Lobbyists challenge change in Montana eminent domain law
In Helena a House Judiciary Committee hearing examined a bill by Rep. Driscoll to narrow eminent domain to public bodies and utilities, drawing protests from mining and utility firms. Proponents argue it curbs corporate power, while opponents say it oversteps tradition and hampers public uses.
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Helena
Montana
House
Judiciary Committee
John B. Driscoll
Hamilton
Driscoll
Montana Mining Association
Anaconda Co
St. Regis Paper Co
Montana Power Co
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Pacific Power and Light Co
Mountain Bell
Allves
Williamen
The
Steen
Robert D. Corette
Montana Power
Corette
Ford vows veto of mandatory gas rationing plan
President Ford pledged to veto any mandatory gasoline rationing scheme voted by Congress. He urged rapid congressional action on his energy and economic package and said deficit concerns justify delaying national health insurance plans. He spoke at an executive office briefing amid calls from Democrats to delay tariffs on imported oil.
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Ford
Conress
Congress
South Vietnam
Middle East
Israel
United States
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Henry Jackson
Washington State
Death ends man's saga at Public Health Service Hospital
In Boston a patient for almost 30 years, Charles Jamieson, rescued from a North Atlantic life raft in February 1945, died Sunday night. He suffered amnesia and paralysis, could only respond yes or no to simple questions, and his true understanding remained uncertain though staff and patients grew fond of him.
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Boston
U.S. Public Health Service
Him Charles Jamieson
North Atlantic
Jamieson
George Hedquist
Charles Jamieson
Institutions board may get new look
A Montana House committee approved a bill to expand the State Board of Institutions from five to seven members and require two relatives of residents on the boards. Rep. James Mular led the measure which shifts to the House floor for debate after amending the provision tying relatives to specific facilities. Rep. Francis Bardaneuve argued the plan risks objectivity and favors certain institutions.
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Helena
State Board of Institutions
House
State Administration Committee
James Mular
Dbutte
Mular
Warm Springs State Hospital
Boulder River and Hospital
Francis Bardaneuve
D-Harlem
Warm Springs
Boulder
Bardanouve
FBI chief disputes misuse of information on Congress
FBI Director Clarence Kelley says the agency keeps some information on members of Congress but denies any misuse. House subcommittee chair Don Edwards cites past testimony denying personal or political files on lawmakers. Kelley notes information exists when required for investigations or background checks and that unsolicited tips are filed for record purposes.
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Washington
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Don Edwards
Dcalif
House Civil Rights Subcommittee
Kelley
Congress
House
Executive
Tipster
Cost of living up 12 percent in 1974
Washington AP reports inflation reached 12.2 percent in 1974, the sharpest peacetime rise since WWII price controls ended. December CPI up 0.7 percent, offset by slight paycheck gains, with food prices driving much of the increase and nonfood items rising 13.6 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Madison County opens doors to food stamp applicants
Madison County, Virginia City, begins taking food stamp applications at 9 a.m. in the courthouse welfare office. Applicants are urged to call for appointments. processing takes up to 30 days. Home visits may be arranged for those unable to visit. March 1 marks first issuance date under new rules. The county had previously not participated in the federal program, despite a court injunction ordering implementation.
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Emery Smith
Madison County Welfare Department
Smith
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Madison County
Butte Federal Dist
W. D. Murray
Montana
Montana Civil Liberties Union
The
Food Research Action Center of New York
Haig to reimburse costs for transporting Duncan the dog
General Alexander Haig will repay 46.92 dollars for transporting his dog Duncan from Frankfurt to Stuttgart last October. A spokesman said the move followed public objections and involved two enlisted men driving the 260 mile round trip.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Duncan
Frankfurt
U.S. European Command
White House
Washington
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Army
Haig
Pfc. Martyr
San Jose
Calif
Allied Forces
Europe
Montreal Firemen Discover Grim Mass Murder Scene
Thirteen people were slain in a Montreal tavern asphyxiated or shot after being locked in a closet before the Bar Gargantua was set ablaze. Firemen found the dead while battling a blaze in the early hours. Police suspect gangland involvement and possible ties to a prior October double murder at the same underworld hangout.
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Montreal
United States
Ulub
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