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The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • Page 7

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Helena, Montana
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1 I Independent Record, Helena, Montana, Friday, March IS, 1965 Mates Co-ops Rural Electric Co-op Bill Is Vetoed by Governor Gov. Tim Uabcock applied his veto ax to a bill backed by rural electric m-operatives and ex-plained it would turn rural coops info city co ops. Uabcock said (he bill would change the rural electric con-ccpl to one oE urban elcctrlttca-tion and require rural co-ouera- (ivts to accept public utility status, including higher taxes. Pissed Both Houses The bill was passed by SpurEwJ TONIGHT and i SATURDAY a danceable, dramatic swing band MOJ EOUX'S (MO-JOES) Admission BAR PRICES REDUCED BEER 30c 35c Hi-Balls 45c PUNTY OF FREE PARKING 50c "lii Senate 37,48 alter long and louu debate, The Houie' debated It heatedly before (( passed 81-42. ft.

stronger senate out bached by co-operatives was defeated 29-28 with U. Gov. Ted James breaking the tie. The vetoed bill would havo al. lowed rural electric co-operatives 10 operate jn snourusn areas annexed by cities where co-ops now have installations.

It would have prevented dunli. cation ot facililics by co-ops and investor-owned utilities and pre vented extension of existing co tacmttes in tie annexed areas Says Need Tai Change Gabcock said if the legislature wants to change the rural elec trie concept it should also change the system ot regulating and tax ing rural co-ops to put theie firms on an equal Oasis with investor owned utilities. Babcock said the bill, if enact cd into law, would prohibit ex pansion of distribution facilities in communities of over 3,500 per sons. "It would prevent the Marias Hivor Co-Dperativc in Shelby and Glacier Electric Co-operative in Cut Hank from legally extending their lines in annexed areas when ever additional customers moved into those areas," he said. Sponsors of ihc bill said it was designed to prevent a loss af in vestment to rural co-operatives who made expensive installations In areas once rural Hilt now are metropolitan.

They said such condition exists near Billings. Babcock also vetoed another LANE'S DIAMOND RANCHOTEL A COMPLETE HOTEL with HOT MINERAL WATER Steam Swimming Cocktails Dancing BEST DEAL IN TOWN 1 SMORGASBORD Saturday Night yJM. Mating Room Available fifiHM I Montonq'a Fineaf Retort ijDlir BOULDER, MONT. JL 2631 Welcome Managers and Store Owners of 'Capital Hil Stop in at the Lively Night Spot" Nothing is more relaxing than to have your favorite refreshment, served the way you like, and listen to your favorite dance band. Every night we feature "Disco-theque." Slop In and see us.

CAPRI LOUNGE and Ms BEST IN THE WEST" Carefully prepared to luil youe ttisle, from (he Finest Beef to be had on the marked When You Dine Out, Enjoy the Fineil al THI i cut COME OUT FOR OUR NOON-DAY LUNCHES Served From 11 a.m. p.m. Mondays Thru Saturdaya hill, his ninth'veto of the session, rejecting a measure that would require independent political candidates lo file on or before Ihe primary election date. babcock noted the bill was i conflict with one he signed vreanesuay calling for a new pri mary date in late August instead oi June. The bill setting an August in mary calls lor a precise filing ume oi eu yayt prior to the gen oral-election and not "on or be fore (he primary." isabcoek's vetoes no lonoei- will tlo directly lo Die Walatiw chambers since Ihe session legal ly ended Thursday.

Instead, he win ieiL-1- ma aeuona on bills to inu secretary state. uiiis not signod hy the eovern. nor within 15 days are nulornal-ically dead. This is known as the pocket veto. One oi the greatest number nf vetoes in recant years was 20 in 195ft when Gov.

Hugo Aronson, a Republican, vetood 14 House hills and six Senate bills. Babcock vetoed onlv Iwn hi it in the 1S63 session. Blaze Destroys 'Freedom School' in South Indianola. Miss stroyed the "Freedom School' iiiaiannla early today hours after some 2110 persons had attended a wecmy civil rights hiass meeting. No one was in the one-story building but civil rights workers said records, books, equipment anci scuooi aesks were destroyed police -and fire officials said (hey had no reports back vri from the' fire four blocks from me bttnflowcr County Court- nousc.

ine place was burning 30 minutes Before 1 got there John Harris, Negro project direo tor for tho Council of Federated Orgsniiafions (COFO). "You could sec the blBze from 'six blocks away." Harris said It was the second fire at the school. He said last October a fire was confined to me iront psrt of. the building. muiaiioia is aoout 6U miles north of Jackson.

