Butte Council Probes Relocation of Central Business District
The Butte city council special committee weighs a resolution to pursue relocation of the Central Business District. If approved, the mayor could seek federal funds and form a study group to implement a plan, with two relocation sites identified by Jim Murphy during Butte Forward meetings. Residents and aldermen press for weighing pros and cons before action.
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Kathleen Cook
Standard
Butte
Phil Paull
Jim Murphy
Murphy
Butte Forward
Driscoll
Rocker Interchange
Butte West Land and Development
Board pushes cheaper flight options for consumers
The Civil Aeronautics Board proposed rules to force airlines to disclose the cheapest ways to fly. Four options include publishing simplified fare statements, summarizing discount fares, providing tariff pages, and including specific information in advertising. The CAB aims to reduce consumer confusion amid a surge of discount fares.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
John Robson
Sadat Reopens Suez Amid Peace Questions
At Suez Canal reopening Sadat sails with Egyptian convoy beside a large American cruiser eight years after war. He links the ceremony to the 1967 Six Day War anniversary and declines a firm cargo policy, framing the issue as whether to advance the peace process.
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AL Horiya
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
East Bank of Suez Canal
Egypt
Israel
Sadat
Britons favor Common Market in historic referendum
Britain clings to the European Common Market as ITN polls show a two-to-one margin for remaining. Voter turnout reached up to 75 percent across 68 regions. final results due Friday with possible recount if margins are tight.
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London
Britain
Independent Television News Network
ITN
Smugglers Use WWII Planes in Miami Marijuana Planeloads
Federal officials say 150 planeloads of marijuana enter the United States daily guided by pilots many of whom are Vietnam veterans flying World War II aircraft. Crashes and fiery deaths mark escalating failures as smugglers use B25s Lodestars and Constellations to haul cargo, with losses including two deadly recent crashes in Georgia and Tennessee. For years Colombia and Mexico supply most of the drugs, while prices and profits drive the dangerous trade.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Jacques Kiere
Federal
Kiere
el Paso
Tex
EPIC
Dawsonville
Rockwood
Tenn
David Costa
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
DEA
Jamaica
Colombia
Vicious dog held suspect in East Helena tot's death
Autopsy pending as investigators probe the death of Heidi Foust a 3 year old girl in East Helena Montana. Officials say the child vanished about 11 am and was found later entangled in a sled husky dog chained behind a welding shop. Coroner Michael Nelson notes extensive dog bites but calls autopsy necessary to confirm cause.
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East Helena
Mont
Heidi Foust
Edward N. Foust
Lewis and Clark County
Michael E
Mickey’’ Nelson
Nelson
Levi questions constitutionality of no fault bill
Atty. Gen. Edward H. Levi challenged the pending federal no fault insurance bill before the Senate Commerce Committee. He warned it risks the federal system and state sovereignty and questioned federal imposition on states though he left open the possibility of rewriting to remove constitutional issues.
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Washington
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Levi
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Attorney
Safety alert warns campers of CO risk from short exhaust tails
The Department of Transportation urged truck campers to inspect exhaust tail pipes after four deaths from carbon monoxide leaking into campers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blamed too-short tail pipes under trucks and campers, and warned that homemade units and engine-run accessories may pose hazards.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Holman Defends County Rule Over Butte Civic Center
Commissioner Si Holman angrily accused a Civic Center Improvement Committee of backstabbing him amid petitions calling for a five member board and a center manager. He claimed the center is financially sound and blamed the Chamber of Commerce and The Montana Standard for pressure to change management. DeGeorge and Kennedy weighed options while Holman opposed both a manager and a commission.
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Butte Civic Center
Si Holman
Holman
Chamber of Commerce
Montana Standard
McDonough
Ed DeGeorge
Bill Kennedy
DeGeorge
Improvement Committee
Kennedy
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Paull
Ray Driscoll
Claude Pettibone
Rick Griffith
Pettibone
Montana State University
Bozeman
Gallatin Valley
MSU
Hedges
Roskie and
Hedges South
Johnson Hall
Johnsons
Montana Hall
Washington Star
Suez
Vietnam
Civic Center
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