Butte Doctors Link Lung Cancer to Street Dust
Butte pathologist Dr. John Newman and colleagues present a study that analyzes 143 lung cancer cases from 1959 to 1972, finding a majority of dust-related agents in both miners and nonminers. The research suggests street dust as a primary cancer factor, not mining alone, and urges dust reduction on city streets.
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Butte
John Newman
Raymond Grondahl
Newman
New York Academy of Sciences
Anaconda
Local Prep Scores Mixed Across Montana
Central 68 over Billings Central 49. Butte 65 over Helena Capital 51. Dillon 66 over Hardin 58. Twin Bridges 71 over Lima 58. Laurel 56 over Deer Lodge 53 in triple overtime. Ennis 81 over Willow Creek 40. Whitehall 36 over Boulder 26. Belgrade 54 over Manhattan 39. Montana 53 over Gonzaga 50. Montana State 101 over Idaho 79.
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Laurel
Deer Lodge
Ennis
Willow Creek
Montana
Gonzaga
Montana State
Idaho
Carter seeks emergency power to redistribute natural gas
President Carter's energy adviser warned of potential gas shutoffs for homes amid a severe weather crisis. James Schlesinger urged swift congressional action to grant emergency powers to allocate gas from plentiful regions to hard-hit northern and eastern states.
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Washington
Carter
James Schlesinger
House
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Texas
Congress
Senate
Robert Byrd
Adlai Stevenson III
D-Ill
James Pearson
Florida Freeze Drives Higher Produce Prices Across West
Mining City retailers warn of price spikes and tighter availability as Florida freeze disrupts shipments. California and Texas supply the West, with citrus and grapefruit reductions, orange shortages, and expected temporary price hikes averaging about 20 cents per pound while summer prices may normalize.
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Florida
Butte
California
Texas
Jerry Murphy
Albertson
United States
Murphy
Jim Anderson
Eggers Foods
Naval
Freddie Prinze Dies After Self Inflicted Gunshot
Television star Freddie Prinze 22 shot himself in the head during a late night call with his estranged wife. He was rushed to UCLA Medical Center where surgeons operated for two hours but brain damage limited optimism for recovery. Police described a troubled period including a lawsuit with his former manager and a DUI arrest.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Prinze
Chico
The
Ucla Medical Center
Richard Greene
Prinze
Greene
Dan Cooke
Marvin Snyder
Beverly Comstock
West Los Ang Tres
Freddy
Jack Albertson
New York
East Side
Improvisation
Cooke
Comstock
Katherine
Mar ZE
Anaconda Sno-Fest Nears Final Days
Page two preview note mentions Cattle mutilations debate and Ray Wayrynen resigning from a state post. It highlights Butte churches sharing thoughts, with sports focus on basketball and wrestling, and central matmen scoring a big victory. Also references local TV schedules, a burglary charge for L. R. Bretz, and Fish-Game chief opposing 1080 use.
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Butte
Central Matmen
Butte Health and Economy in a Copper Driven Era
The Montana Standard previews a seven part series examining Butte Montana a mining city. Reporter Rick Foote interviews industry officials labor leaders and businesspeople to assess health of the local economy dependence on mining copper price trends and world demand. The piece asks about future copper strikes and the 1977 outlook for home building and retail sales and whether Butte must attract new industry to curb rising unemployment.
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Butte
Montana Standard
Rick Foote
Area solons move to reopen state center at Twin Bridges
Helena Montana legislators plan to introduce a bill in the House to reopen and run the former state Children’s Center at Twin Bridges. Rep. Joe Brand and five southwestern Montana Democrats sponsor the measure to restore the facility as a state orphans’ home. The center includes 20 buildings on 25 acres and has been closed since July 1975.
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Helena
Twin Bridges
Montana
Joe Brand
D-Deer Lodge
Northwest power consortium seeks next step after Colstrip ruling
Five utilities including Montana Power plan an upcoming meeting to decide their response to Judge Battin’s ruling that Colstrip units 3 and 4 began before June 1 1975 and thus avoid strict EPA pollution rules though he denied a permanent injunction. Colstrip 3 and 4 would each generate 700 megawatts.
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Northwest Power
Colstrip
Montana
Montana Power Co
Environmental Protection Agency
US District Court
James Battin
Billings
EPA
Battin
Consortium
Associated Presser
Judge to Launch Montana Future Participatory Democracy Plan
Gov. Tom Judge unveiled Montana Future, a participatory democracy program using a 6000-person cross section poll to shape state policy. The effort, funded by federal state and state money, will run with statewide forums and a policy booklet guiding actions for six years.
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Helena
Tom Judge
Montana
Michael Billings
Old West
Judge
Ken Tiahrt
Montana State University
Billings
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Kathy Prinze
Ray Wayrynen
L. R. Bretz
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