Government briefings and hearings shape Idaho water rights limits
Senator Jim McClure pressures Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus on 160 acre water rights rules. Andrus schedules a Boise hearing on November 21 after earlier promises of ten hearings. A Houston pamphlet targets right wing groups including LDS Church ahead of IWY convention. George Hansen cites sugar import duties as part of farm price support battles with the Carter administration.
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Jim McClure
Sec. of Interior
Cecil Andrus
Bureau of
Houston
IWY Committee
Congressional Public Law
Women’s Commission
Ku Klux Klan
John Birch Society
Pro-Life
The
Mormon Church
New York Times
Ms. Magazine
George Hansen
Hansen
White House
Congress
Carter
Why private power should government utilities charge less
Gov. John Evans shows interest in BPA cheap power and access for Idaho utilities. The Citizen notes Portland actions and possible lawsuits to unseat private power rates. The piece warns of federal takeover using public funds to influence utilities commissions for lower rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Bonneville Power Administration
Evans
Portland
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
EPA
Public Utilities Commission
Preston Indians name co captain duo for 1953 54 season
Reed Condie and Richard Edgley were elected co captains of the 1953 54 Preston Indian football team at the annual banquet held Monday. Also note local De Soto Plymouth dealer West Motor Co displays 1953 models at 250 North State Street.
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Reed Condie
Richard Edgley
Preston
West Motor Co
DeSoto
Plymouth
North State Street
Merrill Jewelry
Buick
Statehouse Scene on Local Control of Idaho Schools
Governor John Evans argues for local control of public schools and resists federal preemption. He cites school boards as primary educators, urges prioritizing funding for education, and notes the upcoming executive budget will reflect realistic priorities while avoiding new taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Idaho
Polygamy Tales From Old Time Idaho How the Nash and Frew cases shaped memories
Newell Hart recaps oral history fragments from Franklin Idaho on 1880s polygamy life. He recounts U.S. Marshal James Frew and Isaac Nash trials, Grandma Lowe anecdotes, the Polygamy Trail and Grove, and tales of fear, secrecy, and strange humor from early Mormon communities.
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U.S
Nash
Franklin
Isaac
Blackfoot
Vic
Boise
Martha
James Frew
Cub River
Nash-Frew
Marshal Frew
Frew
West Side
Liza Doney Lowe
Utah
Cove
State Line
Grandma Lowe
Gratitude for hospital care after Strawberry Canyon accident
Letter from ClaVel and Shirley Haslam of North Logan Utah thanks hospital staff Dr Grover ambulance crew and nurses for kindness after daughter Roxie Berger and grandchildren Ryan and Nikole were in an accident on Oct 21 in Strawberry Canyon. They express heartfelt appreciation and gratitude.
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Roxie Berger
Ryan
Nikole
Strawberry Canyon
Grover
ClaVel
Shirley Haslam
North Logan
Utah
Eliminating problems Guest Editorial by Walter E Williams
Walter E Williams argues government market restraints harm disadvantaged minorities and that abolishing the minimum wage reducing licensing restrictions and reforming labor and education would erase the black problem in 20 or 30 years as past immigrant groups found paths to footing.
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Franklin County
J. Walter Ross
Wayne D. Bell Publishers
Gary M. Rawlings
Citizen Publishing Co., Inc
State St
Caribou
Bannock
Cache County
Andrus
West
Wyoming
McClure
GMR
Bob Bunker
Preston High Grid
Montpelier Bears
Boyd Clark
Pocatello
Lawrence Johnson
Idaho Falls
Brookside
Irene Dunne
William Powell
Isis
Quinney
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Carnegie Library
Dayton
Nephi Worenton
Bocies
Fairview
Elmer Cole
Statehouse
Idaho School Board Association
Board of Education
the Citizen
By Newell Hart
Bob Smith
Bob
Christ
Blanche S. Newbold
Walter E. Williams
Temple University
Veu
Gurley’s Cookies
Cty
Cascade
Corelle Livingware
Edmont
Amt
de Tee
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