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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
3
The Citizen reports Preston High School seeks auxiliary officers for school dances amid a nationwide trend. The editors question the necessity and fear potential overreach, urging parents to review students' conduct and reminding Franklin County schools to avoid crime-driven models.
A $30,000 project adds three tennis courts at Preston High School funded by contributions from the Lions Club gifting over $4,000 and 5 000 to 6 000 manhours, Eastside School District supplying about $9,000 plus land, Parsons Concrete and Idaho Concrete donations, plus labor from Lynn Fackrell, Marlow Woodward, and the National Guard.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States created a Center for Small Business. Harold Osterlund of Noel Brown Manufacturing Co. in Campbell California asked which federal reports a small business must file. The Chamber traced the inquiry through SBA National Archives Federal Information Center and back to SBA.
Craig William Palmer of Preston thanks a police officer for warning him about someone using his name to harass an 84 year old senior. He condemns the younger generation and calls for prosecution for harassment and slander.
Dayton youth Corp Ver E. Taylor becomes Franklin County's first Korean War casualty. his parents Mr and Mrs Irwen H. Taylor receive word Sunday that he died of injuries in combat.
Joshua Rallison offers 98 pounds of Optimo Flour for the best Turkey Red wheat at the fair on September 29 and 30. The Oneida Academy reopens after renovations and grounds improve. Farmers visit Richmond to inspect silos in use at a growing town. Pony races will be held with free entry for boys. Idaho cave near St. Charles discovered by a Boy Scout troop in spring 1915. Citizens tire of rising taxes and complex laws with reform promises and a 200 year horizon. Arab Iran Libyan tension fears mid East war with potential showdown by October. Ford cites 84 000 federal regulators, Agriculture Department top. Social Security shows large monetary errors in computer systems.
The article recalls Tommy Kirkup a furniture repairer on South Main known for his derby hat and cane. Tales span his chair deliveries led by a white horse to practical jokes from local neighbors, the 1931 death at 82, and memories of his kindness and butterfly collection enduring in Preston history.
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus argues that forest products and environmental groups can coexist with careful management. He describes a Roadless Area Task Force to balance wilderness preservation with timber harvest and notes ongoing work to reach a guiding philosophy for resource use. Stephen A. Meek of Prescott joined the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, which now lists 2000 members nationwide.
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