Second Geothermal Test Well Planned Near Raft River
The ERDA announced a second geothermal test well near Raft River Valley, Idaho, to begin by late April about 3,000 feet northeast of the first hole. The first bore reached 5,007 feet in metamorphic sandstone with artesian flow about 650 gallons per minute and water at 292 F. Data suggest a field laboratory and potential demonstration power plant. total Raft River funding for the year is 2.35 million dollars with state and local contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
ERDA
Raft River
Raft River Rural Electric Corportion
Mitchell Given Receives Commercial Master Honor
Insurance agent Don Mitchell of Sandpoint earned the Commercial Master designation from Farmers Insurance Group for strong production of Commercial and Farm and Ranch Sentinel policies in Idaho Montana and Utah. He has served as a local Farmers agent for three years.
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Don Mitchell
Sandpoint
Farmers Insurance Group
Mitchell
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Idaho declares Home Health Week highlights cost savings
Governor Cecil D. Andrus signed a proclamation designating April 7 to 13 as Idaho Home Health Week. He urged exploring in home care as an economic alternative to hospitalization, noting longer life spans. Public Health nurse Michi Kondo praised home care for quicker recovery in familiar surroundings and lower costs.
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Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Andrus
Michi Kondo
Bonner County
Sage
Panhandle
Sandpoint
Senate Amends Energy Bill to Allow Higher Oil Prices
The Senate amended the energy bill to permit higher prices for oil from extra efforts and backed a Jackson compromise setting a $7.50 per barrel price for secondary recovery oil. The panel approved the change while defeating other attempts to ease or end price controls.
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William E. Clayton Washington
UPI
Senate
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
J. Bennett Johnson
D-La
Johnston
Jackson
Witnesses Called To Bolster Prosecution Of Connally
Federal Reserve officers testified that bills passed through their districts remained in circulation before Connally allegedly gave Jake Jacobsen $10,000 in cash on October 26, 1973. Prosecutors planned five more officer appearances as the Watergate case advances in U.S. District Court.
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Wesley G. Pippert
Washington
UPI
Watergate
Federal Reserve
Jake Jacobsen
Treasury
John Connally
Frank M. Tuerkheimer
Connally
U.S
Jacobsen
Milk Fund
Daniel Kinsella
Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Atlanta
Philadelph
Boston
Edward Bennett Williams
Reds Battle Near Saigon Advances Along Highway 1
Communist tanks artillery and infantry push toward Saigon along Highway 1 with clashes at Xuan Loc and Trang Bom 25 to 38 miles northeast of Saigon. Refugees flood the route as government and air forces contest the advance.
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Alan Dawson
Saigon
UPI
Highway 1
Xuan Loc
Trang Bom
South Vietnam
Stud Tires Still Okay In Idaho After Deadline
Idaho drivers may keep studded tires on longer due to late snow. Kenneth DeYoung, Idaho State Police Superintendent, says patrols won’t enforce the April 15 removal deadline until further notice. Weather will determine when enforcement resumes and a public announcement will follow.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho
Kenneth DeYoung
Idaho State Police
DeYoung
Peg Ponack To Perform Senior Flute Recital In Moscow
Peg Ponack daughter of Judge and Mrs E B Ponack Lewiston will give her senior flute recital Thursday April 17 at 8 p m in the Music Building Recital Hall. She is a University of Idaho music major accompanied by the Idaho Chamber Orchestra under LeRoy Bauer with a cast of US music students including Margaret Best Barbara Bell Leah Schrempp Anne Johnson Sheryl Kindred and Bonnie Lagg. The program features Bach Sonata in A Minor Sollberger Two Pieces Vivaldi Piccolo Poulenc Sonata Bartok Suite Paysanne Hongroise and Persichetti Pastoral for woodwind quintet.
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Moscow
Peg Ponack
E.B. Ponack
Lewiston
Music Building
University of Idaho
Idaho Chamber Orchestra
LeRoy Bauer
Margaret Best
Boise
Barbara Bell
Leah Schrempp
Clarkston
Wash
Anne Johnson
Moraga
Calif
Sheryl Kindred
Langdon
N.C
Bonnie Lagg
Delavan
Wise
Miss Ponack
Bach
Harvey Sollberger
Vivaldi
Francis Poulenc
Flute
Bela Bartok
Paul Arma
Persichetti
Public input sought on 500 mile Idaho Oregon power line
BLM invites public comment on Pacific Power and Light planned 500000-volt transmission line from near Twin Falls to Table Rock near Medford Oregon. The project would use a 175 foot right of way with towers 95 to 150 feet tall, linking Jim Bridger plant and Wyoming power to West Coast markets. An interdisciplinary team studies environmental impact and will issue a draft EIS for public review later this year.
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Boise
UPI
Bureau of Land Management
Idaho
Oregon
Pacific Power and Light Company
Midpoint
Twin Falls
Table Rock
Medford
Ore
Bridger
Wyoming
BLM
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