Metro Sewer to raise charges amid unit redefining plan
Metro Sewer faces a $100000 shortfall and a $658746 budget for 1972 73, with maintenance and treatment split, as the board seeks 30000 new unit users. County Atty Stimatz warned sewer users could see bills triple from about $1.16 monthly per unit, as redefining unit definitions may shift costs and tax burdens.
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Metro
Larry Stimatz
County Commissioners’ Chambers
Butte
Vicinity
Stimatz
Montana
Floods threaten East as cities evacuate and rivers crest
After a week of heavy rain a new storm sent rivers including the Ohio into flood, triggering mass evacuations in Wilkes-Barre Harrisburg Pittsburgh Elmira and Olean. The death toll reached 79 with 31 in Pennsylvania and damage ran into millions as residents fled rising waters and polluted shelters.
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Arthur Everett
Associated Press
National Weather Service
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes- Barre
Sunbury
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio River
National Guard
Elmira
Corning
Olean
Chemung River
Richmond
James River
Airliner hijacked with 21 held. ransom demanded
An American Airlines flight with 101 aboard was hijacked to circle St Louis as the armed suspect demanded 502000 in cash and parachutes. FBI said 14 men, 4 flight attendants and 3 crew were onboard. no injuries reported. Flight 119 originated in New York en route to Tulsa.
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ST. Louis
American Airlines
FBI
William A. Sullivan
Cial
Sullivan
Here
Tulsa
Okla
Federal Aviation Administration
Todd Nelson
Nelson
New York
East Helena zinc plant sold to ASARCO
Anaconda Co. announced the sale of its Zinc Fuming Plant at East Helena to American Smelting and Refining Co. The transfer takes effect July 3. ASARCO plans to continue operations with about 70 workers, avoiding plant closure and maintaining Montana economic output. No price was disclosed.
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Tucson
Anaconda Co
American Smelting and Refining Co
East Helena
Robert C. Weed
Anaconda
Primary Metals
Great Falls
R. L. Hennebach
ASA
Asarco
Ten year old cancer patient wins trike contest
Jimmy Heinz a 10 year old Hodgkin’s disease patient in Aurora Illinois worked between treatments to build a prize winning tricycle. He finished the project Saturday and won first prize before returning to University of Illinois Hospital where he remained on the critical list.
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Chicago
Jimmy Heinz
Jimmy
University of Illinois
Wheel of Fortune Motorcycle Club
Aurora
Miami Beach rejects live in campsites for protesters
Miami Beach City Council voted 5 2 against establishing live in campsites for demonstrators at the upcoming national party conventions. Police ejected a protester after a pie attack on councilman Harold Rosen, while others argued over security and lessons from Chicago 1968.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Patrick Small
New York
Harold Rosen
Rosen
Leonard Haber
Loose
Youth International Party
Yippies
National Guard
Reubin Askew
Chuck Hall
Chicago
Haber
Jerry Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago 7
College grads see first hiring rise in three years
Bethlehem based College Placement Council reports a 6 percent year over year rise in employment for graduates, led by merchandising government accounting banking and chemicals roles. Masters and doctorate hires up 13 and 25 percent, with more graduates choosing jobs despite a tight market. Employers describe this class as the best quality yet and more applicants aware of the market realities.
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Bethlehem
College Placement Council
Council
Montana faces grim outlook says UM researcher
Helena AP report cites University of Montana economist Dr. Maxine Johnson predicting Montana's per capita income to fall 21 percent below the national average by 1980. The update shows slow growth, job gaps, and outmigration as the state shifts from primary to lower paying derivative industries.
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Helena
University of Montana
Montana
Maxine Johnson
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
U.S. Commerce Department
Office of Business Economics
Johnson
State Department of Planning and Economic Development
U.S
Plant on sidewalk becomes police evidence in pending case
In Salt Lake City a potted marijuana plant sits on a sidewalk near the Hall of Justice, described by police as evidence in a pending case. The plant is kept outside to receive sunlight and is watered daily.
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Salt Lake City
Hall of Justice
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