Montana House debates keno outlaw plan after Senate pass
Montana lawmakers clash as a House Taxation Committee approves a measure to outlaw keno by July 1 1979 with a two year extension option debated. Senators and advocates argue over legality oversight while critics call the move a copout.
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Helena
Montana
House
House Taxation Committee
Dan Harrington
D-Butte
Bob Brown
Whitefish
Senate
Madison County profits ad urged by gypsies
A compact local item warns readers about profits tied to a gypsy scheme in Madison County and urges prompt contact for tax assistance. The entry appears among brief notices and page references including obituaries and schedules.
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Madison County
Canary Islands Crash Blame Points to Taxiing Dutch Jet
Dutch KLM jet failed to hold position on fogbound Tenerife runway colliding with Pan American 747. Spanish Dutch and American investigators review control tower tape showing Dutch pilot ignored clear hold instruction. All 248 on the KLM plane died. Pan American carried 380 passengers and 16 crew. 58 survivors later evacuated to Las Palmas.
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Pan American
Los Angeles
KLM
Linares
Los Rodeos
Col
U.S. Air Force
Las Palmas
United Crash Page
Snowmobile ban plan sparks rights concerns in Montana
Snowmobile users oppose a proposed executive order and federal policy that could close public lands to off road vehicles. Montana figures note 30 percent federal ownership while advocates warn closures would delay access and burden recreation, urging lands remain open unless area-specific reasons exist.
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Helena
Carter
Interior
Cecil Andrus
Senate
Gordon McOmber
Dfairfield
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Montana
Hoovestel
Butte Fliers Recount 1950 Plane Crash Memories
In 1950 a Northwest flight from Chicago crashed near the Continental Divide with 22 aboard. The Butte community searched through heavy snow after an 8 10 a.m. radio call and a vanishing plane. Rescue teams found wreckage and identified victims amid a harsh, stormy scene.
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Canary Islands
Northwest
Chicago
Continental Divide
Butte Municipal
Whitehall
Cabbie Fired Over 20 Cent Fare Dispute
Philadelphia taxi driver John Carangi fired after 16 years by Yellow Cab for allegedly cheating 20 cents. He searched four days for a passenger who could confirm his innocence as the firm waits for a decision on reinstatement and back pay.
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Philadelphia
John Carangi
Yellow Cab Co
Carangi
Yellow Cab
W. A. Sawyer
Veterans Administration Hospital
D. E. Gaddie
Montana blizzard conditions close roads and schools
Strong north winds whip eastern Montana with heavy snow and drifts. Havre reports 28 inches since Sunday, Great Falls 14, roads blocked and many schools closed as drifting closes routes from Hingham to Chinook and Havre to Box Elder.
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Helena
Montana
Rocky Mountains
National Weather Service
Havre
Great Falls
Anaconda
Dillon
Hingham
Chinook
U.S. 91
Conrad
Shelby
Box Elder
Canadian
Famous chili stirs Washington politics at cook-off
Washington diplomats judge the Congressional Club chili contest with ambassadors from Iran and US lawmakers tasting Texas and beans varieties. Winners include Rep. Jim Wright and Rep. J. J. Pickle tied for first, with Rep. John Rhodes and Jack Brooks high among others.
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Washington
Texas
Arizona
Jim Wright
J. J
Jake) Pickle
Johnson Lyndon
Ardeshir Zahedi
Iran
Congressional Club
House
Ory
John Rhodes
R-Ariz
Jack Brooks
D-Texas
Barry Goldwater
John Tower
R-Tex
Corinne Boggs
D-La
Kika de la Garza
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
John Rousselot
Lionel van Deerlin
New Traffic Citation Form Used by Butte Police
Butte police Tuesday began using a new traffic citation form asking for driver sex height weight date of birth and employer. Officials say the data is required to meet a new state law and not an invasion of privacy. People must still pay tickets within seven days.
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Butte
Safety caps on aspirin save children's lives
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says safety caps reduced aspirin poisonings. In 1972 forty six children died from aspirin poisoning, but by 1975 the number fell. Federal law since 1973 requires child accessible packaging, and other products were added to the law, cutting overall child poisonings by forty seven percent.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
United States
Commission
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Oscar
New York Times
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Royal Dutch Airlines
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