Hagel seeks compromise on promotions in Butte
Sheriff Pat Hagel signals a compromise with the Butte-Silver Bow commissioners over authority to promote officers. He will abide by an ordinance, promotes four city officers, and had already promoted eight county officers. Hagel defends his unified department and dismisses drug-claims as blown out of proportion.
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Council of Commissioners
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Charles Matule
Ray Flick
Gary Winston
Barbara Bellandi
Ray Russell
John Lucich
Sable
Lucich
Butte
Anaconda
Unified
Dale Dart
Dart
Bigfoot
Great Barrington
Mass
Larry Newey
Mother Nature
Jim Fogarty
Governor outlines voluntary energy cuts as drought tightens Montana
Governor Judge said Friday will detail water and power conservation measures. He plans voluntary cutbacks first and hints at mandatory curtailments if drought worsens. He noted a four-state Bonneville pact to share available power and criticized an energy image ad as inappropriate during the crisis.
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Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Bonneville Power Administration
Judge
Sioux Falls
S.D
Old West Regional Commission
Seattle
Divorce as American lifestyle reshapes family in Newhouse panel
Newhouse News Service reports a discussion by social scientists at an American Orthopsychiatric Association meeting noting 40 percent of marriages end in divorce. Anthropologist Norman Ashcroft says divorce is routine and reflects society shifting from family to work and careers as emotional focus. He argues nuclear families are less viable as corporate life dominates daily life.
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Newhouse
New York
Norman Ashcroft
American
Orthopsychiatric Association
Ashcroft
General Motors
City and state pensions face funding squeeze under Carter plan
Washington economists warn that if Congress adopts President Carter's push to tax Social Security payrolls more, states counties and cities may lose funding and must raise taxes or withdraw from the system. Officials note many local systems rely on Social Security and higher federal payments could strain municipal finances. New York City's 1976 withdrawal plans are cited as a pressure tactic and a study suggests staying in may be cheaper.
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Congress
Carter
Salvation Army
New York City
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Nixon outlines foreign policy in second TV interview
In a televised talk with David Frost, Nixon portrays Brezhnev as a steady adversary and argues for detente with the Soviet Union and opening relations with China. He criticizes Khrushchev’s impulsiveness and recalls U.S. strategy on Cambodia and Kent State amid domestic upheaval.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
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Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Soviet Union
David Frost
Henry Kissinger
China
Carter
Russia
U.S
Cambodia
Kissinger
Kent State
Lot
Teachers Union Expands Strike Committee in Butte
The Butte Teachers Union executive board authorized formation of a strike committee to manage strike logistics. A next year's contract negotiation with the Butte school board is set for Thursday at 8 p.m. in the School Administration Building. The dispute centers on a defined workday not currently in the contract.
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Butte Teachers Union
Butte School Board
N. Montana
Jim Rosa
Rosa
Three Silver Bow County commissioners reflect on brief term
Three Butte residents Pat Kenney Milt Popovich and Patsy Johnston were appointed in November to fill vacancies on Silver Bow County government Their five month service ended when the county unified with Butte on May 2 They say they would not hesitate to accept the appointment again and describe their tenure as valuable faces from the county commission arena
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Pat Kenney
Milt Popovich
Patsy Johnston
Montana
Kenney
Board of Commissioners
Ing City Bank
Edible Art Exhibition dazzles Chicago crowd and judges
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago hosts the first Culinary Art Exhibition of Edible Sculpture with works like a Tutankhamun mummy of meat and a cheesecake Volkswagen. Judge Sherry Smith notes bold creativity while participants dig in after judging. Nancy Brown wears a palm tree and banana torso sculpture weighing about 50 pounds. Two sculptures tie for top honors.
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King Tut
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Beach View
Red Sea
Volkswagen
Nancy Brown
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