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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1973
Page
1
Miss Phillips third grade class at Kootenai School studied friendly letters. One student Rowdy Raynor sent a Valentine to President Nixon and received a reply. The note thanked him and expressed appreciation for his kindness. Rowdy plans to keep the letter in his scrapbook.
A large hay feeding shed at the Hedland Ranch near Colburn burned Friday after an electric fencer sparked the blaze. Northside Fire Chief Bob Lyons said seven firefighters contained the fire, saving the big barn while an undetermined quantity of hay remained burning but under control.
Partly cloudy conditions dominate with southwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chance around 10 percent through Tuesday. High near 60, low around 35 tonight.
President Nixon isolated himself with two close friends at a Bahamas private island estate to plan a major personnel shakeup amid a grand jury probe into the June 17 Democratic National Committee bugging. He faced intensified scrutiny as top aides, including Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell and Dean, became focal points of the investigation.
A trio of Russian officials arrived in Spokane to negotiate a 52,000-square-foot Soviet pavilion at Expo 74. The plan includes an environmental display a shop and a restaurant. Expo opens in about one year for a six month run.
A White House sermon touched on redemption of sin with subtle Watergate overtones. The speaker urged transformation through Jesus Christ, contrasting avoidance with facing truth and challenging the congregation to decide their path.
Senator Frank Church relayed a GSA reply noting possible exterior finish changes to the Sandpoint Federal Building. Allan G Kaupinen said redesigns are limited after contract award but precast concrete finish and color may be altered with crushed local stone and larger trees added to preserve the woody mountain setting.
Burlington Northern announces a temporary road closure on the county road between Gooby's crossing and the next crossing north beside the old Great Northern tracks from 7 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on April 25 with road closed signs placed for detours.
The Army Corps of Engineers will hold two public meetings in Richland on May 22 and Lewiston on May 24 to discuss a draft Lower Snake River report assessing fish and wildlife losses from the Snake River Dam projects in Southeastern Washington. The plan outlines six recommendations including hatchery construction, access to 150 miles of steelhead streams via land acquisition, habitat development for wildlife and waterfowl, and measures to offset reduced sport fishing opportunities as part of a 100 year project life.
Menlo Park California based Sunset Magazine forecasts Idaho buying income per household at 9432 this year, up 6.1 percent from 1970. The almanac projects 242500 Idaho households by year end, a 9.4 percent rise, in a region noted for rapid growth and marketing acceptance.
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