Woolworths Leads 14-Unit Butte Plaza Expansion
Johnson Construction Co of Billings breaks ground on a 105000 square foot addition to Butte Plaza on Harrison Avenue. Woolworth will anchor a full department store with other tenants including a fabric shop, jewelry, optics, dry cleaning, and a twin theater. The project adds 1600 parking spaces and foresees opening next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Plaza
Harrison Avenue
Johnson Construction Co
Billings
Bill Johnson
Butte Plaza, Inc
Butte Area
Johnson
F. W. Woolworth Co
Woolworth
Minneapolis
Butte
Buttrey’s Foods
Buttrey’s
Skaggs Drug Center
Gamer's Shoes
Frontier Restaurant
Plaza Pub
Swirls ‘N’ Curls
Ray Video
House of Unique Fabrics
Seven Seas Gift Shop
Lenz's Gifts
Harrison Avenue Realty
Cost cuts hit ships and men
Washington officials announced new defense cuts trimming 77 500 personnel and sidelining two spy ships two thirds of a Marine division and more than 200 Air Force aircraft. The plan saves 356 million dollars this year and aims to reach 3 billion in savings, reducing the Nixon era budget from 88.1 to 77 billion.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Congress
Defense Department
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon Administration
Navy
Palm Beach
Banner
North Korea
Right of state union organizations backed
A Montana study urged by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations favors allowing state and local government employees to organize and bargain collectively. It recommends public employee strikes be prohibited but an established dispute settlement mechanism be created, noting Montana lacks such state laws.
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Jerry Holloron
State
Helena
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Montana
Warm Springs State Hospital
Commission
Congress
ACIR
Two trusties escape from Montana prison
Carl Pierce and Ronald Woods, both trusties at Montana State Prison, escaped Rothe Hall between 9 and 11 Sunday night and were pursued in the Butte area. Pierce, received July 12 1960, is serving eight years for robbery in Custer County, with Woods under a 15 year sentence. a statewide search was issued and all-points bulletins sent.
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Carl Pierce
Ronald Alan Woods
Montana
Butte
Rothe Hall
Silver Bow County
Lewis and Clark County
Woods
Pierce
Custer County
Bozeman grocer leads state foodmen surplus plan urged
Ernest Heeb of Bozeman was elected president of the Montana Food Distributors Association. Dick Duncan of Missoula became vice president and Tom Hailes of Missoula was reelected secretary-manager. Gordon E. Bollinger of Glasgow named Grocer of the Year and the board was expanded from nine to eleven members.
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Bozeman Grocer
Ernest Heeb
Bozeman
Montana Food Distributors Association
Great Falls
Tom Hailes
Missoula
Gordon E. Bollinger
Glasgow
Big G
Bollinger
Montana
Kiwanis International
Foodmen
Harold Anderson
Bigfork
Elmer Riley
Bill Brown
Deer Lodge
John Reynolds
Glendive
Don Rahn
Lewistown
Heeb
Duncan
Herb Kent
Bob Mills
Billings
House critics seek 3 billion cut in defense bill
Critics on the House Armed Services Committee plan to propose nearly 3 billion in cuts to a 21.4 billion defense bill before its floor vote. Chairman L Mendel Rivers says the measure largely mirrors the Senate authorization with 1.4 billion added for U S naval forces. Several rebels doubt success, citing Rivers's control and the House mood.
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Washington
House
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Senate
U.S
Robert L. Leggett
D-Calif
Lucien N. Nedzi
Dmich
Nedzi
Montana taxes group cites $5.6 million school foundation shortfall
The Montana Taxpayers Association said the public school foundation deficiency this year totals 5.6 million dollars. Executive secretary Anderson warned 1971 budget demands could exceed 200 million with options including service cuts higher local taxes or new revenue sources.
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Helena
Montana Taxpayers Association
Public School Foundation
Food pages note Browning and Plentywood leaders at three day conclave
Paul Vander Jast of Browning and outgoing president Robert E Hallesy of Plentywood head a gathering of about 225 grocers wives and exhibitor representatives. Resolutions adopted urged the Department of Agriculture to distribute surplus commodities through food stores rather than a federal agency. The group praised the federal food stamp plan as functioning well in stores. Haines urged approaching the legislature. See Bozeman Page 2.
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Paul Vander Jast
Browning
Robert E. Hallesy
Plentywood
Department of Agriculture
Haines
Mostly cloudy with showers today
Weather forecast notes a mostly cloudy day with showers and an outlook of 65 and 40 for temperatures. Weather map page 2 provides regional details.
Butte Anaconda industrial park proposal faces federal decision
Community leaders in Butte and Anaconda weigh a joint park plan with an estimated cost of 1.27 million. EDA funding could cover about 763 820 with local cash or loan to meet a 150 000 local cash requirement. Officials urge rapid decision to preserve federal designation and employment prospects.
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Thomas S. Jenks
Standard
Butte
James Murphy
Butte Model Cities Agency
Murphy
Model Cities
Butte Or Anaconda
Butte-Anaconda
Economic Development Administration
Butte In- See Park
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Woolworth’'s
New Butte Complex
Madison
Boulder
Big Hole
Dillon
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Drummond
Keith Crouts
Wayne Baltazar
Hebgen Field
Mike Parent
Trusties
Dick Duncan
Pierre
Jest
State Food Distributors Association
Anderson
Yellowstone County
Petroleum County
Cascade
Silver Bow
Flathead
Lewis and Clark
Fergus
Gallatin
Park
Hill
Beaverhead
Custer
Dawson
Ravalli
Eas
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