body and has since aided other racketeering probes.
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New York Cimes
Washington
Frank Fitzsimmons
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Richard Nixon
James Hoffa
Justice Department
Ralph Picardo
New Jersey
Hoffa
Picardo
Energy plan faces House vote on insulation push
In its first test of President Carter's energy plan the House narrowly backed insulation incentives for homeowners and a later vote on tax incentives. The Senate and House also approved a broader bill to create a new Department of Energy while debates over natural gas price controls and pollution standards for 1978 cars dominated proceedings. The package combines taxes, conservation incentives and pricing measures to curb energy use and reduce foreign dependence.
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Carter
House
Department of Energy
National Energy
Senate
Thomas O'Neill
Congress
Carter proposes federal decriminalization of marijuana
President Carter asked Congress to abolish all federal criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana and replace them with a civil fine. He tied the proposal to broader drug policy measures including combating international narcotics trafficking, studying barbiturates, expanding drug research and treatment, and tightening tax law provisions that may hinder narcotics investigations.
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Carter
Congress
Peter Bourne
America
White House
Justice Department
Hydrogen could supplant oil in future transport
Energy experts at a national conference say hydrogen, produced from water, offers an efficient nonpolluting fuel for cars, buses, trains and some aircraft. Costs rise with small runs but could fall as hydrogen becomes a main fuel. use as a transitional option is advised while oil supplies wane.
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Newhouse
San Francisco
William Escher
E. E. Ecklund
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Edison Electric Institute
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Montana moves to merge consumer protection with attorney general office
Helena reports the Montana attorney general's office will begin sharing enforcement and investigation duties in consumer protection and anti trust, aided by a $140,000 federal grant to establish a dedicated division. Gov. Judge questions the move while officials push for stronger action against white collar crime and anticompetitive schemes.
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Helena
Montana
Disney
Bob Woodahl
Gene Daly
Montana Supreme Court
Daly
Woodahl
Attorney General
Greely
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