YMCA drive kicks off Thursday in Butte
The 1969 YMCA community activities fund campaign aims to raise 60516 with a kickoff Thursday at 7 am in the Butte YMCA. R D Corette Jr. chairs the effort with leaders John Bender Paul Schmechel Rudy Sharar and others organizing advanced gifts vanguard teams and followup.
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Butte
R. D. Corette Jr
John Bender
Paul Schmechel
Rudy Sharar
Vanguard
Lou Sommers
Rudy Endresse
Advanced Gifts
Forrest endorses existing tax system in State of State talk
Governor Forrest Anderson urged Montana lawmakers to finance the 1969 71 biennium from the existing sales tax system and reject extending debate on a sales tax. He called for streamlined process, stronger legislative post audit, and budget reforms while noting public desire for a 60 day session. He proposed consolidations, investment fund changes, and upgraded administrative offices.
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Forrest
J. D. Holmes
Capitol
Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
Anderson
Tim Babcock
Babcock
House
Senate
Legislative Council
Board of Institutions
Montana Governor Urges Spending to Save in State Address
Gov Forrest H Anderson delivered a 19 page State of the State message to 159 Montana legislators on Tuesday urging immediate boosts to funding for key state agencies. He frames the goal as saving money for the future by spending now to improve efficiency and value for taxpayers. He targets financial watchdogs planning and leadership functions to oversee improved government services.
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Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
Montana
Anderson
Mixed trains hearing set in Montana legislature
A hearing on House Bill 32 to repeal the penalty for running freight cars behind passenger cars will be held Friday at 10 am in the Business and Industry Committee room. Representative Ray Wayrynen of Silver Bow County urged testimony and noted Idaho witnesses may attend as its legislature opens next Monday.
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Business and Industry Committee
Butte
Silver Bow
Ray Wayrynen
Montana
Idaho
Entries Pour in for Buttes World Snowmobile Meet
Butte prepares for its First International Snowmobile meet this weekend as 250 racers have registered. Time trials move to Friday with three classes A B and C. Fastest 15 in each class enter money events while others receive trophies. By race start, more than 300 contestants are expected. Snowmobile tours began Tuesday due to the busy schedule.
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Butte
Dick O'Leary
The
Butte Snowmobile Club
O'Leary
Snowmobile races swell crowds in Butte weeklong event
Variably cloudy and colder through Thursday with scattered snow and wind. Highs near 28, lows around 5, 40 percent snow chance. O'Leary reports 150 to 200 couples seeking tours as bleachers for 1,500 spectators are readied near Elk Park track. Thousands expected. snowmobile tours, open houses, style show, social events, and a Sunday championship with prizes plus a smorgasbord at the Holiday Inn.
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O'Leary
Elk Park
O’leary
Butte
West Yellowstone
Holiday Inn
Little Basin Creek
Bute
Finlen Hotel
Kay Lear
Butte vo tech school dedication set for Thursday
The Butte School District 1 will dedicate its $1.25 million vocational technical school Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Speakers include school leaders and dignitaries such as Gov. Forrest Anderson, Mayor Tom Powers, and Charles Davis. Master of ceremonies will be Lester Zeihen. The building, financed by an Economic Development Act grant, took about a year to complete.
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Butte
Maurice Driscoll
Forrest Anderson
Lester Zeihen
Charles Davis
Tom Powers
Dolores Colburg
Bill Ball
Bob Sparks
Vern Griffith
The
Economic Development Administration
Walter Nelson
Montana Standard
Margaret Leary
Bob Corbett
Economic Development Act
Sirhan's opening-day trial on Kennedy murder
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan faced his first day in Los Angeles Superior Court as the Kennedy assassination trial began with legal maneuvers. The defense sought to delay proceedings and exclude a death-penalty deliberation from the same jury, while prosecutors urged a standard guilt vs. innocence and penalty structure. The hearing featured a closed session and a delay to 2 p.m. Wednesday as juror lists and plea issues were debated.
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Gene Handsaker
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Grant B. Cooper
Ambassador Hotel
Mary
Munir
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Cooper
Lynn D. Compton
Walker
House passes feed bill for session costs in Montana
Montana House of Representatives sent to the Senate companion bills adjusting legislative attaches’ wages and appropriating 750000 dollars to cover salaries and other costs of the 1969 session. The measures, introduced early in the session, are expected to be signed into law by Governor Forrest H. Anderson before the week ends.
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Forrest H Anderson
Sheriff seeks aid in war on Helena's vice
Sheriff Dave Middleman of Lewis and Clark County says he will seek help from the new Montana attorney general to combat prostitution in the county. County Attorney Thomas Hanrahan supports gambling laws as enforcement remains unchanged, while Woodahl states all gambling is illegal. Middleman notes vice laws are as evident as gambling statutes.
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Helena
Dave Middleman
Lewis & Clark County
Montana
Robert Woodahl
Thomas J. Hanrahan
Middlemas
Woodahl
Hanrahan
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George Sarsfield
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