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M?rJ m ? * H 1STOBTcA ‘ l “L J 0 HELENA* MONT* £9601 C-yp ---- vs - | v-7 : Weather Table City High Low Billings ............................. 19 w Belgrade ...........................34 12 Broadus ............................ 31 19 Butte................................34 30 Cut B a n k ............................ll .2 Dillon................................40 16 Glasgow ............................ 26 22 G reatFalls ........................ 10 0 Havre .............................. 22 7 Helena...............................21 6 Kallspell ............................ 24 12 Lewlstown..........................23 6 Livingston..........................33 16 Miles C ity ..... ..................... 32 24 Missoula ............................ 30 21 West Yellowstone ................. 29 M (As reported by F A A facilities) 10 Daily « ■ » * Helena, Montana 59601 Tuesday, November 6, 1973 Tribune-Examiner Vol. 89, No. 211 The voice of Southwestern Montana since 1881 Dillon, Montana w m r r n w m . - % js m m m m m m m m BCHS Students Win Sweepstakes T rophy Beaverhead County High School drama students, under the direction of Mrs. Pat Juergens, won the Class “ A” drama sweepstakes trophy Saturday at the Havre High School Invitational Speech and Drama competition. Team strength is the key to trophies in drama competition, and the finalists for BCHS were all part of duo or team events. Stephen Davis and Joyce Forrester placed second in Humorous Duo com petition. Two other teams reached final events in Serious Duo rounds. Finishing were Linda Mallon and Leota Colbert on one team and Amy Cooksey and Miriam Moore on another. The speech team was runner-up for the “A” sweepstakes award in speaking competition. Jay Davis placed third in Impromptu Speaking, and Sandi Aslett finished fifth in Original Oratory. Coach Max Nield had praise for the debate team of Margaret McNally and Maureen Fagan who won three and lost only one debate in the competition. Next competitive appearances for the BCHS dramatists and speakers will be in Bozeman at an invitational meet Nov. 17. Nield and Mrs. Juergens both stated that it isn’t too late to prepare for the contest and invite any interested students to contact them for categories of competition. The trophy is on display in the office of BCHS. Forest Practice Meetings Slated A series of meetings to acquaint people throughout Montana with the revisions of the Proposed Montana Forest Practices Act have been arranged, with one in Helena Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the banquet room of Jorgenson’s Holiday Inn and one in Bozeman Friday evening in the Community Room of the Montana Power Co. Building at the same time, ac- © Filed by Woodahl Officials Ask Suit Dismissal HELENA (AP) -r Top state officials and~15 state departments have filed briefs asking the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed against them by Atty. Gen. Robert L. Woodahl. Woodahl, claiming that various state agencies are bypassing him in conducting their legal affairs, asked early this month that the high court determine who holds the ultimate legal authority in the state. State Auditor E.V. Omholt and Secretary of State Frank Murray have filed briefs supporting Woodahl. Oral arguments are to be presented Thursday to the court. Written briefs were submitted Monday. Woodahl asked the court to hold that no attorney may represent the state in any judicial proceeding unless the lawyer has a com mission from the attorney general. Named as defendants in Woodahl’s suit are Gov. Thomas L. Judge, Lt. Gov. Bill Christiansen, Public Instruction Supt. Dolores Colburg, Omholt, Murray and 18 state departments. The Highway Department, in an independent brief, said it should be removed from the proceedings because its authority to hire out side attorneys has been settled. The Montana Supreme Court held in March of 1970 that the Highway Commission acted properly In hiring outside lawyers to handle the department’s legal business, because it had legislative ap proval, the brief said. The argument is echoed in a brief Hied for Judge, Christiansen, Colburg and 14 state departments. The Department of Public Service Regulation and the De partment of Education did not file written briefs. The Land Department is not participating in the suit. That agency is headed by a board made up of Judge, Colburg, Woodahl, Murray and Omholt. Donald A. Garrity, Hele. i at torney representing Judge md most of the other defendants, argued in his brief that the Su preme Court’s ruling in 1970 held it is up to the legislature, rather than to the courts, to set the duties of the attorney general. Garrity noted that Woodahl already has announced he will go to the 1974 legislature to seek changes in laws regarding legal represenation of state agencies. Garrity said the issue need not