Session at country store sparks talk on federal payroll and waste
Report from a Saturday night country store gathering shows Ed Doolittle arguing that federal workers rose from one to over 22 million since 1940 and costs of contracting exceed private work. He cites a $265 000 Mississippi golf club loan and contrasts welfare households with work and tax loopholes.
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Country Store
Ed Doolittle
Congress
Mississippi
Maryland
Clem Webster
Clem
Everthing
Idaho Elk Revival Shows State as North Americas Refuge
Idaho transformed from a near extinction risk in 1880 to housing one of the continent’s largest elk populations. Restoration came from protected areas, increased browse after logging, and undisturbed elk already present, making Idaho a major refuge for the species across North America.
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Idaho
Yellowstone-Teton
North American
Clearwater
Canada
New Mexico
North America
Pacific
Atlantic
Elk browsing impacts on winter range and fire management
The article explains how elk outcompete deer for winter browse, moving into Boise Payette and Salmon drainages. It details prescribed burning in Lochsa and the Clearwater area to improve forage, noting humidity, fuel loads, and fall burn needs. Shorter regenerating shrubs emerge, reducing elk winter forage compared to a decade ago.
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Boise
South Fork
Payette River
Middle Fork
Salmon River
Lochsa
Clearwater National Forest
Overseas Calls Surge as Cable Expansion Proceeds
Overseas operators handled 24 million calls to Europe while Europe returned over 1% million calls to the United States, a 22 percent rise from last year. Soda Springs Mountain Bell’s K E Pollard notes the surge spurs a new 79 million dollar trans Atlantic cable to Spain with 720 circuits, buried at 1800 foot depths over 3500 miles. Completion is slated for mid 1970 with expectations of ninefold growth by 1980.
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Europe
Soda Springs Mountain Bell Telephone
K. E. Pollard
Spain
Pollard
Elk and wapiti deer in Idaho elk history by hunts and herd trends
The text explains that the American elk or wapiti resembles the European red deer and is the top U S game animal. It notes weight up to 800 pounds, large antlers, and separate cow and bull herds. Calves are born May or June, with spring calving grounds and yearly herd movements. Idaho records show fewer than 500 elk in the 1920s but current statewide harvests average 14 500 or more annually.
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United States
Idaho
Fish and Game Dept
Air Force Tech Sergeant Bews Arrives at McClellan AFB California
California base dispatch reports U S Air Force Technical Sergeant Harold M Bews has arrived for duty at McClellan AFB California. Bews is a telecommunications technician with the 2049th Communications Group in the Air Force Communications Service and previously served in Thailand.
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California Base
Sacramento
Calif
U.S. Air Force
Harold M. Bews
John H. Bews
Soda Springs
McClellan Afb
Bews
2049Th Communications Group
Air Force Communications Service
Thailand
Family visitors and connections highlight community gatherings
The text lists numerous local names and kinship ties as residents and relatives visit and spend time with family in Soda Springs and Salt Lake City, mentioning Mr and Mrs Sohn, Mr and Mrs Sobel, Lucille Hirsbrum, Blisg, Mikesell, Meads, Janet McConkie, and others in a Thursday gathering.
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Blisg
Salt Lake City
Mikesell
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Caribou
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U. 8. Choice
Bannock Bacon
Tastewell
Johnson
Campbell’s Tomato Soup
Hershey
Angel Baker’s Coconut
Cai
Caribous
Dear Mister
Josh Clodhopper
Josh
Uncle Cal
U.S
Caribou ¢ Soda Springs
Ida
Mr and He Falls
Sohn
Kim Sohn
Mahopas
Herb Sobel
Lucille Hirsbrum
Janet McConke, S
Uate
Soda Springs High
Motor & Implemen
Soria Spr
Lallatin
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