120 Jobs Forecast at Anaconda Smelter
The Anaconda Co plans a $22 million smelter to create 120 permanent jobs and a $1.2 million annual payroll with potential for 388 total area jobs via multiplier effects. Construction would require about 450 workers, drawn from nearby coal regions or imported if needed. The plant aims to be pollution free and not require an environmental impact statement.
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Sniper Search Fails to Find Gunmen in New Orleans
Heavily armed police raided a rooftop hotel bunker in New Orleans after six people were killed and 17 injured. A room by room search found no gunmen and authorities considered the possibility of escaped snipers or a single shooter.
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New Orleans
Night hotel siege ends with sniper death and unclear toll
Police halted a six hour hotel search before midnight after air duct sweeps. One sniper was killed by helicopter gunfire from the roof. Initial counts listed three snipers and up to ten dead, later revised to six as some bodies were counted twice. Police officials cautioned more snipers could be at large.
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Clarence Giarrusso
Giarrusso
HUD halts most new housing subsidies and related programs
Secretary George Romney announced the Nixon administration will suspend virtually all new commitments to subsidize low and middle income housing construction and pause various federal grants. Existing projects will continue, and Urban Renewal plans may be halted later. The move drew swift criticism from builders and Congress, while FHA mortgage assistance remains intact though some premiums may rise.
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Houston
George Romney
Nixon
Romney
HUD
National Association of Home Builders
Stanley Waranch
Association
Asia
United States
Deer Lodge Democrat loses two bills in Montana House
In Helena, the Montana House rejected two bills sponsored by Deer Lodge Democrat Joe Brand. One would bar utilities from advertising to attract gas and electricity customers, while the other would require liability insurance for all licensed drivers. Judiciary Chair John C. Hall warned such bills could block other legislation, including no fault insurance efforts.
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Dorothy Bradley
House
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary
John C. Hall
Right to die rights urged by American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association issued a 12 point bill of rights affirming a patient’s right to reject therapy and to receive a clear explanation of medical condition. It aims for 7,000 member hospitals to adopt the policy while not affecting accreditation.
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New York
American Hospital Association
Chicago
Association
American Medical Association
Senate opens door on new Montana constitution amendments
Joint Rules Committee of the Montana Legislature ruled it proper to consider amendments to the 1972 constitution in this session. Two bills to amend the constitution had already been introduced, with lawmakers arguing delays deprive the public of its right to propose change. Senator Dave Manning hailed the decision amid calls to rewrite the charter.
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Dave Manning
Hysham
Senate
Bombing at Da Nang Base Draws US Embarrassment
The Da Nang air base in Vietnam was accidentally bombed Monday morning by five American warplanes dropping 34 bombs of 500 pounds. Nine Americans and one Vietnamese were wounded. a fuel tank and structures were hit while runways remained intact. The base houses numerous American planes and airmen and serves as a forward operating location for Navy and Air Force jets.
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Saigon
Navy
Air Force
Hanoi
DaNang
U.S
Vietnam
Takhli
Thailand
Butte Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy and Cold
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of scattered snow. Today's high and low are forecast around minus ten to minus thirty degrees, with a frigid air mass and light wind. A weather map on page two provides regional details.
Bitter Montana cold persists across Butte and Anaconda
The National Weather Service in Helena warns of a continuing very cold spell in Butte and vicinity with Monday lows around minus 36 and highs near minus 8. Anaconda shows slightly milder temperatures with Monday lows near minus 18 and highs near 2, with Tuesday expected ranges around minus 5 to minus 20 for the low and zero to 10 for the high.
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National Weather Service
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Quints' dad recalls birth of five babies in quintuplets
Evanston Illinois. James Baer describes sitting on a hall floor as incubators bring his five premature newborns to the nursery. The quintuplets, three girls and two boys, weigh under three pounds each and stay in separate incubators while doctors report stable vitals and improving breathing.
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James Baer
Lynn
Baer
Evanston Hospital
Thomas
State will not sell Bridger Bowl land near ski area
Bridger Bowl officials secured assurances from the Montana Fish and Game Commission that the 120 acres of state land within the Bridger Mountains will not be sold to outsiders. The commission will instead seek a negotiated agreement to benefit both the state and Bridger Bowl, amid concerns over permits and fair revenue from the ski area.
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Helena
State Fish and Game Commission
Bowen
Commission
Willis Jones
Fish and Games Department
Bridger Bowl
Bridger Mountains
Bridger
Bridger Bowl Board of Directors
Bob Bodin
Bob Heath
Bodin
Heath
Moran rites Wednesday for longtime Butte official Frank Moran
Funeral services will be Wednesday for Frank Moran 83 of 1111 W Mercury former president of the Butte City Council and 20 year alderman. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery Rosary Tuesday at Dolan's Mortuary Moran died Sunday after a long illness Born May 21 1889 Sims North Dakota moved to Red Lodge as a child came to Butte in the early 1900s worked in mines a teamster for 30 years led Laundry Workers Union later built maintenance for Butte Daily Post and Montana Standard for 10 years
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Frank Moran
W. Mercury
Butte
Immaculate Conception Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dolan’s
Moran
Sims
N.D
Red Lodge
Taylor and Independent Laundries
Laundry Workers Union
Butte Daily Post
Montana Standard
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