Supreme Court Expands Right to Counsel to All Offenses
The court ruled defendants in serious crimes must have lawyers if unable to pay. Justice Douglas says counsel may be necessary even for petty offenses. Powell and Rehnquist opposed. others supported. Also a 6 3 ruling upheld excluding Negro guests at a Moose Lodge in Harrisburg over a liquor license.
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Douglas
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Harrisburg
K. Leroy Irvis
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pitts
Burgh Democrat
Sra
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Big Hole Jefferson flood damages rise in Montana
Flood losses in the Big Hole and Jefferson Valleys estimated at 225000 with livestock losses reported in Twin Bridges area. Roads and bridges washed out or impassable, several ranches evacuated, and federal emergency funds sought for private landowners.
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Big Hole
Jefferson Valley
Soil Conservation Service
Twin Bridges
Jefferson
Norman Ashcroft
Montana
Dick Shoup
Army Corps of Engineers
Madison County
Doug Allen
Lawrence Giem
Carl Balkovetz
Pete Narancich
Bert Maddox
Lazy Man
Weingart Ranch
Silver Star
Pennington Bridge
Jefferson Acres
Melrose
Children’s Center
Missing Anaconda man's plane found
Lake County sheriff-led search in the Mission Mountains was hampered by rain and possible snow while seeking the March 23 crash of a small plane carrying Edgar Schwartz and Howard Schmid. No bodies were found. wreckage sighted by a woman with field glasses.
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Polson
Mont
Mission Mountains
Montana
Lake County
Bill Phillips
Mamouth
Montana Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Edgar Schwartz
Anaconda
Howard Schmid
Missoula
Schwartz
Joe
Little Ronan
Phillips
Schwartz-Schmid
Senators urge improved Amtrak service in southern Montana
Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and Sen Metcalf press Amtrak to sustain the southern Montana rail route. They cite a September end to a trial period and demand permanent, better service with attentive staffing and proper equipment, urging subcommittee oversight.
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Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Amtrak
Montana
Metcalf
Mansfield
Senate Majority
Montana Standard
Butte
Senate Appropriations Committee
Montanan
Roger Lewis
Washington D. C
Southern Line
Lewis
Department of Transportation Appropriations
Free lunches for adults cost Butte schools thousands
The Butte hot lunch program loses about 4000 dollars yearly to free meals for adults. Committee chair Charlotte Kilroy reported about 30 lunches daily go free, including principals, assistant principals, janitors, counselors, deans of women and others. Trustee Don Benz noted the amount roughly halves the program deficit. District manager Bob Dowling said the practice, long-standing, had not been stopped.
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Charlotte Kilroy
Don Benz
Bob Dowling
Iron deficiency linked to growth and behavior in youths
Five million Americans may suffer iron deficiency affecting both mental and physical health. Dr. Louis K. Diamond notes adolescents and children show symptoms earlier, with risks including slowed growth, fatigue, poor appetite, and impaired brain development from iron shortages in the first 18 months.
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New York
Louis K. Diamond
Harvard Medical School
University of California At
San Francisco
Diamond
Montana voters contested by 1889 constitution clause
Official returns from Montana counties show the 1972 constitution leading by about 2,445 votes while the 1889 charter may require a majority of ballots cast. About 3.3 percent of voters did not vote on ratification, submitting blank or partial ballots.
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Helena
Mont
Associated Press
Miners Day Observed With Mixed Closures Across City
Miners Day brings uneven schedules as stores stay open while some close. Most banks and government offices operate, but no garbage collection occurs and the landfill is closed. Anaconda Co plans plant operations while underground mines and Berkeley Pit remain shut.
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Federal Building
Anaconda Co
Berkeley Pit
Rapid City flood toll rises as search continues
Rapid City officials lowered the known dead from 208 to 175 with many still missing amid a flood disaster in the summer resort area. The Army Corps warned a dam near Sturgis was at risk, while relief efforts included water trucking and federal aid discussions led by Robert Finch.
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Rapid City
S.D
Civil Defense
Pat Dixon
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Custer
Army Corps of Engineers
Sturgis
Premmure
Robert Finch
Nixon
National Guard
Architects map bold west side plans for Mining City
A seven member Regional Urban Design Assistance Team visited Mining City to study the central business district and propose redevelopment ideas. They urged revitalizing the core for 50 years while upgrading the uptown area and creating green spaces, malls, and landscaped alleys.
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Butte
West Side
RUDAT
Finlen
LaNier
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Aynard Meyer
Milwaukee
Paul Spieiegen
Washington, D. C
Central Architects
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Jim Arnoldi
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Snooper
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Betty Button
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Standard
Charles S. Johnson
Finch
Red Cross
Pam Swiger
Royce LaNier
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John Desmond
Hammond
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