Supreme Court clears Penn Central merger in historic rail consolidation
The Supreme Court, in a 7-1 decision, approves the Penn Central merger moving to form the world's largest privately owned railroad system with assets over 4.3 billion dollars and 20 000 miles of track from New York to St Louis and Chicago. The ruling preserves 95 000 jobs and enables up to 25 million dollars in aid to the financially troubled New Haven Railroad.
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Justice Department
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Beaverhead suit settled for $125000
Beaverhead County court records disclose an out of court settlement of 125000 from Provo Utah Flying Service over a 1966 helicopter crash near Quake Lake in Madison County. Deaths included Theodore McDonald and pilot Darrell Sucher. Everett G Nelson survived with serious burns. Mrs Daphene McDonald and three children received 96153.85. Nelson obtained the remainder.
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Quake Lake
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Darrell Sucher
Idaho Falls
Everett G. “Gus” Nelson
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Duplication Issue Framed by Montana Tech Leader
Edward W. Nelson, executive secretary of the Montana University System, urged Montana Tech students to be promotional in their booster efforts and identified duplication among the six university units as a key problem. He argued misused terminology clouds the issue and noted that even with one institution the plant and staff might remain similar due to under utilization. He warned broad course offerings create difficulties.
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Northwest plane slips on ice at Mining City airport
A Northwest Airlines plane with 50 aboard skidded into a snowbank while taxiing at Silver Bow County Airport Sunday night. No injuries were reported. Flight 109 was ferried to Seattle for examination and some passengers continued by air, others by bus.
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Neighboring street crashes hit two classic cars
Bud Chase reports two hit and run incidents in front of his home at 1318 East 2nd. A 1954 model was struck Friday night and a 1958 model was hit again Sunday night, both while parked at the same curb.
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Alaska Democrat wins near full loan amid motel crisis
The SBA lent L Donald Pruhs of Fairbanks 894000 for his Golden Nugget motel, nearly all he asked, while halving a rival governor’s request after August flood damage. A Budget Bureau lawyer flagged the case in routine SBA books, with officials denying political involvement.
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Fairbanks
Robert M. Weinberg
Small Business Administration
Copper walkout now in 7th month
The copper industry strike entered its seventh month with limited progress toward a settlement. Since July 15 the United Steelworkers and 25 affiliated unions have idled over 50,000 workers and cut 925,000 tons of refined copper, yet demand is met by prestrike supply and higher priced foreign copper.
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Inquest Set Thursday in Kenneth Patrick Death
A coroner's inquest is scheduled for 1 30 p m Thursday into the death of Kenneth Patrick 32 who died Saturday at St James Community Hospital from a gunshot wound allegedly fired January 9 by Philip J Ross 46 owner of the Atlantic Bar in Butte No charges have been filed Ross says he acted in self defense after Patrick came from behind the bar Ross released January 10 to his attorney after interviews by the county attorney Patrick was reported in fairly good condition at that time.
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St. James Community Hospital
Philip J. Ross
Butte
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W. Park
Leo L .Jacobsen
Frank Johns
Frank Burgess
Mark P. Sullivan
Sicily Quake Devastates Towns Leaves 300 Feared Dead
A sequence of strong earthquakes in western Sicily aiming at Salemi Santa Margherita di Belice area left about 300 feared dead and more than 1,000 injured. Thousands were left homeless as hospitals and historic buildings collapsed amid a massive relief effort.
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Weather outlook for Weats Butte Anaconda
Mostly cloudy through Wednesday. Showers turning to snow this morning. Chance of showers forty percent today and twenty percent tonight. High today thirty two. Low tonight five. One year ago temperatures were twenty nine and eighteen. Weather table on page two.
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District 1 Seeks federal grant for new vocational school
Butte District 1 trustees Monday night requested an initial grant payment of 125 312.40 from the Economic Development Administration in Seattle. The amount covers 29.52 percent of a 424 500 EDA construction grant approved by voters in a 596 000 bond issue.
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Big plans in store for 2000 for world celebration group
London reports on the World Association for Celebrating Year 2000 WACY 2000 meeting adopting a six point creed and proposing a travel and tree planting program. Plans include trust funds for subsidized student travel and a commemorative stamp. Lloyd S Millegan and 37 Linfield College students formed the Oregon Alpha Chapter after hearing of the London start. John Goodman of London founded the group.
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Boulder groups win federal awards for elderly and mentally challenged care
The Boulder Jaycees and Boulder River Hospital received federal honors Monday night for outstanding work in programs aiding elderly readers and mentally retarded children. Regional Director Wil presented the awards.
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