Pettit pushes higher pay for Montana professors
Montana Education Commissioner Larry Pettit urges raising salaries for professors at Montana State University and the University of Montana arguing current pay ranks near the bottom nationally and regionally. He cites a Civil Service study and AAUP rankings to show disparity with other states and recommends raising MSU and UM salaries toward Idaho Wyoming New Mexico Nevada and North Dakota levels while noting limits compared to Colorado Arizona and Utah.
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Helena
Larry Pettit
Montana
Pettit
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Rocky Mountain
University of Montana
Montana State University
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada-Reno
Nevada-Las Vegas
Wyoming
Idaho
The
American Association of University Professors
MSU
Montana Tech
Missoula
Minimum wage to rise to 230 a hour on New Year Day
The Labor Department announced a Jan 1 minimum wage increase affecting nearly four million workers including farm laborers domestics and local government staff raising the rate to 2.30 an hour. Nonfarm workers will see 2.20 or 2.30 depending on job and employer size with broader coverage under interstate commerce rules.
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Washington
America
Labor Department
Ford receives bonus snow and offers ski tales at Vail
The Ford family celebrated Christmas at a rented Vail home as over four inches of fresh snow capped the mountains. President Ford opened presents including turtleneck sweaters and a ski outfit while Mrs. Ford received books and a Chinese print. Ford and aides skied about three hours, noting fatigue and a fall, and reporters called him an advanced intermediate skier. Weather forecaster notes variable clouds with possible mountain showers and a high of 40.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Misty
Mike
Jack
Steve
Susan
Gayle
Secret Service
Environmentalist accuses Montana power plant lax enforcement
Anne Charter, NPRC chair, says five years of air-pollution violations by Montana Power Co were ignored by state agencies. She cites Billings and Yellowstone records and questions the Health Board’s Colstrip units 3 and 4 certification decision.
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Billings. Mont
Northern Plains Resource Council
Montana Power Co
Benjamin F. Wake
Anne Charter
NPRC
Billings
J.E. Corette
State Board of Health
Charters
Environmental Coalition
State Health Department
Coletal
Corette
Resentment grows among Midwest farmers over grain embargo fallout
Widespread farmer anger in the Midwest targets President Ford as wheat and corn prices fall and the 1970 embargo on grain sales to the Soviet Union draws blame. Critics warn the Russian deal may invite further export controls, threatening profitable markets and political support in the region.
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Chicago
Ford
Midwest
Soviet Union
Harry Truman
Republican Congress
Barking Dognights Case Ends With Damages in Urawa
In Urawa Japan a court ordered 59 year old Kikujiro Motoki to pay 1300 to Naya Suzuki after ruling his dog’s nocturnal barking worsened her illness. The case centers on noise pollution complaints in a dense Tokyo outskirts area.
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Urawa
Japan
Kikujiro Motoki
Tokyo
Naya Suzuki
Love Across the Sea Ends In Long-Distance Bahraini Wedding
Beth Duffy married Steve Spease by telephone from American University in Washington D C while he waited in Manama Bahrain. The ceremony on Christmas Eve was led by Rev Joe S Rainey. Relatives in Utah Arizona California and Arkansas listened in via conference call. Spease is a civil engineer and the couple met at the University of Arizona.
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Washington
Beth Duffy
American University
Steve Spease
Manama
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Joe S. Rainey
Utah
Arizona
California
Arkansas
Bethesda
Spease
University of Arizona
University of Land
Brirain
Blaze destroys Hollywood sets at Samuel Goldwyn studios
A fast-moving fire at the Samuel Goldwyn studios in Los Angeles destroyed two sound stages and caused over 3 million dollars in damage. More than 140 firefighters battled the blaze, which began in equipment storage and spread to the adjacent set. No injuries were reported and the cause remained under investigation. The old building had just hosted a Christmas party and was near the site of a 1974 studio fire.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Goldwyn
Ray Bartlett
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Belgian woman survives lion attack at Florida safari
Emma Bates, in her 60s, was attacked by a 400-pound male lion named Keba at Lion Country Safari in West Palm Beach. An employee saved her by beating the animal with a rake. Bates suffered a broken jaw and facial and back cuts and is in satisfactory condition.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Emma Bates
Lion Country Safari
Miss Bates
Elsa
Keba
Millionaire Club in Senate Draws Scrutiny Across Parties
A New York Times study finds a majority of U.S. senators hold assets of 250000 dollars or more, with at least 22 millionaires among the 100 members. The report notes calls for asset disclosures and examines how wealth influences campaigns and office retention. It highlights figures such as Edward Kennedy, Hiram Fong, and James Buckley, and cites aides and groups pushing for financial transparency.
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Washington
New York Times
World Almanac
Republic
Senate
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
National Committee For
Congress
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Fong
James Buckley
New York
Buckley
Adlai Stevenson 3d
D-Ill
Clifford Case
R-N.j
John Glenn
Ohio
Glenn
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