The school was used for voter registration classes and to instruct Negro pupils who had bov. eottcd their own school during the past two weeks. They were protesting segregated schools and (n a.l-white school hoard. Harris, from Birmingham aid he had no idea how the fire started. He said only its brick walls were left standing.

Spacecraft built to orbit the son must be designed to with stand Its hostile environment. Temperatures reach minus 280 de grees on the dark side, while the lighted side bakes at 260 deg; St Enjoy ITALIAN FOOD and Beer from Ihe PUR and HOWARD'S PIZZA HOUSE N. Park Ph, SOAP SUDS KILL Foam believed lo be caused by soap detergent pollution has been piling up on the Sheboygan River below one of the dams near Sheboygan Falls, Wis. The foam Gets Campaign Warning plctc because of a lack of time was by a subcommittee of the House Education Committee Babcock Signs PKU Measure Montana has become the fifth state to provide mandatory testing of newborn infants for phen ylketonuria, a condition Hint can cause mental retard a lion. Gov.

Tim Babcock signed the bill mak ing the measure a law. If phenylketonuria, or PKU it is commonly called, is und leeteri and untreated In the first few days of life, severe retards tion can result. Willi proper diet the condition can be Overcome and reinitiation prevented The new law aulhorii Stntc Board of Health to eslab lish rules governing the testinE of all new babies. Mrs. Frank Kelly, president of the Rocky Mountain Association Retard ed Children, was Instrument having the measure introduced The Bulte woman's proposal received support from the Montana Association for Retarded Children and Adults.

Members of Ihe organization that promoted the bill were Sylvia Casey, governmental affairs chairman; Helen Kovich, treasurer, Lewis and Clark ARC; Joyce Vashro, secretary MARC; Dr. A. E. Wcstwcll, executive secretary of MARC; Thomas Sargent, state publicity director. Female black hears give birth to cubs, usually twins, in midwinter.

The mothers must spend long hours feeding and caring for their fast-growing offspring. I CLUB For an enfoyoble, your friends, come Helena, EAST HELENA lerlaining evening wilh the i Club in Eosl DANCING SATURDAY NIGHT Music hy "Larry and Hit Playboys" When you gel hungry, ea! in Ihe delightful new restauronl next door. I like soys; your "Everylhing is happy Everything say" should be wilh (he gang they have at Tracy's. GO DOWNTOWN" BEST ENTERTAINMENT BEST SSRVICE IN TOWN Recommendations ineuiilalit Is Rboiil S5 feet high, over a half-block long and about 15 feet wide, extending nearly 15 fed beyond the banks of the river on both sides. (AP Wlrcnhotnl MHSA Needs Portionment, Legislative Qroup Says A legislative committee Tliurs-i Members wore chairman nay reported several critical Jack It.

McNamara, judgments of Ihc Montana High School Association but avoided personalities which, Use report said, "are very much involved." Briefly the committee smri: some reapportionment is needed; the association is too heavy on regulation of school clra-cm--ricular. activities and too light on educational factors; its executive secretary was warned about political campaigning, and tho asso eiation has top-heavy finances wilh $44,057 in slocks and bond: Mentions No Names One of the key personalities not mentioned by name in Ihc report is MHSA Executive Secre tary Rex Dallcy. The report noted he was actively engaged in cam paigning during (he last primary and general election" and warned that he should not do this in manner to involve the MHSA. Investigation, said to be ineoiu Clark; ttep. Steve Shugruc, Silviv How, and Hep.

Jack Rehberg, one. II recommends; Closer relations between the MHSA and school boards, with trustees as well as administrators allowed as members, reapportionment. since there seems to have been no changes since 1343 when the name was changed to allow the association to supervise non-athletic events as well as sports. Steet Industry Will Draft New Contract muddled picture in the crucial basic steel mis. Lj -1 i co efforls lo ivjilc a new la-J bor contract will resume next Tuesday In Pillsburgh.

