USS Butte sails the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean
The USS Butte, an ammunition ship commissioned in 1968, serves with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Cmdr. Leonard Young leads a crew of 18 officers and 350 enlisted. the ship measures 564 feet and displaces 19 000 tons with four dual purpose gun mounts and two H-46 Sea Knight helicopters.
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Navy
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Sixth Fleet
Boston Naval
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Young
James Scott
Forrestal
Panama Canal
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Subic Bay
Philippines
China
Ford sends Marines to Thailand in show of force
President Ford held a National Security Council session late Tuesday and met again mid morning as U S forces prepared. The Mayaguez and Cambodia incident prompted aviation and naval activity with F 4 Phantoms and A7 bombers in the Gulf of Thailand.
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Thailand
Washington
U.S
National Security Council
Cambodia
Henry A. Kissinger
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
CIA
William E. Colby
Pentagon
Navy
Wiretap scandal ties Ma Bell to police actions
The report cites more than 20 Southwestern Bell employees aiding Houston police in about 1000 illegal wiretaps. Chief Lynn testified that taps began with good intent but spiraled as low ranking officers ordered them. He noted coercion in some information gathering and that the program damaged officers’ lives.
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Austin
Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Houston
Bell
Lynn
State Senate Subcommittee For Consumer Affairs
Local GOP Leaders Named for Helena State Convention
Helen McGregor heads the Silver Bow County Republican Central Committee and will join local representatives at the state convention in Helena on June 13 14. The Silver Bow Local Government Study Commission elected its chairman Tuesday 1975 76 slate includes Maloney as county vice chair Maxine Smitham as state committeewoman Earl Japa as state committeeman James Poore III as committeeman Joyce Wilkins as secretary and Matt Christy as treasurer.
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Helen McGregor
Silver Bow
Milwaukee Road proposes four-system rail merger plan
Milwaukee Road president William J. Quinn outlined a plan at the railroad's annual meeting to fuse midwestern and western lines into four core systems. He suggested pairing Burlington Northern with Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific with Chicago & North Western, Santa Fe with part of Rock Island, and Southern Pacific with the remaining Rock Island, inviting others to join related networks.
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Chicago
Midwestern and Western
Congress
Milwaukee Road
Burlington Northern
Union Pacific
Chicago & North Western
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
William J. Quinn
Quinn
Mississippi River
Midwest
Lawmakers clash over Quilici conflict of interest claim
Rep. Joe Quilici defends his role as chairman of the watchdog committee amid a consumer group resolution urging his resignation from a utility rate case panel. The bid to oust Quilici followed accusations of conflict of interest tied to a Montana Power contract. state and union leaders voice support and objections as resolutions proceed.
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Joe Quilici
D-Butte
Quilici
Bob Harper
Consumer Committee
Clyde Jarvis
Montana Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Montana Aflcio
State Bureau
Peener
Jarvis
Hunt
Harper
Montana Power Co
Atty
Robert Woodahl
Montana Power
Public Service Commission
Farm bill veto stands
Washington AP reports the House failed to override President Ford's veto of a one year emergency farm bill by 245 to 182. The measure would cost $1.83 billion in FY 1976 and raise food prices with possible production controls, while critics warn of increased non essential spending and higher deficits. AFL-CIO and National Milk Federation backed supporters asserting needed price supports for grains and dairy.
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Washington
House
Ford
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Congress
Afl-Cio
National Milk Federation
Viking feast in Denmark uses 1000 year old recipes
In Aarhus a Viking feast served six authentic courses from a reconstructed Viking house at the Museum of Prehistory. Historian Egon Hansen oversaw prep, cooking for a month, as 24 tour officials sampled stockfish bread salted herring lamb pork pigeon and cheeses with a strong beer. The event drew potential ideas for a tourist draw and pricing of 30 to 40 dollars per plate.
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Aarhus
Denmark
Egon Hansen
Hansen
Farm campaign urged dirt mail to protest farm bill veto
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union leader urged farmers to mail a teaspoon of dirt to Congress and President Ford after the Emergency Farm Bill was vetoed and the House failed to override. The bill would have raised price supports for grains and dairy, while critics warned of higher food prices.
Mattix to compete in Special Olympics events
In Billings a photo features Tim Mattix, son of Mr and Mrs Phil Mattix of Butte, holding a torch ahead of his participation in the Special Olympics events scheduled Friday and Saturday. Another picture appears on Page 11.
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Billings
Tim Mattix
Phil Mattix
Butte
Cliff Moore
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