Butte council votes to relocate central business district
The Butte City Council upheld last month’s vote to relocate the central business district and authorize seeking relocation funds. Alderman Ray Driscoll flipped his stance, joining opponents in calling for reconsideration. several supporters, including Save the Central Business District members, left after the vote. A site committee was proposed to evaluate five areas plus 81 acres in Stodden Park, with concerns over the golf course and park preservation.
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Butte
Ray Driscoll
Bob Schulte
John Haller
Bob Lee
Terry Kelly
Charles Abraham
Chris Carroll
Pete Oren
William Robinson
Rick Griffith
Dan Rosa
Claude Pettibone
Phil Paull
John
Franey
Uptown
Save the
Central Business District
Jim Murphy
Stodden Park
Carroll
Murphy
Vising
Model City
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Oren
Butte Forward
Batnampree
Wi Hant
Mike Micone
Ford Regroups as Reagan Gains in GOP Nomination Race
Ford seeks strategy to slow Reagan after four straight primary losses. Advisers urge emphasis on administration wins and avoid Canal and defense attacks. Reagan sweeps Georgia and Alabama for delegate gains, wins Texas and Indiana, moving ahead 360 to 292 with 329 uncommitted. nomination target 1,130. Carter shows limited GOP contest impact.
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Ronald Reagan
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Panama Canal
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Georgia
Alabama
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Texas
Five charged after AIM leader Russell Means shot
Five charged after a gun attack near Wagner on the Indian reservation left AIM leader Russell Means and fellow AIM member John Thomas wounded. Michael Weston and James Weddell, both 18 and 19 from Wagner, SD, face attempted murder charges. Gerald Black Elk, Terry Provost, and an unnamed juvenile charged as accessories. Means and Thomas underwent surgery in Yankton.
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Sioux City
Iowa
American Indian Movement
Russell Means
FBI
Michael Weston
James Weddell
Wagner, S.D
Means
AIM
John Thomas
Wagner
Gerald Black Elk
Terry Provost
U.S
Sixon Falls
S.D
Sioux Falls
Eaer Auieesa
Thomas
Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton
S.C
Ron Morton
Beirut Calm Amid Cease fire Standoff In Civil Strife
Reports from Beirut describe a temporary quiet after a week of heavy fighting as PLA troops form a buffer zone between Christian and Moslem districts. Casualty figures rise while talks on political reforms and a delayed presidential election unfold amid tense security conditions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestinian Liberation Army
PLA
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Nationwide recall over rodent contamination hits cookies and juice
The FDA announced recalls of 1 450 cases of grapefruit juice and 20 875 cases of cookies and graham crackers due to rodent hairs and filth. Brands include A P Aunt Nellies Garden Charm Golden Isle Hyde Park and Libby’s among many others.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Sykes Pasco Packing Co
Dade City
Fla
Bremner Biscuit Co
Louisville
Quiet revolution changes care for Montana handicapped
Standard State Bureau in Helena reports a broad reform movement reshaping care for the disabled in Montana. Officials say court rulings grant constitutional rights to treatment with dignity in less restrictive settings, though community attitudes and service costs remain uncertain and contested.
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Helena
Montana
Mattson
Senate backs detente with the Soviet Union amid nuclear strength pledge
The Senate approved a detente resolution by 86 to 7 endorsing renewed talks with the USSR anchored in a strong American military posture. It calls for Cuban troop removal from Africa and adherence to Vladivostok accord principles while urging continued strategic arms negotiations.
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Senate
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U.S
Africa
United States
California
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Casper quits shock treatment at Wyoming school
Casper says modified cattle prods used to control certain severely retarded students will be discontinued with parental permission and teacher testing. Superintendent Maurice Griffith defends the method as the best way to gain attention and notes limited use with four to five students. The A J Woods School serves 44 students aged five to 18. Scattered showers and cool weather forecast for Thursday and Friday.
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Casper, Wyo
Maurice Griffith
Griffith
A.J. Woods
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