Youth Camp Release Contested After Spokane Officer Shootout
Spokane police say 15 year old Daniel Gerard, released prematurely from Naselle youth camp due to overcrowding, was shot by Officer Robert Alderson after allegedly firing first. The youth, with a record dating to age six for burglary theft and robbery, had recent releases and a brief Spokane custody report before fleeing. Investigators expect a midweek update to determine any police negligence.
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Spokane
UPS
Lou Moss
Young People’s Bureau
Western Washington
Moss
Daniel Gerard
Naselle
Gerard
Robert Alderson
Alderson
Wayne Hendren
Hendren
Jury screening of federal jurors includes IRS checks
US Attorney Dean C. Smith says federal juror candidates are routinely screened by prosecutors who may contact the FBI Secret Service DEA and Treasury. He notes IRS checks are common in the past but his office now uses them sparingly. He stresses keeping a fair jury and says a juror can be excluded after screening if needed.
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Moss
Young Gerard
Dean Lydig
Donald Brockett
IRS
Spokane
UPI
Dean C. Smith
FBI
Secret Service
Drug Enforcement Administration
Treasury Department
Smith
Windbreak Loss Sparks Concern in Great Plains
DENVER, Feb 24. R M Davis, head of the Soil Conservation Service, warned during a Windbreak Symposium that many long planted windbreaks on the plains are being removed as land is prepared for production or irrigation. He cited reports showing diminishing support for windbreaks and noted varied loss across regions.
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Denver
UPI
R.M. Davis
The
Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains
Davis
Great Plains States
Oklahoma
Kansas
Newport Deputies Stage Pickets Over Wages Dispute
Pend Oreille County deputy sheriffs formed a one day picket line in Newport to dramatize their wage dispute with county commissioners. Sgt. Dennis Cossette, Local 1135 leader, said deputies aim to raise pay to a livable standard and noted some receive food stamps. Fifteen off duty deputies and radio operators participated.
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Newport, Wash
UPI
Pend Oreille County
Dennis Cossette
Washington State Council of
Cossette
Excommunicated Reformer Seeks Re Hearing Over Mormon Exile
Vancouver attorney Douglas A. Wallace, 46, who baptized and ordained a black man in a Portland motel pool, requests a re hearing to overturn his April excommunication. He says church procedures were not disclosed and accuses officials of pre verdict timing and a biased court. He warns of civil court action if denied.
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Mormon Church
Douglas A. Wallace
Vancouver
Orson Arnold
Washington
Church of Latter Day Saints
Wallace
Arnold
High Council Court of the Stake
Larry Lester
Portland
Computer Reassessment Proposed in Spokane County
Spokane County Assessor George Britton says a computer could enable yearly property reassessments once a proper program is developed and funded. The current cycle runs about every five years, with work needed to write the program and implement annual reappraisals starting next year.
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Spokane
George Britton
Britton
Record omelette uses 6720 eggs in Kruishoutem feat
Six Flemish chefs set a world omelette record in Kruishoutem using 6,720 eggs topping the event. The omelette fried two hours 13 minutes in a 16 foot 5 inch pan and used nearly eight gallons of oil 734 pounds of salt and 1 1/2 pounds of pepper.
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Kruishoutem
Belgium
UPI
Flanders
Oostduinkerke
Boise State veterans face funding limits over admission rules
A Boise State University veterans affairs coordinator wrote to Idaho lawmakers about VA rules denying tutoring funds to some veterans. Legislation from Sen Church would expand eligibility to schools that require only tests for admission, potentially helping thousands nationwide. The measure hinges on redefining postsecondary education for VA funding purposes.
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BOISE
UPI
Boise State
University
Veterans Affairs
Frank
Church
Veterans. Administration
BSU
Gary Bermeosolo
Idaho
FHA Ignores Spokane Noise Rules to Insure Homes
Spokane FHA will continue insuring loans on the northwest side and Five Mile Prairie despite 24 hour noise averages of 75 decibels or more. Airway Heights and Medical Lakes loans will stop because of unacceptable military aircraft noise. Kenneth Whitman defends value stability while realty firms seek congressional help to curb flights.
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Spokane
UPS
Federal Housing Administration
Northwest
Five Mile Prairie
FHA
Airway Heights
Medical Lakes
Kenneth Whitman
Air Force
Wife Continues Search for Missing Spokane Man
Lucy Larsen remains hopeful her husband Richard 33 will be found alive somewhere in Oregon after he vanished April 10 during a one hour flight from Redmond to Eugene. Weather hampered searches, which resumed Monday. locals and nationwide prayers accompany the tale of the used car sales manager believed missing near Tombstone Summit east of Sweet Home.
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Spokane
UPI
Lucy Larsen
Richard
Oregon
Larsen
Redmond
Ore
Eugene
United States
Spokanie
Tombstone
Sweet Home
Divorce rate hits postwar high in 1974
The National Center for Health Statistics reports 19.3 divorces per 1000 married women 15 and older in 1974, the highest since WWII. Median marriage duration at divorce fell to 6.5 years, with most breakups among younger couples.
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Washington
UPI
Johnny
National Center For Health Statistics
the Center
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Cars Said Indicator Of Views
Liberal professors drive foreign cars and conservatives choose American-made autos. But walking professors are the most liberal, seen as a protest against the car as essential. Dr Everett Ladd Jr of Connecticut and Dr Seymore Lipset of Stanford comment on the trend.
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Boston
UPI
Everett Ladd Jr
University of Connecticut
Seymore M. Lipset
Stanford University
Ladd
Traffic Block Hits State Highway 55 In Idaho
Highway officials expect traffic to return to normal on State Highway 55 between Rainbow Bridge and Smith's Ferry by Wednesday or Thursday after a rock and mud slide Sunday blocked the canyon. W W Sacht district highway engineer reported delays of about 20 minutes as the road remains partly open to one way traffic.
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Smith’s Ferry
Idaho
UPI
Rainbow Bridge
Smith's Ferry
W.W. Sacht
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