Senate Votes To Lift Beef Freeze
The Senate approved 84 to 5 to end the beef price freeze immediately but the House Rules Committee delayed action for at least a month. Administration officials described no plan to lift early while warning of expected price rises and industry impact.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House Rules Committee
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Warren
Butz
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House
House ‘Rules Committee
Congress
Sandpoint Class of 1943 Reunion Planned
The Sandpoint High School Class of 1943 schedules a reunion for Aug 3 to 5. Events include Edgewater Lodge registration, a no host dinner, weekend activities such as swimming sightseeing and visiting, and a Sunday church or personal activities with a City Beach picnic and swimming.
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Sandpoint High School
Edgewater Lodge
Notice to mark driveways during street paving work
Superintendent Jack Lechner asks residents on streets to be paved to place stakes or devices where they want driveways. This aims to avoid missing any homes during the paving project.
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Jack Lechner
Three Sandpoint Residents Injured in Early Morning Jeep Crash
Three Sandpoint residents were injured when a one day old Jeep rolled over on Highway 54 near Careywood road. Victims Jim Pucci 32 Helga Brown 31 and Marge Tilley 23 sustained head concussions and needed stitches while treated at Kootenai Memorial Hospital in Coeur d Alene. The accident occurred at 12 25 a m Friday.
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Kootenai Memorial Hospital
Coeur d'Alene
Highway 54
Careywood Road
Weather Update for Sandpoint This Week
Sandpoint forecast calls for fair hot days reaching 90 with only slight chance of rain through Saturday. Expect gusty light southerly winds and nightly lows around 55.
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Sandpoint
Spokane Sees 40th Day With No Rain In Sight
SPokane area marks 40th consecutive dry day with no measurable rainfall. National Weather Service forecasts continuation for several days. Last measurable rain at Spokane International Airport was June 25 with a trace. July saw scattered showers and a trace earlier.
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Spokane
UPI
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Spokane International
Water Use Cut In Sandpoint Due To Extreme Dry Spell
The city imposes restricted water use citing an extreme dry spell and overloaded treatment facility. No sprinkling or irrigation from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The city seeks to preserve water for fire protection and warns further restrictions may follow if conditions persist.
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Sandpoint
Illinois Man Feared Drowned After Lake Collision
An Illinois man, Richard Van Horn of Crystal Lake, is missing and presumed drowned after a boating collision on Cocolalla Lake. He was fishing with his grandson Randy Mensching when another ski boat struck their outboard, sending Van Horn overboard. Bonner County deputies search the lake with scuba gear as his wife and family visit relatives nearby.
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Cocolalla Lake
Bill Rice
Bee
Illinois
Richard van Horn
Crystal Lake
Ill
Coeur d’ Alene
van Horn
Randy Mensching
Grain prices rise as exporters bid up barley in Idaho
Tom Hovenden of the Idaho Cattle Feeders Assn. says foreign buyers are pushing up grain prices. Exporters bid aggressively for barley and other grains, buying in the Northwest and shipping abroad or delaying exports for later.
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Twin Falls, Idaho
UPI
Idaho Cattle Feeders Assn
U.S
Tom Hovenden
Northwest
United States
Coinword Puzzle Contest Opens with Weekly Prizes
The Daily Bee and Pend Oreille Sport Shop announce a weekly Coinword puzzle contest starting August 6. Readers can win 25 dollars per week with correct solutions, plus an additional 10 dollars added weekly by sponsors. Multiple correct entries share the prize. unresolved weeks boost the next prize.
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Daily Bee
Pend Oreille Sport Shop
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Hayden Lake
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