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I. (Flfr StUhtga Oiazrttf House passes home rule bill Senate kills proposal for new state flag DIVORCES ASKED Waynetta J. Jones vs. F. Edward Jones.

Jan Vanover vs. Ted Vanover. Susie Garcia vs. Rodney Garcia. deadline for exchanging non-money bills between houses.

At least one Democrat made it clear he supports the bill. Rep. J. D. Lynch, D-Butte, said: "My constituents feel this is a very necessary thing.

They're a little tired of having highway projects tied up under the guise of environmental impact." And Rep. Richard A. Colberg, D-Billings, indicated he might support the bill if the cost proves reasonable. He told the House, however, that 15 state agencies do not now have personnel qualified to produce the economic-impact statements the bill would require. The House, on a 48-39 vote, refused to overturn an adverse committee report on a bill that would have moved the primary election from June to mlllllllil Mm1IIBBlHIH BIRTHS Girls Mr.

and Mrs. Terence Brady, 535 Ave. F. Mr. and Mrs.

James Lockett, 1203 Parkhill Drive. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Galles, 1605 Rehberg Lane. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Mitzip, Worden. Soys Mr. and Mrs. Dale Arnink, 3423 Poly Drive.

Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Kembel, 211112th St. W. Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Walby, 39, Roundup Casa Village. Mr. and Mrs. Art Belles, 423 S.

24th St. CITY DEATH Mrs. Margaret F. 14 Valley Drive. Cunning, 79, AREA DEATHS Lydia Rupp.

67. Sidney. Fred Schindler 90. Miles City. Arthur Karl Reinholz, 84, Beach.

N.D. Fred W. Tucker, 79, Big Timber. MARRIAGE LICENSES Donald D. Sorlie, 21.

Billings, and Becky A. Kembel, 20. Billings. Walter L. Harley.

34. Hardin, and Judy A. Harley. 32. Billings.

Kenneth D. Schmidt. 26. Billings, and Debra K. Erick-son, 20, Billings.

Louis A. Kousoulos. 17, Cody, and Dixie S. Loran. 16.

Cody. Wyo. Richard W. Brockmeier, 21, Billings, and Katherine L. Sow-der, 21, Billings.

David L. Wendte. 29, Billings, and Donna J. Ewan, 25, HELENA (AP) Montana's House passed and sent to the Senate Friday a bill that would set up a nine-member Commission on Local Government to begin the constitutionally mandated call for more home rule if requested by electors. The commission, to be appointed by the governor, would study the entire local-government structure and prepare a revised Code of Local Government Law.

The bill, which has Speaker Harold E. Gerke, D-Billings, as chief sponsor, cleared the House handily, 79-10. Also passed to the Senate, this time on an 82-6 vote, was a resolution calling on Congress to rescind the Daylight Saving Time Law during the winter. The measure, similar to one already approved by the Senate, asks that Montana be exempted from fast time from early November to early March. Despite charges of stalling, representatives voted 49-39 to hold for possibly another week a bill to require economic-impact statements for certain proposed legislation.

The charge of stalling to defeat the bill came from its chief sponsor, Minority Whip Lloyd C. Lockrem R-Billings. But Majority Leader Larry Fasbender, D-Fort Shaw, said the sole reason for delaying the final vote on Lockrem's bill, which was approved earlier in debate, is to obtain information on its cost to government. He said a fiscal note will be requested from the State Budget Office and should be ready well before the 10-dav-awav FORECASTS BILLINGS AND VICINITY Partlv eloudv and warm through Sunday High Saturday 45. low 32 High Sunday SO.

Chance of precipitation zero per cent Saturday and 10 per cent Saturday night NORTHEAST MONTANA: Chance ol snow showers early Saturday. Partly cloudy late Saturday and Sunday Lows at night IS to 20. Highs bothdavs3Sto40. CENTRAL MONTANA: Partly cloudy and war Saturday and Sunday. Lows at night 20s.

