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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1976
Page
3
A reader letter questions Sen Frank Church about Senate Bill 626 and House Bill 2966, arguing government interference in child rearing. The piece defends Idaho families and invites Church to visit to see traditional family practices in action.
Guest editorial argues the Federal Trade Commission oversteps in warning against egg advertising. It jokes about banning eggs and chickens, defends eggs as nutritious, and criticizes government paternalism while urging common sense in health and food guidance.
Six candidates are in the field for city offices in the April 24 election: Phenoi Edgley, Rulon Dunn, Harold B. Alien, Owens Baur, C. Earl Goas lind, and Roy Andreasen. A large crowd attended the Franklin County Fish and Game Assoc annual dinner and dance at West Side High School. Chief of Police W.R. Groves resigns effective March 31. Idaho Mother’s Week will be proclaimed next week by Gov. Len Jordan. Mrs. Lucy C. Tanner and Mrs. Myrtle R. Goff are Franklin County nominees for the state contest.
Three decades ago Franklin County and Preston planned a public program and dinner to honor the state championship team in Franklin Stake House. Preston beat Coeur d'Alene for the title with 35-28 and 42-40 in Pocatello. All-state honors went to Bill Choules and Frank Condie, with Ray Oliverson on the second team.
Pennsylvania judge John Morton, delegate to the Stamp Act Congress and Continental Congress, faced ostracism after voting for independence on July 1 1776. He died in April 1777 at age 51, eight months after signing the Declaration, as British forces threatened his family and home.
A 1914 South-Eastern Advocate report notes a bottle-neck on the right-of-way halting the electric rail line near Fairview. A railroad committee visits to resolve the issue as Mapleton and Preston plan growth with new developments and social events.
A mysterious caller known as Z helped trigger the Secret Service crackdown on a Dominican Republic led counterfeit operation. Ringleader Antonio Demetrio Torrez and two associates were arrested in Miami after agents posed undercover, with more than 86 000 counterfeit bills traced to the same batch.
Denver Gilley writes from prison in Lucasville Ohio asking readers to send letters. He notes lack of funds for an ad and hopes to reconnect with his family through mail.
A federal grand jury secretly investigates Avis the nation s second largest car rental firm for possible overzealous cheating of customers. Evidence shows Florida customers were cheated and similar charges arise in other states. A spokesman says some employees acted on their own contrary to policy and refunds are being mailed to affected customers.
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