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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1971
Page
9
The Idaho Medical Association urges forethought to avoid winter driving accidents. Drivers should anticipate changing road conditions, slow down especially on bridges, and pump brakes gently when slippery. Sawdust tires help all around, studded tires for ice, and adding weight can improve traction. Bags of salt or sand aid in freeing a stuck car.
About 125 Lincoln County property owners voted to withhold 1971 property taxes over revaluation and equalization disputes. The meeting in the Lincoln County Courthouse featured heated debate, calls to remove the county assessor, and proposals to roll back taxes to 1949 levels while criticizing state regulations and the cost of outside appraisers.
Car crashes were reported near Soda Springs with Edith Izatt 31 and Mary Nielsen 63 sustaining damages as icy US 30 conditions caused rear and side impacts. Sheriff Marriott investigated the early evening crashes. A separate two car collision on North Second East Street involved Kelly Brown 20 and Kim Pugmire 17 with rear fender damage. Blizzard conditions on US 30 North led to a three car pileup as Pauline Dolf 52 stopped in a snow drift and was struck by Steven Metcalf 25 and then by a Pacific Gamble Robinson Co. van. Additional details note 1962 and 1972 model cars sustaining various damages.
Melvin Reingold of the Idaho Fish and Game Department says 500000 chinook salmon smolts were released from Decker Pond near Stanley. The four inch fish begin an 820 mile voyage to the Pacific and must return as spawners in two to three years. Idaho hatcheries and Idaho Power Company funded releases aim to boost runs as habitat and dam losses reduce natural spawning. Rapid River Hatchery and Clearwater River successes signal potential gains from Decker Pond Hayden Creek and Pahsim erai Ponds for future angler catches.
The incident occurred about 6 p.m. on December 10 as Lynne Weaver’s 1969 Pontiac wagon slid while turning onto Ivans Road. Bill Harris, Eddy's Bread truck driver, assisted the car and was driving a 1970 Ford two ton truck owned by Eddy's Bread. all drivers and the passenger wore seat belts. Damages: Dolf's Cadillac trunk lid $75, Calf's Volkswagen wagon $1,000, Carson's Chevrolet grille and bumper $150, Weaver's Pontiac left rear panel $110. Deputy Kelly Izatt investigated.
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