03 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1977
Page
1
A whimsical history of Nabisco Barnum's Animals Crackers introduced in 1902. The piece traces the box design with a string bracelet, the rise of animal形 crackers, early competitors, production in Fair Lawn New Jersey, and the 17 distinct animals across 18 forms inside each 2 ounce box.
Bozeman death negligence probe noted while Union pensions come under scrutiny. Naval Reserve Center funding mentioned as a local benefit. Power sales to Utah questioned and Western AA tournament underway. Wolves play in Cut Bank as AM hosts Big Sky meet. Anaconda copper price rise impacts regional economy.
The Supreme Court struck down a provision that required widowers to prove financial dependency on deceased spouses to receive survivors benefits, a 5 to 4 decision affecting up to 220000 elderly or disabled widowers and potentially broadening old age benefits as well. If prior costs are confirmed, total new benefits could reach 500 million in the first year, a win for women’s rights advocates. This ruling targets only widowers but challenges gender-based dependency rules across Social Security.
Rescuers contacted one of eight trapped miners in a flooded Pennsylvania coal mine. The survivor was isolated in an air filled pocket a mile inside a 400 foot mountain amid coal debris and collapsed timbers. Seven miners remain entombed with no word on their condition.
The Montana Senate honored Sen. Dave Manning on his 80th birthday and for holding the national record for longest continual service in a state legislature since 1932. Manning, emotional, thanked constituents and received a six square foot cake and a volume about the state legislature.
Roy Herseth the Bannack State Park caretaker guides a slow careful revival of Bannack Montana once the territory capital He and his wife Jill left California for the town s historic countryside to protect artifacts and curb remodeling and junk The project financed by the state and the National Park Service aims to preserve original buildings and keep new development out while cleansing junkyards and burying a stray power line to let visitors feel life in Bannack s early days
Illinois State University biochemist A C Richardson discusses treating aging like a disease to delay decline. He cites a $100000 grant from the National Institute on Aging and notes aging links to reduced protein synthesis and mRNA production, aiming to extend healthy years beyond current limits. In Butte, Alderman Phil Paull's failed then approved request for a duplicate monthly check is recounted with humor.
Scattered snow showers continue through Friday with a high near 32 and a low around 15. More weather details are provided on Page 2.
Helena Senate Taxation Committee chair Sen. William Mathers says planned extensive reform to the Montana income tax will not occur this session. Current proposals include raising exemptions to 750 or replacing with credits up to 45 per dependent, with limited revenue impact.
The Montana Senate Taxation Committee will not move state income tax revision this year. Two House bills on motor vehicle registration gained tentative approval, one delaying the grace period to 20 days and increasing fines to 15 dollars, the other requiring a statement of origin to license a new vehicle to curb stolen car sales.
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