Road work on SH 34 stretches toward possible delay
In Our Opinion, locals praise SH 34 improvements from Grace to Preston but warn the project may not finish for years. Officials note cuts and shifting funds, with sections delayed and 1987 targets in doubt as federal money and December programming loom.
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Grace
Preston
Smylie
Canyon
Riverdale
Treasureton
Cleveland
State Highway Department
Memorial to Franklin County Heroes Set for Saturday
A memorial dedication Saturday in Preston honors two Congressional Medal of Honor winners from Franklin County and all county war heroes. The project, placed in the cemetery, faced some debate over location but was carried through by a dedicated group, emphasizing perseverance and community betterment.
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Preston
Franklin County
Grace
Park
What Now For Romney in the Intermountain Region
The piece notes Romney’s strong local ties and asks how he is received nationally. It cites pundits suggesting a single word cost him, with Reagan and Rockefeller rising. It highlights Romney’s Michigan landslide and reforms, then the shift to skeptics who doubt his chances, while a Christian Science Monitor writer urges not to count him out.
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George Romney
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Romney
Reagan
Rockefeller
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Tion
Michigan
Jim
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Christian Science Monitor
Local Bull Sale Visits and Lunch Stops Highlight Weekend
Whozinit Calvin Bennett and Elmer Bennett attended a bull sale in Filer. Pres and Mrs Dee Andreasen stopped into Bob's for lunch. Bud Gooch pumped gas in Soda. Dennis and Reid Bosworth bought prize pictures at Golf and Country Club banquet. Rulon and Lorna Dunn bought two. Shirley Balls bought a cake saying she could not attend and would buy it. Mike Fennesbeck called a scout letter too wordy and suggested gathering crew and bringing food to banquet. Don Workman welcomed a new mother-in-law without altering wives.
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Calvin Bennett
Elmer Bennett
Filer
Dee Andreasen
Bob’s
Bud Gooch
Dennis and
Reid Bosworth
Rulon
Lorna Dunn
Shirley
Balls
Mike Fennesbeck
Don Workman
Church backs Johnson in 1968 but raises Caesar alarm
Senator Frank Church declared he has no disposition to support anyone but Lyndon B Johnson for president in 1968 while signaling doubts about the party’s direction. He warned Congress must retake war powers amid fears of executive overreach, and noted Nixon would widen the war. Church’s stance stirred Idaho Democrats and drew Republican maneuvering in the Senate race.
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Idaho Press Club
Congress
Mr Johnson
Idaho Democratic Party
Lyndon 8B. Johnson
Church
Vietnam
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Senate
Press Club
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B Johnson
Nixon
Caesar
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George V Hansen
Hansen
Ray Rigby
Rexburg
Mary Brooks
R-Carey
Republican National Committee
Chicago Crime Commission Lists 214 Mob Leaders in Who's Who
Virgil Peterson notes public Who's Who exposes mob bosses and 42 controlled businesses in Chicago. The list shows addresses in Gold Coast and suburbs, while legal actions by US Attorney Ed Hanrahan yield several convictions. Illinois Senator Percy calls the report a civic push to curb organized crime.
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Chicago Crime Commission
Chicago
Gold Coast
Virgil Peterson
Crime Commission
al Capone
Tony Accardo
Ed Hanrahan
Death of Glen Hollingsworth in Brigham City
Mrs Nell Hansen learned of the death of Glen Hollingsworth at age 57 in Brigham City from a heart attack. He was husband of Myrtle Hansen Hollingsworth, a former Mink Creek resident, born and raised in Preston. Funeral held Monday in Brigham City. this marks the third close relative death connected to Mrs Hansen in two weeks.
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Glen Hollingsworth
Brigham City
Myrtle Hansen Hollingsworth
Mink Creek
Glen
Preston
Johnson's Drug Public Service List Lunch Menu
Eastside Schools publish next week lunch offerings. Friday November 10 features vegetable soup and crackers fruit salad on lettuce cinnamon rolls and milk. Monday November 13 serves pizza green beans peaches peanut butter cookies. Tuesday November 14 offers chicken creamed peas and potatoes tossed salad bread butter. Wednesday November 15 serves beef and brown gravy mashed potatoes spinach bread butter. Thursday November 16 features barbeque on buttered bun hash browns olives and orange banana salad.
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