Anaconda seeks Woodville Hill closure for open pit plan
Anaconda Co plans a new open pit north of the Berkeley Pit extending about a mile east from Hayes and Fir streets in the McQueen Addition and stretching 1.1 miles north and south. The company seeks Zold 91 closure and state approval, with backfill of portions of Berkeley and new site, to extend mining life to about 1999 and avoid significant waste haulage.
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The
Anaconda Co
Butte
Woodville Hill
Berkeley Pit
Old 91
State Highway Commission
Bozeman
Dan Rovig
Rovig
Hayes and
Fir Streets
McQueen
Bill Mufich
Berkeley
Munich
State Land Department
Columbia Gardens
Hillcrest
Continental East Pit
Jonathan Krim
Ford Reagan stake final GOP bid before convention
In Kansas City Ford and Reagan framed their rivalry as the contest of winner takes the nomination. Delegates edged up for both, with Ford 1114 Reagan 1036 uncommitted 108 as Buckley weighs a possible bid. Rules on binding primaries and running mate disclosure shape the showdown ahead of the convention.
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Kansas City
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Crown Center
Alameda Plaza
Associated Press
Sen
James L. Buckley
New York
Schweiker
Buckley
Benjamin Hewitt
Lewiston
N.Y
Phillip Crane
Illinois
Steve Symms
Idaho
Crane
Iice
Richard
GOP
Los Angeles
Nixon
Schweiker Key Player in Nixon Job Referral Unit
Senate records show Senator Richard S. Schweiker led referrals to a Nixon era General Services Administration unit set up to place friends of the White House and Congress into government posts. The unit handled 13 Schweiker referrals, more than any other lawmaker, with over 300 total names from the White House staff. Donald J. LeMay ran the unit and was flagged by the Civil Service Commission for actions tied to Schweiker referrals.
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Washington
Richard S. Schweiker
Friends of the
White House
Congress
Kansas City
Richard M. Nixon
General Services Administration
Civil Service Commission
Schweiker
Nixon
Donald J. LeMay
LeMay
Woman Holds Judge Hostage in Billings Standoff
In Billings Governor Thomas L. Judge met a 26 year old woman identified as Linda who with a pellet pistol held nurse's aide Sheba Seery and law officers at bay to force a private audience with the governor. Judge said the woman, a former patient of Warm Springs and Montana State Hospital, demanded transfer to an out of state facility and expressed concern over treatment records. The incident ended with Judge speaking with her for about an hour and the woman being placed in protective custody.
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Billings
Thomas L. Judge
Billings Deaconness Hospital
Linda
Sheba Seery
de Judge
Warm Springs
State Hospital
Oil and gas lease surge hits Southwest Montana
Beav erhead National Forest and BLM report a flood of lease applications since Feb 15, led by individuals and a few companies. Applications cover 258,311 acres on public lands and 12 percent of the two million acre forest. Major filers include Amick and Tyra, with Gulf Oil among few companies. Overthrust Belt plays a role. leases good for 10 years if drilling begins.
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Montana
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management Statistics
Beaverhead National Forest
BLM
Arnie Royce
Royce
Steve Hicks
Canada
Mexico
Gerald Ford
Federal Energy Administration
Wyoming
National Forest
Hicks
Area Weather Update Forecasts Cloudy Cool With Showers
The message notes cloudy and cool conditions for the next two days with scattered showers. Outlook today shows temperatures around 70 and 45, with further details continuing on Page 1.
Butte News Briefs and Page Teasers
Local items tease sections including vital statistics on page 2 state Legion ball roundup on page 4 television today on page 10 advice column on page 13 customs in the backcountry on page 15 and a history glimpse on page 20.
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Butte Vital Statistics
Television For Today
Ann Landers
Mystery fever takes five elderly in Florida nursing home
In Boynton Beach Florida five elderly residents died within 12 hours amid a mystery fever at Boulev ard Manor nursing home. Ninety seven residents were reported ill or exposed as officials consider heat and air conditioner issues as contributing factors. Medical staff note some patients showed weakness prior to the outbreak and deaths may reflect advanced age and chronic illness.
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Boynton Beach
Fla
Emily Smith
Marian Wallace
Boulevard Manor Nursing Home
South Florida
Joseph Warren
Bethesda Hospital
Delray Beach
Elain
Robert Lamish
Miami
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Lumish
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By Rick Foote
Standard
Hayes Street
Anaconda
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Kurt Wertzburg
Coleen
Maureen
Mike
Unifax
GSA
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Kunzig
U.S. Court of Claims
Arthur F. Sampson
Kunzig
Sampson
Jack Eckerd
Florida
Normal, Ill
Paul Felth
St. Bernard
Brandy
Mrs. Felth
Area Weather
Tee
Mariar Wallace
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