be filed on immediately since the matter is not one that demands an emergency solution. cording to Gary Wicks, director of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Con servation, the agency sponsoring the bill. The Helena session will be headed by Robert Womback and the meeting at Bozeman will be under the direction of John Bruns. Both are members of the Forest Practices Advisory Committee. Larry Jakup, special staff assistant from the Department of Natural Resources and Con servation and Anthony J. Lukes, environmental coordinator for the Division of Forestry will assist at the meetings. Purpose of the Act to be discussed, according to Gareth C. Moon, administrator of the Division of Forestry, is to provide a minimum degree of protection and maintain the basic forest soil, air and water resources by providing standards of harvesting, road construction, reforestation, use of chemicals and disposal of slashings. The proposed revision to the bill itself and the proposed rules will be presented and discussed in the meetings, which are open to the public. Suspended Sentence, Each Fined $300 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two men who pleaded guilty to charges connected with the theft and burning of a coffin containing the tody of rock singer Gram Parsons have been given 30-day suspended jail sentences and fined $300 each Philip C. Kaufman, 38, of Van Nuys, and Michael D. Martin, 26, of Hollywood were sentenced Monday on misdemeanor theft charges. They were ordered also to pay $708 in expenses to the funeral home involved in the burial. The coffin was found in the desert east of Los Angeles after it had been burned. Kaufman and Martin were former business associates of Parsons, 27. CHRISTMAS GIFTS—to stock the Veterans Shop at the Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital are checked over by American Legion Auxiliary gift chairmen, Linda Reichle (left) and Bobbi Gneiting. The gifts, which range from stationery to toys, with many lovely cosmetics and household items in between, were donated by Auxiliary members and will be taken to Fort Harrison to stock the “Christmas Shop” where patients may select, without charge, gifts for their families. Members of the Helena American Legion Auxiliary operate the shop and will gift wrap all items for the veterans if they wish. The gifts come from chapters of the Auxiliary over the entire state. Mrs. Reichle and Mrs. Gneiting urge Auxiliary members who have gifts, but did not get them to the Monday evening meeting, to contact them and they will see the gifts get to Fort Harrison before the Christmas season. (Sue Terrill Photo) Snow Blankets Much of State By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Travel conditions over much of Montana were hazardous today as a new blanket of heavy snow buried the state. The National Weather Service advised travelers to keep advised of road reports and said the deep COMPLETE AND WAITING—is the controlled access traffic circle of Interstate 15 north of Dillon. The engineer for the project said traffic would be allowed to pass over the Interstate 15 section north of Dillon to the Melrose area about Nov. 15, after the last concrete bridge deck has had 28 days from the date of pouring to cure. The newly-completed access road area includes two openings from Montana Highway property onto private land north of Dillon, with both on the north side of the highway. The roadway south from the traffic circle, although brought to grade, has not been surfaced. (Jinny Greitl Photo) polar air mass that has gripped the state for the past week showed no signs of weakening. Warnings of heavy snow, with four or more inches expected late today and tonight, were in effect for much of northcentral and northeastern Montana. The federal agency said the snow showers should diminish Wed nesday and some moderation in temperatures was forecast for Thursday and into the weekend. Reports from the Highway Department showed driving conditions were extremely haz ardous in the Great Falls area. The division received 4-10 inches of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning. Heavy drifting conditions and poor visibility were reported. Meanwhile, authorities in Ra valli County were searching for a California man reported lost on a hunting trip in the Bitterroot mountains about 40 miles south west of Hamilton. Officials said Ken Foltz, 54, was reported missing Sunday night on a hunting trip with several com panions from Missoula. Another hunter, Max Bloom, 30, Lewistown, was found Monday afternoon after spending a night in the open in mountains in Judith 'Update the Faith' Subject of Series “Update the Faith” will be the title of a series of sessions designed to give mature understanding of the Catholic faith and practice in today’s church to be presented by Rev. Emmett O’Neill, co-pastor of the St. Rose