Senator McKeon Pushes Montana Voter Lottery Question
Montana State Senator John L. Luke McKeon proposes a bill to repeal Article 14 Section 2 of the state constitution, clearing the way for lotteries if a majority of voters approve. He says two thirds in both houses would be required before a voter referendum, aiming to let Montanans decide gambling's reach while noting bingo may be illegal under current wording.
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Helena
Montana
John L
Luke” McKeon
Anaconda Democrat
Legislative Assembly
McKeon
New Jersey
New York
Gas tax bill to help cities opens Montana Senate
Helena AP Four bills were introduced at the 1969 Montana Senate opening session including a gasoline tax fund for counties cities and towns and a proposal to drop the voting age to 18 The session lasted an hour with organizational formalities Senate Democrats selected Eugene Mahoney as floor leader over James Haughey The gas tax measure would allocate 1.5 million biennially based on a formula considering county and city populations road mileage and land area
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Helena
Montana
Senate
Eugene Mahoney
D-Thompson Falls
Mahoney
The
Post
Senate Democrats
James M. Haughey
R Billings
Montana House Sends 85 Bills to Committees on Opening Day
Montana's House of Representatives opened with an unprecedented 85 bills sent to committees as Speaker James P. Lucas moves to an extended daily session. The feed and attache pay scale bills cleared the Appropriation Committee on the way to floor debate, with Gov. Forrest H. Anderson to deliver the State of the State message as the 41st assembly begins on credit funding.
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House
Senate
Forrest H. Anderson
41St Assembly
Tim Babcock
Lone Democrat to head county commissioners
On turnover day in three county departments the Board of County Commissioners elected a chairman for the next two years with a bipartisan vote. Lucille C. O Leary Republican began a six year term joining Earl J. Holman Republican and Robert W. Sparks Democrat. O Leary nominated Sparks for chairman and Sparks supported the move while Holman dissented but was outvoted. Sparks is the chairman.
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Lewis T. Poole
Standard
Board of County Commissioners
Lucille C. O'Leary
Earl J. Holman
Robert W. Sparks
Holman
Sparks
O’leary
Butte Anaconda Weather and County Board Turnover Note
Cloudy with periodic snow through Wednesday. High 30, low 16. Snow chances 50 percent. A year ago temps were 11 and 18 below. Holman, the board’s only Republican, has been outvoted in recent years but previously by two Democrats. Sparks would be the first Republican chairman since 1931 if elected. The last Republican-majority county board was 1929. Sparks’ first remarks promise open sessions and public discussion. Minutes to be promptly available to news media. See Turnover Page 2.
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Holman
Sparks
Gary F. Garrett
Snowmobile parade boosts Butte ahead of weekend races
About 75 snowmobile racers led a horn honking parade through Butte streets drawing around 500 spectators despite bare pavement. Snowmobile Week features eight inches of fresh snow near Elk Park as 150 top drivers from the U.S. and Canada vie for a $5,000 purse funded by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Harrison Avenue
Elk Park
Buttrey’s
Harrison
Utah
Arizona
Broadway
Montana
Park
Dick O'Leary
Butte Snowmobile Club
Canada
Butte
Avco Wins $5 Million Glasgow AFB Contract
Avco Corp. lands a $5 million contract for production at Glasgow Air Force Base Montana senators Mansfield and Metcalf announce. The first phase covers $2.4 million for Army ordnance items over 13 months as part of a 25 month program plus $250,000 for base facility mods and ongoing operation and maintenance. First year totals exceed $3 million and create 300 jobs by May 1 with production starting March 1.
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Avco Corp
Glasgow Air Force Base
Montana
Department of Defense
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Senators
Neighbors accused over cross burning after crash
Thomas Crittenden, an 18 year old Gulf High School football star who lost a leg in a Christmas morning crash, faced a cross burning incident as deputies arrested 35 youths. Three girls and six boys were charged with unlawful assembly, with seven released on bond. Several arrestees were Gulf High School football players or cheerleaders.
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New Port Richey
Fila
Thomas Crittenden
Crittenden
Willa Jean Crittenden
Gallian
John Kirkpatrick
Gulf High School
Kirkpatrick
Bradford air crash second in two weeks claims lives
An Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 from Washington with 28 aboard crashed nine miles south of Bradford in light snow. Initial reports said 15 survived as rescuers found passengers dazed and some still near a burning section. The NTSB activated the same 10 man team. the incident follows a Christmas Eve crash nearby that killed 20 and left 37 survivors.
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Bradford
Allegheny Airlines
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Pine Acres
Pete Evers
Woodahl states silence on gambling as AG takes office
Montana Attorney General Bob Woodahl, newly sworn in as the state’s first Republican AG in 36 years, says he will say nothing further on gambling for now. He plans to review the budget and may expand gambling investigations, with legislation on bingo likely to surface later.
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Bob Woodah
Montana
Helena
Bob Woodahl
Woodah
State Bureau
Missoula
Cascade
Woodahl
Forrest Anderson
Evans Products to Acquire Missoula Sawmills and Inland Sawmills
Evans Products Co of Portland said it will acquire Missoula Saw mills Inc and Inland Sawmills Inc both based in Missoula. The deal follows Evans recent purchase of Van Evan Co. The acquisitions will create a highly integrated forest products complex in the region. Evans is a diversified maker and distributor of building products and damage prevention equipment for autos trucks and rail cars.
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Portland
Evans Products Co
Missoula Sawmills, Inc
Inland Sawmills, Inc
Missoula
Evans
van Evan Co
Evans Products
Nixon Salary May Double Upon Presidency
The House approved a bill to raise the presidential salary to $200,000 a year starting January 20, with Nixon to also receive a $50,000 expense allowance for tax purposes and a $40,000 tax free travel allowance, in addition to the base pay.
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Washington
House
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
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Glasgow
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