Montana considers 56 million incentive to close Western Montana College
Montana lawmakers weigh a $56 million incentive to shut Dillon's Western Montana College and convert Montana Tech into a mining branch of Montana State University. The plan, pushed by Sen Fasbender and staff of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education, would absorb Western students into other teacher training units and retain Tech as a specialized mining school.
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Jacobsen
Western
Dillon
Larry Fasbender
D-Fort Shaw
Commission On Post- Secondary Education
Tech
Fasbender
Butte
Mike Mansfield
Commission
Commissioner of Higher Education
Lawrence K. Pettit
Ford urges rapid vote on emergency aid for Cambodia
President Ford warned Congress to approve emergency military aid within two weeks to halt Communist advance in Cambodia as Phnom Penh faced siege. He suggested Lon Nol might step aside to encourage a solution and noted hope if aid arrives quickly.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
CIA
Yohenegg My der Py
Richard M. Nixon
Consumers lose beef over beef in revised grading
Washington reports the government moved to implement new beef grading standards that keep Prime Choice and Good categories but lower fat requirements for higher grades. The change could boost Choice grade eligibility by up to 20 percent, drawing consumer opposition for broader, higher priced meat. Ford urged swift Congress action on Cambodian aid, pressing to support Lon Nol to sustain fighting through the dry season and push for negotiations.
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Washington
Aon
State basketball scores from Kalispell to Three Forks
Western AA Kalispell 71 Anaconda 56 Sentinel 72 Bozeman 70 Libby 62 Hellgate 51 Medicine Lake 71 Three Forks 55 Sacred Heart 65 Thompson Falls 49 St Ignatius 62 Harlem 54 Big Timber 76 Belt 58
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Medicine Lake
Three Forks
Sacred Heart
Thompson Falls
U S Airlift Rushes Aid Into War Torn Phnom Penh
The United States resumed emergency airlift into Phnom Penh with fuel food and ammunition despite delays and rocket fire. Six to eight missions delivered about 240 tons of rice while civilian flights remained suspended and reports cited at least two civilian casualties.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
U.S
Associated Press
Neil Ulevich
Washington
Pentagon
Saigon
Long arm of the law traces 25 year old murder suspect
Chicago detectives Frank Kehoe and John Kennedy used 138 telephone directories to trace Chauncey Travick, once linked to the 1950 killing of Tommie Lashley. They located him near New York with Travick Taxi Co. in Great Neck and alerted Nassau County authorities after a staged call.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
New York
Frank Kehoe
John Kennedy
Tommie Lee
Lashley
Chauncey Travick
Travick
Kehoe
O’hare
Kennedy
New York Area
Travick Taxi Co
Great Neck
Travick Taxi
Chauncey
Nassau County
N.Y
Farm bill could raise milk and grain prices in new measure
The House Agriculture Committee backed a bill by 32 to 8 that would lift milk prices by about eight cents a gallon and raise price floors for wheat corn and cotton by large margins. The plan funds payments to farmers if grain prices drop below floors, with an estimated $3.72 billion cost if certain prices fall.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Housing subsidy clears hurdle in mortgage relief plan
The House subcommittee on housing approved a $12 billion emergency subsidy to cut mortgage rates and aid about 400,000 single family homes or condos. Buyers could borrow at 6 percent with the government subsidizing the gap to market rates around 8 to 9 percent, phased out after six years. A second option offers 7 percent loans with a one time grant.
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Washington
House
Banking Committee
Ford Administration
Democrats back audit bill amid 1972 campaign tensions
In Helena AP dispatch, supporters including Thomas L. Judge back a bill to fund a $100,000 election audit dubbed the Whitewash. The measure, drafted by Senator Thomas Towe and signed by 55 House Democrats, drew mixed GOP and Democratic reactions as five more Democrats joined the effort and Judge urged funding and cooperation.
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House
GOP
Ken
William Menahan
Danaconda
Towe
Menahan
Pat McKittrick
Senate
W. Gordon McOmber
Neil Lynch
John Driscoll
Judge
McKittrick
Government meat buying gets support in Helena
The governor's livestock task force backed a bill to support government meat purchases. Eldon Fastrup of the Montana Department of Agriculture said there is broad backing, while Mons Teigen of the Montana Stockgrowers Association voiced reservations about funding. The audit bill prompts political questions as lawmakers discuss signatures and possible motivation.
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Helena
Eldon Fastrup
Montana Department of Agriculture
Mons Teigen
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Melcher
West Park Street reconstruction plans discussed with residents
State highway engineers from Butte and Helena invited comments on rebuilding 0.478 mile of West Park Street from Excelsior to Montana streets. About 50 residents attended at McKinley School gym voicing inquiries and mild to strong concern over maintenance, traffic controls, and school access. Walter Everly criticized post 1952 maintenance and asked who is responsible for snow removal and clean up.
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West Park Street
Montana
Excelsior
McKinley School
Walt Everly
Butte
Helena
West Park
Montana Department of Highways
Walter Everly
Everly
W. Park
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Kalispell
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Bozeman
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North Vietnam
Governor’s Anti-pollution Commission
R. B. “Buck” Dundas
State Highway Department
William Bitby
Katharine Bitby
S. Montana
Cliff Moore
Standard State Bureau
Subcommittee On Agriculture
Neill
Frank Dunkle
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