Letters and local notes mix opinion with event notices
Readers clash over facts in a Letters to the Editor page noting debates on ERA and Ms title opinions. The issue reports a Federal Energy Administration workshop in Denver April 23 24 and a farewell LDS mission for Rep Angus Condie and wife Marion in Oklahoma leaving May 17 from Preston Fifth Ward May 11.
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ERA
United Nations
Federal Energy Administration
Denver
Lakewood
Colo
Federal Energy Office
America
Angus Condie
Marion
Oklahoma
Preston Fifth Ward
Condies
Tulsa
Fairview Student Loren Hatch Earns State FFA Degree
Loren Hatch of Fairview received the State Farmer Degree gold emblem at the State FFA convention in Twin Falls. Hatch, son of Mr and Mrs Irven Hatch, led the Preston chapter services and activities committee and served on national and state groups. Idaho FFA president Paul Ogburn Jr presented the award as Hatch joined a list of about 2 percent of members earning the degree.
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Lorin Hatch
FFA
Lincoln Orme
Mrs
Irven Hatch
Fairview
Twin Falls
Paul Ogburn Jr
Idaho
Hatch
Preston
Merchants Luncheon Focuses on Shoplifting
Preston area merchants are urged to attend a noon luncheon on Tuesday April 22 at Pop n Pins in Preston. Sheriff Arlando Larsen and Preston City attorney J D Williams will discuss shoplifting and the new state law, with Craig Allred urging attendance and member notice by noon Monday. Larsen notes a recent shoplifter case to illustrate local risks.
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Chamber of Commerce
Doug Webb
Webb
Pop 'N Pins
Preston
Arlando Larsen
J. D Williams
Craig Allred
Merchants Committee
Larsen
Williams
Burt
Willams
Theft of Two Violins Reported in April Incident
Robert Haworth Franklin says an employee, working only a few hours, stole two old violins in black cases from his home in April. The suspect drove a light color Ford station wagon with Washington plates and wildlife decals on the vehicle.
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Robert Haworth Franklin
Washington
Citizens Seek Unrestricted Zoning At Preston Public Hearing
About 20 Preston residents attended a Thursday council meeting to oppose or support zoning plans. Five pressed to keep property in unrestricted zones while 13 petitioned for zone B. others urged zoning for city improvement and an industrial park. The session included debates on curfew enforcement and theater obsenity rules. The council agreed to annex adjacent land with ordinance 408 and discussed hookups, inspections, and subdivision provisions. Two births were recorded: Edward and Caron Bawes of Pocatello with a boy on April 4 1975, and Brent and Diana Sharp of Soda Springs with a boy on April 12.
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Preston
South State Street
Murray Nichols
Lower
Third East
Glenn Call
P-Z Board
Fackrell
Call
P-7
Franklin Spring Cleanup Names Co Chairs For Bicentennial Era
Mayor Floyd C Robinson appoints Wayne Priestley and Brent Atkinson as co chairmen for the Franklin spring cleanup running April 15 through May 15. Citizens urged to improve curb appeal as the Bicentennial year nears. Waste removal planned with weekly city truck pickups for large debris.
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Floyd C. Robinson
Franklin
Wayne Priestley
Brenton Atkinson
Robinson
Pickups Collide at Preston Intersection
Investigation follows an April 9 6 20 p m crash at Eighth South and US 91 Preston between a 1972 GMC registered to Jay Bryce Jensen and driven by Debra Kern 18 of Dayton and a 1975 GMC driven by Donald G Longenbohn 52 of Soda Springs. Damages total 400 with no injuries reported. Kern attempted a left turn as Longenbohn passed.
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US 91
Preston
Jay Bryce Jensen
Debra Kern
Dayton
Donald G. Longenbohn
Soda Springs
Miss Kern
Jensen
Longenbohn
Beker Industries
Blood Pressure Clinic A Success At Court House
The Preston seniors held a free blood pressure clinic the first Wednesday of April from 1 to 5 PM in the basement of the courthouse. More than 133 citizens joined with only 12 referred to physicians. The program will recur on the first Wednesday of each month at the same hours.
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Preston
Utah Power Receives Interim Rate Hike in Idaho
Utah Power and Light Company won a 10 percent interim rate increase for Idaho customers, subject to refund, to cover replacement electricity costs from the Naughton No. 3 unit outage. A temporary surcharge to collect up to 801000 is approved, also pending final ruling. A public hearing in Idaho Falls set for May 28 at 9 30 a m. continues the review of annual revenues and rate structures.
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Utah Power and Light Company
Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities
Commission
Utah Power
Naughton No
Utah Power and Light
Westbank
Idaho Falls
Boys use BB guns to break Preston window
Two eight year olds were accosted by Franklin County deputies after shooting out a Preston home window. Mrs Glen Manning of 301 Oneida reported the incident last Saturday. The youths were reportedly using BB guns.
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Franklin County
Preston
Glen Manning
Oneida
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