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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
2
The Paris Post of Bear Lake County Idaho lists C O Broxon as editor and publisher. It provides subscription rates of 2.50 per year and 1.50 for six months in advance and notes second class mail status under the 1879 act.
The Senate voted 74 to 13 to provide 491 million for the RS-70 first strike supersonic bomber, despite White House opposition and a reduced development request. The military appropriations bill totals 48.43 billion, with Senate funding above the House and administration, reflecting a clash over defense and foreign aid policy.
A Senate defense report shows a reallocation shifting foreign aid into the US aid column. The move adjusts funding lines and could affect overseas programs.
Senator Barry Goldwater argues in Human Events against expanding executive power. He cautions that public interest can be stretched to justify control, noting no law fixes prices and that government action used coercively resembles totalitarian tactics. He warns liberal advisers and union leaders may push a pro‑business freedom crackdown.
The piece argues the President's olive branch to business amid calls for cooperation may mask threats of reprisal and a clash with left wing voices in his administration. It notes a cautious view of vowed dialogue and the friction between government influence and free enterprise.
Laketown residents report travels and work changes from two week California trips. Verle Tolley becomes watermaster for Lake Town Irrigation. he will coach North Rich High after the season. Families move within Laketown while others tour Seattle and the Northwest fairs. Rental demand rises as disaster arrivals settle in, with Bear Lake scenery noted. MIA and local store activities, hospital recoveries, and summer visits fill community life.
Walter Ward, Bear Lake County Commissioner, urges residents to use the North Beach area responsibly after the county bought 50 used picnic tables from the Forest Service. The Paris Lions Club placed 40 tables on the beach and 10 elsewhere, with barrels planned for trash and clubs or Scouts to help clean the area. He asks users to dispose of waste properly and report table damage to authorities.
Lanny Kent Weston won first place in saddle bronc riding at the State Championship High School Rodeo in Tremonton on June 16. He, a junior at North Rich High School, receives a belt buckle and qualifies for the national rodeo in August at Valentine Nebraska. Weston is the son of Norman and (Mrs.) Weston of Laketown.
The third annual Idaho conservation camp ended at Alpine on the Wyoming border after a week of natural resources training. Organized by the University of Idaho extension service with state and federal partners, Bear Lake county attendees included Colin Hart and Russell Twiss.
A humorous quip notes that a married man tends to wear a kitchen apron when he “ties one on,” contrasting with a bachelor’s behavior.
James son of Mr and Mrs John W Roberts Georgetown admitted June 1 medical. Frank Price Laketown admitted June 11 medical. Kelly Parkinson Border admitted June 12 mitror surgery discharged June 13. Darcy son of Mr and Mrs Montana Kunz Bern admitted June 12 minor surgery vas vacated June 12. Burton L Thomas Bloomington admitted June 12 medical. Edward B Taylor Montpelier admitted June 12 industrial accident discharged June 13. Bradley Torgeson Soda Springs admitted June 12 minor surgery discharged June 14. Florence Solum Montpelier admitted June 13 medical. Earl Roderick Montpelier admitted June 13 medical vacated June 14. Russell Boehme Geneva and Ben Weston Laketown admitted June 14 medical vacated June 15. K C Julian Montpelier admitted June 14 medical. In O Phelps Montpelier admitted June 14 medical.
A Montpelier list records medical admissions on June 15 to 18 including Mrs C R Hart and Randy Boehme with others in Montpelier Cokeville Salt Lake and Pocatello. Births include a boy to the Bentsen family on June 14 and a girl to the Jones family on June 18.
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