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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1976
Page
1
A government forecast projects U.S. energy consumption will more than double by century’s end while nearly half of the extra energy goes to waste. The report highlights growing demand and inefficiency as supply expands.
Beiruts eastern suburbs erupt in rocket and mortar fire as Christians and Moslems clash, killing 23 and wounding 50. Fighting also flares in Tripoli, prompting cancellation of Premier Rasid Karamis cabinet meeting. Palestinian gunmen overrun and are repulsed in a Christian enclave amid fears of regional spillover and Syrian threats to annex.
About 300 students protested Wednesday morning after Emerson School announced that teachers Sallie Ussher and Gayle Slagg would not be rehired and Principal Don Harrington would be demoted. They marched, waved signs, and supported Harrington while calling for impeachment of a trustee. The incident stems from a board inquiry into a wood punishment box used in a special education class.
Anaconda Co plans a Berkeley Pit waste dump near Hillcrest on Billings southeast side. Attorney Gene Tidball says by March or April trucks will haul waste toward the subdivision, with a 200 foot dump height, 500 acres, terraces, and fencing. Company faces a $1.5 million cost to stay away and could pay $5.9 million to relocate 119 homes valued at about $50 000 each.
Montana’s Governor’s Task Force on Gasification eyed two Wall Street investment banks to study financing a coal to synthetic gas plant. The panel, led by Chairman Jim Hodge, said the firms would conduct investigative work at no state cost. District Court set Thompson trial for Feb. 24 after his innocent plea to federal illegal gambling charges.
Pasadena man David Glen Robinson a former IRS employee pleaded guilty to submitting false tax claims totaling 340.31 for 1972 to 1974. He admitted a scheme that authorities say yielded more than $500000 in illegal refunds and led to an offer of a five year prison term plus a suspended sentence.
President Ford expressed anger over reports that the CIA secretly funded non Communist leaders in Italy with about 6 million dollars. White House aides said the disclosure could harm U.S. foreign policy, while officials avoided confirming covert activities.
California architectural firm named to design the initial three month phase of the MHD and Sewellen Facility in the Butte Industrial Park for 358,850 dollars. Parsons Co of Pasadena wins the contract per ERDA, with groundbreaking set for April and a January 1978 completion target. Projected staff 120 to 200 for the finished unit and 400 to 800 construction workers.
Laramie County District Court Judge Joseph Maier grants summary judgment for Raoul Cisneros after he argued his dog Kazan was not his property when the alleged incident with Ishie Pishie Poo Poo occurred. Plaintiff Arlyne Kaufman claimed Ishie was wrecked as a show and breeding animal following Kazan’s unrestrained roam and breeding.
In Bessbrook and nearby towns mourn two Protestant brothers among ten killed in an ambush. A mix of Protestant and Catholic residents call for nonviolent solutions as British troops tighten patrols and Belfast leaders warn of rising tensions. locals stress shared work and faith, hoping ordinary people heal divides.
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