Emergency funds voted to keep Civic Center solvent
The county commissioners approved a $15,000 emergency appropriation to cover payroll shortfalls at the Butte Civic Center through June. Despite hockey hockey league income and a $10,000 concession profit, operating losses run about $3,000 to $4,000 monthly.
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Butte Civic Center
Commissioners Civic Center
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Ed DeGeorge
Southwest Hockey League
Civic Center
Hockey League
Bribe Inquiry Affects Crested Butte Resort Expansion
Ralph Walton, president of Crested Butte ski area and brother-in-law to Bo Callaway, says the resort welcomes a government inquiry into possible bribery linked to Forest Service approval. The FBI and Agriculture Department are investigating, with reports of multiple meetings and calls to limit scrutiny to environmental impact.
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Denver
Howard
Bo’ Callaway
al l Andid
Ralph Walton
Callaway
Crested Butte
FBI
U.S. Forest Service
Gunnison
Agriculture Department
New York Daily News
Forest Service
Ford
Army
Washington
White House
Ron Nelsen
Illinois
Syrian troops return to war torn Lebanon conflict escalates
Beir ut reports say President Suleiman Franjieh resisted new army demands to resign as Beirut faces heavy fire. At least 38 dead 18 wounded and Palestinian guerrillas and Syrian troops returned to support Abbas Adhab amid Lebanon 11 month civil war.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
Palestine Liberation Army
Franjieh
Eememander
Hanna Said
Pe Saiqa
Hafez Assad
Adhab
Said
Washington School to close next year in Butte district
Butte trustees vote to close Washington School next year with about 80 regular students to be redistributed to Blaine Lincoln and McKinley schools. Special education students may move to Emerson for on site services while a state team reviews programs in April. Open status for Madison and Sherman hinges on mill levy outcomes and negotiations with the teachers union.
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Washington
Madison
Sherman
Butte
Anaconda Co
Blaine
Lincoln
McKinley
Forrest Wilson
Emerson
Special Education Board
Jack Schara
State Department of Education
Wilson
Center Drive
Greeley
Bill
Butte Bus Lines
Ammount
Transportation
Irish coffee tale spans St Patrick’s Day myths
The piece recounts a legend about who invented Irish coffee on St Patrick’s Day and notes divided beliefs on the location. It mentions the New York parade attendance, the Butte Friendly Sons of St Patrick event, and a 40 plus year history tied to Col. Stephen Moylan. The story blends history with local festivities and weather notes.
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Lotery Ene
Dublin
Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
New York
St. Patrick
Butte
War Bonnet Inn
Sons of St. Patrick of
The
Friendly Sons
Stephen Moylan
George Washington
Tim Shea
Bute
W. D. Cope Mite Jr
Kelly Los Angeles
Western Airlines
Western
Tot Survives by Water After Ice Flow Incident
Nineteen month old Skye Soulsby was hospitalized after nearly drowning when swept under an ice flow near a farm east of Stanford Montana. Deputy Jerry Skelton reported she surfaced in an air pocket after falling into the creek and drifting about twenty feet.
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Stanford
Mont
Skye Soulsby
Raymond Soulsby
Jerry Skelton
Skelton
Butte Aldermen Seek Public Input on Uptown Relocation
McCaig presents seven page report from Butte Uptown Association urging public involvement before action on relocating the Central Business District. Aldermen schedule hearings for April 5 and 7 at the Finlen Hotel. residents express nervousness about public meetings and a questionnaire is proposed to gather views.
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Butte
Don McCaig
Butte Uptown Association
Butte Forward
American City Corp
American City
Uptown
McCaig
Phil Paull
Rick Griffith
Finlen Hotel
Terry Kelly
Ford to enter Montana presidential primary June 1
Montana state party chair Neill announced President Ford will participate in the Montana presidential primary on June 1 after initial uncertainty. Supporters seek 2000 voter signatures by March 23, with GOP rivals Reagan seen as possible ground elsewhere.
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Ford
Montana
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Keune Deel
Neill
Reagan
Butte Men Found Safe After Snowmobile Search
Butte residents Harold Kober Bill Carle Sheldon Burt Ralph Nixon and Reg Phyfield were located by a Sheridan rescue party late Monday. Sheriff Roy Kitson had been notified Sunday that the men failed to return home. A rescue party was re established early Monday after being spotted around 2.00 a.m.
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Harold Kober
W. Woolman
Bill Carle
Sheldon Burt
Ralph Nixon
Reg Phyfield
Dexter
Sheridan
Madison County
Roy Kitson
Butte
BLM to Consolidate Montana District Offices in Butte
The Bureau of Land Management will move Dillon and Missoula district offices to Butte this summer, shifting about 25 Dillon employees and half of the Missoula staff. Promotions to manage the new Butte district are possible, with transfers starting in ~60 days. The consolidation aims to improve service while facing local opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
BLM
Bureau of Land Management District
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Dillon Dapartansat
Interior
Eet Ll
Missoula
Jack McIntosh
Civil Service Commission
McIntosh
Montana
Dakotas
Helena
Malta
Miles City
Lewistown
Billings
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C
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Emmett Sullivan
Civic Center Advisory Committee
Sullivan
Ron LeProwse
Dave
John LeProwse
Kim Ungerman
Cynhe
By Andrea Ciabattari
Standard
Greeley and Whittier
Butte Teachers Union
Slainte
Gus Saol Agat
Gallagher Inn
Angels of Mercy
Paddy
Desmond
Sally
Helen Fenton
North and
South Dakota
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