Tenerife air disaster near head on crash kills hundreds
In dense fog two charter 747s collided at Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport locking a half mile of wreckage. 576 dead, 58 survivors, 11 seriously injured. Pan Am from Los Angeles and KLM from the Netherlands. Officials probe possible takeoff permission errors and miscommunication.
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Arca Board to Meet in Butte May 23
The 16 member Atlantic Richfield Co. board will meet in Butte likely at Fairmont Hot Springs on May 23. An Anaconda Co. spokesman says arrangements are not final. Anderson may hold a Montana press conference during his visit.
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Oscars Honor Finch Dunaway as Best Actor and Actress
In Los Angeles at the 49th Academy Awards Peter Finch posthumously wins best actor for Network and Faye Dunaway takes best actress for the same film. Rocky wins best picture and best director honors, while Beatrice Straight earns a supporting award and Robert Robards praises Bradlee.
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Insurance firms Brace for Lawsuits After 747 Collision
Insurers anticipate a major legal battle over Pan American World Airways 747 losses with totals possibly reaching hundreds of millions. Montreal Convention limits and varying claims push lawyers to aggressive negotiations as parties seek larger settlements amid past jet disasters.
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Montana House weighs replacing property tax with income tax
The Montana House tentatively approved bills to replace housing property taxes with an income tax and to rewrite MELDA to create workable land use controls. Rep Ann Mary Dussault and Sen R D Watt champion HB3, while Rep H G Fagg pushed MELDA reforms. votes were tight before page 12.
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Montana Fisheries Nominee Back Before Committee
Gov. Tom Judge's pick for Montana Fish and Game head, Robert Wambach, faced a committee setback as Sen. George Roskie moved to refer the nomination back to the State Administration Committee. The 6-2 vote to send it to the Senate floor was reversed amid concerns over a recent Missoula soil conservation speech.
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Senate plan would limit hike in property tax bills
Montana senators approved amendments to limit tax bill increases from statewide reassessments. A sliding scale lowers effective rates as valuations rise, capping local tax base increases to 10 percent. For a $20 000 home at 250 mills, taxes would rise to 613.05 at 22 percent valuation gain, or fall to 541 if values stay flat.
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Local Area News Capsule Highlights
Judge Olsen presents amended order as vital statistics and obituaries dominate Area pages. Unopposed candidates fill most races with school board views shared. Ann Landers survey results accompany sports boosts as Orediggers add three gridders and Wheatgrowers schedule reads. Teens face acne issues beyond pimples.
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Gold slides from week high on softening demand
Gold fell about four dollars to 149.70 an ounce in London after Friday’s 18 month peak near 153.62. Zurich prices followed, as markets stayed quiet with the dollar easing against major currencies. The US posted a record merchandise trade deficit of 1.87 billion dollars, dampening sentiment. In London and Zurich, gold retreats after a strong Friday run, while the pound trades near 1.7189 dollars ahead of Callaghan’s budget.
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Montana Power says gas supplies secure through late 1960s
William Coldiron refutes an Associated Press report and says Montana Power has a temporary natural gas surplus and can meet all residential and commercial needs until the late 1960s. He notes industrial customers could face limits in the 1990s without new reserves.
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Postal Commission Backs Ending Saturday Mail Delivery
A seven member federal panel votes 5 to 2 to end Saturday delivery to save about 400 million dollars yearly. It also backs raising subsidies to 10 percent of the prior year budget while postage would rise from 13 to 22 cents by 1985. Congress reaction may be cool.
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