Two Ford cars impounded in Butte death probe
Two stolen Ford cars have been impounded as investigators probe the death of 12 year old Sherman Oberg in Butte. Sheriff Hagel says autopsy results awaited. detectives examine a torched Torino found Friday evening and another Ford damaged by fire early Monday. The boy was riding a bicycle near Western Boulevard when he died. authorities suggest possible run down but await autopsy findings.
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Sherman Oberg
Western Blvd
Safeway
Margaret Leary
Pat Hagel
Oberg
Hagel
Montana Standard
Cobban
Raw
Ford
Eleanor
Gunnar
Utilities to Begin Excavation for Colstrip 3 and 4
A consortium of Pacific Northwest utilities plans excavation for Colstrip units 3 and 4 in southeastern Montana despite court challenges. The two coal fired plants would add about 1400 megawatts, enough to power a city of one million, with start dates moved to 1981 and 1982 amid delays and EPA air quality disputes.
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Utilities
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Joseph McElwain
Montana Power Co
Spokane
U.S. En
McElwain
Montana governors lean toward late summer special session
Gov. Judge signals likelihood of a special session in August or September to craft a partial state self insurance plan and address the health coverage gap for state employees. A 65 percent chance for an August or September energy curtailment session due to drought is also noted.
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Blue Shield
Montana
Montana highway laborers strike reaches tentative deal
Officials announced a new tentative agreement in the Montana road laborers strike that has halted projects since May 28. The joint statement was signed by Dan Jones and Terry Bass after a five hour session with federal mediator Gerald, but contract details were not released.
Dillon girl named Miss Montana National Teenager
Susan Huntley 18 of Dillon won Miss Montana National Teenager in Bozeman after a pageant with 22 contestants. She will go to Atlanta in August to compete for 10,000 in scholarships, with prizes including an expense paid trip and modeling scholarship. Other runners up were Susan Swenson Townsend Andrea Larned Laurel Cheri Smith Dillon and Becky Oberige Bozeman.
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Susan Huntley
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University of Montana
Beaverhead County
Susan Swenson
Townsend
Andrea Larned
Laurel
Cheri Smith
Becky Oberige
State to house boys at Mountain View State
Helena AP report says up to 14 delinquent boys will be housed at Mountain View School for girls to pilot a 45 day residential evaluation service. The program allows joint meals and on campus classes with girls, with Pine Hills serving harder cases.
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Larry Zanto
Zanto
Aspen Cottage
Helena Valley
Capital City
Pine Hills School
Miles City
Mountain View
Pine Hills
Department of Institutions
Great Falls
Don Robel
Don Holladay
Court ends mandatory death sentence for police killings
Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that mandatory death penalties for officers killed are unconstitutional. Montana Attorney General says state law remains compliant due to mitigating factors and revised provisions. The ruling affects prior statutes like Louisiana's but leaves many states to revise laws to allow individualized sentencing.
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Helena
Mike Greely
Supreme Court
Montana
Greely
U.S. Supreme Court
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New York
California
NAACP
Legal Defense Fund
Warren Burger
William Rehnquist
Harry Blackmun
B. R. White
Rehnquist
Lynch Nears Formal Run for Baucus Seat in Montana
Rep. J D Lynch of Butte Helena says he is organizing quietly and will announce within about two weeks his bid for the Western District congressional seat held by Rep. Max Baucus. He is one of eight Democrats eyeing the race as Baucus contemplates a Senate run.
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Helena
Butte
J. D. Lynch
Butte Area Vital Statistics and Obituaries Spotlight
Butte area vital statistics and obituaries featured with coverage of officeholders and public notices. The page highlights Dillon balking at cable relocation, four bout fight card, and Portland’s NBA crown celebrations along with local TV schedules and housing unit auctions.
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Butte Commissioners
Walter Scott
Dillon
Butte
Portland
Big Sky
Body of Bozeman man found in Canyon Ferry
The body of Bozeman attorney Lyman Bennett Jr. was recovered from his car at Canyon Ferry Reservoir east of town. The car lay in 125 to 140 feet of water near Hellgate Campground after he disappeared Saturday while meeting a client. An autopsy will be conducted in Great Falls as investigators continue the probe.
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Hellgate
Westland
Great Falls
Westlund
Haldeman and Mitchell Ordered to Begin Prison Terms
In a four minute ceremony Judge John Sirica ordered H R Haldeman and John Mitchell to report to the U S marshal by June 22 or surrender to federal prison. The two, linked to the Watergate coverup, will serve minimum 22 years under their convictions and face appeals limits.
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John Mitchell
U.S
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Sirica
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Mitchell
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Richard M. Nixon
Lompoc
Calif
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Ehrlichman
Arizona
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Lewis Powell, Jr
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