Gasoline Ration Plan Drafted But Not Yet Approved
Washington reports a drafted gasoline program would grant every licensed driver 36 gallons per month with a market mechanism allowing transfers for excess or shortfall at about $1.20 per gallon. Frank Zarb said no current rationing plan exists while officials note Congress failures could revive consideration of rationing.
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Washington
Ford
Federal Energy
Frank Zarb
White House
FEA
Social Security funds running out warning raised
Washington reports an advisory council's review finds benefits could outrun tax receipts next year by several billion dollars. It cites a $50 billion trust fund cushion and proposes financing changes while funding remains through the FICA payroll tax.
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Washington
Police
Advisory Council
Social Security Advisory
The
Congress
General Treasury
Basketball scores from Montana games
Butte Central 63 Dillon 62. Butte 65 Billings West 62. Anaconda 82 Helena 77. Deer Lodge 66 Hardin 60. Manhattan 73 Townsend 48. Three Forks 74 Boulder 47. Belgrade 57 Whitehall 52. Ennis 72 Lima 63. Man Christian 104 W Sulphur 46. Livingston 66 Lewistown 63. Bozeman Rosary 69 Clyde Park 56. Western 103 Northern Montana 70. Sheridan 64 Twin Bridges 54.
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Dillon
Butte
Billings West
Anaconda
Helena
Deer Lodge
Hardin
Manhattan
Townsend
Three Forks
Boulder
Belgrade
Whitehall
Ennis
Lima
Man Christian
Area weather report hints at Saturday snow and colder turn
Weather outlook shows snow Saturday with a drop in temperatures and a turning cold night. Forecasters expect a 35 degree high in today’s map and continue to track wind and precipitation patterns.
Congress sides with delay on Ford oil tariff hike
Congress moved toward a showdown with President Ford by linking a 90 day delay of his oil tariff hikes to raising the debt ceiling to a record 531 billion. The House Ways and Means Committee approved blocking the tariff while boosting the limit and Democrats planned a coordinated energy plan in the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
House
Ways and Means
Senate Democrats
Senate
Mike Mansfield
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Rep
Herman
Schneebeli
R-Pa
GOP
Ess
White House
Ron Nessen
William J. Green
Dpa
Green
Ethics code would end cozy arrangement in Helena
The Montana House considers a Code of Ethics bill from Rep. Meloy to bar state agencies from contracting with advisory boards and to penalize violations with a $500 fine and up to six months in jail. The measure aims to close long standing conflicts tied to Big Sky Maintenance ties to the Aeronautics Division and its former chief Ferguson.
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Fie
Meloy
State Aeronautics Division
Big Sky
Sky
Mike Ferguson
Board of Aeronautics
Ferguson
Soula
Dale Moore
Ralph Nelles
William E. Hunt
Hunt
Fer
Luther Glenn
State Purchasing Department
Montana
Blast at New York club kills four in Fraunces Tavern area
An explosion in a dining club near Fraunces Tavern in Wall Street killed four people and injured at least 42. A Puerto Rican nationalist group faction was suspected as the blast occurred around 1 30 p m in the dining room, damaging the structure while adjacent wings remained largely intact.
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New York
Saal York
Fraunces Tavern
Wall Street
Ain MA
Sada Bacos Toor
Faunces Tavern
Ently
George Washington
New York Exchange
Associated Press
FALN
Fire erupts in basement near Victory Club in uptown Butte
Firefighters battled a basement blaze behind the Victory Club at Park and Arizona, report received at 10 05 p m. Smoke filled the area as authorities contained the fire after nearly an hour. Six evacuees from the Abbe Hotel were moved to safety while police sealed Park and Arizona Streets. The suspected vacant building had housed Joe's Antiques and nearby Moose Hall and Ed Lazzari Barber Shop were also checked.
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Butte
Victory Club
Park and
Arizona
Joe Stankich
Abbe Hotel
Park
Tony Canonica
Moose Hall
Ed Lazzari
Obituary Obsession Sparks Morbid Coincidence In Denver
A 14 year old Denver student wrote his own obituary for a class assignment and earned an A. He died five days later and was buried in Olivet Cemetery as he predicted. The case prompts questions about the coincidence noted by his family and doctors.
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Denver
Steve Mollendor
Mollendor
Olivet
Steve
Gary
Henry Toll
Bryant-Webster Elementary
Denver County
Debated Montana Public Utility District Bill Returns
A House committee in Helena heard a renewed push for enabling public utility districts to operate gas and electric services on a local option among observers. Supporters led by House Majority Whip Mike Meloy argued government ownership could lower rates while opponents from investor owned utilities warned against fragmenting the power sector.
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Helena
Montana
House
Mike Meloy
D-Helena
Just
State Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
Business Industry Committee
Meloy
Hawaii
J Meloy
Arthur H. Shelden
D-Libby
Montana Power Co
George W. O'Connor
Montana Power
O'Connor
Robert J. Harper
D-Butte
Coal plants have high death rate claims
University of Pittsburgh physicist Bernard Cohen compares deaths from coal fired plants to nuclear plants. He cites about 50 air pollution deaths per coal plant per year versus one nuclear plant death every 40 years, urging balanced discussion despite cancer fears.
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Moscow
Idaho
University of Pittsburgh
Bernard Cohen
University
FR Panne
Cohen
Atomic Energy Commission
Energy Research and Developmentation
Anaconda Pushes Bill To Legalize Punchboards
Rep. Red Monahan introduces a bill in the Montana legislature to legalize punchboards pull tabs and related devices. The plan licenses devices through the Department of Revenue with fees supporting a new mental health funding mechanism and diverting proceeds to Warm Springs Mental Hospital and Boulder River School and Hospital beyond their regular budgets.
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Red Monahan
D-Anaconda
Department of Revenue
Warm Springs
Boulder River School and Hospital
Police gun down Montreal suspect in chalet siege
In Val David near Montreal, 15 to 20 police shot Richard Blass 28 after he reached for a gun at dawn. Blass, known as the Cat and the Weasel, faced multiple murder and escape charges linked to the Gargantua Club fire and a six day siege.
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Montreal
Richard Blass
Blass
Cat
Gargantua Club
Val David
The
Laurentians
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