24 Jul 1976
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1976
Page
1
Butte Silver Bow County commissioners approved a final report on a unified city and county form of government. City votes were four yes with one absent. county votes included seven yes. The charter would be on the November 2 ballot and become effective May 2, 1977 if approved.
The Butte school board transportation committee reconsidered buying 25 district buses and instead may award a busing contract to Butte Bus Lines. Board Chairman Jack Peterson said Friday’s meeting focused on mileage and state reimbursement figures unavailable earlier. A Tuesday committee meeting will continue busing contract discussions.
The Schoenfeld brothers and Frederick N Woods IV, sons of local figures, surrendered in Alameda County as 27 counts of kidnapping and 16 of armed robbery were readied for charges in Madera County. A ransom note for 5 million dollars was found at Woods III’s Portola Valley estate.
Congress plans court action to learn why the Ford administration expanded wiretap requests at AT T. A judge barred disclosure of records while Ford seeks to block release. affidavits show rising yearly taps from 1972 to 1975 and into 1976, with questions over executive privilege and who authorized taps.
A Montana legislative study suggests privatizing the state retail liquor monopoly could save money and lower prices for consumers. The report stops short of recommendations but notes potential savings, heightened enforcement costs, and service considerations, with 146 stores and 1976 revenue around 15 million.
House Republican Leader John Rhodes says President Ford may need Ronald Reagan as running mate to unite the party. Rhodes believes Reagan could accept if urged by Ford and notes delegates might draft Reagan despite his previous stance.
Ford aides say he has secured more than enough delegates for the Republican nomination on the first convention ballot. James Baker notes Hawaii's 15 of 19 delegates joined Ford, plus a New York switch, bringing total to 1,135. AP tally shows Ford 1,096, Reagan 1,024, 138 uncommitted, one for Howard Baker Jr.
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger said he has no intention of resigning before the election and will take a relaxed, low-key role for the rest of the campaign. The question of his function in a political year and his personal future dominated his Pacific Northwest swing, including Seattle and Portland. He stated plainly to a reporter in Seattle that he would not leave before the election.
Officials from 13 western states plus American Samoa debated and narrowly approved eliminating the nationwide 55 mile per hour speed limit. The 23 to 23 vote shifted after committee chair Richard Lindsay cast the deciding vote. Some delegates did not vote. The measure includes a clause about withholding federal highway funds and gasoline tax implications. Additional resolutions urged stronger ties with Taiwan and China relations.
A Psychology Today survey of 52 000 Americans shows happiness stems from what people want and how they set personal standards. Psychologists Philip Shaver and Jonathan Freedman say happiness is not from wealth or therapy but from balancing expectations with achievements. Seventy percent described themselves as happy and readers skew younger, wealthier, and more educated.
The Senate approved changes to the tax bill cutting alimony deduction eligibility and curtailing sick pay exemptions. Provisions also restrict vacation home deductions and modify moving tax benefits, with estimated Treasury savings around $175 million annually.
Silver Bow County commissioners clash with an elected official over payroll duties leaving about 30 road department workers unpaid. Auditor Catherine Murray refused to sign time cards without verification from the road supervisor, Blondie Patrick, while County Attorney Gary Winston weighs a written opinion. The issue follows a shift away from using a federal job program hire to prepare road payrolls, a move prompted by regulatory violations and the dismissal of Arlene Daum.
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