Montana House votes to send drinking age bill to Senate
The Montana House approved a constitutional amendment to raise the drinking age to 19 from 18, sending the measure to the Senate with a 63 to 35 vote. The proposal requires two-thirds support for passage to the general election ballots. The day also featured 50 new bills and criticism of Public Instruction Supt. Georgia Ruth Rice over materials sent to lawmakers.
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House
Montana
Georgia Ruth Rice
John Vincent
Dbozeman
Office of Public Instruction
Vincent
Jack Gunderson
D-Power
Jay Fabrega
Great Falls
Education Committee
Gunderson
Fabrega
Bob Palmer
D-Missoula
Warren O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Senate
Department of Fish and Game
Senate Taxation Committee
Sports scores from various high school teams listed
A compiled tally shows Tech 82 Rocky 78 Central 59 Deer Lodge 40 Billings West 64 Butte 57 Dillon 73 Livingston 55 Lima 101 Harrison 84 Helena 58 Anaconda 54 Three Forks 51 Manhattan 39 Big Timber 56 Whitehall 46 Townsend 69 Boulder 57 Christian 41 White Sulphur 39 Ennis 94 West Yellowstone 40 Bozeman 65 Havre 56 Philipsburg 67 Noxon 62 Arlee 61 Drummond 55 Twin Bridges 55 Willow Crk 37 Belgrade 67 Harlowton 48.
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Tech
Rocky
Central
Deer Lodge
Billings West
Butte
Dillon
Livingston
Lima
Harrison
Helena
Anaconda
Three Forks
Manhattan
Big Timber
Whitehall
Townsend
Boulder
Christian
White Sulphur
Ennis
West Yellowstone
Bozeman
Havre
Philipsburg
Noxon
Arlee
Drummond
Twin Bridges
Willow Crk
Belgrade
Harlowton
Insurance Could Become Car Licensing Requirement
Montana senators submitted a package of bills including a mandatory vehicle insurance requirement to obtain license plates. The bill would bar unsinsured vehicles from registration and allow police to confiscate plates. insurance policies would include uninsured motorist clauses starting Jan 1 1978.
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Helena
Montana
State Senate
Carter pardons draft dodgers in first full day
President Carter grants a full unconditional pardon to Vietnam era draft evaders not involved in violence, allowing overseas evaders to return home. Deserters are not pardoned. Pentagon review and discharge appeals are ordered. About 10,000 affected including 8,700 convicted violators, 1,800 fugitives, and 2,700 under indictment.
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Washington
Carter
Iion
Jody Powell
T. Cooper Holt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ford
Pentagon
Justice Department
John Russell
Department
Griffin Bell
Russell
Canada
U.S
Powell
Kleinkopf faces Senate panel over Chalet ties and finances
Montana Senate committee questions Kent Kleinkopf, Gov. Judge’s nominee for director of the Department of Business Regulation, about his stake in a Billings Chalet venture that failed in 1975. He refused to name other investors, citing incomplete knowledge, and defended his future integrity while acknowledging lessons from the failed venture. No opposition was raised, but some doubt remained about his suitability.
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Senate
Harold Fryslie
Department of Community Affairs
Fryslie
Bozem
Democratic Committee
Kleinkopf
Billings
Chalet
Ed Smith
Dagmar
William Murray
Missoula
Allen Kolstad
Chester
Judge
Smith
State Soon Claims Pettit Withheld Enrollment Totals
Helena Rep. Carroll South accuses the higher education office of hiding enrollment figures that would affect the budget. Commissioner Larry Pettit denies the charge after a memo showing fall quarter enrollment 582 lower than expected. The dispute centers on the potential $837,000 budget impact and the memo's interpretation.
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State
Pettit
South
Interoffice
Paul Dunham
John LaFaver
Dunham
Dispute over road plans and anaconda fine
A dispute surfaces over road plans with Anaconda Co to pay a 21 500 fine. Judge Olsen finalizes new staffing. Drug overdoses decline. Bulldogs beat Libby wrestlers over Bozeman swimmers. Local TV schedules and a proposed small claims court are noted. Vital statistics and obituaries appear.
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Anaconda Co
Libby Bozeman
Anaconda
Montana lawmakers clash over state lottery vote
Helena committee debates a bill to place a 1978 public vote on a Montana state lottery to fund local government. Opponents warn of enforcement costs and moral concerns while proponents cite potential revenue.
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Helena
Montana
House
Jay Fabrega
Great Falls
Fabrega
Helene
Tim Berry
George Harper
Harper
David Hayden
Jan Brown
Montana Association of Churches
Dan Mizner
League of Cities and Towns
Herb Huennekens
D-Billings
Wes Teague
Teague
Jack Williams
Sno-Fest Parade Opens Anaconda Winter Festival 1977
The 1977 Sno-Fest kicks off with a 9:30 parade through Anaconda led by grand marshal Tippy Huntley. The day features sled dog races at Georgetown Lake, a grand ball at Fairmont Hot Springs, and a full schedule of events through the weekend, with medals and prizes in float divisions and a Miss Sno-Fest coronation.
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Anaconda
Winter Festival Association
Georgetown Lake
Fairmont Hot Springs
Tippy Huntley
Big Sky
Mainto Park
Park
Cedar
Sheila Daly
Janet Hawkins
Kathryn Kriskovich
Margaret Billquist
Kathleen Colwell
Kathleen Francisco
Denton's Point
Sno-Fest
Montana Amateur Speed Skaters Association of
Butte
Kennedy Common
Recreation Department
Sonny Gorr
Discovery Basin
Anaconda Elks Lodge
Ben Goodman Memorial Park
East Anaconda
Jaycees
Jayceens
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Appropriations
Francis Bardanouve
Charlem
Jack Ramirez
R-Billings
Hal Harper
D-Helena
Montana Historical Society
Butte Anaconda
West Diamond
Walter Hinick
Paul Johnson
First Federal Savings and Loan In
Hese
Judge Olsen
Small-Claims Court
Butte Vital Statistics
Idaho
Oregon
Utah
Larry Krizan
Fairmont
Zacks
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