Opinion A critique of defense base closures and fiscal politics
In Our Opinion the piece rails against government budget moves and base closings, arguing the economy is harmed by repeated cuts and political grandstanding. It notes Kennedy Keating and Stratton proposals, New York losses, and looming confrontations as lawmakers react to national fiscal pressures.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Keating
R-Ny
Samuel S Stratton
D-Ny
Pentagon
New York
Idaho Senator Pushes Idaho Origin Labels for Potatoes
Idaho Senator Leonard Jordan proposes interstate labeling of potatoes by state of origin to curb mislabeling. He cites volcanic soil in Snake River Valley giving Idaho russets unique flavor, warning inferior copies could trigger consumer distrust and boycotts across markets.
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Idaho
Snake River Valley
Coun
Franklin
Grace Jordan
U. S
Policy Book Believed Essential For Eastside School District
A reader urges adoption of a formal policy book to guide all school operations in North Cache county. The piece argues that clear policy sets bounds on administrator and teacher actions, reduces debate, and aligns district goals with state standards. It cites widespread success from districts nationwide.
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Cache County
Eastside
Lost Ice Cream Hunt Sparks Teen Explorer Act
The Oxford Clifton Explorer post hid a freezer of ice cream on the west side of Twin Lakes to symbolize a lost man. Warren Choules discovered it. the group finished with cake. Plus local clippings praise snow cleanup in Lewiston and reader letters about Thanksgiving and aging.
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Oxford-Clifton Ward
Gordon Gaiey
Earl Ward
Twin Lakes
Warren Choules
Gordon = Gailey
Gweneth Stanger
Former Caldwell Resident Announces Marriage Plan
Charley Christensen of Caldwell announces his forthcoming marriage to Lillian Nielsen on December 20, 1963 at 11 a.m. in the Idaho Falls Temple.
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Charley Christensen
Caldwell
Lillian Nielsen
Idaho Falls Temple
Poet’s Comer Reflects on a Life of Quiet Kindness
An elegiac verse piece recalls a man of faith and charity who touched many with patient listening and gentle deeds. A dog narrator mourns his master, vowing to join him in eternal life and continue the hunt in heavenly fields.
Franklin Industry Pioneers Shaped Idaho’s Early Economy
The article traces Franklin Idaho’s 1860s to early 1900s growth through mills and weaving, noting Joshua Messervy’s pit sawmill, Brigham Young’s steam mill, and the Maple Creek/Soda Springs operations. It covers the first flour mill, flax farming, loom weaving, and the North Star woolen mill, plus early schools, Oneida Stake Academy, telegraph and telephone lines, rail contact, and the Franklin Co-Operative Mercantile Union.
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Franklin County
Joshua Messervy
Idaho
Samuel Parkinson
Thomas Smart
Brigham = Young
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Montana
Flavious Green
Franklin
Maplecreek S Canyon
Soda Springs
Thomas Lowe
Thomas Hull
Peter Lowe
Scotland
America
Franklin Cooperative Co
North Star Woolen Mill
Christmas Notes From Lewiston Gathers Local Details
A ledger of small town Christmas happenings includes Whozinit notes on a bishop’s wife threatening to open a package, Clayton Nielsen leading a grade school chorus, Clair Hollingsworth guiding first graders, Mrs. Van Ness Hansen renewing a subscription, DeLoy Palmer distributing papers, Demar Merrill coordinating bowling with Lynn Porter and Bud Gooch, a Christmas card from Paul Johnson to Demar, a remark about color confusion, Foss Furniture showing a white tree with red balls, Ruth Smith hosting a party, and John Porter found asleep in the kitchen.
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Clayton Nielsen
Lewiston
Clair Hollingsworth
van Ness Hansen
DeLoy Palmer
Demar Merrill
Lynn Porter
Bud Gooch
Demar
Paul Johnson
LaRay
Foss Furniture
Ruth Smith
John Porter
Executive virtues and costs of leadership principles
The article outlines Cas on J Calaway’s four prerequisites for effective executives: integrity, willingness to work, and leadership. It adds 13 qualities such as courage, imagination, delegation with accountability, time management, prioritizing important over urgent, impartial promotion, recognizing weaknesses, shared credit and blame, listening, not taking oneself too seriously, and staying discouraged.
Birthday greetings list spans many names on December nineteenth
A long printed birthday roll lists dozens of individuals including Janet Poole Rulon Owen Mark Waddoups Beppy Gib bons Brent White Mildred Hansen Karen Griffin Diane Jensen Mattie Sharp Carmen Whittle RaNae Petersen Bert Walker Wheatley Fred L Anderson Mildred Thiemann Geven B Cole Shannon Catterson William Van Dyke Mary Hunsaker Dennis Sanders Shirley Nielsen Dennis Jackson Gwen Shaffer Morris N Poole Beverly Hawkes Bonna Lue Pack Thomas Talbot Karen Ransom Ina Jean Andersen Melvin C Gilbert Kate Tyner Mars C Porter Joseph Cherrington LaRene VM Hide David Grant Kay Crocett Jed Palmer Bonnie Lou Larson Thelma Doane Barbara Houses Rex Anderson Jarry Checketts Edna Hayes Patricia Larson Rodney Street Jeanne C Johnson Randall Hendricks Christine Merrill Nadene Anderson Alan Gibbons Gary Wasne Whiting.
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Shirley Nielsen
Dennis Jackson
Gwen Shaffer
Morris N Poole
Beverly Hawkes
Bonna Lue Pack
Thomas Talbot
Karen Ransom
Ina Jean Andersen
Melvin C Gilbert
Kate Tyner
Mars C Porter
Joseph Cherrington
LaRene VM
Hide David Grant
Kay Crocett
Jed Palmer
Bonnie Lou Larson
Thelma Doane
Barbara Houses
Rex Anderson
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Banner
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B J Dahl
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L H Hatch
Alexander Staler
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Muller
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LS Church
Oneida Stake Academy
Preston
Independent School District No 1
Franklin Co-op
Deseret Telegraph Company
Alma Hobson
Ft. Hall
Utah and Northern
Brigham City
Franklin Co-Operative Mercantile Union
L L Hatch
John Doney
Citizen Publishing Company Inc
South State
Seeaton
Pieston
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J Walter Ross
Wayne D. Bell
Cached Valley
Clarion
Idaho Press Association, Inc
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Amériékh
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Paul Harvey
Cason J Calaway
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Janet Poole
Rulon Owen
Mark Waddoups
Beppy Gibbons
Brent White
Mildred Hansen
Karen Griffin
Diane Jensen
Mattie Sharp
Carmen Whittle
Jarry Checketts
Edna Hayes
Patricia Larson
Rodney Street
Jeanne C Johnson
Randall Hendricks
Christine Merrill
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Alan Gibbons
Gary Wasne Whiting
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Internal Revenue Service
Lewiston State Bank
Lewiston, Utah
Lewiston State
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