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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1975
Page
5
The author urges aggressive geothermal exploration in Idaho with potential long range generating plants. geothermal heat is an untapped energy source that could lower electricity costs and avoid coal plants. Nuclear energy attracts attention but geothermal offers a cleaner, less dangerous option and could heat homes and power plants.
Richard L. Lesher argues overprotective noise limits for workers and costs of solutions. He contrasts 90 dBA versus 85 dBA, favors ear plugs or muffs, critiques redesign costs, and urges readers to contact their congressman.
The essay argues that newspapers educate and guide the public daily, growing in importance as society becomes more equal and complex. It cites Alexis de Tocqueville and John Adams to defend the press as a sacred, essential institution in American civilization and a guardian of freedom.
Out of the Past items mention Melvin J Greaves joining Utah State Agricultural College as associate professor of civil engineering. West Side Pirates crush Soda Springs 46 0 while Preston Indians tie Weber High in rain at Ogden. Glenn Tanner, one of Idaho’s two FFA band members, heads to Kansas City. Harvest vacation details note Eastside district. Rifle range near Bear River to open for sighting on Oct 13 with deer targets. Local ads cover Wynn Hardware expansion and Fordson tractor demo.
CIA fears conspiracies behind assassinations but investigators say deranged individuals mostly drive the threats to presidents including Ford and King. The Secret Service tightens security plus extra funding to reinforce the White House and protect candidates next year.
Edward Rutledge, age 26, from South Carolina helped steer a unanimous move toward independence after a delayed July vote. He faced capture and prison hardship at St Augustine during the war and later served 16 terms in the South Carolina legislature and as governor.
Lee Petterberg recalls the Scandinavian Club dances across Richmond and Preston in Stevens Hall and the Persiana. Musicians Hans and Vern Nelson, Pete Jorgensen, and the Clausens led gatherings in barns, halls, and churches with square dances, waltzes, and cotillions, amid poverty and communal memory.
A distorted political scene discusses federal water control under the Clean Water Act and a state court order. The piece mentions Idaho and agencies, rivers, lakes, irrigation, and potential limits on farm irrigation and recreation. It features parshrinking phrases and garbled names but centers on state water rights and federal authority.
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