Mayaguez Rescue Ends as Crew Is Saved
Cambodian forces seized the American freighter S S Mayaguez and the crew of 39, prompting U S Marines to retake the ship near Koh Tang. President Ford announced the crew was rescued and unharmed as U S air and ground actions continued against Cambodian targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cambodia
U.S
Ford
Koh Tang
People’s Republic of China
White House
Gulf of Thailand
S. S. Mayaguez
Tinued
Congress
United States
Mayaguez
Kent
Laos student mob ransacks U S office in Savannakhet
A student mob in Savannakhet ransacked the U S Agency for International Development office and captured three staff members amid protests over high prices and U S presence. U S Charge dAffaires Chapman filed a protest as officials planned investigations and embassy staff reductions in Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Savannakhet
U.S
Mekong River
Agency For International Development
Christian A. Chapman
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
PSC notes energy surplus from Pacific Northwest transfer
Public Service Commission chairman Gordon Bollinger says about two billion kilowatt hours of surplus hydroelectric power moved from the Pacific Northwest to the Southwest this year. He notes the transfer, aided by heavy precipitation, supports opposing additional Colstrip steam plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hutchinson
Standard State Bureau
Helena
Bollinger
Colstrip
Public Service Commission
Montana Power Co
Pacific Northwest
Montana
County to Get 3.5 Million From Anaconda Co Taxes
Silver Bow County will receive about 3.5 million dollars from a 15.79 million dollar taxable valuation of Anaconda Co net proceeds tax for 1975. County Assessor George McGrath announced the estimate noting the figure is higher than last year and based on 220 mills for the current year with the mill levy likely rising for the new budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Anaconda Co
George McGrath
M Day celebration at Montana Tech includes blasts and campus cleanup
M Day at Montana Tech featured five blasts of dynamite and ammonium nitrate at 8 a.m. Area improvements followed with grass planting by students and a truck donation from Anaconda Co. Cleanup, weather shifts, and playful mud activities accompanied the events, while a pre-trial kangaroo court awarded Frank Kondelis a silver screw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raucus
Montana Tech
Union
World Museum of
Anaconda Co
Butte
Nature
Frank Kondelis
Tech Food Services
Ford to Build White House Pool for Health Use
The New York Times reports President Ford plans a private funded pool at the White House. The rectangular pool, 22 feet by 54.83 feet, will cost about 52,417 dollars with a 1000 dollar per person cap and be ready by July 1. It will be heat equipped and convertible to a skating rink in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Ford
Senate
House
Congressional
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Virginia
William Lukash
Montana group seeks limit on state tax spending
Walter Anderson of the Montana Taxpayers Association promotes a proposed spending cap for the general fund. The plan would restrict how much the legislature can raise general fund spending each biennium and require voter approval to exceed the limit. If feasible, a 1976 ballot proposal could be pushed by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Taxpayers Association
Walter Anderson
Citizens Watchdog Organization
Butte Kiwanis
Washington
Anderson
Taxpayers Association
Tion
Montana hires new air quality chief in Helena
Michael Roach of Oregon was appointed to head Montana's air quality bureau at the Health Department with a salary of 16 996 yearly. He replaces Donald Holtz who left in December for California. Roach resigned as director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Air Pollution Authority amid criticism from some board members after a 1500 fine for illegal clearing related to highway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Associated Press
Roach
Air Pollution Authority
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fighting Marines
China
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Cliff Moore
PSC
Bonneville Power Administration
Pacific Southwest
Southwest
The
New York Times
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carson
Roach Roach
Congen Sipe University
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!