Jackson Wins Massachuset ts Primary Narrowly Over Carter
Massachusetts voters gave Sen. Henry M. Jackson a 23 percent lead with 50 percent of precincts counted as George Wallace and Morris Udall trailed. Carter placed fourth amid snowy conditions while Ford led in Vermont and Reagan drew a strong Republican base.
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Hearst Defense Challenges Evidence In Bank Robbery Case
In San Francisco the Hearst defense argued that a search used to obtain documents and weapons from a SLA hideout was illegal. Judge Carter scheduled a hearing with police to testify while jurors were excused, as witnesses testified about Hearst’s claimed aliases and ammunition seen near the April 1974 bank holdup.
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Oliver J. Carter
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F. Lee Bailey
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Record Morgan silver dollar shipment to Los Angeles
More than 400000 Morgan silver dollars valued at 7.3 million dollars were loaded into an armored truck in Reno to move to Los Angeles. A-Mark Coin Co purchased the coins from LaVere Redfield's estate and plans to sell them to dealers and collectors over three to five years. The shipment, stored in a Reno bank vault, set a record and will be inspected before individual sales begin.
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Flu Hits Butte Schools With High Absentee Rates
A two week flu outbreak and freezing weather pushed absences across Butte schools. Webster Garfield led with 129 of 344 students out, while others like Emerson Annex 85 of 278 Kennedy 64 of 243 Sherman 55 of 211 and East Junior High 218 absences. At Butte High 370 of 1,826 were absent and East Junior High reported 100 flu cases last week.
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BPA Eyes Expanding Electricity Sales to Southwest
BPA Administrator Donald Hodel told Congress that the agency is exploring extending Northwest power sales to the Southwest. In 1975 surplus power yielded over 12 billion kWh and more than $40 million in revenue, about $31 million to BPA, and part of Northwest energy sales. Through midyear, surplus sales exceeded 2.2 billion kWh, roughly 3.7 million barrels of oil avoided.
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House approves Black Lung Benefit Reform Act for miners
The House passed the Black Lung Benefit Reform Act 210 to 183, expanding automatic eligibility for coal miners and dependents and shifting post 1973 claims to coal operators via a Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. Wildcat West Virginia miners' strike enters second day protesting the measure.
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West Virginia
Sheehan to cut road crew again in budget clash
Silver Bow County Surveyor John Sheehan announced five more road department layoffs ending the week, leaving eight of 31 employees. A Tuesday meeting to solve the fiasco failed, with bickering over state gasoline tax refunds and personnel cuts, and officials stipulating concessions on payroll before considering funds for rehiring.
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Road Department
Silver Bow
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Sheehan
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Lewis and Clark County Atty
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Prebil
Helena
Butte
DeGeorge
Dann
Bill Kennedy
Area Weather Outlook with Cold, Warming Thursday
Fair and continued cold today with a partly cloudy sky. A warming trend is expected by Thursday as the region watches temperatures rise from frigid levels noted on the map.
Schwinden vows resignation if land board pressures leases
State Land Commissioner Ted Schwinden warned during a Helena news conference that he will resign within 24 hours if any Land Board member including the governor tries to influence his lease recommendations. He spoke as bids were opened for 135 state land leases, including Coal Creek tracts north of Whitefish.
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Montana grain sale marks direct export to Japan
The National Farmers Organization reports a direct export contract of 300,000 bushels of Montana hard red winter wheat to Japan. The shipment, moved by rail to Seattle beginning March 15, totals about 100 railroad cars delivering by April 15 after quality tests by farmers and officials in Montana and Washington. A private Japanese company is the buyer.
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Netherlands
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Science zeroes in on sclerosis
American scientists bolster evidence for a virus like particle found in multiple sclerosis victims. The National MS Society says the agent may be a disease candidate though its role remains uncertain. The Lancet highlights the potential infectious link in MS. Researchers note autopsy brain tissue injected into mice lowered white blood cell counts, suggesting viral infection as a transmissible factor.
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