Wildlife Officials Shift From Green to Chinese Pheasants in Idaho
About eight hundred Japanese Green Pheasants will be freed this week in northern Idaho counties from Ross Point and Jerome game farms. The release aims to establish a wild population, but officials plan to revert to Chinese Pheasants if greens fail, with about sixteen hundred greens in captivity and releases divided among Bonners Ferry, St. Maries, Worley, and Tensed.
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Jack McNeel
Idaho
Ross Point
Jerome
Commission
Boise
Kootenai Valley
Bonners Ferry
St. Maries
Benewah County
Worley
Japan
Panhandle
Seven Die in Gas Explosion at Low Rent El Paso Building
A leaking underground gas line caused an explosion under a one story low rent apartment building in El Paso. Seven people were killed including two newlywed teenagers and 23 were injured. The blast collapsed floors and rooftops as emergency crews evacuated residents.
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EL Paso
Tex
Marion Coleman
Coleman
Feud Over Grape Field Unions Draws Senate Inspectors
In Coachella California Senate investigators visited Riverside County to probe the clash between the United Farm Workers Union and Teamsters over control of grape field labor. Chavez followers attended Easter services as work-site tensions surface amid contract shifts and legal actions.
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Coachella
Calif
UPD
Senate
United Farm Workers Union
Senate Labor and Welfare Committee
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Teamsters
UFWU
California
Chavez
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
State Capitol Trees Removed in Boise
Four silver maples along the Capitol’s western edge in Boise are being removed after two are dead and two are dying. Est. 80 feet tall, the trees cost about 250 dollars each to remove by a commercial service. Replacements with large trees are planned, with guidance from state departments and the City Forestry Department.
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Boise Upi
Capitol
Eighth Street
Thomas Payne
Building Services
Payne
City Forestry Department
Agriculture Extension Service
State Agriculture and Land Departments
Six Indians Arrested In Mansion Tiff
Six armed Indians protesting Governor Reagan's plan for a new California governor’s mansion on an 11 acre site near the American River were arrested Sunday on assault and trespass charges. A shot was fired. five adults and one juvenile were charged along with assaulting a police officer and malicious mischief. The group, linked to AIM, argued the site holds an ancient burial ground and relics. Reagan supports funding excavation for artifacts. a $110,000 bill advances in the State Senate Finance Committee.
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Sacramento
Calif
American Indian Movement
AIM
Ronald Reagan
California
Scenic
Sacramento County
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John Gardner
W.T. Barnhouse
Edna Williams
Los Angeles
Rod Steiger
Steiger
Sherry Nelson
Teamsters Farm Workers
Reagan
State Senate Finance Committee
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