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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
16
Interior Department officials and conservation groups urged passage of Senate and House bills to tighten eagle protections. They argued current gaps endanger bald and golden eagles and hinder wildlife safeguards against human threats.
Obituary notes Ben R. Lewis 21 of Dillon died Wednesday in a Dillon hospital after an extended illness. Services Saturday at 11 at Brundage Funeral Home. Lewis born Oct 5 1950 in San Luis Obispo California moved to Dillon 1965. He was a Beaverhead County High School graduate 1969 and a Montana State sophomore. Survivors include parents Donald and wife, sister Patti of Dillon.
Ennis plans a 11 a.m. parade at the school grounds with contests for best local and non profit floats, best outside and patriotic entries, and top family and sweepstakes prizes. Horse divisions award oldest riders and best costumes, with Gordon and Kathy Sheffield overseeing details.
Philip Cassadore, an Apache candidate from Arizona, announced he is quitting the race saying it is a hopeless cause. He cited disenfranchisement of Indians and plans to work on bridging gaps through speaking engagements and university projects starting at Princeton with the Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
Birth notices report a son born to Mr and Mrs Michael N Kochman at St James Hospital and a son to Mr and Mrs Gary Rasmussen at Silver Bow General. Death notices list Clarence Johnson 79 Galen Guy Gibson 91 Livingston Jerry Comba 75 Pearl Street area. Licenses to wed and marriages include several couples with ages provided. Lenore Foley granted divorce from Richard Foley.
Butte firemen extinguished a grass fire at Lexington and Cobban on Thursday with no damage reported.
Montana declares National Home Life Assurance Co campaigns in print and on radio and TV misleading. The state orders a cease and desist effective June 1, citing Linkletter as an unregistered Montana insurance agent and noting unsatisfactory policies for local buyers. National Home backs Linkletter with a $1 million monthly budget and a director salary of $50,000 a year.
Local 81 Ironworkers and area contractors signed a one-year contract effective July 1. The agreement includes a 65 cent package increase and was finalized late Wednesday night.
An abandoned house at 27 Corra Terrace burned to the ground early Thursday. Walkerville firemen responded to the call at 12:10 a.m., controlled the blaze and protected adjoining property.
Pat Corbett of Butte reported a stolen tape deck from his car Thursday. The union plans ratification with 200 to 250 members, covering bridge and scaffold workers in the Butte area. A new contract adds 45 cents pay, 5 cents health and welfare, 15 cents pensions, and 5 cents for an apprenticeship program. Locals in Billings and Great Falls remain in negotiation. Urban Roth represented employers and Albert Boogal led the union team in the Butte settlement.
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