The Independent-Record from Helena, Montana • Page 20

The Impendent Record, Helena, Thursday, July 17, 1975 Border states won't suffer in Canada gas cut OTTAWA The Canadian government plans to reduce the export ct natural gas to the United Stales, but Energy Minister Donald Macdonald nays border areas without alternate supplies oF energy will not Buffer, "We're not going to leave people out In Ihaeold," Macdonald said Wednesday as he announced plans to negotiate cutbacks lo lite American market and to reduce consumption by Canadian Industries until new supplies are available. He said the oiuoujil of tlie export reduction would bo fixed alter discussions with (he V. S. govermcnt and with tlie western provinces that produce the gns. Canada now exports about one trillion cubic feel a year to the United States.

Tills Is 45 per cent of the Canadian production hut only 4.5 per cent of the total U.S. demand. However, a source In tbo American gos. Industry said the effect of the Canadian curtailment "could ho tremendous, especially In the border states and the Northeast," which depend heavily on Canadian THE CANADIAN GOVERNMErVT'S decision was based on a report from the Nalonal Ehcrfiy Board which alter four months of public hearings said there may bo widespread ens shortages In Canada next winter. There already have been shortages In British Columbia during the pa si two winters.

The report estimated total Canadian reserves at about 60.6 rlUiDn feet, or less then 30 years' supply at the present rate of consumption. Oil exports lo the United Slates arc already being reduced as part of Canada's wllsufflclency program and will bo eliminated by 10B2 unless more Canadian oil becomes available. I5ut Macdonald told the House of Commons that a total cutoff In natural gas exports was nol feasible because some U. S. mortals are dependent 1 on Canadian supplies.

UM to set up solar lab MISSOULA (AP) The University of Montana Physics and Department has receiver! a National Science Foundation grant of $10,400 for the development a solar laboratory, university officials said. The Solar laboratory will upgrade amount of actual observing: expericneo provided in the astronomy laboratory and will place more emphasis on solar astronomy in the astronomy curriculum offered at UM, said project director Dr. Thomas E. Margrave Jr. Margrave, an associate professor of astronomy at UM, said Ihe solar laboratory will be used to monitor Important solar events such as eclipses, sunspols and solar flares, The dovlse will bo able lo transmit observations to a television screen for public viewing.

Margrave said aboul 1,000 university students ore expected to be afreclcd over the next five years by the addition of the solar laboratory. BOOK STORE Copilot Hill Centar "Come in and meet Dick Van Nice, manager of our beautiful new book store!" Helenas LARGEST Selection of both hard-bound and paperback books something for everyone! See us right down the mall from Hatch's CARD and GIFT Get years of protection and beauty with Gilt Edge Outside White House Paint. Take advantage of this special safe price, $049 GAL. Reg. 10" LOBSTER LOVER-Some people talk to their dogs end cats.

Frank Hashorva talks to his lobsters. Haahorva, Maitre d' at the Downington1, Inn. not only Rep. Melcher Mansfield's IH Stale Bureau U.S. Bcp.

Jolm Melcher denied on Wednesday a published report that ho intends lorun nest year for the U.S. Senate scat hold by fellow Democrat Mike Mansfield. A political column In the July 31 issue of Rolling Stono, a biweekly magazine that covers musical, and political events, lists Melcher among a group of "people on tho move." It quotes unnamed -Melcher staff nldes as saying ho plans to announce for Mansflold'B seat In October. The column does not make clear whether It means that Melcher plans to challenge Mansfield or wlicthcr Mansfield plans to resign and Melcher run for the Scnato. In a telephone interview Troni Washington, D.C., Melcher said he had no Intention of running against Mansfield.

