Glider pilot from Seattle dies in Montana crash
Ross Wood, a Northwest Orient Airlines pilot from Seattle, perishes in a single-seat glider crash on the east slopes of the Rockies near Chateau. Wreckage over a one mile area was found, Wood strapped in his cockpit seat.
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Seattle
Ross Wood
Rocky Mountains
Chateau
Wood
Northwest Orient Airlines
Federal Aviation Agency
Cut Bank
Abortions refused in Billings by Catholic hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, a Catholic facility, approved a policy banning abortion and sterilization operations. The board stated the hospital remains committed to protecting life and will not perform abortions or directly end viable fetuses. Surgeries will be conducted at St. Vincent's except for tubal ligations and therapeutic abortions.
Woodahl predicts early gas controls
Gov. Thomas Judge said the federal government will likely issue mandatory motor fuel allocations soon. He met in Washington with Interior official John Kyl to discuss Montana’s fuel shortage, noting spotty supply and farmers prioritized for allocations. He also said the EDA will reconsider closing its Butte office and regional commissions will get federal support for another year.
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Thomas Judge
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John Kyl
Interior
Montana
Judge
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Butte
William E. Blunt
Melvin Laird
Old West Commission
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