Colstrip hearings end as 309th witness testifies
The last of more than 300 witnesses testified to wind up 104 days of hearings by two state boards on whether Montana Power and four Northwest utilities should build two 700 megawatt coal plants at Colstrip. Closings follow, with decisions by the Board of Natural Resources on need and environmental compatibility.
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Helena
Colstrip
Board of Natural Resources
Montana Power
Northwest
Board of Health
Carl Davis
Dillon
Lebanon crisis escalates as US weighs ceasefire move
Leftist Moslem and Palestinian guerrillas push toward Christian headquarters amid fierce house to house fighting near the Phalange. United Nations warns of dangers to international peace as Syria considered intervention. The United States moves a 6th Fleet task group and appoints L Dean Brown to seek a ceasefire while casualties rise.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
Inter
United States
L. Dean Brown
State Department
Washington
Brown
Mideast
South Viet
Phalange
Trustees' letter ties teacher contracts to mill levy vote
Butte school trustees warn non tenured teachers their contracts will not be renewed for 1976 77 until financial data enrollments and staffing are clarified. Board chair Jack Schara says the move is precautionary until revenue and levies are settled. If the mill levy passes fewer layoffs may be needed but timing remains uncertain.
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Butte
Forrest Wilson
Wilson
Jack Schara
Dist
Ivers
Butte Teachers Union
Schara
Towe to run for U.S. House seat in Montana
State Sen. Thomas E. Towe of Billings plans to announce Wednesday his candidacy for the U.S. House seat vacated by John Melcher. He cites fear of federal pre-emption of Montana laws and has served in the Montana House and Senate while criticizing Montana Power Co. over rate increases.
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Montana Power Co
MPC
Senate moves to require no fault car insurance nationwide
The Senate considered a bill to force states to adopt no fault auto insurance within four years. The measure sets federal standards, requires minimum medical and wage benefits, and bars most pain and suffering suits while preserving economic claim rights. Survivors in fatal crashes would receive prompt compensation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Transportation
Area Weather Outlook With Cooler Temperatures
Increasing cloudiness grips the area with cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Temperatures are forecast to reach 50 during the day and 28 at night, shaping a brisk weather pattern across the region.
Western welcomes first woman copilot
Valerie Petrie, 26, from Alton Illinois, Western Airlines first woman pilot, made her first scheduled flight on a Boeing 737 with a 20 minute stop in Butte en route to Salt Lake City. She has 2,000 flight hours and previously captained a DC-3.
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Valerie Petrie
Alton
Ill
Western Airlines
Valerie
Butte
Salt Lake City
Western Flight School
Clint Walker
Western
Air
Plane
Pilot
House okays easing of Hatch Act restrictions
The House passed a bill to let 2.8 million federal workers run for office and engage in partisan politics despite a promised veto. The measure would alter federal employee conduct, set working hours limits, and create a three member Board on Political Activities of Federal Employees to hear violations, with Senate action pending.
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Washington
House
Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court
Commission
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
White House
Senate
Semi
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
Internal Revenue Service
Armored truck hijacked in Montreal with million plus fled
Thieves armed with an antiaircraft machine gun hijacked a Brink's armored truck in Montreal's financial district. Police say four men blocked a lane and used sandbags to barricade a truck while driving away with the driver, later leaving one panel truck behind. Investigators expect the total stolen to be determined in coming days.
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Montreal
Brink's
Financial
Brinks
Royal Bank of Canada
St. James Street
Nun's Island
Uptown relocation plan met with limited opposition in Butte
More than 100 attended a Butte Forward meeting on moving the Central Business District. Jim Murphy said funding for a million dull relocation is unlikely and emphasized improving the uptown area is not realistic. He noted parking revenue declines and possible loss of Sears and Hennessy’s as risking business draw.
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Butte Forward
Jim Murphy
Hennessy’s
Sears
Murphy
Uptown
Montana
Washington, D.C
Anaconda Co
Butte
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