Melcher snld thot he repeatedly has encouraged Mansfield (o seek re-election to a fifth sU-year term next year, "Tho country needs him as majority leader, and tho stale needs him as a senator," Melcher said. Mansfield has said that he plans to run again in 107(1, but some iwrsona have speculated that the 72-year-old senator might retire. Melcher said he belloves that Mansfield, who he described as being in good health and a tireless worker, will nin again. Tha Eastern District representative said he does not knosv where Ihe Rolling Stone report originated. Members of his staff lold him they did not talk to tho mngaslne reporter; Melcher said, Hardworking wnne OlITSinr PAINT I DEALER NOWl Hanson OK Hardware WEEKDAYS 9 to 9 SATURDAY 9 to 6 SUNDAYS 12 to 5 talks, but he hypnotizes his lobster named Larry intobalancing a ball and paper umbrella on the tip ot his tail.

For his efforts, Larry is kept off the menu. (UPI photo) Court continues against tying U-funds The A si ocla ted Press The state Supreme. Court on Wednesday continued In effect its order restraining Thomas L. Judge and his agents from withholding normal operating' funds from Montana's University System, It was on July 7 that the tribunal "first Isslied a temporary order voiding an executive branch directive that kept the University System from dipping into a (131.2 million appropriation. That order, which made It possible for paychecks to be immediately drawn Tor some of the system's 3,000 employes.

BUTTE (AP)-AotiVB geological faults in Western Montana could leave sub-dividers' with some divisions they never expected, says a U.S. Geological Survey report. The agency said persons preparing or reviewing plans for a proposed subdivision should be "Intensely interested" in the location ol the faults and the probability of earthquakes. The report lisls 65 suspected active faults and denotes for each the geologic time of the most' recently recorded moveriient Included in the list are the notorious Madison Range arid Hebgen faults near West Yellowstone which caused a disastrous earthquake in 1959. Tremors in the area arc common, and records show that 'over 2,000 tremors' oc denies seeking seat in Senate Melcher Indlcnled that he might be interested Iri running for the Senate if Mansfield does step down.

there's an opening developing In the Senate, I think people in Montana would discuss whom they wanted to run," he said, "and I would listen to what they said." Tashion Fabrics was effective until a precon-ference hearing was held Tuesday, Justice Frank I. Haswell presided over the conference of attorneys Involved In' a Beard of Regents challenge of- the constitutionality of budget-control provisions in the, U-System appropriation bill. Haswell had been designated by the court as a special master (o bring together Ihe issues and make certain that no questions of fact remained in contention. THE SPECIAL master lolda i that agreement had Montana faults listed curred in the area between 1D35 and 1B50. The report Lsts several Intermittently active faults near Helena, with the, last recorded acivity in 1935 when an earthquake damaged a number of buildings.

A suspected fault on ihe west flank the Horsheshoe Hills also is listed in the report: Thai fault is thought la have caused destruction in the Manhattan-Thrce Forks area In 1926- A copy of the report has been filed In the library of Montana Tech at Butte where' school officials say interested parties may esamlne the' study. "been reached on the issues, means. Hie matter can be set (or adversary hearing before the Supreme Court, presumably an the high court's September' calendar. The Board of Regents lawsuit named as defendant the governor who by law Is a nonvoting member of Ihe board. Tho 'directive that for' sis days prevented the sis university units ftom spending any of their 1975-77 btennium lun'ds was Issued by the governor's budget director, Michael G.

Billings. He had declared the system's entire appropriation void on the ground the Board of -Hegcnts failed to sign a cer- tificatc of compliance required by the appropriation act. The regents contend most fiscal controls in the act are invalid because they infringe on fiscal, academic and administrative management powers given them by the 1972 constitution, WEDNESDAY'S unsigned order iold state officials to pay "submitted by -the Montana University System in such amounts as necessnry to maintain Ihe University System at current and normal operating levels." The order Is effective until replaced by a new court directive. ALL REMAINING SALE SHOES THE TREE "It PtAZA DOUBLEKNIT COOL Polymer -ST" thread MUSLIN Reg. yd.

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