I Megonators far the major ateel companies and the United Sled workers Union decide: Ibis Thursday al their first meeting! in two months. Lett up in tho air, however, was the riuestion nf when and if the union would extend its May 1 strike deadline, Sleehvorkers President David J. McDonald said such an extension would be prematura at this time, He apparently left the door open for a possible extension later. One other phase of Ihc confused picture was only parlially clarified Thursday when The Associated Press learned that I. Abel polled voles more Hum McDonald in the Union election.

The union's international tellers, who must officially declare a winner hy May 1, completed counting the votes last week. They are awaiting explanations from more than 100 locals on why their tally sheets did nut ijibc witli membership rolls, bill whatever the outcome this is not expected to allcr Abel's lead, Man Gets Prison Term on Bank Robbery Attempt Billings Frederick Wittman, 2fi, of Huntley, who pleaded guilty to attempted rob bery of the Farmers State Bank of Worden, was sentenced Thursday to 3 years in prison. In federal court, Wittman was ordered to serve 3 month of the term in the Yellowstone County Jail. He will he on probation for Ihe remainder of tho period. Awaiting trial later this spring is Loren Carding, 30, of Kalispell, who pleaded innocent Id two federal charges filed in connrc-lion wilh the same Feb.

li incident. Creation of an advisory on id. Limit the MHSA's rcorvr funds, now $44,057 lu stacks and bonds snd about 530,000 in cheek mg and savings accounls. Further on finances Ihe re port said schools should receive more basketball tournament prof- In less gotng (n the MHSA, move thai the association plans make next year. Is for Study The committee asked lhal the state superintendent of public sanction name a committee to study all school e.vtra-cuiricular activities and report lo the 40th1 Legislative Assembly.

The com-, mittco asked 52,000 lo finance1 the study. Originally, a bill introduced in' the legislature proposed thai supervision of activities now under the MIISA be placed under the state school superintendent. The Investigation was carried out in Hen of thai transfer. WE'VE GOT SPRING FEVER! HAVE YOU? unr waiter Pa an Mwarogyrnes JohnM WARNER BROS. frey Donahue I I Annie Dickinson I I RossanoBraizi I I Suzanne Pieshette I Home Adventure AND ONE CARTOON! Gates Open 7:00 P.M.

Show Stcils 7:30 P.M. One Complete Showing Only 1 NEXT FRIDAY March 12 the "Night Hawks" I George Owens 4 Guitar Monty Cowle; Admission 50c Jim Owens Guitar and Vocals Charlie Pride Guitar and Vocals BAR PRICES REDUCED BEER 30c I 35c Hi-Balls 45c Silver Spur BEST DEAL IN TOWN Senate Kills Legislators7 $7 Pay Raise Without much of a fuss, the Senate killed Thursday a House-passed bill lo give legislators a $7 pay raise retroactive lo the start ot the session GO days ago. flic bin, which would have it an estimated $63,000, was killed in the Senate Finance and Claims Committee. It passed the ilouse 47-29. Sen, Harris, D-Park, appealed lo the Senate to weigh Ihs hill carefully before it was killed.

"In view of all the other pondiliires, this would be small token of the work we have done here," he said. Harris said there were mem rs of the House, and perhaps of the Senaic, who were unable lo make ends meet on the $20 day lejnslaliYC salary. At the nexl biennial session legislators will make $35 a day. The 5'5 daily pay raise for fu- lure legislators was passed this session, Falls Firm Gets Pipeline Project Omaha, Neb. (IT) North ern Natural Gas Thursday announced aw.xrd of a pipeline project in norlhern Minnesota to Curran and Company of Great Falls, Mont.

The firm will lay 160 miles of pipe lo bring natural towns on Ihe Mesabi llange. Cost uf the project is $13,8 million. Bills ooooooooooooooo I 5 For the Finest i THE ORIGINAL HOUSE OF WONG I 3 SOUTH MAIN ST. I Open Dally al p.m. Seven DOORS OPEN 6 P.M.

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