Parish in Dillon, beginning at 7 p.m. this evening in the St. Rose Family Center library. Rev. O’Neill said the topic for this evening will be “How the Church Has Changed” and he said the session would be complete by 8 p.m. Basin County. Authorities said Bloom was found about one mile from his four-wheel drive vehicle. They said he was found walking toward the road and that he could have made it out on his own. Heavy snow with northwesterly winds and local blowing and drifting conditions were expected to continue tonight in nearly all of the state east of the Divide. The Highway Department ad vised against travel in the Warm Springs and Anaconda areas due to heavy snow and poor visibility. The department said chains were required on towing units traveling several mountain passes in the western part of the state. Governor To Visit Governor Thomas L. Judge announced today he, members of his staff and directors of the executive departments will visit Dillon Nov. 15. The governor will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Catholic Center with local officials and then will conduct a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Dillon High School Auditorium., In announcing his visit Governor Judge said, “The purpose of these forums is to take state government to the people of Montana to give them an opportunity to make suggestions, express criticisms and ask questions. “There are a number of very serious issues facing Montana at this time, and I believe it is necessary to give the public a voice before making these decisions. We are visiting these communities to listen, because we want to hear what people have to say about their government.” Court Upholds Verdict HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme court upheld today the first-degree murder conviction of Randall G. Braden, Great Falls. Braden had been sentenced to life imprisonment for the October 1970 shooting death of John LaFond. Braden had claimed that Thomas Tanner, a witness against him, had been coerced into testifying about the shooting south of Cascade. Braden also claimed the case against him was prejudiced because jurors were not told the final disposition of criminal charges against three witnesses against him. The high court said Braden had been convicted of robbery previously and was on parole at the time of the slaying. According to the court record, Tanner testified that Braden had been riding in his car with LaFond on the date of the crime and that the men were smoking marijuana and drinking beer. Tanner said when he stopped the car, Braden and LaFond argued about whether LaFond had implicated Braden in a recent burglary. The court said Tanner testified that the men walked to a small creek and that Braden handed Tanner a gun and ordered Tanner to shoot LaFond. The court said Tanner testified he handed the weapon back to Braden, who fatally shot LaFond Tanner testified that he and Braden pushed the body into the creek and that he was with Braden when Braden disposed of the weapon on the return trip to Great Falls, the court said. Braden claimed Tanner was jailed for 38 days without having access to a lawyer or a judge. But Braden said that after Tanner made a statement against Braden he was immediately freed. Braden claimed Tanner’s con stitutional rights were violated and that he had a right to challenge the alleged violation of Tanner’s rights. The high court’s opinion, written by Justice John C. Harrison, said that since the objection was never raised during the trial it could not be raised during appeal. It also rejected Braden’s contention that Tanner’s testimony, even if it was coerced, violated Braden’s rights. Hie Supreme Court said a de fendant (kies not have standing to challenge violations of con stitutional rights of a codefendant or a third party by law en forcement authorities. It said only the person whose rights were violated have standing to challenge the damaging evidence. The high court said that while the jury did not know the outcome of criminal proceedings against witnes.ss against Braden, it did have sufficient information to judge the reliability of those wit nesses. Outdoor Unlimited Sets Meet A legislative panel will be a feature of the annual meeting and banquet of the local chapter of Outdoors Unlimited Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall in Dillon. Entertainment will caption the program for the year ahead— W i l d e r n e s s , p r i m i t i v e designations, off-the-road vehicles and related topics which will require continued vigilance. Reservations and information are available at the Beaverhead Chamber. Planning Group | Slates Meeting Hie Beaverhead County Plan ning Committee is meeting Thursday evening at 7:30 in the commissioners’ room of the Beaverhead County Courthouse, according to Holly Smith, secretary. The public is cordially invited to attend.
