Near miss at Spokane International airport involving two jetliners
NTSB investigators said a Northwest Airlines DC9 just after takeoff passed over a Hughes Airwest DC9 while both planes avoided collision near Spokane WA in light clouds. No injuries reported among 181 passengers as air traffic control faced visibility issues and ongoing probe seeks broader communications reevaluation.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
National Transportation. Safety Board
George
H. Seidlein
Spokane International
Northwest Airlines
Hughes Airwest
Seidhein
Edwin Altman
San Francisco
Transportation Board
NTSB
Grass Fire Destroys Barn West of Sandpoint
A grass fire on Syringa Heights Road spread toward a barn owned by Winfred Millin near Sandpoint, destroying the structure and its contents valued at about 2 260 dollars. Firefighters from Westside and Northside districts battled the blaze for 20 minutes, hampered by old hay. A separate leaf fire near Don Gissel’s Cedar Street home was extinguished by the resident before responders arrived.
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Syringa Heights
Sandpoint
Winfred Millin
Watts
Westside
Bureaus of Land Management
Northside Fire
Millins
Millins. A
Don Gissel
Westside Fire District
Cooke
Men Charged In Area Burglaries
Banner County deputies arrested two men in separate county burglaries. Michael Cunningham of Hope faces a second degree burglary charge for a February Edward Bobby residence break in and has been released on recognizance. Donald Chatfield, a California man, is charged with first degree burglary for a cabin break in on Dufort Road last week with groceries taken.
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Edward Bobby
Hope
Robert Wilcos
Wilcox
Cunningham
Donald Chatfield
Dufort Road
Beach Loop Reconsideration At Sandpoint Meeting
Sandpoint City Parks Committee weighs reopening the City Beach drive loop after last summer’s closure aimed at reducing vandalism and traffic. Council and Lions Club criticized the closure while a petition gathered several hundred signatures. Council plans to review the issue again this year and tonight’s 7 30 p m session invites public input.
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Sandpoint City Beach
City Beach
Sandpoint
Steve Klatt
Klatt
City Beach Drive
Theft of $1000 donation check at St. Josephs Church
A $1000 check intended for the Idaho Catholic Churches annual fund drive was stolen from the donation plate at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Sandpoint. Martha P. Gagin placed the check in a large envelope. it was found torn and empty by Father John O Donovan. A second stolen check was found on church grounds. Sandpoint police are investigating.
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Idaho
Suspects Sought In Spokane Girl Slaying
Spokane Police search for suspects in the homicide of Nanette Marie Martin a 13 year old who vanished while delivering papers. Her body was found in a plastic bag west of Spokane by an officer who noted similarities to the Candy Rogers case from 17 years earlier. The coroner cites death by suffocation or strangulation.
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Spokane
UPS
Newspaper Reliver
Nanette Marie Martin
Candy Rogers
Lois Shanks
Martin
Rogers
Baldy Mountain TV Translator May Finally Work Out
The Sandpoint Lions Club funded an $8,000 translator on Baldy Mountain to receive KUID broadcasts but it never worked well. University of Idaho's KUID will install a new transistorized translator from its budget, aiming to deliver reliable service to Sandpoint and Coeur d Alene area residents within months.
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Michael Guilfoil
University of Idaho
KUID
Pete Haggart
Lions Club
Pete Thompson
Baldy Mountain
Sandpoint Lions Club
Lions
Thompson
Haggart
Bakly
Mica Peak
Coeur d'Alene
Baldy
Hagagart
Moscow
Mike Lamanna
Sandpoint Junior Miss Pageant set for tomorrow night
Tomorrow the Panida Theatre hosts Sandpoint's Junior Miss Pageant with 10 entrants performing musical numbers dramatic readings and dances. Judges include Mr and Mrs Don Morice and others with prizes including a 200 scholarship plaque and tiara. Tickets cost 2 dollars and doors open at 7.00 p m.
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Panida Theatre
Don Morice
Diana Johnson
Charlene Dahlen
Tom Kaylor
Sandpoint
Sandpoint Jaycees
Drezden Modeling School
Pacific Power and Light
Sandpoint Elks
Beta Sigma Phi
Bob Fischer
Weather in Sandpoint and vicinity outlook
Considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with a chance of showers and cooler today. Southerly winds 10-20 mph with higher gusts. Precipitation chances 30 percent today, 10 percent tonight and Wednesday. High today 60, low tonight 40, high Wednesday 65.
Lost Child Found After Yard Search
An 18 month old boy wandered from his parents yard on E Baldy Road around 1 p.m. yesterday. Neighbors, passersby, sheriff deputies and county road personnel joined a 45 minute search before the child was found asleep behind a barn. The boy woke, looked at the crowd, and went back to sleep.
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Wes Olson
E. Baldy ‘Road
Robert Wilcox
Wilcox
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Buzz Watts
Beach
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