Carter waves veto at Congress
President Carter threatened to veto if Congress passes excessive spending increases while the House backs a labor, education, and welfare bill far above his request. He warned of ideological rift with his own party as he pushes budget restraint and a balanced budget by 1981. He resisted enlarging welfare costs for local governments and commented on Korea and Middle East policy.
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Washington
Carter
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Capitol Hill
House Appropriations Committee
Likud
Menahem Begin
New York City
Debate Grows Over Auditor Function In Unified Government
Local dispute centers on the auditor's duties under state law as Butte Silver Bow weighs a new finance department. Auditor Katie Murray has hired an attorney to defend her office, while commissioners consider hiring a special counsel. A June 6 meeting in Judge Freebourn's courtroom is planned.
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Katie Murray
Council of Commissioners
Miss Murray
Full Council
Dist
James Freebourn
Bill Murray
Mike Micone
Don Ulrich
Joe Ivanich
Beverly Hayes
Gus Gustafson
Micone
Charles Harrington
Customs opens U.S. mail despite court ruling
An AP report notes U S Customs routinely opens over a billion pieces of mail yearly from abroad. In Los Angeles alone staff inspect about 400 first class letters daily without warrants, with similar practices in San Francisco Miami Chicago and New York amid ongoing legal disputes.
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San Francisco
Miami
Chicago
New York
David Arnon
10Th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals
Denver
Butte teachers union stalls contract over time of day and pay
After nearly two hours of bargaining, the Butte Teachers Union and school district trustees failed to agree on a 5.5 percent salary increase with the board offering 5.45 percent. The dispute focused on time of day rules for start and end of the school day and a written bargaining note. Union negotiators demanded the higher pay while dropping the time of day clause, but trustees refused to remove the note, leaving the salary issue unresolved.
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Butte Teachers Union
Jim Dennehy
Don Robinson
Dennehy
Robinson
Dist. 1
Butte Dist. 1
Bob Fischer
Attorney seeks court to revert mining city school closure date
In Butte district court Friday attorney Mark Sullivan will ask Judge Arnold Olsen to amend an order that extended the school year to June 13 back to June 10. The move argues that prolonging the term harms students by delaying employment and family plans after a strike ended. District superintendent Joe Sicotte says 180 days must be completed by June 30 and notes students only need to attend for report pickup on the final day.
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Mining City
Butte
Mark Sullivan
Dist. 1
Arnold Olsen
Sullivan
Dist
Joe Sicotte
Butte Public Schools Set Half Day Tuesday
Butte District announces a Tuesday half day for students with morning classes only and a records day for staff. The change shifts the original June 2 plan due to a recent teacher strike, part of five pupil instruction days this year. Memorial Day gives a free day to District 1 students and staff, while Butte Vo-Tech stays on regular schedule.
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Butte Public
Butte
Butte Vo-Tech
Dillon Clock Tower Keeps Time Through Generations
For nearly 40 years Dillon jeweler Bill Koeneke tended the Beaverhead County Courthouse clock tower. Courthouse custodian Chris Kraft now winds the four faced Seth Thomas clock weekly, a rite marked by a massive pendulum and 1300 pound strike cable. Maintenance demands and daylight saving adjustments test the aging mechanism, but the city still treasures its historic chimes echoing over Dillon.
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Dillon
Bill Koeneke
Beaverhead County
Chris Kraft
Seth Thomas
Conneticut
Koeneke
Kraft
Gunmen Free Four Children From Northern Holland School
Asian gunmen released four children from a village school in Assen, freeing them after two days of occupation as 55 hostages remained aboard a hijacked train. Six South Moluccan militants held about 105 children and six teachers in simultaneous attacks demanding homeland independence. A 17 year old girl was freed and the other three children followed after hours of negotiations.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Holland
South
Moluccans
Madelene Wittes
Jeannette Heynen
Girbe Buist
Buist
Indonesia
Justice Ministry
Butte Area Veterans Plan Monday Observance
Butte area residents look to Monday as the observance of veterans as plans unfold by the local council. The feature highlights events and participation expected in the community reminder of service.
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Veterans Council
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