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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1976
Page
12
A reader laments EPA and OSHA rules forcing Ketchikan Pulp Mill to shut by July 1 1977 for water standards and questions the cost to small businesses. The piece argues federal rules burden local outfits and criticizes universal safety mandates for Boy Scout camps as costly and mismatched to diverse needs.
Chamber of Commerce vice president Doug Webb issued a thank-you this week to those who supported the city-wide clean-up last Friday. He named Eldon Tanner, Bill Weber, Burt Johnson, and Glen Smedley for early-morning washdown work.
Two vandalism incidents were reported to the sheriff’s office last Friday night at Preston and Dayton cemeteries. In Preston a gravestone was tipped and a pine tree toppled. in Dayton a flag pole was struck and damaged. No dollar loss was given.
Franklin County Clerk Mike Kunz wrote May 6 to Mayor Lyle Shipley and the city council criticizing the 1977 budget publication. He said the format hid department expenditures and revenues, masking a 15 percent property tax increase and a 104 percent utility rate rise, urging proper notice under Idaho law.
Franklin County Clerk Mike Kunz reports 24 residents filed for precinct committee offices for the May 25 election. The Democratic slate lists many names across precincts while Republicans list eight candidates for the 16 positions. The presidential preference primary occurs in two weeks with shows and preparations under party leadership.
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