Highs both davs 40s NORT CENTRAL MONTANA: Partly cloudy and warm Saturday and Sunday. Lows at night 20s Highs both days 40s, SOUTHWEST MONTANA: Variable cloudiness with few snow showers over mountains Saturday Partlv cloudy Sunday MONTANA EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE: Partly cloudy through Sunday except few snow showers over the mountains and extreme east early Saturday Not so windy Saturday. Lows at night 10 to 25 Highs 40s except northeast WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE Variable cloudiness with few snow showers over the mountains Saturday and Sundav Continued mild Lows at night 20s Highs both days 35 to 45 WYOMING: Variable cloudiness and a little warmer through Sunday; scattered snow showers over and near the mountains Saturday: gusty-winds south and east Saturday, highs Saturday-25-35 west, in the 30s and low 40s east, lows Saturday night zero to 10 above west. 15-25 elsewhere; highs Sunday in the upper 20s and 30s west. 35-45 east.

Park opening to be May 25 Yellowstone Park will open roads to spring tourists later than usual this year. Opening will be May 25 instead of the usual May 1 to save diesel fuel used for early season snowplowing of roads. National Park Service Concessionaires, meeting in Butte, made the announcement. The park is expected to close on Oct. 31 as usual.

Authorities said increasing bus travel to the park may mean fewer visitors but longer visits. still waves h4 Present flag Battling in favor of the new flag was Sen. Harry T. North-ey, also a Missoula Republican. He said he was not reactionary in proposing the change, contending the current flag has lost its value and become blase.

Northey said it did not take a great deal of creative genius to design the current flag and noted there are 25 other states with flags just like it. Montana's official flag was adopted in 1905. The state seal adorning its dark blue background was adopted in 1895. The flag actually is a remodeled cavalry standard and "not easily recognized at a distance," Northey said. The debate became ludicrous at times.

Sen. Gordon McComber, D-Fairfield, suggested the snowcapped mountains on the new flag should be replaced "with a pair of panty hose with the word 'ERA' on it." Sen. Fred G. Carl. R-Mis-soula, said at first he considered the thought to change was idiotic but changed his mind after being strenuously lobbied by University of Montana student James Croft, who designed the new flag.

Carl said the proposed flag was very symbolic, would be economical to buy and readily available. The new flag, which probably will surface in future legislative sessions, has a top stripe of blue symbolizing the blue skies of Montana, Northey said. The center white stripe symbolizes the state's clean air and water while the bottom green stripe symbolizes Montana agriculture. The three mountain peaks, he said, symbolize the rugged scenery that people most frequently mention in referring to the state. "If the flag is adopted it will be said Montana must be very cold and the residents must be very proud of it because they put an iceberg on one of their beautiful lakes," Deschamps said.

The Senate also gave final approval on a 45-3 vote to a House-passed bill authorizing the deposit of public money in savings and loan associations. If signed into law, it would mean both banks and the savings and loan companies could receive state funds. Representatives of banks and the savings companies got together and worked out their Saturday, Feb. 9, 1974 Morning Edition HIIIIIIP" i 1 t. ife.

KI 1 -1 ItTT- IV kMmmm own compromise version be- tween sessions. The banks fought the proposal for years and the mid-session compromise was considered a major achievement. The Senate, working through its 29th day, also unanimously approved a measure allowing the Twin Bridges High School District to increase its general fund budget and changed the requirement for wearing hunter orange while hunting big game. Among other things, the House-passed bill is aimed at making it illegal for a hunter to place the prescribed amount of "color" on his body and then cover it up with another gar-met. It also establishes where the blaze orange garments must be worn, excluding such places as the back of the legs.

Tentatively approved was a bill to reduce the amount of good time allowance for habitual offenders and an amended version of a bill withholding some student documents until assessed traffic fines were paid. A Senate resolution requesting the governor to appoint a committee to investigate the Professional Negotiations Act for Teachers and other labor-management statutes involving public education was adopted on a 33-9 vote. Sen. David James, D-Joplin, said the legislation was particularly important in this age of increasing problems between teachers and their school boards. Sen.

P.J. Gilfeather, D-Great Falls, termed the resolution unnecessary and a waste of time and money. He suggested the respective groups should get together and solve their own problems. "You're opening a can of worms," commented Sen. B.J.

Goodheart, D-Malta. He said such a study would thrust state government into all the "school disputes in Montana." The resolution asks the superintendent of public instruction to work with 12 other persons appointed by the governor to study the act as it relates to labor-management relations between teachers and school districts. It specifically mentions teacher tenure, teacher contracts, appeals, bargaining agents, discharge, school board policy, impasse procedures and binding arbitration. "It's high time to deal with these matters." said Sen. Corn-ie Thiessen, D-Lambert.

