Butte Stack Tumbles At Manganese Plant
The 221 foot stack at the manganese plant east of the Clark smelter in Butte toppled at 10 a.m. Friday after 100 pounds of dynamite timed for three delays were set 15 feet up by Dave Martin of Martin Explosives. The plant's construction year is debated with 1927 suggested. The Anaconda Co. owns the property.
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Butte
Walter Hinick
Dave Martin
Martin Explosives
San Francisco
Old Clark
Anaconda Co
Butte voters approve 3.8 million school levies in county
Silver Bow County residents vote 2 to 1 to approve in full the elementary and high school levies totaling 3.8 million dollars, preserving 270 district jobs and extracurricular programs. Turnout hits 32.5 percent. salaries rise 585,988 dollars for 475 teachers. accreditation implications loom if defeated.
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Silver Bow County
Forrest Wilson
Wilson
Dist
Bill Milligan
County Officials Pay Raises Tied to Shifting Tax Valuation
Silver Bow County officials and deputies face pay cuts as a drop in taxable valuation redefines the salary formula used since 1975. With Anaconda Co.’s poor year lowering valuation from $63.9 million to $47 million, salaries based on population and value shrink to about $12,705 for key offices. Some commissioners resist cuts while a deputy cap at 90 percent of the officeholder’s salary remains in place.
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Silver Bow County
Fective
Silver Bow
Anaconda Co
Anaconda
Surveyor County
Si Holman
Sioners
Bill Kennedy
Edie
Ford seeks running mate as Mississippi GOP leaning to Ford
President Ford tours Mississippi to win uncommitted delegates amid signals of support from a majority of the Mississippi convention delegation. Reed says Ford could hold a majority even if not the top vote getter, while South Carolina talks fail to align with Reagan.
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Jackson, Miss
Ford
Mississippi
Ronald
Reagan
Congress
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Reed
James B. Edwards
South Carolina
Nomi- Schweiker
South
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Plains
Jackson
Schweiker
Senate
Elk Park dairyman dies in Highway 91 crash
Guido Cerise 61 owner of Rock Springs Dairy Elk Park died when the milk truck rolled over him after leaving the roadway and entering a borrow pit. The accident, occurring north of Woodville Hill, pushed Jefferson County highway toll to 153.
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Elk Park
Woodville Hill
Guido Cerise
Rock Springs
Jefferson County
Leonard Scott
Cerise
Car Train Crash Kills Two Women in Beaverhead
Two Dell women died Friday night when their car struck a Union Pacific train at a town crossing. Deputy coroner Pat Yuhasz reported the tracks split the town and the bodies were taken to Brundage Funeral Home. No seat belt use noted. names withheld pending kin notification. The incident marks Beaverhead County's fourth and fifth fatalities this year, lifting the state death toll to 155 compared with 145 last year.
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DELL
Union Pacific
Beaverhead County
Pat Yuhasz
Yuhasz
Brundage Funeral Home
Dillon
Area Weather Forecast For Weekend Thunderstorms
Variable cloudiness and warmer temperatures expected Saturday and Sunday. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are forecast as a regional weather story on page 12.
Montanans Oppose Generals Name Mountain Ranges
Donald Orth of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names says Montanans overwhelmingly opposed naming ranges after Generals MacArthur and Lee. The Montana Standard reported strong editorials against the proposal, with local support favoring names tied to Montana history or tribes. The board rejected the generals on July 8. next steps were not disclosed.
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Montana
Donald Orth
Montana Standard Orb
U.S. Board On Geographic Names
Ashington
D.C
Orth
Butte
Douglas MacArthur
Fort Harrison
Phillip Wallestad
Helena
Deer Lodge
Standard
Mike Mansfield
Italians Evacuate Homes Contaminated by Poison Cloud
In SEVESO Italy a toxic cloud from the Semesa facility forces mass evacuation. Four men, women, and children are ordered to abandon homes as veterinarians report animal deaths and more than 35 people hospitalized. Residents recall years of pollution and fear looting after shutdown.
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Giovanni Pizzuti
Icemesa
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Graziella Parravicini
Intentia Evnes
Semesa
Milan
Central Avenue
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