Idaho GOP friction grows over uncommitted delegation split
Idaho Republicans wrestle with a split between conservative Goldwater supporters and moderates. Gov. Smylie favors an uncommitted delegation to the national convention while McMurray notes no candidate preference. Rockefeller Scranton and Romney are discussed as potential footholds, with Goldwater’s Boise faction organizing at the precinct level. Internal battles pit Rolland Wilbur against Harley Markham for national committee posts.
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Robert E. Smylie
Republican Assembly
San Francisco
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Smyie Long
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Earsyvania
William Scranton
Smylie
Scranton
McMurray
Sinsheimer and Sinsheimer
Gwen Barnett
Boise
Jordan
Goldwater
State Assembly
Washington
Oival Hansen
Idaho Falls
Seattle
Michigan
George Romney
Political Echoes joins Preston Citizen weekly line up
The Preston Citizen adds a weekly Idaho political column titled Political Echoes written by Richard Charnock of United Press International Boise office. It aims to provide Idaho political news to local readers amid Utah media dominance and is featured in Column One on the front page.
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Idaho
Utah
Richard Charnock
Boise
United Press International
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Sandor S.e
UPA
Helena
Mont
Billings
UPI
Salt Lake City
Phoenix
Arizona State University
Tempe
Franklin County
Peston Citizen
Local residents join search for missing cargo plane
David Orme of Preston and his relative Robert Gehr, grandson of Preston Johnsons, joined the hunt for the plane from Hill Field that vanished over the Pacific. Gehr is stationed in Hawaii while Orme serves at Hill Field.
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Hill Field
Pacific
David Orme
Lincoln Orme
Preston
Robert Gehr
Leslie Johnson
Preston Gehr
Hawaii
Orme
Caribou County Deputy Sheriff Grace Terminated
Grace area deputy sheriff Grace Herb Watters is terminated from service effective January 29, with two weeks of vacation pay. County commissioners cite lack of funds and announce budget cuts affecting other departments.
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Herb Watters
Caribou County
SC District Sets Annual County Meet
The 1964 Franklin Soil Conservation District meeting will be held at the Franklin County Courthouse Assembly Room at 1 30 pm on February 11. Dennis C. Ralphs announces plans. Hugh C. McKay will speak on dryland tillage trials and seeding factors. Cecil Foster will present the annual district report. The Triple Tones will provide musical numbers. all are invited.
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Franklin Soil Conservation District
Franklin County
Dennis C. Ralphs
District Board of Supervisors
Hugh C. McKay
Tetonia Branch
Cecil Foster
SCD
Triple Tones
Sheren Howe
Nancy Pearce
Nancy Tingey
Lt Col Dean Thorpe Heads To Viet Nam Tour
Lt Col Dean Thorpe son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Stilman Pond has departed for a tour of duty in Viet Nam. His family now resides in Logan where they have purchased a home.
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Lewiston
Dean Thorpe
Stilman Pond
Viet Nam
Logan
Fugitives Force Woman To Feed Them In Dayton Area
At midnight two 18 year old escapees from Baker Oregon jail threatened Mrs. Seth Coburn in her Dayton area home. They forced food, rifled a purse, and asked for weapons before fleeing in a red pickup. They were later arrested near Dayton and jailed on federal charges for transporting a stolen vehicle and firearm across state lines. Local charges in Franklin County were not yet filed.
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Dayton
Oxford
Westside High School
George Zeal
Poca
Tello
Franklin County
Lee Hendrickson
Ray Talbot
Red Rock
Seth Zsoburn
Land Bank To See Film Credit Where Credit Is Due
The Federal Land Bank Association of Preston will feature the film Credit Where Credit Is Due at its annual meeting this Friday. The meeting begins at 11 am in the Oneida Stake House. Joe Garner, the local manager, says three new directors will be named to the board.
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Preston
Oneida
Joe Garner
West Side High Plans New Building
The Westside school district seeks bids for a 10 by 46 foot cinderblock all purpose building south of the current high school connected by a streetway. Cost is 30,000 funded this biennium without tax increases. It will serve music classes, rehearsals, wrestling, marching corps, and gym uses. plans were debated after considering an old recreation hall.
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Westside High School
Lyle Porter
Porter
Dayton Ward
LDS Church
Snow Survey Reports Above Normal Water in Area
A Soil Conservation report shows area watersheds at 108 percent of normal, with higher levels than last year. Snow surveys for Strawberry-Mink Creek Divide and nearby courses were completed in late January. Ground surveys at Liberty Springs begin April 1, with monthly aerials planned.
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Strawberry Creek
Christensen Ranch Willow Flat
Cub River
Donald Simmons
Liberty Springs
Lester Sears
Sam Merrill
Mr. Simmons
Christensen
Willow Flat
Cub River Ranger
Lions Sponsor One Day Idaho Photo Exhibit in Preston
A one day photography exhibit by five Idaho amateur photographers is set for Wednesday in Preston. Sponsored by the Preston Lions, the display runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Franklin County Court House social hall with no admission. Photographers include George Hargraves Loyd Furniss Bill Fleming Phil Durst and Jan Shiosaki. Exhibits measure 16 by 20 inches. Committee head Lynn Fackrell and assistant Ted Larson organize the event.
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Idaho
Preston
Preston Lions
Franklin County Court House
George Hargraves
Pocatello
Loyd Furniss
Bill Fleming
Idaho Power Employe
Phil Durst
Jan Shiosaki
Blackfoot
Lynn Fackrell
Ted Larson
TV Collection Reaches Four Thousand in Franklin County
Franklin County drives up a TV Translator System fund to more than 4000 as Ross Rasmussen reports at a board meeting. He cites potential hacker interference from Channel 12 Logan and notes the Preston Weston Clifton Riverdale corridor could gain strong reception with strengthened antennas.
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Franklin County
Ross Rasmussen
Channel 12
Logan
Preston
Weston
Clifton
Riverdale
Opening date set for Agricultural Conservation Program applications
The March 2 date is scheduled to accept applications under the 1964 Agricultural Conservation Program. Producers may apply at the ASCS Office for cost share assistance and stabilization measures on their farms.
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