Hofmeister pleads not guilty in Bonner County murder case
Everett Hofmeister Jr the former Bonner County prosecutor faced arraignment on a murder charge tied to his wife June Hofmeister whose body was found in an overturned pickup on Schweitzer Cutoff Road July 16. An autopsy cited strangulation after a head blow. Defense sought to void Special Prosecutor Thomas Frost’s appointment. Judge Edward Lodge denied the motion. Bond figures not disclosed as motions pending.
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Bonner County
Everett Hofmeister, Jr
Hofmeister
June Darlene Hofmeister
Schweitzer
Thomas
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint on August First 1975
Friday forecast for Sandpoint and vicinity calls for sunny and warmer conditions with highs near 80 and increasing high clouds tonight and Saturday. Low around 55.
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Sandpoint
Canning Lid Shortage Hits Sandpoint Grocers Hard
An informal survey shows Sandpoint grocers coping with a severe lid shortage. Only two stores have lids, rationing them to regular customers, with most stores out for weeks and suppliers unreliable for a year. Managers blame demand, panic buying, or politics, while one couple in Post Falls reportedly started making lids to ease the squeeze.
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Dave Tianen
M & J Food Center
George Newcomb
George’s Thrift Store
Johnny Carson
Post Falls
Andrus dismisses partisan criticism over reorganization
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus called criticisms by two Republicans political adversaries and said the government reorganization is working well. Vernon Ravenscroft and David Little charged lack of openness and demanded a full accounting, but Andrus defended the plan and noted voter and Republican legislature approval.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
Vernon Ravenscroft
R-Tuttle
David Little
Rammett
Ravenscroft
Andrus
Youth Frees From Overturned Van Crash on Pack River Road
A 15 year old boy was trapped under a van after it left Upper Pack River Road and overturned in a steep embankment near Bonner General Hospital. Cliff Johnson freed the youth about 1:30 a.m. and he was transported by ambulance with a possible broken foot. The other juvenile passenger had no serious injuries and also went to the hospital.
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Pack River Road
Bonner General Hospital
Pack River
Cliff Johnson
Highway 95
Johnson's
Bonner Gnereal Hospital
Protective Custody Deemed Legal In Brown Case
A Sandpoint investigation finds rookie officer Paul Siem acted within law when taking Gerald R. Brown into protective custody. Despite a coroner’s inquest calling police actions deplorable, lie detector tests showed no perjury by Siem or two supervisors. Brown, 32, died after stepping into traffic near Colburn days later.
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Bill Stewart
Paul Siem
Poplar
Montana
Gary Finney
Gerald R. Brown
Colburn
Siem
Brown
Sandpoint
Bill Selby
Guy Gardner
Here
Hitchhike
Wolf Point
Finney
Sgt
Gardener
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Frost
Featherston
Mitchell
Louisiana
Cindy Weiss
Edward Lodge
Leland Cox
Economy Grocery
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