Knievel Sued by Twin Falls for Cleanup Costs
Twin Falls County sues Evel Knievel and parties for cleanup costs from his aborted Snake River Canyon skycycle jump. The Idaho Supreme Court hears whether the county, not the city, is proper to recover about 4000 dollars, with arguments on liability transfer and party status.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPD
Frank Dykas
Idaho Supreme Court Today
Twin Falls County
Evel Knievel
Asn
Knievel
Snake River Canyon Enterprises
The
United Pacific Insurance Co
High Court
Snake River
City of
Supreme Court
Krievel
Jay Sudweeks
Ludweeks
Dykas
Dukas
Veteran claims leukemia linked to 1957 Nevada nuclear test
Retired Army sergeant Paul Cooper of Emmett Idaho says his acute myeloid leukemia stems from radiation exposure during a 1957 Atomic Energy Commission test at Jackass Flats Nevada. VA doctors dispute the link, denying a 100 percent disability claim and a $20,000 life insurance education benefits.
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Salt Lake, City
UPI
Army
Paul Cooper
Cooper
Ground Zero
Thomas M. Cosgriff
Cosgriff
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Gosgriff
Tisk
Jackass’ Flats
Japan
Stephen E
Wright
Clyde Ford
Boise
AEC
Danperos
J.C
Federal Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Restitution Pact Reached Over Snake River Potato Farms
Boise Idaho Attorney General Wayne Kidwell said Carl Martin of Rupert has agreed to restitution of 65 cents on the dollar related to the Carey Land Act development dubbed Snake River Potato Farms. Martin deposited 4000 of 20000 due with 4000 more by April 20 and 12000 by June 20. Settlers may sue, but cannot recover funds Martin has deposited in the AG trust account.
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Martin
Kidwell
Idaho Board relinquishes option to buy Barber Dam
The Idaho Water Resource Board votes unanimously to relinquish its option to purchase Barber Dam near Boise. The Boise River Conservancy now seeks other buyers as engineers warn the 71yearold structure could fail, risking millions in downstream damage.
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Becky Fanning
Boise
UPI
Idaho Water Resource Board
Barber Dam
Boise River Conservancy
Kenneth Dum
Division of Operations
Dunn
Steve Allred
Department of Water
Conservancy
Higginson
Corps of Engineers
Department
Interior Department
Idaho
Department of Water Resources
Boe hopes school levy win aids recreation bond in Pocatello
Mayor Donna Boe says Tuesday's school district override approval could push residents to back a $1.5 million city recreation bond. A sociology professor notes mixed opinions from a February survey and warns the May 5 bond may be a tossup. If approved, the bond funds a new swimming pool and expansion of several recreational programs with potential matching federal funds.
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Pocatello
UPI
Donna Boe
Idaho State University
Robert Horton
Robbery Suspect Shot After Spokane Store Hold Up
Spokane police on a tip staked out a north Spokane drug store and shot a 28 year old robbery suspect identified as Chris Kleckner as he tried to flee after allegedly holding up the store. Kleckner, described as a transient, was wounded in the left shoulder after reportedly attempting to draw a sawed off shotgun on officers.
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Spokane
UPS
Chris Kleckner
Jerry McGougan
Kleckner
Title Issue Clears Licensed Public Accountant Status
Boise. State public accountants may use the title licensed public accountant per an attorney general opinion. Assistant Attorney General Arthur J. Berry says all accountants must be licensed and distinctions from certified public accountants are murky. No evidence of deception was found in use of the title.
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Boise
UPC
Janette B Drury
State Board of Accountancy
Arthur J. Berry
Certified Public Accountants
McClure says Idaho fish hatchery work advances ahead of schedule
Senator James A. McClure reports that planning and design for the McCall fish hatchery in Idaho will begin immediately with Pacific Northwest Regional Commission funding to cover initial work. He notes an increase from 1.5 million to 2.7 million dollars in FY 1978 and says the plan aims to restore anadromous runs across four Idaho hatcheries, with final legislation saved during last fall's Public Works Authorization.
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Washington
UPI
Idaho
James A. McClure
McClure
Joe Greenley
Senate
McCall
Pacific Northwest Regional Commission
McCall Hatchery
Snake River
Twin Falls man convicted of second degree murder in student slaying
Juan Garcia, 24, of Twin Falls, was found guilty by a Fifth District Court jury of second degree murder in the knife killing of Catherine Garrison, 18, a College of Southern Idaho student from Wells Nevada. Judge James Cunningham will sentence next Monday. Avocado trees have occasion ally collapsed under the weight of their own fruit.
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Twin Falls, Idaho
UPI
Juan Garcia
Twin Falls
Garcia
Catherine Garrison
College of Southern
James Cunningham
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