HELENA (AP) The Montana Senate effectively killed a proposal to replace the official state flag Friday, equating the loss of history with near sacrilege. Sen. G. W. Deschamps, R-Missoula, said replacing the current flag with the proposed version would be "like going over to the House of Representatives and taking down the Russell painting and putting up a piece of modern art." The bill was defeated during the debate stage by a vote of 30-19.

"I don't think the people of Montana want to change their flag," Deschamps said As proposed, the new flag would become the official state flag and the current state flag would become the governor's personal standard. "If it's good enough for the governor, it's good enough for the state of Montana," Deschamps suggested. Only money FKOM PAGE in their concern: Several students turned out to support the faculty requests and express anxiety over their educational programs. "The education here is starting to fall apart," said one student. "I can see it when I go to class when I see my best teachers looking for jobs." Said another: "The students want higher salaries for teachers." Faculty members also complained that heavy teaching burdens have decreased time available for research and complained that budget cuts imposed by the 1973 Legislature have caused some to wonder about job security.

This combination of factors, they added, has substantially decreased faculty morale. "I HOPE you don't neglect the spirit," one professor said. "We need some hope." The concern over jobs also prompted some faculty members to request that the commission include the complex subject of teacher tenure in its investigation. Considerable concern was registered over the future of the school's curricula, particularly shortages of health care educational programs, graduate studies and programs aimed at enhancing the social awareness of Montana's college students. John Parker, an English professor, said the university should make students "aware of what's happening to our society." "I just hope you won't forget there are some things that aren't worth dollars and cents that are very important," he said.

Others indicated some curiosity about political implications surrounding the study with questions concerning possible reductions in the number of college campuses and political pressures faced by the commission. LINDA SKARR, a commission member from Bozeman, said no political pressure has been experted. "If we should come to the conclusion that unit should be shut down I'm sure we will all take a deep breath and recommend it," she said. Then, she added, the commission must "muster the courage" necessary in the state legislature to make the cut. She did not indicate which, if any, units may be earmarked for closure.

Other commissioners attending were Raymond Dore, Bozeman; Carl Davis, Dillon, and John Peterson, Butte. Enrollment down BUTTE (AP) Montana Tech expects a drop of about 100 students when second semester registration begins Feb. 15. Registrar Joe Kasperick said final second semester enrollment probably will be under 650 students. He said the drop is not unusu-' al.

WATER you'd like to become a customer of a new dependable water hauling service, write your name, address phone number to: Sanitary Water Delivery Service Box 600M co Gazette Announcements Ceri Thanks Discontinued drapery and upholstery samples al huge discounts. Reynard Co. 741 Custer Ave. -Adv. Feb.

Special, wigs wiglels styled at Nancy's Beauty Salon. 259-3764. -Adv. CARD OF THANKS The family of Lana Harding wishes to thank each everyone for the wonderful way you have shown your love, for your prayers, food, visits, calls, cards, flowers memorial gifts for Lana to Pablo Church of the Naiarene. A very special thanks to Rev.

Al Miller family; Rev Darryl Slack for services rendered. God Bless all of you Warren, Ethel Greg Harding Mrs. Amelia Harding Mrs. Violet Israel Mrs. Damon Hucke Mr Mrs.

Ernest Ruefi. family Rev. Mrs. James Barti family Mr. Mrs.

Pat Henderson family Mr. Mrs. Jim Kerber family Mr. Mrs. Al Riley family Wayne Harding FUNERAL CHAPEl 10 Yellowstone Ave.

Phono 2414807 SETTERGREN-CAREY Funeral Home Serving the Community Since 1906 721 N. 29th Ph. 252 2111 CONOVER Vernon Con-over of Livingston, formerly of Billings and Broadview. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a m. Monday at the Set-tergren-Carey Funeral Home.

Interment will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. iHichelotti-Sauijers 1001 AMeno PhoiM 252-3417 Mortuary Porkina Adjacent 1 TAYLOR George B. Taylor, 82, of 22'z Jefferson. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Michelotti Sawyers Mortuary with Rev.

Pat Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Rix'kvale Cemetery. SMITH'S Funeral Ilomc EslablisheJ in 496 McCORMICK Mass of the Resurrection for Thomas James McCormick, of Seattle, a former Billings resident will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church Saturday Morning at 9:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Mountview Cemetery.

