Workmen’s comp case halts as defendant is dropped
In Helena a workmen’s compensation fraud trial stalls after prosecutors seek to sever Shirley Lankford Cline over a claimed conflict in the law. Merril Cline and Lavon R. Bretz face nine felonies each over a $5,400 fraudulent WCC claim tied to Courtesy Mobil Home Transporting.
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Workmen’s Compensation Division
Cline
Montana
Wampole
Courtesy Mobil Home Transporting, Inc
WCC
Portugal Survives Attempted Coup by Dissident Officers
Lisbon reports say leftist military government faced an attempted coup as air force planes bombed an artillery base and paratroopers surrounded sites. Gen Antonio de Spinola fled to Spain seeking asylum after being named among officers to be arrested. US embassy and Spain denied involvement while Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho questioned foreign meddling.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Antonio de Spinola
Spinola
Spain
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
United States
U.S
Frank Carlucci
Carlucci
LaForce engine not dead yet
Senate investigators after a two month probe plan to recommend fresh tests on the LaForce engine. They found data conflicts but say independent testing could validate claims of major fuel efficiency gains while meeting emissions. EPA had deemed results suspect and misrepresented.
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Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Senate Commerce Committee
Environmental Protection Agency
Vermont
LaForce
Robert
Edward LaForce
EPA
American Motors
Ann Arbor
Mich
Giant 51 Foot Wingspan Pterosaur Found in Texas
Fossil hunters in West Texas uncover the largest flying creature yet known, a winged reptile with a 51 foot wingspan from 60 million years ago. The find, announced in Science, fuels debate on how such reptiles achieved flight and suggests earlier weight estimates may be unreliable. Douglas Lawson of UC Berkeley led the excavations at Big Bend National Park, Brewster County.
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New York
Texas
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Tex
Douglas Lawson
University of California At Berkeley
County poor fund rich with backers
Helena The House Appropriations Committee moved a 1.2 million supplementary poor fund bill to aid Silver Bow and Mineral counties in keeping their hospitals open. The measure would allot 1,099,000 to Silver Bow and 120,000 to Mineral, with Quilici citing current staffing risks at Silver Bow General Hospital if rejected.
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Helena
House Appropriations Committee
Silver Bow
Mineral
Butte
Joe Quilici
Mineral County
Silver Bow County
House
Silver Bow General Hospital
Quilici
Anaconda School Chief Michael O Leary to Retire
Anaconda Supt. of Schools Michael O Leary will retire Aug. 31 after 40 years as coach principal and administrator. A native of Butte he will be 65 this summer and a new superintendent will be appointed Aug. 1 Applications will be accepted until May 1.
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Lawrence Brennan
Deer Lodge
Robert Boyd
Val Galle
Lee Fitzpatrick
Boyd
Brennan
Birch
Hickory
Charles Unti
Unti
Anaconda Supt
Michael O'Leary
O'Leary
Butte
Anaconda High
W. E. “Gene” Vuckovich
Anaconda
Board of
Senate panel approves Cambodia aid amount amid House deadlock
A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee voted 4 to 3 to approve 125 million in additional military aid to Cambodia, a compromise below the 222 million requested by President Ford, while a House subcommittee remained deadlocked and postponed action. White House officials said Ford seeks the full 222 million and will work with Congress to secure funding.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
Cambodia
House
Senate
Ford
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Clifford Case
R-N.j
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Frank Church
D-Idaho
George McGovern
D-S.c
Humphrey
House Foreign Affairs Investigations
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Congress
Don Bonker
D-Wash
Bonker
Lee H. Hamilton
D-Ind
Hamilton
Larry Winn
R-Kan
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Pierre S. du Pont
R-Del
Michael
Gus Yatron
D-Pa
U. S
John Gunther Dean
Phnom Penh
CIA
William E. Colby
Army officer pleads innocent in murder plot case near Washington
Lt. Mark Kohn of Queens pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted to murder his commanding officer and steal arms at Ft. Myer Virginia. A taped plan allegedly involved selling weapons to the Irish Republican Army. The case featured testimony from Sgt. Emmett Snellgrove and psychiatric evaluations. In Washington, a congressional panel remained deadlocked on Ford aid and Cambodian strategy as officials weighed the Lon Nol regime’s survival prospects.
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Washington
Mark Kohn
Queens
New York City
Kohn
Army
Thomas J. Nichols
Emmett R. Snellgrove
Ft. Myer
Snellgrove
Cancer-stricken mother seeks good home for her three children
Linda Hardy a 32 year old terminal cancer patient in Columbus Ohio hopes to secure a safe guardian or adoptive arrangement for Sheri 12 Joe 10 and Amber 6 as she battles the disease. She says she wants to live for her children and to avoid letting them think she abandoned them. Local officials note custody or guardianship would require divorce or paternal consent.
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Columbus, Ohio
Linda Hardy
Sheri
Joe
Amber
Hardy
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