Butte Merchants Tighten Controls Against Price Tag Switchers
Four Butte store managers report refined price tickets and new marking methods cutting tag switching. Woolworth’s J E Evans and Skaggs Joe Blitch discuss enforcement and penalties, with Penney’s Russell Latimer noting a four part perforated gum label ticket and coding on clothing items to detect switches. The effort has reportedly eliminated about ninety percent of ticket switching.
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Woolworth’s
Joe Blitch
Skaggs
Jcpenney
Russell Latimer
Penney
Woolworth
Bat
Grey Foods
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Penney’s
Latimer
Rebels parade Dutch hostages in hijacked train incident
South Moluccan terrorists displayed three bound and blindfolded hostages on a Dutch village road on Wednesday night to show their control. The captives, unhurt, stood on tracks for 45 to 63 minutes before being pulled back into the hijacked train as two extremist groups, seeking independence for their Pacific homeland, carried out a second attack in two years.
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Justice Ministry
Mansfield Sworn U S Ambassador to Japan
Mike Mansfield, veteran Senate leader, was sworn in as U S ambassador to Japan in a ceremony near the Senate chamber. Vice President Mondale praised the move as key to close Japan relations, noting Mansfield’s Far East expertise and long service.
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Japan
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Mondale
Carter
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Montana Supreme Court weighs time clock dispute in Butte schools
The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments in a dispute between the Butte Teachers Union and the Butte school board over mandatory time clocks for teachers. The board contends management prerogatives govern workday rules, while the union cites a grievance-arbitration clause in the 1977-78 contract.
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Robinson
Supreme Court
Maurice Hennessey
Allen
Frank Haswell
CSU Vet Dean Tietz Named Next MSU President
William Tietz Jr., 50, dean of Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will succeed Dr. Carl McIntosh as president of Montana State University. He was the unanimous pick after screening 150 applicants. other finalists included D W Ellis of UNH and J W Jutlin of MSU.
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College of Letters and Science
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Regents back move of Montana Police Academy to Dillon
The Montana Board of Regents reaffirmed moving the police academy from Bozeman to Western Montana College in Dillon citing overcrowding at MSU. Attorney General Greely opposes the shift, claiming final authority lies with him, while regents cite a legal opinion that he lacks power to keep the academy at MSU. Advisory board members urged Bozeman, but fundings for MSU upgrades complicate the decision.
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Butte
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Gallatin County
John Onstad
Hill County
Ronald W. Smith
Smith
Nixon says he's suffered regret after resignation and trial
Former President Richard Nixon recounts feelings of unbearable life after resigning in disgrace. In a TV interview he discusses regret over not clearing his name via a trial, and explains his decision to avoid a pardon while facing alleged misconduct.
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Richard Nixon
David Frost
Nixon
National Archives
Six days span for teen bride at Homestead
Michele Smith 17 a South Dade High School student married Pvt Rickey Smith last Saturday died Monday and will be buried Thursday. The wedding notice and obituary appeared in the News Leader. A spokesman at Homestead Air Force Base said illness after the wedding may have been spinal meningitis.
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Michele Smith
Daily News Leader
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South Dade
Pvt
Rickey Smith
Homestead Air Force Base
So where we go over the weekend
A fragment summary notes weekend plans and local options as readers consider destinations and events for leisure. The piece appears with a column style prompt reflecting a travel inquiry among residents.
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High Court
Carden
Nixon at a glance in Frost interview highlights
Highlights from Richard Nixon comments on the Frost interview include Spiro Agnew praising Nixon as decent honest and courageous while noting his mistakes Mrs Nixon’s health showing improvement and Doctors predicting full recovery Woodward and Bernstein criticized as writers of fiction final days book discussion Nixon blaming press for sanctimony and calling for public figures to push back against critics
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Spiro Agnew
Copper firms cut price three cents
Five major copper companies lowered prices by three cents a pound to 71 cents, signaling possible effects on labor contract negotiations due to ample supply. ASARCO and Phelps Dodge had similar cuts earlier. officials said no layoffs or production cuts accompany the move.
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Tucson, Ariz
Asarco, Inc
Phelps Dodge
Douglas Soutar
Asarco
William Dresher
University of Arizona College of Mines
Missing guards MIA as armored truck abandonment found
An armored truck with 40 000 in coins was found abandoned about 50 miles from Phoenix. Two security guards Cecil Newkirk and Russell Dempsey and 288 000 in paper currency remain missing after the truck, carrying 328 000 total, was due for a Prescott bank delivery. Authorities searched with a DPS helicopter and FBI tracking dog.
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Ariz
Purolator Security Inc
Prescott
State Department of Public Safety
FBI
Cecil Newkirk
Russell Dempsey
Flooding in Philipsburg as tailings pond wall fails
Residential blocks in Philipsburg flood after an earthen tailings pond wall weakens and gives way during heavy rain. Parkerville area sees about three feet of water. homes suffer basement damage and debris covers yards. No injuries. cleanup aided by city county and state crews. The pond, part of Antonioli mining land long abandoned, once connected to the Bi-Metallic Mill.
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