Loggers press Montana on Metcalf wilderness bill opposition
About 35 representatives from Montana wood products urged Gov. Thomas L. Judge to defeat Sen. Lee Metcalf's S393 which would require five years of Forest Service study in ten back-country areas. Industry speakers warned wilderness designations could shutter mills, cost jobs, and erode timber resources, urging action to protect local mills and workers.
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Judge
Missoula
Northwestern Wood Products Association
Metcalf
Forest Service
Montana
Senate
West Pioneer
Beaverhead National Forest
Royce Satterlee
Dillon
Columbia Falls
Charles Welch
Libby
Senate sends $5.3 billion job bill to Ford for signature
The Senate approved a $5.3 billion emergency appropriations package to create about 900,000 jobs through direct public service work and expanded public works. Republicans expect President Ford to veto, as the bill exceeds administration estimates by $2.7 billion. Democratic leaders trimmed several totals to gain approval.
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Washington
Senate
Ford
House
Butte judge rules draft must apply to women too
Federal judge in Montana ruled the Selective Service is sex based and unconstitutional. Judge W D Murray held the draft laws burden men and deny women equal protection, striking down gender-based classifications and affecting registration and induction duties. Reiser, indicted for draft evasion, argued against male-only service.
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W.D. Murray
Murray
Zens
Bozeman
Reiser
James
Goetz
Montana State University
New amnesty bill proposed amid Indochina war opposition
Washington AP reports a House subcommittee considered a bill offering blanket amnesty to violators who sign a certificate stating their misconduct stemmed from disapproval of U S involvement in Indochina. It would cover servicemen who followed orders that could have led to death, draft resisters, and deserters.
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Washington
House
United States
Indochina
Railroad bill grants $800 million to hire workers
The Senate approved an $800 million program to put about 40,000 unemployed Americans to work on railroad maintenance and repair. The measure passed 67 to 10 and moves to the House for authorization of grants to states railroads and local authorities.
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Washington
Senate
House
Montana Board orders clean air permits for Colstrip Units 3 and 4
Montana Power Co and four other utilities must apply for Clean Air Act construction permits for Colstrip Units 3 and 4. The board held that Utility Siting Act certificates are not Clean Air Act permits and joint hearings may be pursued to save costs. The involved parties include Montana Power Puget Sound Power Portland General Electric Washington Water Power and Pacific Power and Light.
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Mont
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Board of Health
Montana Power Co
Northwest
Board of Natural Resources
Natural Resources Agency
Colstrip
Board of Parently
Boards of Natural Resources and Health
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Health Department
Environmental Sciences Division
John Bartlett
Whitefish
C.W. Leaphart Jr
Ward Shanahan
Montana Power
Leo Graybill Jr
Northern Plains Resource Council
Puget Sound Power and Light
Portland General Electric
Washington Water Power
Pacific Power and Light
Mayaguez raid probe ordered by President Ford
Ford ordered a full inquiry into the failure to warn U S merchant vessels about hostile warships in the Gulf of Siam after CIA knowledge of Cambodian gunboats against South Korean and Panamanian ships prior to Mayaguez seizure. Senator Church said information was not relayed to merchants. The U S will not be harassed and a general embargo was declared. Page 14.
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Ford
Gulf of Thailand
Ron Nessen
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Mayaguez
Gulf of Siam
Nelsen
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Select Committee
Tice
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Americans held in Laos urge ministers for release
Three U S AID employees detained in Savannakhet appeal to the U S Embassy to send top coalition ministers to negotiate their release. They have been under loose house arrest and say the longer the delay, the tenser the situation becomes. The group includes Sanford Stone and two others with their families.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Agency For International Development
Oie
Sanford Stone
Savannakhet
Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
Daniel P. Ster
Columbus
Ind
Charles R. Pearcy
Salem
W. Va
Air Force
Health Board approves ASARCO pollution plan in East Helena
The State Board of Health approved a final air pollution emission control plan for ASARCO in East Helena, sending it to Governor Judge and then EPA for final action. An EPA lawyer did not oppose the plan, and changes to final testing procedures were adopted. ASARCO seeks $45 million revenue bonds to finance pollution controls.
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Helena
State Board of Health
American Smelting and Refining Co
Asarco
East Helena
Tom Judge
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Denver
Eugene Megyesy
Board of Health
Lewis and Clark County
Woman Climbs Everest First Time Junko Tabei Reaches Summit
In Kathmandu the Nepalese Foreign Ministry announced that Junko Tabei, 35, of Saitama Japan, became the first woman to conquer Mount Everest. She reached the 29,028 foot summit at 12 30 p m local time. Weather outlook predicts 60 35.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Junko Tabei
Saitama Prefecture
Japan
For Sale: Montana Center Could Become New Use in Twin Bridges
The Montana Children’s Center in Twin Bridges faces closure July 1 with 80 jobs at stake. A local committee led by Marie McAlear seeks buyers or lessees and explores options from veterinary school to veterans retirement home. State officials and residents tour the center as they discuss potential alternate uses and long term plans.
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Twin Bridges
Mike Billings
Governor’s Office
Larry D’arcy
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