Supreme Court halts Montana Power gas rate boost ruling
Montana Supreme Court voids the Montana Power Co. $11.6 million temporary gas rate increase issued Dec 30 1975 and orders the PSC to approve a similar rise for Great Falls Gas Co. The unsigned order capped two days of hearings and challenged the PSC directive.
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Geoffrey L. Brazier
Public Service Commission
Utility Regulatory Agency
Montana Power
Kendrick Smith
Gilfeather
Peti
James T. Harrison
Great Falls Gas Co
PSC
Great Falls
Cresap S. McCracken
Cubans Winning in Angola Report Sent to NATO
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger cabled Washington reports on northern front developments in Angola to the North Atlantic Council in Brussels Wednesday night. Sources told The newspaper.
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Henry Kissinger
Washington
North Atlantic Council
Brussels
Angola Civil War Sees Cuban and FNLA Forces in Heavy Fighting
Weather notes on a 43 30 day. Kissinger seeks a Angola settlement within a month in talks with Brezhnev in Moscow. FNLA UNITA backed by US SA faces MPLA for control as 7,000 Cuban troops support MPLA. Cuban forces push toward Ambriz amid oil region tensions near Cabinda enclave.
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Kissinger
Angola
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
National Front
FNLA
National Union For the Total Liberation of Angola
UNITA
United States
South Africa
MPLA
Santo Antonio
Cabinda
Mormon cancer study finds lower lung and cervical cancer rates
A New England Journal study reports Mormon men in Utah show markedly lower lung cancer rates than non Mormons and national averages with rate 38 percent of the national level versus 74 percent for non Mormons. The team notes lower stomach cancer but unclear reasons for prostate brain and other cancers.
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Boston
Nate c
The
New England of
Utah
Ford draft singles out federal programs as ineffective
A New York Times report describes a draft economic report by President Ford criticizing major federal agencies including OSHA EPA and FDA. The draft alleges insubstantial impact on worker safety and ties the critique to Ford's campaign messaging against government meddling.
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Washington
Ford
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
The
Food and Administration
New York Times
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
the Times
Paul MacAvoy
Council
Elvis buys new cars for friends in Denver
Elvis Presley arranged luxury car purchases for several locals during a Denver visit. Auto dealer Bob Lurber recalled Presley buying Lincoln Mark IVs for a police officer and a department doctor, plus an ice blue Cadillac with sun roof for a detective. The total spent neared $70,000 with cars also for two vacationing companions in Colorado.
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Denver
Bob Lurber
Elvis Presley
Presley
Colorado Mountains
Lurber
Vail
Colo
Surber
U.S. proposes plan to break nuclear talks deadlock
The United States submits a new plan to the Soviet Union aiming to resolve a dispute over Soviet Backfire bombers and an American cruise missile. Kissinger delivers the proposal, seeking to set a 2400 count ceiling amid long standing disagreements on bomber inclusion and missile reach.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Henry Kissinger
Anatoly Dobrynin
Tts
Eatoche Leurs
Vladivostok
Ford Administration
Orco
Nixon faces seven hours of questioning in wiretap suit
Former President Richard Nixon endured a lengthy session with seven hours of lawyers in a wiretap lawsuit filed by Morton Halperin, a National Security Council aide. Halperin, now an ACLU and Center for National Security Studies project researcher, alleges constitutional violations from warrantless taps and claims taps continued after his government service to monitor antiwar activity.
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San Clemente
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
National Security Council
Morton Halperin
Halperin
Nixon
Henry A
Nis
Baum
Walter Slocomb
Berman
American Civil Liberties
ACLU
Center For National Security Studies
White House
Millions of rats devastate crops in West Africa region
In a three nation area Senegal Mali and Mauritania millions of rats plague farmland along the Senegal River stretching 180000 acres. Government crop protection staff report one rat per square yard amid severe drought conditions. Norman Schoonover of USAID warns the situation is serious as rats reportedly move by river and floodwater.
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Dakar
Senegal
Mali
Mauritania
Sahara
Senegal River
Government Crop Protection Agency
Norman Schoonover
U.S. Agency For International Development
Koraan River
Rhodes Bryce Rhodes pleads no contest in tax case
Rocky Mountain president Rhodes Bryce Rhodes pleads no contest in Butte federal court to 11 counts of federal tax law violations. Judge Murray schedules sentencing for January 23 as IRS notes unpaid payroll taxes of 25093 dollars and a required special trust account.
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Bryce L. Rhodes
Rocky Mountain
Butte
W.D. Murray
Rhodes
Garrison
Murray
The
Internal Revenue Service
Democrats Back State Tax Plan But Question Ballot Route
In Helena Democratic leaders tell Gov. Judge they favor property tax relief but oppose a ballot initiative. Judge plans to cut homeowner taxes about 110 dollars yearly, arguing campaign promises require pursuing the initiative despite legislative opposition. The meeting included Senate President McOmber and House Speaker McKittrick.
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Helena
Democratic
Thomas L. Judge
Senate
W. Gordon McOmber
Fairfield
House
Pat McKittrick
Great Falls
Capitol
Executive Branch
John Bartlett
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Montana Supreme Court
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Ambriz
Butte Central Maroons
Eric
Elvis
Newark Times
GOP
McOmber
McKittrick
Robert D. Watt
Missoula
Senate Taxation
John B. Driscoll
Hamilton
House Taxation Tree
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Francis Bardaneuve
Harlem
House Appropriations Committee
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