18 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1976
Page
1
The notice lists the start of the Sunday Olympics on page five and vital statistics for Butte appearing on page ten, with weather and TV guides noted on pages twelve and twenty three respectively.
Shivering and dazed, 26 children and bus driver Frank Ray described a 36 hour nightmarish journey as abductors buried them alive in an earth coffin. Gov. Brown offered a 10000 dollar reward as police issued an all points bulletin for three unidentified men amid baffling motives.
In Pasadena, Viking 1 makes a perilous descent to Mars to test a bios lab and seek signs of life. The 18 minute radio delay means results arrive long after touchdown as engineers guide the lander by computer and rocket cushion at final contact.
President Ford and Ronald Reagan swept the last day of state GOP conventions with Ford gaining 15 votes overall to sit 64 away from the nomination. Ford captured all 35 Connecticut delegates. Reagan took Utah’s 20 while 172 delegates remained uncommitted.
A Senate Government Operations subcommittee report criticizes the DEA for failing to curb illicit drug traffic. It cites rising heroin inflows from Mexico and growing addictions, urges better cooperation with Customs, and calls for improved strategies and hearings later in July 1976.
A Butte man was shot in the 700 block of South Wyoming Saturday night. Police withheld details as five people were held in connection with the shooting. Witnesses described a dispute over a dogfight between a Doberman and a St Bernard that preceded the shooting. Police and sheriff cars responded about 8 30. County attorney to issue a report Monday.
In uptown Butte many small business owners oppose moving the central district citing high rent and loan costs. Petitions against relocation boast about 6 000 signatures with local officials among signatories. Some fear loss of mining era character while others push for renovation and tourism revival.
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