Disagreement Over Sandpoint Timber Sale Process
A debate outlines whether Sandpoint properly sold watershed timber to Pack River without bids. City officials defend the decision as fiscally sound since timber was dead or diseased and Pack River was sole interested party. Critics call for expert oversight, a formal appraisal, and future bidding to protect the watershed and maximize value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandpoint
Roger Hanlon
Idaho
Warren Felton
Felton
Pack River
Les Brown
Brown
K.F
Donnerberg
Onkee
Ed Nettleton
Sien Maett
Travelers Indemnity Company
Harold Tibbie
Ray Stevens
Stevens
Reed
Umber
Robert DeArmond
Car In House Sends Woman Into Shock
A car driven by MiCal Groissant Bolsa jumped a curb on Orchard Street and rammed a station wagon into the front room of the Ervin Hasch residence. Mrs Hasch, four feet from the window, was uninjured but treated for shock after the crash. Police said the accident was under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathie
Television lineup highlights for the evening schedule
The page lists a mix of network and local programs from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM including Merv Griffin Sesame Street Hogan's Heroes Channel 2 News Eyewitness News ABC CBS NBC Evening News Brady Bunch To Tell the Truth High Rollers Screen Test All in the Family Forrester Dick Cavett Firing Line and regional shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Mouse Club
Merv Griffin
Trarside
Sesame Street
Hogan's Heroes
Channel 2
Eyewitness News Electric Company
ABC Evening News
CBS Evening News
NBC
Brady Bunch
American Revolu
Nytons
High Rollers
Dr. Louis
Don Adams
Martin Agronsky
Noah's Animals
Rhoda Rich
Little USA
Phyllis Mark Russell
Joe. Forrester
Dick Cavett
Frenne 2
Abe
Ford Campaign Manager Sees Kissinger Near End of Career
Ford campaign manager Morton said Henry Kissinger is nearing the end of his political career and would likely leave as secretary of state if Ford wins the presidency in November. Morton spoke at a California Republican Assembly panel in San Jose, where CRA endorsed Ronald Reagan. White House aides noted Ford allowed Kissinger to stay as long as he wishes, but personal plans remain unclear.
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Washington
UPI
Rogers
Morton
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
California
San Jose
Calif
Kissinger
California Republican Assembly
Ronald Reagan
CRA
Reagan
Oakland Tribune
Peter Kaye
Kaye
White House
Lighter Side: Avoiding Nuzzlers By Dick West
Washington writer Dick West mocks CB radio use among truckers and the humor in their lingo while noting safety concerns as higher speeds and trucker chatter reshape highway incidents. He cites testimony about rear-end collisions and imagines a playful slang world for road dangers.
Burglary and theft report from Spokane and northern Idaho area
Spokane resident Doug Bostic reports a missing female Visula and her crossbred male pup at the city beach. A first degree burglary occurred at the Walt Chariton residence on 410 N. 6th St with a Remington shotgun taken. A vehicle fire at Lake and Euclid Streets involved Larry Vig of Athol. A Garfield Bay cabin owned by Ray D. Farmin was broken into. Burnice Bauer of Priest River reported a break in with losses valued at 86 dollars. A 12 foot aluminum boat was taken from Raymond Groce at Wrencoe Bay. A Bottle Bay resident reported a stolen RCA color television. Donald Welter struck a horse near Sandpoint resulting in its death. no citation issued.
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Spokane
Doug Bostic
Bostic
Weat Water St
Walt Chariton
N. 6Th St
Larry Vig
Athol
Lake and
Euclid Streets
Sandpoint
Sandpoint Realty
Burnice
A.F. Bauer
Priest River
Raymond Groce
Wrencoe Bay
Groce
Blaine L. Tomten
Bottle Bay
RCA
Donald Welter
Gold Creek
Herb Offermann
Church seeks 4.5 million for Birle Lake project
Senator Frank Church asked the Senate Appropriations Committee for 4.5 million more dollars for the Birle Lake project on Willow Creek in the Snake River Basin. He warned that without funds the Corps of Engineers construction could halt, jeopardizing flood control irrigation and recreation and increasing local unemployment.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Appropriations Committee
Birle Lake
Willow Creek
Snake ‘Riven
Corps
City timber sales face scrutiny over bid practices
The Bee reports state timber sales exceed 5000 dollars trigger cruises to set value, with oral bidding to pick the top bidder and a 10 percent upfront payment. Idaho Lands official Ike Reed explains inspections, spot checks, and prepayment aim to maximize revenue, while city sales lack prepayment and frequent checks. Concerns about erosion in Sand Creek watershed prompt calls for competent contractors like Arrow Tie Mill's Larry Donnerberg to bid on city timber.
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Pack River
The
Bee
Ike Reed
Idaho
Reed
Arrow Tie
Larry Donnerberg
Brown
Callaghan New PM Named as Labour Leader in Britain
James Callaghan won the Labour leadership ballot 176 to 137 over Michael Foot and becomes Britain's prime minister after Harold Wilson's resignation. He faces stabilizing the economy as the pound dips below $1.90, with a general election not due until 1979 unless political pressures force sooner action.
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Joseph W. Grigg
London
UPI
James
Sunny Jim” Callaghan
Labor Party
Britain
Harold Wilson
Callaghan
Michael Foote
Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Margaret Thatcher
Toings
Obituary notices rise from multiple local communities
Obituaries report Patty Sue Flory dying April 2 at St Elizabeth Hospital Yakima Washington born Yakima January 26 1962 survived by family including Floyd relatives in Yakima Bonners Ferry and Spokane with services planned at Malone Funeral Home Bonners Ferry. Frank Vogel longtime Clark Fork farmer cattleman died aged in early April with services and interment arranged in Clark Fork. Cora Gladys Ground 88 died in Washington after a life spanning Iowa Nebraska Idaho and Spokane with funeral at Moon Chapel and interment Pinecrest Memorial Park.
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Patty Sue Flory
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Yakima
Wash
Bor
Floyd
Ned -Sixth
Michael
Cheryl
Michel
Malone, Funeral Home
Bonners Ferry
Bonners Ferr
Frank Vogel
James Vogels
Frank
Clark Fork Methodist Church
Randy O'Donnell
Clark Fork
Cora Gladys Ground
Cliff Manor
Ane
Washington
William
Margaret Campbell
Iowa
Elmer Ground
Sagle
Idaho
Colorado
Nebraska
Dufort Road
Spokane
First Christian Church
Sandpoint
eArlow ‘Ground
Weldon
Arizona
Charles ‘Helen’ Dyer
Harold Campbell
Seattle
Clarence Campbell Anderson
Calif
Flossie Ground
Chula Vista
Campbell
Long’ Beach
Moon’ Chapel
Chuck Wigton
Pinecrest Memorial Park
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Pendereille Printers, Inc
Church Street
United States
P. O. Box
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Pete Thompson
Dave Finkelnburg
Dick West Washington
House
Casey Jones
Tolédo
Roger
Bonner County
Erie Street
L. Farmin
Second Ave
Bonnet County Historical Society
Sand Creek
Holly
Corton
Dee
Heacer
Frank ‘Vogel
Stears
Clark Fork River Valley
Fritz
Ate
Vogel
Hove
Chicago
Virginia
Ray Craig
Lin Ve Eat
Kathy Ponack
Gora
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