Senators clash over timber panel recommendations
Senators reacted to Nixon panel on timber supply urging 50 to 100 percent increases in old growth cuts on western forests. Sen. Packwood urged reading the report while Sen. McGee accused motives and influence by timber interests. The panel urged Forest Service to review policies and allow about 39 percent more harvest on four western forests.
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Nixon
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D-Wyo
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Forest Service
Colstrip power plant plan receives cautious official support
Westinghouse engineers at a Bozeman summit forecast economic gains from a 1400 megawatt coal plant complex near Colstrip. Utilities fund environmental studies and push Montana to fast track permitting, with two 350 MW plants already under construction and most output staying in state.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Montana
Energy
Bill
Christiansen
Chet Huntley
Big Sky
Bozeman
Westinghouse
Environmental Systems Department of Westinghouse
Pacific Northwest
Colstrip
State Department of Natural Resources
Butte Weather Forecast Through Saturday
Fair conditions expected in Butte with chilly nights. Today's outlook shows temperatures around 78 during the day and 37 at night. A weather map is on Page 2.
Christmas Pageant of Peace Fails Court Test
Washington AP Court of Appeals rules the government or the Baby Jesus must be kept out of the Christmas Pageant of Peace near the White House this year. The ruling imposes conditions allowing a manger display only if the government withdraws official sponsorship, a choice unlikely to be met.
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Washington
Court of Appeals
Jesus
White House
Arthur J. Lamb
Edward A. Tamm
Harold Leventhal
Roger Robb
Agnew grand jury opens deliberations
A special federal grand jury began an unprecedented probe into Vice President Spiro T. Agnew with an anticipated injunction motion from his lawyers. Witnesses appeared, including William J. Muth, a former Baltimore City Council official, who said the inquiry is “a lot of bull.” The investigation centers on kickbacks from 1960s contractors during Agnew’s Baltimore County and Maryland governorships.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Judah Best
Washington
William J. Muth
Baltimore City Council
Hurst-Rosche Engineers, Inc
Muth
Baltimore County
Maryland
CBS Television
Federal Court House
Court House
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Herbert Alston
al Colby
Dan Bowers
Chavez Teamsters reach tentative end to California fight
Farm labor leader Cesar Chavez and Teamsters officials met in Washington for three days of talks ending with progress toward resolving the bitter organizing dispute in California's grape and lettuce fields. AFL-CIO and Teamsters roles remain to be approved by Meany and Fitzsimmons before a final agreement.
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Washington
Cesar Chavez
Teamsters
California
Afl-Cio
Reds put 2 men in space
The Soviet Union launched its first manned space flight in over two years, sending two cosmonauts on a two day test mission aboard a new Soyuz craft. The launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan was announced by Tass news agency. The crew includes rookie spacemen led by Lt. Col. Vasily.
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Soviet Union
Soviet Space Center
Baikonur
Kazakhstan Plains
Central Asia
Tass
Vasily
Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
Earth
Salyut 1 Space Laboratory
Senate votes to push ahead with Trident submarine plan
The Senate rejected a move to slow production of a 13 billion Trident submarine fleet, 49 to 47. The Navy aims to launch the first 540 foot vessel with a 4,000 mile range by 1978, despite concerns about testing and cost overruns. President Nixon welcomed the rejection amid other foreign policy notes.
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Senate
Navy
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Nixon
Warren
U.S
Europe
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N.h
Peter H
Dominick
R-Corp
Armed Services Subcommittee
McIntyre
Panel to probe Butte boys home operations
The Butte Youth Service Center board named a three member panel to investigate 11 aspects of the Denny Driscoll Boys Home. Rev Joseph Finnegan announced the panel after Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Al Anderson resigned from the board and withheld juvenile referrals pending financial report explanations.
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Butte Youth Service Center Board of
Denny Driscoll
Joseph Finnegan
al Anderson
Service Center Board
Anderson
Service Center
Finnegan
Board moves to require monthly treasurer reports
Finnegan cites time lags between Helena and Warm Springs in processing claims and notes the service center depends on a $128 000 Montana Drug Program contract for funding. Anderson asks committee to investigate lunches and transportation charges at the Driscoll home for summer boys and possible carpet wear fees, seeking recommendations to protect juveniles' rights.
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Anderson
Driscoll
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New York
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Mayo Clinic
George Meany
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Chavez
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Lee Metcalf
Henry M. Jackson
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