Work-comp trial delayed as high court takes case
The Workmen's Compensation Division trial in Great Falls was postponed on Monday as Montana Supreme Court readiness to decide all issues prompts District Court Judge Gordon R. Bennett to defer proceedings. A jury waited to hear testimony in a dispute over a $5,400 compensation claim between Workmen's Comp officials and attorney L.R. Bretz.
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Mound DY Seas Assistamns
Robert L Woodahl
Bennett
Woodahl
Great Falls
L.R. Bretz
Supreme Court
Biets
Cane
High Court
WCC
Lewis and Clark County
Tornado devastates Atlanta hitting governor mansion
A northwest Atlanta tornado killed three, injured many, and destroyed the roof and front columns of the Georgia governor’s mansion. Gov. George Busbee and family escaped harm as a federal disaster aid request and state of emergency followed, with 200 state troopers deployed to curb looting.
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Atlanta
Georgia
George Busbee
Jeff
Busbee
Unemployment claims drop in Butte amid perplexing totals
Butte reports a drop of 38 unemployed last week with 1,597 total jobless, including 1,121 on regular benefits and 249 on extended benefits. Sullivan cites inability to explain the remaining 36, suggesting they may have left town as rescue workers combed through storm damage and a tornado wrecked a US mail terminal.
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Butte
Jack Sullivan
Employment Office
Sullivan
Montana House upholds veto on meat processor standards bill
The Montana House rejected an override of Gov. Thomas L. Judge's veto on a bill exempting wild game meat processors from meeting state meat market standards. The failed motion to override passed 46 to 44, marking the governor's first veto of the session. Senate support earlier that week fell short by one vote to take effect without the governor's signature.
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Helena
Montana
Thomas L. Judge
Werner J. Bertelsen
Rovando
Senate
Morton proposes temporary federal subsidy for electric utilities
Secretary Rogers Morton, head of the Energy Policy Council, proposed that the federal government subsidize the electric power industry on a temporary basis. He outlined loan guarantees, tax changes, rebates on oil taxes and import fees, and cash rebates of uninsued investment tax credits as options and urged early action. He stressed any federal involvement should be limited in time and scope to avoid intrusion or a takeover.
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Seme
Rogers C. B
Morton
Ford
Energy Policy Council
Southeastern Electric Exchange
Boca Raton
Fla
Senators Expand Pay Bill After Senate Floor Debate
In Helena the Senate narrowly approved a bill to raise legislator pay after floor debate. The measure passed 4-22 as Sen. Mehrens and Sen. Foster switched from no to aye with Majority Leader Lynch moving to reopen debate. The bill would lift per diem and interim pay provisions, though House and committee edits trimmed amounts from 60 to 10 dollars and modified daily rates.
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Lynch
Senate
House
Senate State Administration Committee
Sen
Pat Regan
D-Billings
Conferees Chance Tax Cut In Tentative Senate Plan
Washington AP reports Senate House conferees spent eight hours Monday seeking a compromise tax cut bill. Floyd Haskell said the group tentatively agreed on a Senate tax refund for the poor, up to 400 dollars for families under 8,000 dollars income, effectively refunding Social Security taxes. Al Ullman opposed opening the meeting to reporters, citing urgency.
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Washington (Ap
Senate House
Floyd Haskell
D-Cole
Senate
Senators Seek Two Year Delay in Vocational Ed Overhaul
Helena The Senate Education Committee on Monday backed a two year delay to overhaul Montana vocational education. It rejected two House bill versions but urged the State Board of Public Education to propose changes within the delay and asked the legislative council to study the issue. Senator Chet Blaylock urged a self run system if deadlines slip. Representative Jack Gunderson plans to push on the Senate floor to overturn the panel.
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Helena
Senate Education Committee
State Board of Public Education
Legislative Council
Aeimem Bey
Chet Blaylock
D-Laurel
Jack Gundderson
D-Power
Senate
Senate Committee
Montana House to appoint censure committee today
At the request of Minority Whip Robert L Marks the Montana House authorized the immediate appointment of a special committee to probe censure of three Republican reps Oscar Kvaalen Elmer Schue and Robert J Harper over allegedly misleading political ads before the November election An eight member panel was to be named by Speaker Pat McKittrick Other actions included disposing of a 100000 audit of 1972 campaign finances and killing a plan for a citizen ombudsman in a 68 20 and 69 11 vote respectively
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Marks
Oscar
Kvaalen
Rambert
Elmer Schue
White Sulphur Springs
Helena
Missoula
John B. Driscoll
D-Hamilton
Robert J. Harper
D-Butte
James Moore
D-halispell
Judiciary Counse
Driscoll
Beay
Pat McKittrick
Great Falls
House
Aspirin May Worsen Cold Spread, Chicago Study Finds
Researchers from the Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine at the University of Illinois report that aspirin used to relieve cold symptoms unexpectedly increased nasal viral shedding. In a study of 48 healthy medical students, those given aspirin may have become more contagious, challenging the traditional guidance on aspirin for symptomatic relief during viral infections.
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Chicago
Journal of the American
Medica Nsovesauu
Edith Stanley
George Jackson
Charoen Panusari
Mary Rubenis
Victor Birda
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
University of Ilinois
University of Illinois
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