Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.1 Percent Amid Economic Debate
The government reports August unemployment at 6.1 percent or 5.1 million, with 230000 more jobless mainly in steel layoffs. Labor officials cite mixed signals ahead of Nixon tax cut proposals. Meany and O'Brien condemn the administration, urging direct relief to individuals. Real weekly earnings rise slightly but buying power drops due to inflation.
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Washington
America
Nixon
Democratic Party
Afl-Cio
George Meany
James D. Hodgson
Congress
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Meany
Butte Teachers Win Salary Increases Amid Freeze
Butte school board approves pay raises for teachers and district staff despite Nixon wage price controls. Ed Heard cited a Melcher letter clarifying eligibility for pre August 15 wage increases under a system wide or individual contracts. Trustees also awarded bus service contracts for Project Springboard, with bids from Ralph Olsen and Butte Bus Lines.
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Butte
Nixon
Butte School Board
Ed Heard
Butte Teachers Union
Montana
John Melcher
Cost of Living Council
Melcher
Heard
Project Springboard
Ralph Olsen
Olsen
Butte Bus Lines
Motorcycle crash claims life of Anaconda youth
Daniel Dienstman 19 of Cable Road Anaconda died Friday afternoon at Anaconda Community Hospital from injuries suffered in a Thursday night crash on Highway 10A near Spring Hill west of Anaconda. An autopsy will determine cause. Deputy McKeon assists coroner Longfellow and Patrolman Petersen in the investigation. Smith of 2005 Hamburg Anaconda drove the jeep truck that struck the eastbound motorcycle. The bike and rider slid about 160 feet.
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Daniel Dienstman
Cable Road
Anaconda
Anaconda Community Hospital
Spring Hill
Deer Lodge County
John L. McKeon
Arthur A. Longfellow
Richard A. Petersen
Petersen
Spring Hill Camp
Donald Smith
Hamburg
Nixon touts New Prosperity for farmers and all Americans
President Nixon praised his economic plan at a 25000 dairy farmer gathering in Chicago, calling it New Prosperity and stressing productivity as the key to higher living standards without inflation. He said farm productivity far outpaced the nonfarm sector and urged national effort.
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Chicago
Nixon
America
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Washington
Camp David
McCormick Place Convention Hall
Board defers hiring assistant superintendent
The Butte School District 1 postpones a decision on filling the assistant superintendent post until September 13 after a half hour closed session. Trustees debate whether to fill the job or divide duties among current administrators, amid budget constraints and earlier opposing views from some board members.
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Butte School District 1
Schara
Charles Davis
Jack Peterson
Bob Vivian
Barry
Mack
Ron Bartsch
Conrad Fawcett
Don Benz
Ex Anaconda mayor McCarvel dies at 74
Thomas F. McCarvel a World War I veteran and former Anaconda mayor died Friday at Community Hospital of Anaconda aged 74. He served as mayor from 1929 to 1931 and later in the Montana legislature. He is survived by his wife a son a daughter seven grandchildren and several siblings. Burial with military honors planned at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Thomas F. McCarvel
W. Fourth
Anaconda
Community Hospital
Mr. McCarvel
Montana
Deer Lodge
Heron Lake
Minn
John McCarver
J. M. McCarvel
San Jose
Calif
Phil
Rodney
Joseph
Fred McCarvel
Maude McRae
Mary Ann Tonkin
Finnegan Co
St. Joseph Church
Mount Olivet
Butte Prepares for Labor Day Amid Local Strike
Butte plans a quiet Labor Day with many workers striking while some services continue. Police, fire, bartenders, news staff and select restaurants may remain off. People head to Dillon for rodeo and celebration as offices reopen Tuesday outside Butte Hill.
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Dillon
Butte Hill
Con-con vote date finalized in Montana election plan
Acting Gov. Judge announces the general election for all 100 Constitutional Convention delegate seats will be Tuesday November 2. The proclamation lists the 23 districts for delegate selection and requires Referendum 68 on ballots. A $100 reward is posted for election law violations with a $5000 cap to keep the election orderly.
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Helena
Thomas L. Judge
Constitutional Convention
Boards of County Commissioners
Beaverhead Fair and Rodeo Set for Big Weekend
Dillon hosts Montana’s Biggest Weekend with Beaverhead County Fair judging entries and a rodeo schedule. Events run Saturday and Sunday with rodeo dances, a beef barbecue, a rodeo parade Monday, and the crowning of Miss Rodeo Montana during the Monday rodeo after a year of planning by the Fair Board and Dillon Jaycees.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
Montana
Marijuana flourishes along the Potomac River in Hampshire County
In Hampshire and nearby West Virginia counties marijuana crops flourish along the Potomac River. A 1971 raid near Romney yielded about 100 pounds of marijuana and two bags of two pounds each, with a press built from an iron box and a car jack. Officials estimate the haul could fetch about $30,000 in Washington's illicit market. Residents recall crops dating back to World War I after river seeds spread from hemp rope experiments in Moorefield.
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Washington Star
Romney
W. Va
Hampshire County
South Fork
Potomac
Washington
Route 28
West Virginia
Grant
Hampshire
Mason, Marion
Pendleton
West
Nar
Columbia
Potomac Bank
Moorefield
Cpl. J. E. Durst
West Virginia State Police
Ticipants
Durst
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Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Pat Bolton
Rich Howe
al Hanson
Bulldogs
Butte Central
Naranche Stadium
Carl Oreskovich
Cliff Moore
Jack Schara
Bartsch
John Mack
Fawcett
Peterson
Vivian
Renz
Will
Butte Weather
Dayton
Ohio
Vince Barry
Catholic Order of Forresters
Knights of Columbus
Anaconda American Legion
American Legion State Department
Cecelia McCarvel
East Junior High School
William Meager
West Junior High School
Lynn
Potomac River
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