24 Aug 1975
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1975
Page
1
The Selective Service reports two thirds of deserters in Ford’s clemency program did not complete work assignments, with 2,035 terminated for non performance and 1,000 never reporting. About 7,000 deserters did not seek entry. Many can’t be punished if apprehended.
In Leslie Michigan bolts of lightning hit Wheel Inn campground during a National Campers and Hikers Association gathering injuring about 100 people. Police said ~30 treated and released at Jackson area hospitals while others were treated locally. Doctors credited rubber-soled shoes for potential lives saved.
Lance Barnes and family hosted a pre world war I era threshing bee west of Belgrade featuring steamers, a 1910 Case tractor, sawmill, water wagon and traction engineers Virginia Barnes and the Shadoans. Visitors can watch steamers fire and thresh, with weather permitting Sunday finish expected.
Washington AP reports the Internal Revenue Service is conducting an intensive investigation into CIA access to individual federal income tax returns. The probe follows the Rockefeller Commission finding that 14 incidents affected 16 people, with the CIA seeking information for possible foreign group links.
Delegates at the Young Democrats of America convention in St. Louis chose Sen. Birch Bayh as their top candidate for the 1976 Democratic nomination. Bayh led with 138 votes from 623 ballots cast among 12 candidates, with Jimmy Carter second at 86 and Morris Udall third with 68. Humphrey's name drew 53 write-ins for fourth.
New Boulder River School and Hospital superintendent William Conyard says public education is key to convincing Montana communities that mentally disabled residents can function as good neighbors. He emphasizes decentralization and community integration as part of his mission.
Boulder officials push a statewide shift to locally based facilities for the developmentally disabled, stressing community education and professional support. Amid a looming lawsuit by Missoula to block a local group home, Superintendent Conyard warns of the work and funding needed to integrate residents into communities and expand staff.
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