Montana House debates gun rights and drinking age bill
Montana lawmakers tentatively approved a measure granting gun rights to those age 19 while rejecting an amendment to lower alcohol age to 19. Debate centered on consistency with 18 voting rights and potential effects on college and high school seniors amid opposition from Reps Keller Parrish and others.
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Helena
Montana
Scott
LeLand Schoonover
D-Polson
M. F. Keller
Great Falls
Bradley B. Parrish
Lewistown
Keller
Parrish
House
Rao
Thomas E. Towe
Darling
Lawmakers Fend Off Youth Led Critique On Committees
Robert J. Brown of Whitefish urged GOP leaders to resist overturning committee recommendations as debate over a youth age issue grew tense. A 19 year old bill faced rejection with supporters arguing for duty juries, while a separate measure repealing permits in the hunting area passed 54 to 48 after a misread name confusion led to Rep Louis Perry being removed from the bill.
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Robert J. Brown
Whitefish
GOP
House
Senate
Louis Perry
Malta
Perry
John H. Pierce
Billings
Butte teachers win approval for wearing pantsuits
Dec 29 education committee action confirmed allowing teachers to wear pantsuits. Senate debate on bingo legalization advanced with support from Sen. Hert Klindt Billings. Board hires four teachers at six thousand seven hundred forty eight dollars and twenty five cents plus hires a Vo Tech director at thirteen thousand dollars annually.
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Don Benz
Conrad
Senate
Hert Klindt
R-Billings
Klindt
Robert L. Woodahl
Get
Woodahl
New mine bill called the most complete law yet
Rep Dorothy Bradley leads House Bill 243 in Montana proposing a comprehensive mining law. The measure would require a license from the Council on Natural Resources and Development for future mining or exploration, covering all minerals except petroleum products and sand and gravel.
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Jerry Holloron
Bureau Standard
Helena
United States
Billings
Beth
Dorothy Bradley
Bozeman
Montana
Council On Natural Resources
Dev
Council
Snowmobile Rally Draws Participants At Elk Park
Snowmobile event returns March 17 at Elk Park oval track drawing entrants from Japan and North America. Yamaha debuts on the circuit as prize purse rises to 15000 with trophies. Net proceeds support a local crippled children fundraiser with festivities including trail rides dances and ice fishing derby.
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Elk Park
Yamaha
Be Butte
Sean Bation
Butte Weather Warns of Mild, Cloudy Week Ahead
Mostly cloudy and mild through Wednesday with temperatures in the mid teens to mid thirties ranges. Weather map notes and page reference appear on Page 2.
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Butte
Bill creates Montana state ombudsman position
Helena AP report says Senator Herbert Klindt introduced a Senate bill to establish a Montana state ombudsman in the attorney general’s office. The appointee would earn the chief justice’s salary, serve a term with possible reappointment, and arbitrate legal disputes involving improper or neglected official duties.
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Montana Supreme Teasion
Butte Residents oppose annexation measures in hearing
A small group of Butte and Silver Bow County officials led protests against two annexation bills that would curtail local residents voice. The House Committee on Affairs of Cities set a hearing for Jagiele Frida to hear comments on House Bill 74 that would broaden state control over lands used for mining and mineral development.
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House Committee On Affairs of Cities
Jagiele Frida
Wtors
Henry S. Cox
Billings
New York Strikes Hit Police Transit and Power Supply
New York faces widespread stoppages as 20 000 police walkout expands to housing and transit patrolmen while Teamsters strike cripples fruit and vegetable supply. Con Edison cuts 5 percent power amid statewide shortage as officials seek end to disputes.
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New York
Teamsters
Bell
Plane Crash and Train Wreck Kill 37 Near Zurich
A Bulgarian turboprop airliner with 29 passengers and eight crew crashed near Zurich International Airport, killing 35 aboard. In Feldmeilen, two trains collided, causing several deaths and over 10 serious injuries. Survivors include the Russian captain and a boy believed to be Israeli.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Zurich International
Feldmeilen
Helena former lieutenant governor and chief justice dies
Hugh R. Adair of Helena, former lieutenant governor and former Montana Supreme Court chief justice, died in a Helena hospital. He was 81.
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Helena
Hugh R. Adair
Montana Supreme Court
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Project Springboard
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Webster-Garfield
Mary Johnston
Whittier
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