Inflation climbs as November CPI rises half percent
The Labor Department reports a 0.5 percent rise in consumer prices in November, led by higher food costs and a 1.5 percent jump in 1978-model auto prices, pushing the yearly inflation rate to about 6.7 percent. Durable goods orders fell 1.9 percent, while the U.S. international payments deficit reached 4.3 billion in Q3.
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Washington
Labor Department
Labor
F. Ray Marshall
Commerce Department
Butte Officials Face Interest on Uncollected State Funds
Butte-Silver Bow and its finance staff failed to collect about 400000 from the state for Public Service Employees. Warrants for PSEs have been registered, creating daily 5 percent interest borrowed from banks. Roughly 383000 in warrants have accrued since March, with interest yet to be broken out. The state can recover the principal, but the city must cover interest. The lapse traces to retirement of City Clerk Theron Scott and ensuing policy gaps in invoicing. Budget Director Larry McGinley takes responsibility for the shortfall.
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Butte
City of
PSE
Butte-Silver Bow
Carl Bartsch
McGinley
Theron Scott
Pat Corcoran
Scott
Silver Bow County
Corcoran
Tim Clark
State Employment Security Commission
Helena
Local youth court hinges on renewed federal funds
Butte-Silver Bow Youth Court faces possible shutdown in March if a federal program renewal is not approved. Judge Arnold Olsen relies on PSE funded Youth Court workers designated as probation officers, with several on one year terms. State agency officials say no formal continuation request has been made, risking job loss for workers like Sarah Sullivan and Dee Dee Krause. Budget talks continue as officials coordinate with the Juvenile Budget to absorb positions if funds return, amid misfiled PSE paperwork and shifted invoicing after government consolidation.
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Butte-Silver Bow
Arnold Olsen
Olsen
Public Service Employees
PSE
Mike Micone
Dee Krause
Juvenile Probation Office
Sullivan
Krause
Mary Stoddard
Karen Dunfee
Jim Rolando
State Youth Development Bureau
Butte union dispute drags after near compromise collapse
The dispute over representation of about 100 Butte-Silver Bow clerical workers continues after a near compromise faltered. The two unions, Teamsters for ex city staff and MPEA for ex county workers, seek a single bargaining unit with an election rules fight. D'Hooge will rule by late January on central issues.
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Butte-Silver Bow
Butte
Silver Bow County
Butte Teamsters Union
Excity
Montana Public Employees Association
MPEA
Teamsters
Montana Board of Personnel Appeals
Rick D'Hooge
Mike Micone
D'Hooge
Mr. Micone
Micone
MPBA
D’hooge
Board of Personnel Appeals
Most Businesses to Close Monday for Christmas Holiday
Most businesses will close Monday for Christmas, including federal state and Butte-Silver Bow offices. Banks, Montana Power Co, Mountain Bell, and most retail outlets will be shut, with some Sunday hours. City garbage pickup will be delayed. service may run a day late in several areas. Ana Co. workers at Berkeley Pit and Weed Concentrator take Sunday off. Anaconda Co. offices closed Monday. state liquor stores observe holiday Tuesday.
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Butte-Silver Bow
Montana Power Co
Mountain Bell
Ana Co
Berkeley Pit
Weed
Weather outlook scatters showers and mild Thursday
Scattered showers and milder conditions are forecast for Thursday with a cooler snap by Friday bringing periods of snow. Daytime highs near 25 and overnight lows around 15. More details appear on Page 8.
Italian priests strike over Vatican diocesan realignment
In Molise, fifty country priests halted work to protest a Vatican order moving four parish churches from Trevinto diocese to Sulmona. The action, first of its kind to reach rectories, saw some clergymen threaten to quit priesthood if the transfer stands. Cardinal negotiators reportedly calm, but reversal seems unlikely.
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Rome
Molise
Vatican
Corriere Della Sera
Trevinto
Sulmona
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