Vandals strike downtown trees in Sandpoint area
The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce warns of ongoing vandalism after trees planted to beautify downtown were repeatedly damaged. Six young trees have been destroyed since the project began in winter 1974-75, with no clues yet. police advise reporting vandalism immediately.
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Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bi-Rite Drugs
Kamloops Klub
Krause Landscaping
Coeur d’Alene
Barbara Remmers
Sandpoint
Larry Sterling
Mike Mahoney
Merchants Committee
House Leader Rejects Clear Intent In Longevity Bill
Idaho House Minority Leader Patricia McDermott questions the intent of Senate Bill 1494 on state employee longevity. Gov Andrus vetoed parts excluding exempt employees as examiners weigh next steps amid funding concerns and opposition to the Hay system.
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House
Pocatello
Idaho
UPI
Patricia McDermott
D-Pocatello
Accidental death of 11 year old in Washington trailer
Stevens County Sheriff ruled the shooting death of 11 year old David Nelson accidental. The boy was hit in the hip by a high powered rifle while alone with his two siblings in a trailer. The nine year old brother was questioned and released to their parents as officers said the Roberts were away in Spokane.
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Deer Lake, Wash
UPI
Stevens County
Chan St Clair
David Nelson
Nelson
Jerry Roberts
Roberts
Spokane
Southern Utah Residents Plan Burning of Redford and Officials
Kanab Utah residents angry over Kaiparowits Power Plant failure plan to burn Robert Redford EPA Administrator Russell Train and Salt Lake Mayor Ted Wilson in effigy They seek investigations into alleged abuses at Redford's Sundance Ski Resort including timber cutting and a horse corral near a river A resort spokesman disputed the charges and Redford defends environmental progress with caution.
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Kanab
Utah
UPI
Kaiparowits
Robert Redford
EPA
Russell Train
Salt Lake
Ted Wilson
Redford
Sundance
Provo
Southewestern
American League For Industry and Vital Energy
Kane County
River Falling but Floods Still North Dakota Threat
Minot and surrounding Souris River areas face heightened flood risk as the river slowly falls from a record crest, threatening dikes and evacuees. Mayor Chester Reiten warns a return home may be delayed past next weekend while crews repair, widen channels, and bolster defenses amid multi-million dollar dike work and extensive farm land inundation.
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North Dakota
Farland
Minot
Velva
Souris
Ward
McHenry
Renville
Bottineau
Reiten
Army Corps of Engineers
Navy Discharge Hard To Obtain
Kathleen Clark, a 22 year old Navy Wave for three years, battles to be discharged after pregnancy. Despite physician and psychiatrist urging release for hardship and caregiving strain, both her August and January discharge requests were rejected for not meeting separation criteria. Her husband studies in Michigan while she remains in Key West with an 11 month old daughter.
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Key West, Fla
UPI
Kathleen Clark
Navy
Clark
Michigan
McClure Plans Idaho appearances in Boise Emmett and Twin Falls
Sen James McClure announced a southwest Idaho tour with talks to the Idaho All Indian Conference and the Rocky Mountain Oil Gas Association in Boise. He will also address American Government classes in Emmett the Emmett Senior Citizen Center, speak to the Boise Sunrise Optimists, and lead an Agricultural Symposium in Twin Falls with agency panelists.
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Boise
UPI
James McClure
Southwest Idaho
Idaho All Indian Conference
Rocky Mountain Oil Gas Association
Idaho Republican
General Assembly
Idaho All Indian
Oil and Gas Association
McClure
Emmett
Emmett Senior Citizen Center
The
Gas and Oil Association
Boise Sunrise Optimists
Twin Falls
Not All Hughes' Goals Reached
Noah Dietrich recalls Howard Hughes sought four aims in life to be the top golfer aviator filmmaker and wealthiest man. Dietrich who served Hughes from age 19 to 51 says they fell short on the wealth goal but Hughes had a will kept in a Hollywood safe deposit box and aimed much of his fortune to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Miami.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Noah Dietrich
Howard Hughes
Dietrich
Hughes
Hollywood
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Miami
Court to Hear Arguments On Sweeping Gag Order
Supreme Court weighs whether press freedom or fair trial right dominates when a Nebraska gag order barred reporting from Erwin Climants murder case. Media groups urge ruling against prior restraint. Nebraska argues limits on media protect trial fairness amid widespread publicity.
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James A. Kidney Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Erwin Climants
Sutherland, Neb
Simants
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
High Court
Nebraska Courts
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Environmental Protection Agencies
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Salt Lake City
Carrico
Provo River
Utah Water Quality Council
Forest Service
Richard Mee
Army
Stoddard
Zenith
Samuel Sheppard
Lincoln County
Neil
iRed Cross
Timber-lodge OF Idaho, Inc
Ida
VNEW
Sandpoint Pastime
First Street
Watchers West
Sprague Ave
Bonners Ferry
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