SKAGER Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Margaret Skager of 2218 8th Ave. will be held at Smith's Chapel Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock with the Rev. R. II officiating.

Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. LIEDLE Funeral services for Reuben D. Demp-sey" Liedle of 2802 8th Ave. will be held at Smith's Chapel Monday morning at 10 o'clock th the Rev. Donald Mackay of St.

Luke's Episcopal Church officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Friends who wish may make memorials to the Yellowstone Boys Ranch or Northern Rockies Regional Cancer Treatment Center. 1231 N. 29th, Billings.

SCOV1LL Funeral services for Harold Raymond Scovill, of 727 Cook Ave. will be held at Smith's Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery at Columbus, Mont. FORNEY Funeral services for Margaret E. Forney, 63..

of 502 S. 32nd are pending at Smith's Funeral Home. CLASSIFIED AD RATES DEADLINES inn Announcements IUU Cord of Thonki Minimum od ui is throM Knot. tol quoted: pr fin, pf day RATES 65c per line 1 day 55c per line 2 days 45c per iine-3 days 35c per line 4 to 6 days 33c per line 7 days 30c per line 8 to 29 days 28c per line 30 days DEADLINES: ADS FOR Tuesday thru Saturday: 3pm day preceding publication Sunday Monday 3pm Friday DIAL 245O071 (or Classified Weekdays Or write Classified PO Box 2607 Billings. Mt 59103 Pleasf rbcrh yor If you find an error in your ad.

notify its between I 00 a and 4pm weekdays, or between 10 a and 12 Noon Saturday, and we will correct it Sorry, but if the error continues after first day of error, responsibility is yours. SATURDAY Pboae II a.m. to Noon can to mod by mtht then Gsmi-fd Department, Thank You. OoMtfod Department Satwrday Swnday and Hatdayt 100 Cunning Mrs. Margaret F.

Cunning. 79, of 14 Valley Drive, died Thursday at her home. She had lived in Billings since 1965. and came to Red Lodge in 1963. The Cunnings settled in Long Island.

N.Y.. in 1923. then moved to Mount Vernon, Y. Mrs. Cunning was born March 9, 1894, in Dumfries.

Scotland, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Irving. She was married to William James Cunning Dec. 16. 1916.

in Glasgow. Scotland. Survivors include the widower and a daughter. Miss Audrey Cunning, both of 14 Valley Drive. Dahl-Brown Funeral Home is in charge of arrange ments Tucker BIG TIMBER Fred W.

Tucker. 79. died Thursday night at his home in Big Timber He was born Sept 9. 1894. in Ponca.

Neb a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tucker. In 1895, he came to Marysville. In 1901, he moved to Melville where he spent his early life working on ranches in that area On July 2.

1917. he married Estella Rhoades in Big Timber During World War I. Mr. Tucker served with the United States Army. He worked for the city of Big Timber as maintenance man for several years In 1943.

he purchased a ranch near Big Timber which he operated until 1970. when he retired. Survivors include the widow: four sons. Wesley and Alvin. both of Billings.

Vernon of Great Falls and Raymond of Big Timber; four daughters. Mrs Ralph Chamberlain of Columbus. Mrs. Art Arnold of Laurel and Mrs. Charles McDaniel and Mrs.

Tony Puleo. both of Denver. a sister. Mrs. Emily Stender of Seattle.

Wash 19 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Lowery Funeral Home in Big Timber, with the Rev. Arnold E. Erickson of the Church of God officiating Burial will be in Mountain View Cemtery Rupp SIDNEY Services for Mrs Lydia Rupp.

67. wife of Alexander Rupp of Sidney, will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Ebenezer Congregational Church. Mrs. Rupp died Wednesday in a Billings hospital The Rev.

Albert Wetzel will officiate at the funeral. Burial will be in Sidney Cemetery, with Fulker-son Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Rupp was born Jan. 18.

1907. in Garden City. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rau.

The family moved to Huntley in 1914, and to Sidney in 1918. where she worked as a waitress. She was married Jan. 12. 1927, and the Rupps have lived and farmed in the Sidney area since.

