Snowbound butte area roads closed by drifting blizzard storm
Weather observers recall the winter of 72 as a Tuesday snowstorm left Butte nearly cut off from the state. Travel halted by low visibility and drifts. some schools closed. some families stranded. long distance service partially cut. US 91 south of Nissler Junction and US 43 between Wise River and Wisdom closed except for emergency traffic. Stage driver Lovell reports first mail run delay in 32 years. Helena highway to closed. Homestake Pass and Cottonwood Hill open. others open west to Deer Lodge and Philipsburg. Caution urged. rural schools in Silver Bow County limited closures. Gallatin County roads drifted shut from Bozeman. Weather Page 8.
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Yesteryear
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Mars Reveals Active Surface Diversity From Mariner 9
In Pasadena California scientists from Caltech and JPL say Mariner 9 pictures show Mars as a geologically active world. Fiery volcanoes once shaped the planet and winds and possibly liquid water drive erosion. Dust storms may blanket regions and Mars appears far more varied than earlier expected.
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California Institute of Technology
Caltech
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Carl Sagan
Cornell University
Blackout in Bell disrupts Montana telephone lines
A major winter storm knocked out MT communications as Mountain Bell reported cross modulation among radio channels caused excessive noise and garbled signals. Service from Helena to East Helena was intermittent, with restoration in parts before a second outage halted all transmissions by afternoon. Governor Anderson ordered a Civil Defense review.
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Montana
Mountain Bell Telephone Co
East Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
Associated Press
United Press International
Mountain Bell
Telephone Co
Baton Rouge riot blamed on Black Muslims
Baton Rouge mayor W Dumas says Black Muslims seeking to overthrow Elijah Muhammad provoked a city gunfight that killed four, with 25 injured. National guard placed on duty and a curfew ordered amid arrests of 20 Blacks, eight charged with murder.
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National Guard
Court hears Warwick plea in Montana Supreme Court
Montana Supreme Court studied whether circumstantial evidence supported Archie O Warwick's first degree murder conviction. Three lawyers argued prem mediation as the sole issue in Warwick's appeal from his life sentence.
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Helena
Archie O. Warwick
Montana
Supreme
Court ruling halts tax exemptions for discriminatory fraternal orders
A three judge federal district court ruled the Treasury may no longer grant tax exemptions to fraternal organizations that exclude blacks. Private nonprofit clubs remain exempt if they bar blacks. The decision, aimed at Elks Moose Eagles, affects 2,164 Elks lodges, 3,860 Moose lodges, and 1,600 Eagles lodges. Judge Bazelon said the ruling quarantines racism by removing government involvement in discriminatory practices.
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Treasury Department
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Elks Lodges
Loyal Order of Moose
Order of Eagles
Justice Department
State mineral production down in Montana for 1971
Record production figures for Anaconda Co. Montana operations in November and December improve the picture of a 9 percent decline for the year. U S Bureau of Mines preliminary figures show mineral production value dropping from over 310 million dollars in 1970 to 285 million in 1971 amid strikes and a weak market.
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Anaconda Co
Montana
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Montana Mining Association
Butte
Mehrens to resign as Demo chairman
Bert Mehrens will resign Thursday night as chairman of the Silver Bow County Democratic Central Committee. He will start work next Monday as parole officer for the Montana State Board of Pardons. He will live with his wife and family at 601 W. Diamond and commute between Butte and Deer Lodge as needed and travel to other localities.
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Bert Mehrens
Silver Bow
Butte Weather Forecast Snow and Cold Thursday
Travelers warned of snowy conditions with chilly air as the day turns partly cloudy and colder. Today’s outlook shows 0 to 15 as the high and low range, with more detailed weather on Page 8.
Storm Dumps Two Feet of Snow Across Montana
An Arctic storm slammed Montana causing a major microwave failure, isolating Helena, closing highways including U S 12 over Lolo Pass and U S 2 from East Glacier to Blackfoot, with blizzard warnings and 45 mph winds. Chains were required on western passes and travel advised against. Kalispell schools were closed as the storm moved southward.
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U.S. 12
Lolo Pass
Missoula
Idaho
U.S. 2
East Glacier
Blackfoot
National Weather Service
Kalispell
Icy Winds Roar Across Idaho and Washington
High winds battered Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with gusts exceeding 150 mph at Rat tlesnake Mountain and 80 mph at Hanford. Inland Northwest areas faced widespread outages, downed trees, and occasional closures as winds damaged buildings and signs and forced road and school disruptions.
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College of Mines
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Colton
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