Consolidation bill moves forward after disincorporation fails
The Senate rejected a disincorporation bill dubbed the divorce measure that would shift city services to counties. It instead pursues Senate Bill 164 to allow formal consolidation of cities and counties, with broader input from residents outside city boundaries. A Senate floor vote on the consolidation bill is anticipated soon.
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Daniel J. Foley
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Senate
Nixon proposes 40 measures including Social Security and welfare reform
President Nixon asks Congress to act on 40 deferred bills in a first special message of the year. Key targets include Social Security amendments and welfare reform while other items cover taxes, airline passenger fees, and education funding. Separate messages will follow on strikes and national emergencies.
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Washington
Nixon
Cera Crea
Congress
Booster bill unvanquished in Montana Senate debate
Senator Harry Mitchell of Great Falls pressed a bill requiring Montana National Guard units to conduct their annual 15 day field training within the state. The move would exempt arms like tanks and artillery lacking local ranges, aiming to curb payroll losses from out of state training. Colleague opposition cited cost for new training facilities. lawmakers urged letting the bill die.
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Great Falls
Senate
State Administration Committee
Montana National Guard
Montana
Montana Guard
Boise
Idaho
State
Agnew Rules on Filibuster Debate Spark Constitutional Question
Vice President Spiro Agnew outlined a plan to judge constitutional questions on Senate filibuster procedures, signaling a clash with Southern Democrats. The session revisits Humphrey's 1965 precedent on using a simple majority to end debate, which was not sustained in that earlier fight.
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Washington
Spiro T. Span Geet Os
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Agnew
Surviving child speaks of father's deadly family massacre
In Glenside Pennsylvania a neighbor heard a girl say daddy shot me as a father killed his wife and five children before taking his own life. Police found the Pruyn family dead in their home with all victims shot in the chest except Mrs Pruyn who was shot in the leg. The father Edward W Pruyn 42 owned Ed Pruyn Bearings Co. and died on a stair landing. The coroner ruled murder and death by own action.
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Susan
Pruyn
Thomas M. McDermott
Bren McDermott
Philade
Ard W. Pruyn
Ed Pruyn
Andrea
Edward Jr
Caroline
Nora
Andrew
Rogers floats swap of unclassified science data with China
Secretary of State William P. Rogers proposed exchanging unclassified scientific information with Communist China during a House Science and Astronautics Committee panel opening. He stressed cooperation benefits and noted the policy applies despite diplomatic relations.
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Washington
China
William P. Rogers
Rogers
House Science and Astronautics Committee
State Department
Peking
X rays blamed as mass killers at Davidson College
Radiation expert Dr Karl Z Morgan warned that medical and dental X rays cause about 3300 US deaths annually and could trigger up to 46000 future genetic deaths, far higher than nuclear industry deaths, asserting no safe radiation threshold.
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United States
Davidson College
State Senate drops Montana loyalty oath for teachers
In Helena the Montana Senate rejected a proposed teachers loyalty oath by 26 to 29 after a heated debate. Democrats David De Hysham David Joplin Cornie Lambert joined Republicans in opposing the measure while others argued it was unconstitutional or unnecessary. The bill’s sponsor Sen Frank Hazelbaker said he would not push to revive it.
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David Joplin
Cornie
Lambert
U.S. Supreme Court
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Great Falls
John Sheehy
Billings
William Bennett
Columbia Falls
Frank Hazelbaker
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