Labor leader blasts Montana officials over SB 80 veto
Montana AFL CIO President Vince Bosh, at the 21st convention in Butte, attacked Judge Tom and several state employees over Senate Bill 80. He cited the veto of SB 80 and alleged conflicts of interest tied to Western Management Associates, calling for resignations and naming Fenderson and four others. He accused lawmakers Francis Bardeneuve and John Driscoll of double dealing on the bill.
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Montana
Afl-Cio
Vince Bosh
Butte
Bosh
Judge
Bush
Eugene Fenderson
Fenderson
Duane Johnson
Dick Hargesheimer
Jeff Minkler
Dave Stiteler
Western Management Associates
Dorothy Bradley
D-Bozeman
Western District
Rep
Francis Bardeneuve
Harlem
John Driscoll
Hamilton
Max Baucus
Johnson
House of Labor
Afi-Cio
LABOR
Inflation rate drops to year’s low amid food price dip
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent July rise in the consumer price index, the year’s lowest. Food prices fell 0.1 percent while other goods rose 0.1 percent, keeping overall inflation near 6 percent and prompting caution from economists about a lasting decline.
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Labor Department
Jack Carlson
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Gordon Pye
The
Irving Trust Co
CIA links suggest Israel received bomb making material
CIA investigators are convinced uranium from Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp. may have been diverted to Israel though they cannot prove it in court. The case focuses on patterns of travel and corporate ties to an Israeli firm, amid prior government findings of no conclusive proof.
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Hsinhua
Canal decision may wait until January
The Carter Administration hopes for Senate ratification of the Panama Canal treaties by year end but concedes a delay to January is likely. Officials cite possible Senate filibuster, midterm pressure, and the need for final form and hearings as factors affecting timing. CANAL Page 14
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Byrden Down
China claims underground Great Wall shelters network grows
Beijing reports a large network of underground tunnels in multiple cities to serve as shelters and fortifications. Hsinhua says facilities include ventilators drainage power and water supply with shops hospitals and theaters in some complexes.
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China
Mao Tse-tung
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Isolated Showers Expected Over Mountains This Weekend
The forecast calls for isolated showers over the mountains on Saturday and Sunday. Today's high is 82 with a low near 50. More weather details appear on Page 14.
Butte-bound copper spill in Nisqually River
About 600 tons of copper concentrate spilled when a train trestle collapsed near McKenna Washington. Eight cars fell into the Nisqually River while the engine and several cars crossed safely. No injuries. Cleanup under Willamette Western Co. Detours affect Milwaukee Road traffic.
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Butte
Anaconda Co
Arizona
McKenna
Tacoma
Jim Krull
State Ecology Department
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Milwaukee
Burlington Northern
Krull
Silt Dump Kills Trout After Dam Sediment Release
Jim Yashro and Fish and Game biologists report silt from Meyers Dam release at Warm Springs Creek caused heavy mortality among small trout and bottom dwellers. State officials consider action against Anaconda Co for permitless pollution while samples are analyzed and plans are made to prevent recurrence.
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Anaconda Co
Meyers Dam
Jim
Yashro
Fish and Game
Scultin
Alec Hansen
Anaconda
Hansen
Kennecott Cuts Copper Cathode Price
Kennecott Sales Corp announced a five cent per pound price cut for full plate electrolytic copper cathodes to 60 cents a pound. The move follows similar reductions by Asarco Inc and Duval Corp copper division this week. Kennecott is a unit of Kennecott Copper Corp, the nation's largest copper company.
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Kennecott Sales Corp
Asarco Inc
Pennzoil Co
Duval Corp
Kennecott Copper Corp
Groucho Marx Dies at 86 in Los Angeles
Groucho Marx died Friday at age 86 at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center from pneumonia. He had been hospitalized for two months with a respiratory ailment, and his condition deteriorated with consciousness wavering until death. His son Arthur, grandson Andrew, and Erin Fleming were at his bedside as doctors fed him intravenously and supplied oxygen.
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Tenn
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