Detroit mayor vows action against rising gang crime
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young urges more judges a new jail state police and a civilian police reserve to curb gang violence. He seeks temporary extra judges from the Michigan Supreme Court and to shift freeway patrol duties to the state police to free city officers for streets and courts.
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Detroit
Coleman Young
Michigan State Police
Young
Michigan Supreme Court
Wayne County
Violence and clashes as Soweto riots intensify nationwide
Police open fire on rioting mobs in Soweto amid boycott battles between black workers and militants. Death toll rises with hundreds of women raped and tens of thousands affected as violence spreads to other townships. In Helena, Montana, the state highway department faces a $1.3 million damages suit over delays on Interstate 90.
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South Africa
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Contany
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Peter G. Meloy
Zook Brothers
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Wesley Castles
Strip mining bill advances from House Interior panel
The House Interior Committee approved a third strip mining bill 28 to 11, aiming to push it through the Rules Committee and House before the current Congress ends. Speaker Carl Albert had noted limited time for such legislation. President Ford had vetoed prior attempts, and the new bill would ban mining in specified zones and require restoration to natural state. Rep John Melcher leads the bill in the Interior subcommittee and will seek clearance next week.
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House Interior Committee
Congress
Carl Albert
Interior Committee
Albert
Rules Committee
House
John Melcher
D-Mont
Interior Subcommittee
Ford
Ford plans state visit to Yellowstone National Park
President Ford will visit Yellowstone National Park on Sunday arriving at West Yellowstone at 12:30 p.m. He will helicopter to Old Faithful and Canyon Village to meet National Park Service staff, speak briefly at Old Faithful around 1 p.m., then depart two hours later for an air base near Rapid City South Dakota. The White House released the itinerary from Grand Junction Colorado.
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Yellowstone National Park
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National Park Service
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Grand Junction
Colo
Air Aos
Rapid City
Old Faithful
Exotic foods tingle Montana palates
Great Falls previews a growing taste for international fare as locals sample pork, tempura, bagels, and imported goods at the Depot. Billings and Salt Lake City showroom ventures expand with Japanese stores and Szechwan eateries. Denver and Colorado Springs add continental and mood restaurants as Western diners grow more sophisticated.
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Aspen
Santa Fe
Calvin Trillin
Australia
Chicago
Fred
Air Force
Bobbie Snyder
Motorists Protest 55 mph Speed Limit Rally
Stephen Long and five friends drove 50 miles on I 94 from Ann Arbor to Detroit at 55 mph, the legal limit, forming a two to three car convoy to protest gasoline waste and urging motorists to Stay Alive at 55. The group drew about 45 vehicles and faced mixed reactions from fellow drivers and Lt. Robert Pifer who defended the limit.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Stephen Long
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Robert Pifer
Ypsilanti State
Dillon Residents Oppose BLM Move to Butte Office
The Bureau of Land Management begins relocating Dillon functions to a new Butte district as part of a three-district consolidation aimed at saving costs and boosting service. Beverages hang on, ranchers fear loss of land oversight while Silver Bow and nearby communities stand to gain centralized administration of thousands of land-use statutes.
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Dillon
Bureau of Land Management
Butte
BLM
Wildlife Range
North Dakota
BLM reorganizes Western Montana district amid staff drift
McIntosh acknowledges overseeing the Western Montana district brings headaches yet reports only minor staff issues. Morale remains largely positive though some workers face upheaval as job roles shift. He notes uprooting affects young professionals with families seeking schools and childcare.
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BLM
McIntosh
Montana
Pat Schulte starts 900 mile ride for muscular dystrophy
Butte cyclist Pat Schulte begins a 900 mile journey from the Met Tavern in Butte to Las Vegas to raise pledges for Muscular Dystrophy Association. His 10 day trek includes aid from his father Bob and Merv Tweed. Calls for pledges go to 723 8754.
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Lima
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Copper Kings
Merv
Fritz
Treasure State Sporting Goods
Met Tavern
Rain delays grain harvest in Washington state
Excess moisture delays the bumper wheat harvest across Washington with about half of the 143 million bushel crop harvested. Sprouted grain in the Palouse and Walla Walla regions lowers quality and market prices. Experts note possible starch to sugar conversion and risks of spontaneous combustion in high moisture wheat. Farmer Jerry Zahl laments endless rain delaying harvests.
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Wash
Palouse
Walla Walla
Harold Pfaff
Donald Schmidt
Jerry Zahl
Feds allot $100000 for Dillon projects
Sen. Mike Mansfield told Dillon Mayor Ray Lynch a $100,000 Community Development grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been approved. The funds may cover property acquisition relocation benefits demolition and site management. Lynch praised the grant as aiding the city development program and housing improvements.
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Dillon
Mike Mansfield
Ray Lynch
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lynch
Area weather cool with showers through Thursday
Cooler conditions persist with scattered showers across the area. Continued cool spell expected with a 63 degree high and 42 degree low today. More weather details continue on Page 10.
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