Kindergarten Aid Push Draws Big Helena Rally
A standing room crowd of over 100 packed the governor’s reception room to back a bill that proposes state aid for free public kindergartens. Support comes from multiple cities while two opponents raise constitutional questions about House Bill 202. Rep. Jeffery J. Scott calls its passage vital to children’s well being.
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Daniel J. Foley
Standard State Bureau
Helena — A
House Education Committee
Montana Taxpayers Association
Jeffery J. Scott
R Billings
Fungus Threatens Nixon Reelection Hopes Over Corn Crop
A persistent corn blight from the Southeast last year threatens the 1972 campaign by denting farm prices and crop yields. Agriculture officials warn about surplus fears and soaring prices if misplanting or weather worsens. The blight, spreading to the Corn Belt, has unsettled farmers and raised concerns about output and the economy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Robert J. Davis
Davis
Snow machine queen contest heads Elk Park races
A queen will reign over the third annual international snowmobile races at Elk Park in March with contestants from Butte and surrounding cities. The winner earns cash and trophies, plus a trip to the West Yellowstone rally, while profits go to Shrine crippled children’s hospitals.
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Elk Park
Butte
Butte Snowmobile Club
Bagdad Temple of the Shrine
Shrine Crippled Children’s Hospitals
$3 beer tax wins favor in Montana House
Two Montana House lawmakers proposing to make the current $3 beer barrel tax permanent. A plan would raise the total to $6 with $3 allocated to cities, $1.50 to the general fund, and the remainder for enforcement, transportation, and public health. Rep. Hall backs the bill while others argue against increased earmarked revenue.
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Helena
Montana
G G R
Ralph
John Hall
Great Falls
State General Fund
Giesick
Eggebrecht
Gripers demand specific charges on Fish and Game chief
Montana House Fish and Game Committee chair Ed Smith calls for specific documented complaints against Frank Dunkle, director of the Fish and Game Department, and vows to publicize exact issues if they exist. Dunkle agrees on specificity, while the discussion also targets a proposed Senate-confirmed board member and nonresident big game hunting rules.
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Commission
Smith
Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game
Patrick McDonough
Senate
Eepencam
Warm Springs workers press for living wages and upgrades
About 650 Warm Springs State Hospital employees urged the 1971 Montana legislature to raise base wages to 425 dollars a month and upgrade classifications. They demand belated raises, uniforms and meals, better leave benefits, health insurance support, and longer service pay, arguing workers confront dangerous patients without weapons.
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Jerry Holloron
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Warm Springs State Hospital
Ida Dickson
Adinistration
Dicksanderson
Anaconda Co
Hijacked Airliner Crashes After Korean Interception
South Korean air force planes forced a hijacked Fokker F27 toward the North Korean border where it crash landed 20 miles away. The hijacker Kim Sang tae 22 detonated a grenade and died. Twenty two passengers and several others wounded. An Ethiopian Airlines DC3 domestic hijack ended in Benghazi Libya with the crew and five passengers, including three Americans, under arrest.
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Associated Press
North Korea
Libya
Kim
Ethiopian Airlines
Cairo
Benghazi
Plan to tranquilize Sasquatch for capture disclosed
Dr. Peter Byrne of the International Wildlife Conservation Society says he is teaming with Ivan Marx of Bossburg to film and tranquilize the Sasquatch. The project has funding for up to 18 months, with a six to 12 month capture window and a subsequent scientific study before releasing the creature. Byrne asserts the animal is a new primate species related to ancient bones found in China.
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Colville
Wash
International Wildlife Conservation Society
Washington D.C
Peter Byrne
Ivan Marx
Bossburg
Byrne
China
Apollo 14 backup commander survives helicopter crash
Eugene Cernan, backup flight commander for Apollo 14, survived a fiery crash near Patrick Air Force Base while practicing lunar landing techniques. He swam from the sinking Bell 47, was rescued within minutes, and then flown for medical observation with only minor cuts and singed brows reported.
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Patrick Air Force Base
Space Agency
John T. Teegan
Fice
Cernan
Patrick
William Quinlivan
Indian River
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Parker Davies
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U.S. Ski Association
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Cliff Moore
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Ramada Inn
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Irene Humber
Onericulture Department
Gripers
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Brevard County
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