Ford assailant Fromme jailed after thwarted presidential attack
Miss Fromme 26 was charged with attempted murder after she brandished a loaded .45 caliber pistol near President Ford on Capitol grounds. Secret Service agents restrained her as witnesses described a tense scene. Bail set at $1 million. no plea entered. FBI noted charges under new federal statute.
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Secret Service
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
California
Ford
FBI
Sandra Collins Good
San Quentin
Miss Fromme
U.S
Esther Mix
Walker
Lynette Alice Fromme
Unifax
Weekend scores and weather outlook for Montana towns
Football results list scores for Butte, Anaconda, Livingston, Bozeman, Kalispell, Helena, Hamilton, Billings West, Sheridan, Casper, White Sulphur, Ennis, Charlo, Rosary, Belgrade, Townsend, Harlowton, Whitehall. Weather forecast calls for sunny, warm weekend with highs near 75 and lows around 35.
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Livingston
Bozeman
Kalispell
Helena
Hamilton
Deer Lodge
Billings West
Sheridan
Wyo
Casper
Billings
Ennis
Lima
Job outlook brighter as August adds jobs despite inflation
The August labor report shows unemployment easing in key groups and total employment rising for the fifth straight month. Wholesale prices rose eight tenths of one percent with industrial commodities led by higher costs, offsetting declines in farm products.
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Washington
Labor Department
Lynch warns of danger in proposed state rule changes
Butte attorney Senate majority leader Lynch says the Legislative Administrative Code Committee may push rules without public hearings under the 1973 Administrative Procedures Act. A hearing is set for Oct 3 in Helena Travelodge, urging Montanans to demand public disclosure and a vote to block rule changes.
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Helena
Lynch
Department of and Occupational
Hughes Shares Contest Hughes Alive Amid Legal Bid
In New York billionaire recluse Howard Hughes is urged to prove life to prevent legal death claims by shareholders led by Victor Kurtz. Arelo Sederberg, Hughes spokesman in Los Angeles, says Hughes is alive but defers comment on the suit pending documents. Kurtz seeks clarity to avoid statutes of limitations on property recovery.
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Hughes
New York
Howard
Los Angeles
Arelo Sederberg
Howard Hughes
Victor Kurtz
Air West Co
Walton Bader
Kurtzes
Meirhofer fooled lie detector in four slayings case
FBI said Meirhofer confessed to four Bozeman area killings from 1967 to 1973 and evaded lie tests for over a year before his Sept 14, 1974 arrest. His pattern tied to disappearances of Susan Jaeger in 1973 and Susan Smallegan in 1975, with detectives noting he tricked polygraphs and faced renewed scrutiny after Jaeger’s case resurfaced.
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Helena
David G. Meirhofer
Bozeman
FBI
Meirhofer
Susan Jaeger
Farmington Hills
Mich
Three Forks
Susan Smallegan
Hi Pelohbor
Manhattan
Dunbar
Smallegan
Postal Service plans to keep Christmas rates but seeks future increase
The Postal Service, facing a daily eight million dollar loss, says Christmas mailing rates will stay unchanged now to ease postage later. A rate increase request will be filed soon, with one ounce first class likely rising from 10 to 13 cents. A September 14 schedule lowers first class to 9 cents per ounce after the first ounce and adjusts postcards to 7 cents, others vary.
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Washington
Postal Service
Butte Mayor Receives Urban Renewal Kit From Miles City Leader
Matchless wit Friday helped deliver an urban renewal kit to fire-plagued Mayor Mike Micone in Butte. The kit, described as a book of matches, came from Miles City Mayor Dean Holmes as part of Saylor’s first week on the job.
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Butte
Mike Micone
Saylor
Miles Saylor
Miles City
Dean Holmes
Woman 75 Found Safe After Several Days in Field
Mrs. Robert F. English of Great Falls was found Thursday afternoon after her car became stuck in mud on a dead end road west of the city. Authorities say she suffered exposure and a heavy sunburn. A farmer spotted the car Sunday and deputies continued the search until morning.
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Great Falls
Robert F. English
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