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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
12
The text argues for renewed constitutional fidelity during 1976 while acknowledging political fault lines from Watergate. It urges Americans to purge impurities in government and to rally around the bicentennial as a call to civic duty and reform. It evokes Paul Revere and the midnight ride as a metaphor for vigilance.
Franklin County commissioners heard Blaine Davis and others press for an 8 to 12 percent cost of living increase. They noted January 60 cent raises, cited higher state and national increases, and decided to study the request before denying it. Also approved bids for a 25 ton utility trailer and a new computer.
Michael D. Kunz Franklin County Clerk was elected secretary treasurer of the Idaho Association of County Recorders and Clerks for the coming year at the annual meeting in Nampa. The group sponsors workshops and meetings to train clerks and update on laws affecting county government with a June convention and various workshops throughout the year. Kunz led a panel on auditing and accounting duties as part of the meetings.
County Assessor Marion Bennett announced that from July 1 all motorists must show proof of liability insurance when registering vehicles. The requirement applies to transfers of plates for passenger cars and pickups 8000 GWT and under, with some exemptions for certain vehicles. Trucks over 8000 GWT are not affected.
A Weston woman, Mary R. Ricks, 28, was injured when a 1961 Volkswagen driven by her husband Raymond Carl, 37, lost brakes on a steep dirt road behind the Jack King farm and struck a ditch, bounced into a grain field, and totaled the car. Ricks was transported to Preston hospital for facial lacerations and back injuries. The Ricks family lives near the Kings. they are originally from Logan.
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