Two charges against commissioners dismissed in misconduct case
Dist. Judge James Freebourn dismissed two of four misdemeanor counts against Silver Bow County commissioners Ed DeGeorge Earl Si Holman and Bill Kennedy before trial. The remaining charges allege deliberate project splitting to dodge bidding laws and failure to bid on a road project. Testimony noted the contracts covered a short road section and a pre letting memo ordered paving work, with trial to continue to the jury.
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James Freebourn
Silver Bow County
Freebourn
Ed DeGeorge
Earl ‘‘Si’’ Holman
Bill Kennedy
Atty
Gary Winston
State Supreme Court
Winston
Dugdale Construction Co
Four Mile Vue
Kennedy
Stanford Dugdale
John Sheehan
No remorse in Nixon story memoir claims
The New York Times reports that in forthcoming memoirs Richard Nixon maintains his innocence and says Watergate was a partisan scandal used by enemies. He regrets not questioning aides more and says he resigned to avoid a lengthy impeachment battle, while disputing aides and friends and reflecting on events from 1946 to 1974.
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New York Times
London
Richard Nixon
United States
Europe
Nixon
House of Representatives
U.S
White House
Ford
Betty
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Oval Office
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ronald Ziegler
Tricia Nixon Cox
Syrian troops push into eight Lebanese villages amid unclear aims
Syrian forces advance into eight villages north of Beirut Damascus highway amid shifting aims and disputed objectives. The offensive draws mixed reactions and reports describe its purpose as enabling a pullback from heavy fighting while some details remain unattainable.
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Beirut-Damascus
Nicosia
Lebanon
Index to economy dips slightly as layoffs rise
A government economist notes the index of indica shows a 1.5 percent August decline with part of the drop from higher layoff rates, while a three month trend is needed to signal downturn. Analysts say most expansions last years, so one month of decline may not foretell recession.
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Ford
Skaters Practice Helps Improve On Ice
Page 2 highlights skaters finding practice essential for skill improvement. The note emphasizes routine drills to sharpen moves and boost performance across events.
Swine flu program begins in three cities Friday
The nationwide swine flu immunization effort rolls out in three cities Friday after delays due to vaccine production problems and manufacturer lawsuits. Merrell National Labs and Parke-Davis began shipments to 21 states with 117 million doses due by December 1 and 15 million more by January.
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Atlanta
Center For Disease
Merrell National Laboratories
Cincinnati
Parke-Davis
Detroit
CDC
Congress
Wendell Bradford
Policeman Drives Into Police Strikers In Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a police cruiser rammed a picket line of striking officers injuring four. Two were hospitalized in satisfactory condition and the others treated and released. Officer Earnest Paul fired up and was disarmed by on duty colleagues. no charges yet reported.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Donald Skowron
Patrick Armstrong
Paul Durkin
Robert Wayland
Earnest Paul
Paul
Lost American history hunting crew digs for ancient artifacts
National Geographic Society and the National Park Service launch a three year dig at eight Yukon sites to uncover early North American people artifacts and bones. University of Alaska researchers report 12 000 year old campfire remains at Dry Creek near Fairbanks while a Yukon site yields a jawbone and tooth from an early human found at Old Crow.
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Washington
Asia
Bering Sea Land Bridge
Yukon
National Geographic Society
National Park Service
Soviet Union
Land Bridge
University of Alaska
William R. Powers
Russell D. Guthrie
Old farm shack turns out to be architectural gem
In Peotone Illinois Pat Murray sold 120 acres for a salo yet a small prairie shack on the land drew notice. An Illinois University architecture student alerted the professor and the Smithsonian Institution disassembled and studied the 1852 1854 era house built with precut lumber and nails.
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Old Farm
Peotone, Ill
Pat Murray
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Murray
Chicago
University of
Smithsonian House
Eihoeee
Smithsonian
Conferees approve clear cut plan for national forests
Congressional conferees reached agreement on a bill to allow clear cutting in national forests under strict guidelines. The measure repeals the 1897 ban as interpreted by judges and permits clear cutting only where it blends with terrain while designating the 155 national forests as multiple use for recreation and other uses.
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Washington
Agriculture Secretary
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Standard
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Warner Books
Frankfurt
West Germany
California
Mick Jacobson
Iowa
Walter Hinick
Butte
Ali
Norton
Cown
Bozeman
Sylvia Porter
Philipsburg
Alaska
Timber Butte
Main Street
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