Hart warns poisons at Rocky Mountain Arsenal endanger public safety
Senator Gary Hart says two toxic substances manufactured at the Arsenal north of Denver pose risks nearly as great as nerve gas. He urges Army action to stop production amid concerns over hydrazine and other hazardous compounds and a dangerous flight path over Stapleton Airport.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Gary Hart
D-Coro
Army
Arsenal
Stapleton International Airport
Hart
Torado Democrat
Girl wins All American Soap Box Derby title at Derby Downs
Karren Stead 11 from Morrisville Pennsylvania becomes the first girl champion of the All American Soap Box Derby. She completes the 950 foot course in 27.52 seconds beating two boys in a photo finish. Lloyd Watson of Salem Oregon is second and Damon Papuga of Boston third. Five of the top nine finishers are girls. Stead races with a cast on her left arm after a thumb dislocation and hairline fracture from a derby week water fight. The 1975 derby had 99 entrants and organizers plan changes for 1976.
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Akron, Ohio
Karren Stead
Morrisville
Lloyd Watson
Salem
Ore
Damon Papuga
Boston
Miss Stead
Derby Town
Akron
Copper-collar press sale reshapes Montana dailies
Former publisher Don Anderson recalls Anaconda’s 1959 plan to sell its Montana papers Billings Butte Helena Missoula and Livingston to a group promising a favorable press. He cites omissions in coverage and notes the sale marked a major shift in Anaconda policy as editors faced political pressure.
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Madison
Wis
Anaconda
C.J. Parkinson
Montana
Billings
Butte
Helena
Missoula
Livingston
Was
Richboy's Driving Habits Declared Public Nuisance
Broward Circuit Court Judge Gene Fischer ruled that Leo Goodwin III. 23, multimillionaire involved in a fatal Fort Lauderdale crash has his Florida driving privileges banned. The ruling labels his driving habits a public nuisance under state law in a unique legal maneuver.
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Broward
Gene Fischer
Leo Goodwin III
Skater Curran Fails To Tie World Endurance Record
Pat Curran quit his 100 hour 15 minute attempt at continuous roller skating after collapsing at Little Mountain Recreation Center near Whitefish. Doctors called him exhausted as he failed to reach the 179 hour existing world record and had hoped for 200 hours before ending the effort.
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Kalispell
Pat Curran
Gron
Little Mountain Recreation Center
Whitefish
Curran
Ransom Left for Bronfman Heir Fails to Bring Release
The ransom of about 4.5 million dollars was left for kidnappers of Samuel Bronfman 2nd, the 21 year old heir. By Saturday night there had been no word on his release eight days after the abduction, as FBI agents pressed for information and officials grew concerned.
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New York
Samuel Bronfman
Law of
Smelter damage settlement reached in Montana case
A 2.38 million five year old lawsuit against Anaconda Aluminum Co. over alleged fluoride damage was settled out of court. Terms were not disclosed. Anaconda agreed to buy the Dehlbom’s 160 acre tract with a lifetime occupancy right for the family.
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Columbia Falls
Mont
Anaconda Aluminum Co
Anaconda Co
H.R. Dehlbom
AAC
Glacier National Park
Continental Divide
Anaconda
Dehlbom
Deep Idaho mine hosts unlikely underground garden
In Kellogg Idaho miners in the Bunker Hill Mine tend an underground garden 5,000 feet below the surface. Light bulbs feed geraniums cactus and a seven foot lemon tree while workers recount giant bean plants and a cactus that blooms impressively. Temperatures range from 45 to 90 degrees.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Ken Miles
Bunker Hill
Miles
Jerry Furnish
Jeeta
Saorem
Furnish
Chuck Wynn
Jack
Keith Morgan
Butte school official studies year around high school and programs
Butte school district plans review of year around high school feasibility with optional extra three months, plus expansion of the mini course program and metric system teaching district wide. Casagranda aims to pilot metric lessons in elementary schools by next year and broaden Kennedy School mini courses to five more elementaries while exploring aviation and career education initiatives.
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Butte
Leroy Casagranda
Anda
Casagranda
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Paul Freeman
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Lee
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Goodwin
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Skillings
The
New York Times
FBI
Edgar M. Bronfman
By Andrea Ciabattari
Standard
Sam Griggs
Montana Aeronautics Commission
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