Butte City Council Opposes Gun Control Measure
The Butte City Council went on record opposing gun control as a measure to deny citizens the right to own and bear arms. Mayor Mike Micone appointed a committee to study recommendations while aldermen debated unanimous committee support and read multiple bills.
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Butte
Bob Lee
Dan Rosa
John Haller
Rick Griffith
William
Mike Micone
Oren
DesRosier
Paull
Jail blast kills four in Letart WV murder case
In Letart West Virginia a teen father killed his wife and two others with dynamite at the jail after finding his infant's body. Harriet Sisk 18 faces murder charges in the infant's death found buried at the family home. The blast also killed sheriff Elvin Wedge and two inmates. authorities say about two dozen sticks of dynamite caused the explosion.
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Davi Sisk
Davi
Harriet Sisk
Oses Seareeeee
Letart
Sisks
M.P. Koerner
Sisk
Charles Anson
Anson
Sheehan resigns as county surveyor amid budget woes
County Surveyor John Sheehan resigns after layoffs trimmed the department. Commissioner Ed DeGeorge seeks applicants to fill the post as eight workers remain, including Sheehan and his secretary Arlene Daum, amid long running budget and labor disputes.
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Sheehan
John Y
Ed DeGeorge
Dairy price supports to rise 5.4 percent in April
The Agriculture Department will raise dairy price supports by 5.4 percent starting April 1, a move economists say should curb a drop in consumer milk prices. The plan involves government buys of surplus butter cheese and dried milk when prices fall below the support level.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hearst case may hinge on judge's standing ruling
Prosecutors argued Miss Hearst may have forfeited rights by disavowal of two fugitives and thus lacks standing to challenge search and seizure. If Judge Carter grants standing, he will decide if the Harris hideout search was legal and whether any evidence should be suppressed. Nearby rulings on admissibility and a Sacramento trial reference a Los Angeles gun battle that killed six SLA members.
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Miss Hearst
Carter
William and
Emily Harris
Los Angeles
Harrises
FBI
San Francisco
Counties could gain new income and sales tax powers
Helena proposes changes to local government laws allowing counties to levy income taxes and sales taxes on lodging with voter approval. The revisions would enable county motor vehicle taxes and broader ordinance powers, with the 1977 legislature to consider the overhaul and voters in November choosing forms of government.
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Helena
Acto
Dean Zinnecker
Montana Association of of Local Government Laws
Zinnecker
MACO
State Commission On Local Government
Grisly gravesite yields multiple dead found buried and burned
In Columbia investigators report two women aged about 60 and 25 and three boys aged 6 to 14 found buried and burned in a shallow grave. Medical examiner suspects family link. At least four victims bludgeoned. A shovel pitchfork and gasoline can sent to SBI lab.
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Columbia
Chapel Hill
Page Hudson
State Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Bayh Ends Presidential Campaign Bid
Sen Birch Bayh of Indiana plans to withdraw from the presidential race as Sargent Shriver contemplates his position. The move comes after a late entry and limited organization. Morris Udall remains a contender amid shifting liberal support and a tense nominating contest.
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New York Times
Boston
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Sargent Shriver
Illinois
Bayh
Defective Bicentennial Dollars Seen As Type One Coins
U S Mint says the 1975 bicentennial dollars issued with 40 percent silver were designated Type One though buyers, including dealers, report premiums for the coins. Officials later moved to Type Two for clarity while some proof sets still carry Type One stamps.
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Washington
U.S. Mint
Mint
Treasury
Comet West Tops Skies With Bright Tail
New York reports of Comet West describe it as one of the most spectacular in years with an unusually bright tail. observers in California and other areas noted casual visibility when skies were clear despite widespread cloud cover. Dr Brian Marsden noted the tail’s brightness complicated head measurements.
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New York
Harvard-Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics
California
Brian Marsden
Marsden
Central Telegram Bureau
International Astronomical Union
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Ranchers oppose Colstrip transmission lines in Montana
Landowners and environmentalists challenge the proposed Colstrip 3 and 4 transmission lines saying a double line with four towers per mile could hinder mobile sprinklers and water pipes. A Montana Board of Natural Resources hearing, in its 38th day, weighed public need for two 700 megawatt generators and lines to connect to the Bonneville system.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Colstrip
Ted Flynn
Townsend
State Board of Natural Resources
Montana Power
Northwest Utilities
Smission
Hot Springs
Bonneville Power Administration
Heron
Trout Creek
Noxon
Missoula
Ovando
Avon
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Northern Plains Resource Council
Colstrip 3
Jed Stanfill
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City Public Works Department
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