House Rejects Funding for Montana Children Center Closure
The Montana House by 74 votes tentatively directs the 80 year old Children Center at Twin Bridges to shut down by June end, a move that would divert about 2.5 million planned for the center. The measure accompanies an all funds budget of 88.2 million for custodial institutions, with Warm Springs and Boulder facilities slated for upgrades and continued operation costs projected for the next biennium.
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Children’s Center
House
Harold E. Gerke
D Billings
Boulder
Warm Springs
Gerke
Boulder River
Montana
John H. Anderson Jr
R-Alder
C. R. Anderson
R-Dillon
Butte solons back utility public ownership bill
Senate Republicans drew support from nine Democrats to kill a bill authorizing public ownership of natural gas and electric utilities. The measure drew fierce opposition from utility companies, but support from Montana AFL-C-CIO and some environmental groups. Lawmakers argued over potential competition with private firms and the role of government in utility provision.
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Towe
Montana
Hawaii
Frank Hazelbaker
R-Dillon
Foster
Stan Stephens
Havre
Stephens
Senate kills bill to strip justice department from Woodahl
The Montana Senate State Administration Committee and later the full Senate rejected House Bill 603 by unanimous and 4 to 3 votes respectively. Sponsored by Rep. John Scully the measure would have allowed Gov. Judge to appoint a new director, seen as an attack on Attorney General Woodahl tied to the Workmen's Compensation Division scandal. Woodahl praised the rejection, noting he used Justice Department facilities for the investigation and lobbied against the bill quietly. Weather notes follow.
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Department
Workmen's Compensation Division
Department of Justice
Tom Judge
Woodahl
House
Dick Dzivi
Senate
Butte City Primary Lacked Contests As Voters Prepare
Butte polls open with no contests in Tuesdays primary. Only two candidates for city council Joe Phillips in the Second Ward and Leroy Knight in the Seventh Ward meet the filing deadline and run unopposed as Democrats. Paper ballots used with 12,466 eligible voters.
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Butte
Joe Phillips
Leroy Knight
Ford ties Asia aid to domino theory
President Ford invoked the domino theory during a Notre Dame news conference to defend Indochina policy and warn that Cambodia's fall could threaten U.S. national security. He condemned CIA plots against leaders, weighed assassination allegations, suggested Rockefeller as running mate, and urged swift tax-cut action. He noted Cambodia's survival as vital and referenced North Vietnamese offensives and Paris accords context.
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South Bend
Ind
Ford
Indochina
Cambodia
United States
Southeast Asia
U.S
America
University of Notre Dame
CIA
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Paris
Hair Dyes Linked to Cancer and Birth Defects Study
University of California biochemist Bruce Ames reports that 150 of 169 tested permanent hair dyes changed bacterial genetics, with nine mutagenic compounds. He warns these findings raise cancer risk questions and potential birth defect hazards, urging large scale human studies and caution in dye regulation.
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New York
University of California
California
Bruce Ames
Ames
Berkeley
Clairol Inc
John Breck, Inc
Revlon
Alberto-Culver Co
Tussy Cosmetics, Inc
Cosmair, Inc
Gillette Co
Roux Laboratories, Inc
Clairol
Salmonalla
Strip mining bill survives in House
The House kept intact a bill creating federal environmental and reclamation standards for strip mining and a tax on strip-mined coal, resisting amendments to raise or lower the tax. A final vote was expected Tuesday as Senate momentum suggested possible passage.
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Washington
House
Ford
Appalachia
Ford Administration
Sabotage Alters Intent of Montana Drug Bill
State Sen. Jean Turnage charged that someone in the House edited House Bill 586 to strip criminal penalties from transporting marijuana between dealers. The bill, aimed at stiff penalties for possession with intent to sell, was weakened by amendments removing a minimum prison term, and the committee deferred action.
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Helena
Jean Turnage
R-Polson
House
Turnage
Senate Judiciary Committee
Betty Babcock
R-Helena
Babcock
Butte school delays push Margaret Leary opening
Trustees learned at the March meeting that the Margaret Leary School will not be ready for occupancy this school year. Interior completion is six weeks away and exterior work will extend to July. Delays are blamed on late or damaged building supplies and contractor timing.
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Margaret Leary
Bill Milligan
Forrest Wilson
Wilson
Bentley and
O’connell Construction
Butte
Butte Plumbing and Heating
Midland School
Mansfield Sees End of Era in U S Asia Policy
Senator Mansfield, turning 72, argues a shift from Asian mainland focus to Pacific power. He cites Cambodia’s agony and his call for ending U.S. support for Lon Nol while engaging Norodom Sihanouk, reflecting decades shaping U.S. involvement in Asia. He positions himself as a bridge between Asian power and Pacific power concepts.
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Washington
Asia
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
China
Cambodia
Senate
United States
Lon Nol
Norodon Sihanouk
State Department
Pacific
Montana
Nanking
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Bitterroot Valley
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Montana Power Co
Romney
Donald R. Foster
Lewistown
Standard State Bureau
The
New York Times
Judiciary Committee
Mike Babcock
Standard
Mike
University of Montana
Executive Branch
Mike Page
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