Parrot Beach Residents Face Bridges Under Water
Madison County officials report Kouitz bridge washout will be repaired within a month but warn next spring floods could recur. About 20 to 25 families rely on two other damaged bridges with load limits, forcing long detours as school buses cannot cross. Rancher John Kountz urges reinforcement of the Slaughterhouse bridge to keep traffic moving.
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Whitehall
Kouitz
Parrot Beach
Jefferson River
Slaughterhouse
Mayflower
Madison County
John Kountz
Kountz
Ray Fairweather
State Highway Department
Montana Supreme Court hears bid to replace biased grand jury head
Helena judge urged removal of District Judge Bennett saying his bias halts the workers compensation probe as the grand jury plans several indictments. Prosecution argued the chief judge’s actions paralyze the inquiry and sought Bennett replaced on grand jury duties.
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Woodah
Melling
High Court
Bennett
Ing
State Workers Compensation Division
Supreme Court
Anaconda
Wade J. Dahood
John C. Drescher
John F. Boyer
William F. Pellegrini
District Court
Kelly
Tax cut plan survives Senate Finance panel approval
The Senate Finance Committee backed a 15.6 billion extension of individual and corporate tax cuts to curb shelter use by the rich. Without it, rates would revert to 1974 levels on July 1, threatening a roughly 180 dollar rise for a family of four earning 15 thousand dollars. The bill, aimed at businessmen and wealthy investors, would lift withholding to current levels and yield a net tax increase cap of one billion dollars annually.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Memorial Day holiday closures and weather outlook
The region observes Memorial Day with most offices banks and services closed. Garbage pickup and landfill access suspend while Anaconda operations scale back. Montana Power, liquor stores, and state services adjust schedules. Weather calls for showers with diminishing winds and partly cloudy skies. temps around 70 daytime and 35 overnight. Congress plans a tax bill before July 1 with credits deductions and permanent breaks for families and business.
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Corral
Montana Power Business
Anaconda Co
Anaconda
Tax cuts cut rates and widen gaps under Ford plan
The proposal would cut the corporate tax rate to seven percent and tax brackets set at 20 percent for the first 25 000 and 48 percent beyond 50 000. The extension totals about 11 billion below the Ford benchmark with a 1 billion increase tied to raising the minimum tax on the wealthy and limiting investment deductions.
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Ford
Vo-tech chief quits amid internal strife in Montana
Helena Montana. Dr William Nelson director of vocational skills resigns after nine months his second resignation accepted by Dolores Colburg state superintendent The board of public education previously restructured reporting lines causing ongoing friction Nelson cites a fragmented system hampering planning and program accountability as the board and districts share control over vo tech centers in Billings Missoula Butte Helena and Great Falls
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Helena
William Nelson
Nelson
Dolores Colburg
State Board of Public Education
Thomas Seymour
Seymour
Colburg
Montana
Vo-Ted
Billings
Missoula
Butte
Great Falls
Private Helena club seeks federal help for renovation funds
Helena Historic Preservation Committee recommends $100 000 in federal funds to Montana Club for building renovations amid debate over public aid to private clubs. Club seeks a $224 000 HUD loan and plans to auction Charles Russell painting to raise funds, aiming for over $400 000.
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Helena Club
Helena
Helena Historic Preservation Committee
Montana Club
P.J. Singer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Charles Russell
Russell
Jane Tobin
Three Drug Dealers Arrested At Kennedy From Argentina
Francois Chiappe Miguel Russo and Yolanda Sarmiento, top narcotics figures linked to the French Connection, were flown from Argentina to New York after arraignment in Brooklyn where bail was set at 2.5 million each. They face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on New York indictments.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
Argentina
Francois Chiappe
Europe
United States
South America
Chiappe
France
Peter Bensinger
Drug Enforcement Administration
Washington
Miguel Russo
Yolanda ‘Chola’ Sarmiento
Buenos Aires
DEA
Russo
Sarmiento
Brooklyn
Federal Courthouse
Butte Youth Missing in Rattlesnake Creek Mishap
Jeff Morck a 19 year old from Butte and UM student was among five attempting to ford Rattlesnake Creek when all were swept away Authorities searched for his body until about 9 pm Morck was last seen face down floating downstream others reached shore safely The incident occurred above the Clark Fork River near the creek's mouth
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Missoula
Jeff Morck
Butte
Morck
Jerry Morck
Merck
University of Montana
Clark Fork
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Grand Jury
William
Anacondans
Denver City Park Zoo
Congress
State Department of Community Affairs
Twin Bridges State Children's Center
Jim Flynn
Governor's Office of Commerce
Sis
Vo-tech
Singer
U.S
South Ameica
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