Beaverhead Rock Case Heard by Montana Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the state Fish and Game Department can condemn Beaverhead Rock, a Lewis and Clark landmark, to acquire it for public use. Judge Frank E. Blair had issued a pretrial order the agency seeks to overturn, arguing it limits condemnation trial facts.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
State Department of Fish and Game
Beaverhead Rock
Fish and Game Department
High Court
Frank E. Blair
Virginia City
House rejects Agnew plan amid calls for inquiry
Speaker Carl Albert refused to act on Vice President Agnew's request for a House inquiry into alleged kickback deals with Maryland contractors. The decision came as the Justice Department prepared to present evidence to a Baltimore grand jury, with Agnew denying any plea bargaining and reaffirming his intent to stay in office. White House officials avoided urging a course of action and emphasized respect for the judicial process.
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Washington
Carl Albert
House
Agnew
Maryland
Albert
Justice Department
Baltimore
Oklahoma
Congress
Baltimore County
Federal District Court
Capitol Hill
Mark O. Hatfield
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Richardson
Federal Grand Jury
Port of Butte Faces Freight Delays After Japan Ship Crash
Port of Butte warns freight movements may slow for a day or two due to the collision of the Japanese container ship Sun Diamond with a British freighter near Vancouver. Ten to 20 containers bound for Seattle were to be processed at Butte, delaying containerized cargo while overall port activity remains strong. Kawasaki Motorcycles has about 300 cycles stocked for distribution, with potential expansion to more states.
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Butte
Vancouver
B.C. Ene
Wedzie Sun Diamond
Nichia Line
Seattle
Port of
Jim Hodge
Hodge
Kawasaki Motorcycles
Kawasaki
Dan Pyfer
Montana Power Co
Municipal county form of government eyed for Walkerville area
A Portland expert urged a municipal county government merging Walkerville Butte and Silver Bow County to solve looming finances. Wes Mullenbeck of Columbian Research Institute outlined a path including annexation expansion cooperative city county services a metropolitan service district and disincorporation with careful planning. The proposal drew interest mainly for disincorporation but officials warned of layoffs property disposal and service resumption.
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Walkerville
Butte
Silver Bow
Portland
Wes Mullenbeck
Columbian Research Institute
Model City
Butte Central Auditorium
Mullenbeck
Metro Service
Butte Sees Warming Trend Amid Mostly Fair Weather
In Butte the forecast calls for mostly fair skies with a warming trend. Today's high and low are 74 and 35 degrees, with a weather roundup noted on page 6.
Senate rejects Mansfield plan to cut troops abroad
The Senate voted 51 to 44 against tying a 40 percent withdrawal target to defense spending. The plan would have pulled 188,400 of about 471,000 overseas troops by July 1, 1976, with at least 47,100 by next July 1, amid Nixon administration opposition and White House lobbying by Gen. Goodpaster and Schlesinger.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Defense Department
Goodpaster
White House
Andrew J. Goodpaster
NATO
Schlesinger
Kissinger says Nixon plans Europe trip despite gaps
Kissinger told reporters at the United Nations that President Nixon will visit Europe in the near future though U S European ties remain far apart on economic and political issues. He warned against dramatic moves in the Middle East and cited possible U S Soviet compromise on U N peacekeeping while noting limits on aiding Soviet Jews and dissidents.
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United Nations, N.Y
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Europe
United Nations
Kissinger
United States
Middle East
Washington
Israel
Soviet Union
Boyle still in coma after barbiturate overdose
W A Tony Boyle, 71 and former United Mine Workers president, remained in a deep coma on the critical list at George Washington University Hospital. Spokesmen said his pulse, temperature and blood pressure had stabilized and doctors called the trend encouraging, though the outlook remained poor. He was taken off dialysis after 36 hours and remained dependent on a ventilator.
Ehrlichman to Meet Oregon Neon Sign Makers Over Blackout
Gov. Tom McCall disclosed that former White House aide John Ehrlichman seeks a meeting next week to discuss Oregon’s outdoor sign blackout. Ehrlichman is said to be retained by the National Sign Assn to press exemptions, though Oregon Electric Sign Assn. officials say they are not engaged.
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Gleneden Beach
Ore
Tom McCall
Oregon
White House
John Ehrlichman
McCall
Ehrlichman
National Sign Assn
Buchanan Defends Ghost-Written Ads in 1972 Campaign
Nixon aide Patrick J. Buchanan told the Senate Watergate committee that ghost-written ads pranks and covert tactics are legitimate political tools. He denied orchestrating sabotage from his White House role while accusing the panel of harboring character assassins and leaks in the press.
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Washington
Nixon
Patrick J. Buchanan
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee
Buchanan
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Howard H. Baker
New school contract let for South Side kindergarten
School District 1 board approved a project total of 855,391 for a South Side kindergarten elementary school based on low bids on Monday. Architect fee 58,644. water service 16,120. base general contract 583,725 with two alternates 3,185 and 11,591. Bentley OConnell won the general contract. Butte Plumbing 141,182. Midland Electric 27,963. Viking Sprinkler Co. contracted for sprinkler work.
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Board of Trustees
South Side
Peter Godtland
Bentley O’connell
Butte Plumbing
Midland Electric
Viking Sprinkler Co
Gambling threatens liquor licenses in Montana gaming debates
Tavern owners fear their exclusive liquor licenses could block passage of liberal gambling bills as legislators weigh whether gambling can operate without liquor. Developers and motel chains push quota reforms, hoping to cash in on legalized gambling while others oppose it.
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Helena
Montana
Bozeman
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B.C
Standard Wire Services
Butte Weather
U.N
Moscow
Boyle
Tony Boyle
Willamette
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Ford Foundation
Arthur Hutchinson
Standard State Bureau
The
Montana Standard
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