College may pay small dividends
New York report from Harvard and MIT researchers questions the lifelong value of a college degree. In five years the college job market shifted from boom to bust with graduates facing lower occupational status than their parents. The study, by Richard Freeman and J Herbert Holloman, argues a long-term shift in supply and demand underpins the weaker outcomes.
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New York
America
Harvard University
Center For Policy Alternatives
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
National Institute of Education
Change
Educational Journal
Richard Freeman
Harvard
J. Herbert Holloman
MIT
University of Oklahoma
Freeman
State funds dwindling for Montana power plant project
Montana officials say about 1.2 million dollars in filing fees from a Northwest utilities consortium have been depleted by roughly 150 thousand dollars. The hearing on Units 3 and 4 will continue, with other funds available, after a long study that spanned six volumes and 2,000 pages opposed the project.
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Helena
Mont
Northwest
Montana
Associated Press
State Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Tion
Ted J. Doney
Colstrip
Portland
Ore
Tooze, Kerr, Peterson, Marshall and Shenker
Isaacs
Department of Health
Deney
Board of Health
Doney
Colstrip 3
Montana Power
Puget Sound Power and Light
Portland General Electric
Washington Water Power
Pacific Power and Light
Deputies Drink on Billings Bar Owner Trailed Alcohol
Yellowstone County undersheriff defends a private trailer stocked with beer near the sheriff’s mobile office at the Yellowstone County Exhibition. The Horseshoe Bar owners and sheriff say the on duty drinking rule is not violated, while auxiliaries call the setup embarrassing and unknown to many.
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Billings
Yellowstone County
Gerald W. Dell
Mobile
Yellowstone County Exhibition
Horseshoe —S
Yellowstone County Sheriff's Auxiliary
James Potters
Montana
Commerce office opens in Butte Montana
A U S Department of Commerce office officially opens in Butte under Don Henderson at 210 Miners Bank Building. Henderson, arriving from Washington D C, leads the Montana Commerce Office housed with the Montana International Trade Commission as Gov. Tom Judge and Sen. Mike Mansfield aided its creation.
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Montana
U.S. Department of Commerce
Butte
Don Henderson
Tom Judge
Miners Bank Building
Montana Internation Trade Commission
Henderson
Washington, D.C
Judge
Mike Mansfield
C. Carmen Stiles
Montana Commerce Office
Japan
Far East
Europe
Commerce Department
Kidnap scheme links ads in New York papers
A ransom plot surfaced as prepaid ads appeared in The New York Times The New York Daily News and The New York Post claiming a missing person would be returned home. Investigators traced the ad to a figure said to be an FBI employee Jack M. with ties to Cornwall Associates and a misspelled contact, William McCrystal.
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Ture
Fred Dollard
The
Daily News
FBI
Jack M
William McCrystal
A of Mullaney
New York Post
Cornwall Associates
Fifth Avenue
Montana Tech to replace two degree programs with humanities option
Montana Tech the Board of Regents approved moving to a humanities program aligned with minerals education. Students in the fall can finish current history and tech degrees by June 1979 or withdraw. DeMoney will chair a committee led by the acting dean of academic affairs to oversee the change, with Mrs Pace noting the Regents’ commitment to a humanities program.
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Montana Tech
Board of Regents
DeMoney
Pace
Tri County Fair Opens With Wagon Train And Exhibits
The Tri County Fair in Deer Lodge kicks off with a parade and wagon train, a Western dance, animal judging and exhibits for Powell Granite and Deer Lodge counties. Exhibits enter 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. for flowers Friday. horse judging is Thursday afternoon.
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Deer Lodge
Powell, Granite
Tri-County
Notices JACK Please come home from Fred Dollard
A terse family notice asks Jack to return home, noting the mother is anxious and expressing hope for happiness in the future. The message is signed by Fred Dollard.
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Jack
Fred Dollard
FBI Ads Aim to Pay Bronfman Kidnapping Ransom
The FBI ran identical classified ads in three New York City papers on Wednesday seeking to arrange payment of the $4.5 million ransom demanded by kidnappers holding Samuel Bronfman heir Seagram heir Samuel Bronfman.
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FBI
New York City
Samuel Bronfman
Seagram Distillery
Unifax
Respiratory Deaths Higher in Montana Mountains
A Montana study shows asthma bronchitis and emphysema deaths at 52 percent above the national average. Mountain counties report 27.1 deaths per 100000 versus 17.8 in nonmountain areas, with Lake Musselshell Stillwater Ravalli among top counties. The study cost 3000 and awaits EPA grant for further analysis.
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Helena
Montana
State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Dennis Haddow
Department
Air Quality Bureau
Haddow
Environmental Protection Agency
Lake
Musselshell
Stillwater
Ravalli
Mini vacations offer quick weekend escapes in Southwestern Montana
Area residents seek affordable quick trips as prices and crowds bite into summer plans. The piece highlights Yellowstone Grand Teton and Glacier trips, Jackson Hole nightlife, Nevada City and Virginia City playhouse visits, Lewis and Clark Caverns near Cardwell, and Diamond J Guest Ranch options, plus Short Line Railroad links.
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Butte
Mining City
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Teton
Yellowstone
Glacier
Nevada City
Tapes City
Virginia City
Lewis and Clark Caverns
Cardwell
Ennis
Diamond J
Pony
Potosi Hot Springs
Butte Area Faces High Death Rates From Diseases
The study by the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences finds Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties have among the state's highest death rates from respiratory and circulatory diseases. Dennis Haddow cites possible causes including Anaconda Co. shutdowns, dusty roads, and valley air trapping particulates.
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Helena
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Dennis Haddow
Air Quality Bureau
Anaconda Co
Haddow
Butte
Silver Bow County
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