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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1971
Page
2
Rep Bob Harper of Butte introduced a bill to tax trading stamp firms at five percent of gross receipts in Montana. The measure aims to generate about $100000 annually, continuing a long line of proposals in the 1960s that faced defeat or constitutional challenges amid strong housewife opposition.
Montana Highway Department says bids on 14 road projects will be opened June 24 during a State Highway Commission meeting in Helena. Projects include grading and fencing on Browns Bridge North Road in Madison County and the construction of a dual composite steel and concrete girder bridge in Beaverhead and Madison counties along with guard rail installation on the Helena Flesher Pass Lincoln Road in Lewis and Clark County.
Helena readers await action as legislative reapportionment moves into focus. Dennis E. Curran reports the topic looms large in state politics with potential shifts in district maps and representation.
CT death notices list Fred N. Herrick and William J. Thomas among recent deaths while births are reported at local hospitals. Marriage licenses and applications to marry are recorded for several couples, with some divorces filed and granted. In Montana, state redistricting remains unsettled as a three‑judge panel considers a Citizens’ suit on reapportionment amid pending Supreme Court decisions affecting districting and one‑man‑one‑vote principles.
Pixies by Wohl shows urban counties earn more voters per legislator than rural districts prompting calls to add one Senator and one Representative to large counties. Senate leaders resist broad redistricting while critics push single member districts. Court rulings and competing plans threaten a protracted remap battle possibly lasting into September.
In Dillon, the 2nd annual Boys State elected county officials for four mock counties. Commissioners named include Bitterroot County Terry Graham Dillon Pete Hrnston Butte and Jerry Reisig Bill Savage County Bruce Ber wick Helena Tim Donnelly Billings and Rock White Fort Benton. Oath of office set for 8:30 Thursday with Gov Forrest H. Anderson to speak. Primary election scheduled for Wednesday night ahead of general balloting Thursday at 5 p.m.
A flurry of brief obituaries reports Shaw E J Weaver 37 of Billings a former Butte resident who died of cancer in a Billings hospital. Other notices list Russell Stopher Fred N Herrick and Oliva Wiitasalo with service times and burial details in Butte Billings and Menahga.
Jess LaBuff of Rocker reported to police that a red road Appaloosa with white rump spots was lost while being led behind a pickup on Centennial Avenue. The horse headed east into Butte after escaping. In other reports, Joseph Kane reported tire and wheel theft. London crime rose to a record level in 1970 with about 25 people shot knifed or beaten daily.
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