Butte Vigilante Rodeo Opens With Winds and Thrills
About 4,000 fans braved blustery cold at the opening night in Butte as cowboys delivered thrills. Roy Duvall led steer wrestlers with a 4.9 second throw. Terry Knuths and Rodney Askin posted a 10.1 team-roping best. calf roping times lagged behind professionals.
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Butte Rodeo
Butte
Terry Knuths
Rodney Askin
Ismay and
Baker
Butterodeo
Roy Duvall
Sandy Kirby
Greenville
Texas
Jimmy Dix
Australia
Strike in second week drags on as talks continue in Helena
The strike against Kennecott and Anaconda Co. widens with pickets reformed as negotiators bargain over noneconomic issues. Wage and benefit gains totaling 1.04 percent over three years are expected once those issues are settled, while other mines face ongoing maintenance amid the walkout affecting about 4,000 workers.
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Anaconda Co
Helena
Kennecott Corp
Kennecott
Magma Copper Co
Butte
Phelps Dodge Corp
Asarco
San Francisco
Cass Alvin
United Steelworkers of America
Phelps Dodge
Morenci
Ariz
Anaconda
Great Falls
Alec Hansen
Autopsy Rules Out Hand Strangulation in Cassidy Death
Autopsy on 27 year old Judy Cassidy found by her husband near a gully north of Butte concludes death by strangulation with a device other than hands. The report cites guillotine like neck abrasions and extensive facial bruising. Unclear if sexual assault occurred. alcohol content not disclosed. Sheriff Hagel has no new information. Cassidy had left a party Monday night before her body was found Tuesday afternoon.
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Judy Cassidy
N. Main
Leo Jacobsen
Butte
Jacobsen
Pat Hagel
Anaconda voters reject school mill levies in special election
Anaconda-Deer Lodge voters rejected 58.69 mills for elementary operations and 45.22 mills for high school funding in a Thursday special election. Turnout was about 32 percent with 2,061 ballots cast for the high school and 2,047 for the elementary, as canvassers prepare results for Monday board action. A new levy vote is set for July 26.
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Anaconda-Deer Lodge
West Elementary
James Corrigan
Neutron bomb debated for troop safety and urban impact
The neutron bomb, tested underground in Nevada, aims to confine damage to a small area while delivering deadly radiation. Pentagon spokesmen argue it deters Soviet invaders by offering safer use near allied territory and reducing destruction around targets, though critics warn of lethal effects on people.
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Washington
Nevada
Defense Department
U.S
Pentagon
Europe
Butte school levies face cuts closures if defeated
Supt. Joe Sicotte warned that a defeat of the 4.6 million district levy this summer could trigger cuts including 277 layoffs, school closures, loss of state accreditation and elimination of extracurricular activities. He noted the levy increases and budget revisions, stressing priority on quality education and detailing how the 13.6 million dollar plan funds instruction, gifted programs, and essential services.
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Butte
Joe Sicotte
Sicotte
Secon
Panel calls warning on OTC aspirin and acetaminophen labels
A four year panel study urged FDA labeling changes for non prescription painkillers. It suggested removing disease specific claims for aspirin and acetaminophen and adding warnings about pregnancy use and potential liver or kidney damage. The report also endorsed selling phenacetin only by prescription due to kidney risks.
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Newhouse
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Proprietary Association
FDA
Donald Kennedy
Montana Justice Denies Resignation Rumor
Montana Supreme Court Justice Dan Shea, 39, refutes rumors he plans to resign. He calls the reports baseless and says he intends to serve his eight year term, while noting Helena’s culture of political whispers and his adjustment to the court. Chief Justice Paul Hatfield says he has heard the rumors but will not comment further.
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Helena
Montana
Supreme Court
Dan Shea
High Court
Shea
Paul Hatfield
Standard State Bureau
Hatfield
Missoula
Montana Power Co
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
What ever happened to Jimmy Hoffa
Page 6 notes on Hoffa mystery and related questions in the mining city guide. Page 6 mentions Micone appointment authority and Page 7 lists Peters assistant principal for Butte. Page 9 references a sporting name in the game and Page 10 stock market news awaits. Page 13 Pat Williams campaign fund and Page 14 vital statistics obituaries for Butte area. Suburban East water concerns noted.
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Mining City Television Guide
Jimmy Hoffa
Micone
Peters
Butte
Wall Street
Pat Williams
Butte Area
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Adkins
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Greenhorn
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Butch
Montana State University
Randy Fitchner
Paul Mayo
Saddle Bronc
Holmes and Harrison
John Forbes
Wyoming
Mel Hyland
Surrey
B.C
Donna Saul
Doty Thompson
D’ann Witcher
Miles City
Don Clark
Clark
Diamond Jack
Walter Hinick
Hansen
Continental Drive
Dary
Gis
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