She was a member of Ebenezer Church, the Ladies Aid and the church choir. Survivors include the widower; a son Wilbur and a daughter Mrs. Donald Strashiem, all of Sidney: three brothers. Henry Rau of Sidney. George and Wil-helm Rau.

both of S. Tacoma, three sisters. Mrs. Amelia Foos of Billings. Mrs.

Marie Myron of S. Tacoma and Mrs. Howard Blodgett of Salt Lake City: eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 100 Announcements Cord of Thanks Decorative Tole Painting Learn to paint on your very own cream cans. Class begins Feb 13 American Handicraft, Marge Hoite, 5-2478 -Adv.

Community Day Care Enrichment Center 245-6477-has limited vacancies for 3 4 year olds. Adv. Yellowstone Demo Legislators want and need your views on legislation. Write to us in care of the House of Representatives, Helena. Montana 59601 Dick Colberg, Harold Gerke, Polly Holmes, Herb Huennekens, Pat Regan, Tom Towe, Pol Adv paid for by Yellowstone Demo.

Cent. Maury Evans, Chairman). Maile Studio, 145 Grand Ave 248-3411 Enrolling now for Polynesian dancing, luau's available. Also piano instruction. -Adv.

Antiques Coins Guns, Sale Shrine Auditorium, Billings. Feb. 9-10 to 9 P.M.; Sun 10-5 P.M. Admission $1 00 Adv. mat- mw' Gazette photo by William Tutokev 1st Chianina Sale day, as the Northern Plains Region of the American Chianina Association held elections.

A large beef animal, with narrow head and shoulders, is a breed distinction. The sale is a first for the Half-cross bred and open Chianina heifers, some of the oldest of the new breed in the United States, go on sale at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ramada Inn in Billings. Penned cattled. each labeled with "credentials' were on inspection Fri Sailor spy ritoM pageT) ty Council, sources have said, documents dealing with those subjects were deliberately kept from high echelons in the Pentagon and the State Department at the request of Nixon and Kissinger.

Radford's assertions contradicted recent statements by Moorer and Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger minimizing the spying incident. The yeoman said he had always believed Moorer was aware of his activities. He said that belief was conveyed to him on a number of occasions by Robinson. The White House learned of the military spying while investigating the leak of sensitive documents in Decmeber, 1971 on the India-Pakistan war to Jack Anderson, the columnist.

Although a later report on the spying activities by David R. Young a member of the White House "Plumbers" unit, concluded the unauthorized documents had been funneled to Moor-er's offre, the admiral was reappointed by Presdient Nixon to a second two-year term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in mid-1972. Welander was banished from the White House and the liaison office in existence inside the National Security Council since the early 1960 was abolished overnight. In his public statements, Moorer has acknowledged receiving two batches of documents from Radford in 1971 but has publicly described them as worthless and unnecessary. The admiral also has denied published reports he had authorized or approved the funneling of the unauthorized material.

yJeW StatUS Symbol: own service station Never at night LONDON (AP) The British government now suggests you brush your teeth in the dark to conserve energy. Margaret Hall said she tried and got toothpaste all over her clothes. A compromise was suggested by the British Broadcasting turn the light on while squeezing the toothpaste tube, then turn it off to brush. 1 1-m i fii'i IT STARTS MONDAY 8 A.M. (C) New York Times MIAMI A wealthy Miami builder has solved in simple fashion his and his close friends' gasoline problem he bought a service station.

"Daniel is not really greedy," said the builder's friend who asked that the Miamian not be identified. "He just put his own padlock on one of the station's three pumps, the one with high test gas." According to the friend, the builder had been frustrated by-hours spent in line trying to fill the tanks of his family's three cars, including two Cadillacs. Ten days ago. someone offered to sell him for $10,000 a rundown service station that has a small monthly gasoline quota, of which 1.700 gallons is high test. The builder bought the station on the spot with a $2,500 cash payment.

Later, he found a mechanic to open an auto repair shop there and to sell regular gasoline to the public. But the sole possession of three keys to the high test pump has enabled him to fill his cars at any time, even after the station's closing hours, and to dispense favors to close friends "Daniel is a very popular man these days." his friend said. "The key to his pump has become a status symbol and it is more in demand than a key to a bachelor's pad." Archie Cochrane's 29th Annual SNOWBALL SALE 125 Used Cars Trucks i ii.M'niii-ni-ii-ii hi Drastically Reduced To Sell!.