Regents Open Door to Western Montana College Upgrade
Montana University System regents signaled Western Montana College Dillon could become a University of Montana extension. A review of teacher training programs due in spring will influence whether Western gains UM integration and potential interim leadership at other campuses. The meeting set authority language for Pettit and discussed future presidential appointments and budget actions.
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Pettit
Western
Dillon
Jeffrey B. Morrison
Helena
Board of Regents
Reagan and Carter win in North Carolina primaries
Ronald Reagan defeats Ford in the North Carolina Republican primary with 52 percent as Ford concedes. Jimmy Carter wins the Democratic primary with 54 percent over Wallace and four others. With 99 percent of precincts counted Reagan earns 28 delegates, Ford 25, and uncommitted delegates total 3.
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Raleigh
N.C
Ronald Reagan
North Carolina
White House
Ford Ford
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George C. Wallace
Ford
Carter
Wallace
LaCrosse
Wis
Los Angeles
California
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Helena Bank Robbery Suspects Face Federal Charge
Helena native John A. Borgen 21 appeared before U S Magistrate George Richardson in Butte on a bank robbery charge with a 20000 dollar bail set and attorney Joe Engle named. Another suspect Es meee 19 was arrested in Wolf Point and charged with participation. A separate note threat was given to Capitol Hill Shopping Center staff and referred to a bank employee. A separate District of Columbia voting rights measure failed in the House 229 to 181. The note threat and robbery cases stem from local incidents in Helena and Capitol Hill.
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Helena
John A. Borgen
U.S
George Richardson
Butte
Richardson
Joe Engle
Borgen
Silver Bow
Bank
Bailey
Capitol Hill
Thomas Draken
Montana-Idaho
FBI
Washington
House
Congress
District of Columbia
Walter E. Fauntroy
District
Senate
Military coup topples Peron
Buenos Aires reports a three officer junta replacing President Isabel Peron as tanks and troops mobilize nationwide. An official declaration was anticipated as Mrs Peron remained in government buildings amid pressure to resign.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
la Plata
Victorio Calabro
Radical Civic Union
Peronist Party Council
Peronists
Peron
Kamikaze act targets Lockheed lobbyist's Tokyo home
Mitsuyasu Maeno, 29, a soft porn star wearing a Kamikaze uniform, crashed a light plane into Yoshio Kodama's mansion in Tokyo, killing himself but sparing Kodama and 11 others. Police say he aimed to imitate wartime suicide attacks amid a Lockheed payoffs scandal.
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Tokyo
Yoshio Kodama
Lockheed
Mitsuyasu Maeno
Maeno
Kodama
Japan
Kiyoshi Yagi
Taiyo Flying Club
Chofu
the Emperor
Flying Club
Setagaya
Kudama
Easter vacation influx swells Daytona Beach crowds
Daytona Beach police report up to 150,000 students have arrived with Easter crowds expected to reach 500,000. Police chief Robert Palmer says officers work 12 hour shifts and note a record 856 arrests since Friday largely for drinking on beaches and streets, with no major violence unlike last spring. Fort Lauderdale cites about 50,000 vacationing youths in the area and a few arrests for on beach and street drinking.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Florida
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Fort Lauderdale
Tom Brophy
British war hero Monty dies at 88 in England
Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery known as Monty died at his home in Islington England at age 88. The Defense Ministry announced the death and said a funeral would be held at Windward?
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Monty
Isington
England
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Defense Ministry
Pettit plan shocks Western with Dillon merger proposal
Montana higher education chief Lawrence Pettit proposes a plan to merge Dillon's college with the University of Montana at Missoula. Dillon President James Short reacts with surprise and fear for the institution's identity while UM President Richard Bowers says he will do homework before commenting. Regent Jeff Morrison notes potential program shifts, including two year options at Western and teacher training realignments. The plan’s fate depends on legislative action and impact on students. The article also notes wind and snow in the forecast.
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Montana State University of Bozeman
MSU
School of Nursing
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula
Arthur Anderson Co
UM Law School
Law
American Bar Association
Law School
Robert Sullivan
Helena
Western Montana College
James Short
Dillon School
University of Montana At
Mary Pace
Bozeman
Pettit
Western
Morrison
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Western University of Montana
Regents
Commissioner of Higher Education
Board of
Ted James
Great Falls
Eastern Montana College
Stanley J. Heywood
Billings
Heywood
James E Short
Fident
Lyndon B. Johnson
Wisconsin
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
D.C
Sweeaten
Stecor
Porno Star
Lockheed Figure
Michigan
Lansing
Capitol
PBB
Unifax
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