Helena Valley pollution report links smelters to contamination
A federal EPA summary warns Helena Valley Montana air water and soil are contaminated by emissions from East Helena smelting complexes. Arsenic cadmium and lead exceed safety levels and pose risks to humans and grazing animals. Authorities urge abatement and vegetation washing.
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Washington
Montana
Helena Valley
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
East Helena
American Smelting and Refining Co
Anaconda Co
Prickly Pear Creek
Montana Democrats propose 25 percent income tax hike
House Democrats in Helena unveiled a fiscal plan to raise personal income taxes by 25 percent and corporation license taxes by 12 percent. Minority Leader William Christiansen leads the effort, with 45 of 49 Democratic representatives backing a switch to a 5 percent Montana adjusted gross income tax, aiming to widen the base by about 15 percent.
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Helena
House
William Christiansen
Hardin
Montana
Christiansen
Montana plan would boost state revenue and tax structure
The plan projects about 128.4 million in the next two fiscal years with a 6.25 to 7 percent corporation license tax rise adding 2.23 million. Personal exemptions would rise to 1000 while deductions narrow to business, ranch, farm costs and loan interest, raising the effective tax rate from 4.73 to 5.5 percent.
Montana GOP eyes sales tax and surtax to bridge budget
Montana Republicans push a broad 2 percent general sales tax with a 12 percent increase in the income surtax to fund the revenue act aimed for a 1972 referendum. The proposal, backed in the House Ways and Means Committee, includes school funding credits and county distributions, with a vote path through the Senate requiring party support.
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Advisory Committee On Intergovernmental Relations
D. D. Cooper
Montana Education Association
George Darrow
Billings
Senate
Trim the fat bill under study at Page 7
Page 7 highlights a legislative proposal to trim fat from multiple programs as part of budget scrutiny. The item reads as a general overview of cost-cutting measures under review by lawmakers.
Montana Tech to Receive 76100 for Environmental Engineering
A bill introduced in Helena would provide 76000 to Montana Tech to support a new environmental engineering degree. Rep. Jack Healy of Butte leads the effort with 13 co-sponsors from the Butte and Anaconda delegation after the university regents authorized the course but funding was lacking.
Agents on Laskey's trail
A U S Justice Department task force of over 70 people probes Meyer Lansky and his associates, spanning Washington Miami Las Vegas and New York, amid revelations of Lansky's possible expulsion from Israel and ties to loans from Teamsters funds.
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Nicholas Gage
New York
Justice Department
Meyer Lansky
Israel
Lansky
Washington
Miami
Las Vegas
U.S
Grodno
Poland
Switzerland
Bugs and Meyer
Benjamin
Bugsy) Siegel
Tech to appoint acting president by July
Montana Tech will not have a new president for several months but should have an acting president by about July 1. Msgr Anthony Brown, chair of the screening committee for the Montana Board of Regents, announced the plan during a campus visit with Regent members Harriet Meloy and Ed Nelson.
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Montana Tech
Msgr
Anthony Brown
Anaconda
Montana Board of Regents
E. G. Koch
Tech
Msgr. Brown
Harriet Meloy
Helena
Board of
Regents
Ed Nelson
Montana University System
Boynton Paige
Philipsburg
Roe
Greu
Senate trims draft ceilings and demands President seek approval
The Senate voted to cut draft ceilings to 130000 for the year beginning July 1 and 140000 for the year starting July 1, 1972, and to require congressional approval for any future expansion. The Pentagon warned a $2.7 billion military pay rise would force cuts in contracts personnel and bases unless more funds are provided. Weather outlook shows showers with highs of 66 and low of 42.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
House
Lottery plan advances from committee to House floor
Montana lawmakers move toward a November 1972 vote on repealing the constitutional ban on lotteries. Rep. Gary Marbut says a state lottery could bring $5 to $10 million annually, with a New Jersey style plan projecting $16.7 million in ticket sales and $7.5 million for prizes. A 5 member lottery commission is proposed to manage the pool, with limits on party representation.
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Arthur Hutchinson
Gary Marbut
Missoula
Marbut
New York
New Jersey
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Miners Day Observance Sparks Business Flap in Butte
Butte’s business community debates whether to close on Miners Day Monday with many planning to stay open. Some Anaconda Co. installations will close both Sunday and Monday as the holiday approaches June 13. Page 12.
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Butte
Miners Union
Anaconda Co
Montana Power Chief to Address Butte High School Grads
George W. O Connor Montana Power Co president will speak to 514 Butte High School graduates tonight at 8 p m in the Butte Civic Center. The ceremony includes appreciation awards for former trustees John Whelan and Allen McKenzie.
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George W. O’connor
Montana Power Co
Butte High Sc
Butte Civic Center
John Whelan
Allen McKenzie
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