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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1975
Page
1
Silver Bow County plans to lay off 18 of 48 Public Service Employment workers this week. The board weighs legal authority and potential further layoffs as budget talks continue with Deputy County Atty Maurice Hennessey.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz said he asked U.S. grain traders to refrain from further negotiations with the Soviet Union after USDA estimated a record wheat crop of 2.14 billion bushels and a large corn crop of 5.85 billion bushels. The Soviet import outlook was revised to about 25 million tons, with no major policy shift anticipated.
The Agriculture Department reports winter wheat yields per acre and production by state. Montana shows 32.0 bushels per acre producing 96,000,000 bushels and durum wheat at 28.0 bushels per acre yielding 9,380,000 bushels. Barley for Montana is 40.0 bushels per acre with 50,800,000 bushels produced.
The U S Court of Appeals ruled the White House oil import fees illegal. The decision may drop up to 2 21 dollars per barrel of imported crude, now around 14 11, but price control expiration could erase any savings. Sen Henry M Jackson called it a victory and pled new consumer relief. Judges Tamm and Leventhal noted no proper action by Nixon or Ford.
President Isabel Peron reshuffles her cabinet with five new ministers after the eight member group resigned. Col Vicente Damasco becomes interior minister, the first military appointee in her 13 month rule as inflation and unemployment bite.
In a Security Council action, the United States vetoed resolutions recommending South Vietnam and North Vietnam for U N membership. Daniel Patrick Moynihan cast two vetoes, marking his first as US ambassador. The vetoes made total U N vetoes by the five powers 139.
President Ford signed a bill increasing salaries for 2,429 top officials including cabinet members judges and the vice president. The measure sets a future raise based on cost of living with a target around 5 to 8.66 percent and creates a commission to advise on the amount. Congress faces disapproval from some members who oppose the pay hike as Ford retreats to Vail for privacy.
Edgar Bronfman says he will pay a substantial ransom for the return of his 21 year old son Samuel II who was abducted while driving to his mother's house in Purchase New York after an evening in town. The ransom demand arrived by letter two days after the call to his father. The family treats the letter as possibly genuine and believes Sam may be alive.
A statewide strike against Montana state liquor stores is set for Tuesday morning. Lonny Mayer of the Montana Council of Retail Clerks says locals in Butte Missoula Helena Billings and Great Falls will join. About 260 clerks statewide are involved with roughly 15 stores expected to close or reduce hours.
Gov. Thomas L. Judge announced that Montana will not levy the two mill tax for general state government for a fifth consecutive year. A statewide six mill levy for the Montana University System is planned, with the exact amount to be set in 20 to 25 days.
At 21, Thomas A. Gionis is deemed the youngest U S medical school graduate. He breezed through a 12 month premed program after high school at 16 and finished medical school in four years. Gionis says the rush of youth in medical training felt like aging to 30. He trained as a surgical resident at Orange Memorial Hospital in Orlando.
The Viking Mars landing probe launch was postponed due to a sticky valve. NASA officials dismissed Soviet speed race fears, while UK expert Kenneth Gatland noted Soviet pressure to succeed and warned they won’t give up easily.
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