Butte dogs gain wider reach in county
Butte Silver Bow commissioners unanimously backed extending dog ordinances beyond the former city into the metro area with an emergency code to take effect July 1. The limits span north from Terra Verde Heights to Walkerville and west from Rocker to East Ridge, excluding Walkerville and rural areas.
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Silver Bow
Butte-Silver Bow
Terra Verde Heights
Walkerville
Rocker
East Ridge
Study finds little fault with Bill Newhouse
A George Washington University review concludes there is no clear evidence that oral contraceptives cause cancer. The report notes strong links to non cancerous tumors but also reduced non cancerous breast tumors and complex liver tumor risks, urging further study.
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Newhouse
Washington
Medical Center
George Washington University
Ward Rinehart
Judy Felt
Carter Returns to Plains as Homecoming Draws Big Crowd
President Carter visited Plains Georgia on Memorial Day as crowds of supporters and curious tourists swarmed Main Street. He toured Turners Hardware, spoke with old neighbors, and stopped at the peanut warehouse and farmland before flying back to Robins Air Force Base.
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Plains
Carter
Georgia
Washington
Secret Service
Main Street
Maxine
Buford Reese
Plains Civic Projects, Inc
Turners Hardware and Department Store
Robins Air Force Base
Experts seek cause of Beverly Hills fire toxic fumes suspected
Officials report some Beverly Hills Supper Club victims may have died from inhaling poisonous gases released by burning vinyl or plastic. Coroner Dr. Fred Stine notes tests were not conducted to confirm toxic inhalation and investigators had no facility to process all samples. The blaze killed 158 people, a revised figure from earlier 160, with smoke inhalation cited as a major cause.
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Southgate
Beverly Hills
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Fred Stine
Campbell County
Stine
Mining City culture center gains title in move
A Montana town celebrates a new title for its culture center as Anaconda street contracts are awarded and Dillon officials denounce vandalism. The day also features Supreme Court action on a Butte teachers case and updates from Portland's sports schedule.
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Anaconda
Mining City
Culture Center
Supreme Court
Butte
Dillon
Portland
Dow
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Las Vegas
Golden weld seals Trans-Alaska pipeline progress milestone
The last weld near pump station three marks near completion of the 800 mile Trans-Alaska pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Construction began in 1975 with eight firms including Atlantic Richfield and Exxon backing Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Oil is expected by June 20 with flow to the terminus after 30 to 45 days and the project aims for July 1 completion.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Prudhoe Bay
Valdez
Alyeska
Atlantic Richfield Co
Exxon Co. USA
Butte Voters Face School Levies on Election Day
Butte residents vote Wednesday on a 99.9 mill levy totaling 4.87 million to fund about one third of the 1977-78 district costs. The combined levy covers elementary and high school costs with a total increase of 14.4 mills over last year. If rejected, drastic cuts and closures are feared, though two more elections could be held before the July 31 deadline.
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Butte
Ivan Sisal
Ipah Sens Peases
Flood of tax forms hits McGrath office in Butte-Silver Bow
The county assessor reports about 1 000 homestead property tax relief applications in progress. He warns relief savings may be smaller than expected and urges residents to file by June 30 either in person or by mail. Assisting staff will help complete forms at the courthouse.
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Butte-Silver Bow
Nig McGrath
McGrath
County weighs bid questions on A-1 Ambulance contract
County officials consider paying three months of service from A-1 Ambulance for indigent and jail transport while evaluating whether the more than $10,000 contract was opened to competitive bids. State law requires bids. past commissioners face misconduct appeals.
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Butte-Silver Bow
State Supreme Court
Larry McGinley
Zucker to give Butte High graduation speech
Charles Zucker a top Butte High speech and music student will speak at Thursday 8 pm commencement in the Civic Center. About 555 classmates will receive diplomas as the school band and chorus perform and officials present diplomas. Zucker earned National Honor Society status and was National Merit finalist. He is concertmaster of the Butte High Orchestra and All-State Orchestra member and also plays with the Butte Civic Orchestra. He began high school in Phoenix with youth symphony and all state orchestras.
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Charles Zucker
Butte High
Civic Center
Zucker
Bob Fischer
Buttero-Tech
Harry Freebourn
Gordon Zucker
Butte High Orchestra
Butte Civic Orchestra
Phoenix
Phoenix Youth Symphony
Arizona
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Rick Griffith
Rosa
Bill O’connor
Heard
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Steve Mueller
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Newport
Plains Baptist Church
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Edwards
Honolulu
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Bailey
Josephine Salas
Southwest Bell Telephone Co
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Butte-area
Kalispell
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Amfac
Norco Welding Supply
Crow
A-1
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Milt Popovich
Patsy Johnston
Pat Kenney
Sics League
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