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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1972
Page
2
The piece reflects on election night outcomes, notes losses and near misses, and praises candidates and voters. It recalls Cleo Swenson’s tearful county clerk win after decades in office and lauds door to door campaigning and large voter engagement.
The 15 mile Arimo to Malad freeway opened with ceremonies costing 122 million dollars. The article weighs valley impacts, noting Downey and other communities off the new route,, and predicts future extensions toward Tremonton and the Utah Idaho line. It questions local loss of farm land vs potential access gains.
The Malad High School principal publicly apologized to the community for a coach's actions. He said he had already apologized twice to the school and defended the coach as a good man. He stressed the need for coaches to teach sportsmanship and clean living alongside athletics and praised Malad as a strong competitor whose games are exciting.
Priests from Grace ward and supervisor Ron Munns with wives spent Saturday in Provo for the Wyoming and BYU game and church services. Ten boys on the trip were Curtis Stoddard Blaine Andreasen Brent Taylor Kerry Christensen Steven Krogh Brent Krebs Leland Egbert Bart Whitehead Justin Campbell Kip Gibson. Parents driving included Mr and Mrs Frank Stoddard Mr and Mrs Berdell McCurdy and Mr and Mrs Reed Christensen.
Paul Harvey forecasts a landslide Nixon victory based on pre election commentary he says was written in advance. He argues the early insight proved reliable against pollsters and cites Eisenhower era tactics as shaping Nixon’s campaign and public support. Hap Hazard Homemakers note Halloween party details at Grace Elementary with attendees and prizes.
Barneys passing column shares hunting yarns including a mule shot accidentally near St George and a pheasant hunter mistaking a tom cat for a hen. It references Clarin Ashbss, Joyce Buttars, and a family incident where a pump gun fired into a TV, illustrating a noisy election period.
Mr and Mrs Alton J Hansen of Preston welcome a son born October 23. Mr and Mrs David Mitchell of Preston welcome a son born November 2.
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