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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
4
Opinion notes Governor Tom Judge alternates on energy policy praising a national program to cut demand while boosting tourism and opposing gasoline shortages. He urges consolidating 60 federal agencies, more coal research funding, and a national energy policy, arguing half measures fail to address the energy crisis.
Letters to the editor warn of serious summer water shortages as main storage reservoirs run low and stream flows lag. They urge conservation, urge irrigation only when necessary, and discourage sprinkling onto sidewalks. The Butte Water Co. notes a new facility from the Big Hole River due in 1977 to secure future water.
Victor Riesel reports a former era proxy fight as about 12,000 IAM workers at McDonnell Douglas near St Louis seek a voice in management. Workers own roughly five million shares through a 1969 savings program and plan to cast proxies to influence policy, including opposing F4 production in Japan. The move signals early co ownership and participation in corporate governance amid broader labor movement trends.
Washington report on Robert Choate’s critique of how ads target kids and influence family spending. He argues TV marketing and certain programs push consumerism, urges FTC guidelines, and cites a 75,000 daily commercials exposure figure alongside specific ad examples and calls for media literacy in schools.
A dining room group recalls pre Watergate topics and memories. They debate meat prices amnesty draft dodgers and McGovern with Eagleton while battling Watergate fatigue. The talk shifts to Nixon impounded funds and FBI director Gray as they long for topics beyond the scandal, ending in silent resignation.
The nomination of a new FBI director could spark the first public government inquiry into the Bureau in 48 years. Critics say Hoover’s era insulated the FBI from accountability, while supporters note strong training and low corruption. Senate momentum grows for hearings on oversight and potential reorganization to separate political investigations from crime cases.
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