Yellowstone Still Beautiful Amid Growing Park Congestion
Memorial Day crowds mark the start of summer as Yellowstone National Park faces heavier traffic and slower sightseeing. The National Park Service is building bypass highways and debating private vehicle controls while rangers curb roadside bear feeding. Wildlife including bears elk moose and buffalo remain plentiful as guide-roped trails for the blind debut and the park celebrates its hundredth anniversary, inviting Montanans to revisit or discover it anew.
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Yellowstone National Park
National Park Service
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Butte Montana Standard Details Editorial Staff
The Montana Standard information lists staff including publisher D. R. Campbell Jr., publisher Robert W. Jones, business manager Bert Gaskill, editor Roy Anderson, city editor Jeffrey B. Gibson, and editorial page editor. It notes the paper is the official newspaper of Silver Bow County and the City of Butte.
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Jeffrey B. Gibson
Silver Bow County
Butte
Opposition to the Montana Constitution Con Con Debate
Letters in Montana critique the proposed state constitution urging vigilance against federal overreach. Authors accuse corporate funding of biased campaigns, warn of gun registration and loss of liberty, cite Rousseau and Brandeis, and urge public scrutiny ahead of the July 1973 effective date.
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Washington
Thomas Paine
United States
Federation For
Supreme Court
Terrey B. Johnson
Louis Brandeis
Peoople
Legislature
Congress
Humphrey McGovern California Debate Highlights Contrast
Washington analyzed the first California debate between Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern. The piece contrasts Humphrey’s broad growth and development goals with McGovern’s specific proposals on health care, housing, education, transit, and pollution control, noting political performance and the challenge of financing plans.
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California
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Commonwealth Club of
San Francisco
Wallace
United States
Richard Nixon
Congress
Baloney
Eisenhower
National Goals Commission
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Peace Corps
Commonwealth Club
Montana constitution debate ends with advised rejection
W. T. Beaumont of Deer Lodge argues against ratifying the 1972 Montana Constitution. He cites elimination of the 2 mill state property tax, potential statewide taxes, debt limits, civil rights restoration, judge tenure changes, and voter confusion as reasons to reject all four items up for confirmation.
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Montana
United States
Montana Standard
Powell County
North Dakota
Supreme Court
W. T. Beaumont
Deer Lodge
New constitution concerns critics warn against limits
In a letter Dillon resident Walter A. Stamm argues the proposed constitution is too unlimited with power to levy an unrestricted property tax. He cautions against state school tax directives and lost local control, urges definite debt limits and session caps, and calls for revision before ratification after 83 years of waiting.
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Walter A. Stamm
Dillon
Open government access under proposed 1972 Constitution
John A. Layne III argues the 1972 Constitution enhances openness by replacing short biennial sessions with annual ones and requiring public votes at all stages. It introduces single member districts and continuous two year legislature to keep bills alive and expose positions. It also expands rights to monitor administrative operations.
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Helena
John A. Layne
Candidate explains disclosure stand
Eva Shunkwiler of Deer Lodge, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, defends non disclosure of net worth. She argues wealth should not decide eligibility and that only independent audits of all candidates would make net worth statements meaningful.
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Eva Shunkwiler
Deer Lodge
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Bert Gaskill
Roy Anderson
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Margaret Warden
Great Falls
U.S
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MATE
Montana State Supreme Court
Leo Graybill Jr
Farm Bureau
Motor Transport Association
Jeannine M. Anderson
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Mr. Humphrey
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