03 Aug 1977
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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1977
Page
1
The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sandpoint arranged a community service event funded partly by church funds. Pastor Love stated around seventy participants, and the van will travel to Bonners Ferry on Wednesday.
In Bonners Ferry Idaho a heated RARE II workshop tonight at the high school contrasts local fear of 145410 acres becoming wilderness with forest products workers and loggers seeking to protect jobs.
Bonner County faces dry conditions as recent showers fail to help the ground. Fire danger mirrors 1967 Sundance Burn, with fine and large fuels reaching critical levels, especially at lower elevations. Fire officials urge extreme caution and voluntary early logging hours to reduce risk.
President Carter asks Congress to decriminalize possession of one ounce or less by replacing criminal penalties with fines and urges a broader federal study of sedatives like barbiturates. He emphasizes discouraging abuse while avoiding criminal labeling for casual users. He orders HEW, the Pentagon, and the VA to review prescribing practices and directs the attorney general to disrupt organized crime links to drug trafficking.
The Sand Point City Council parks committee made no final choice on tennis court location for the War Memorial Field park. Debate hinged on placing courts on existing slabs versus building new courts with higher costs, plus aesthetic concerns about museum visibility and potential tree removal near the grandstand.
Mrs. Evelyn Brenich of Sandpoint reported a storage shed break in on Tuesday with estimated losses totaling 300 dollars.
Emilie M. Owens of Sandpoint reports $175 was taken from her purse while she worked at Tufts Variety Store. The suspect allegedly entered through an alley door and removed the money as Owens was in another part of the store.
Officer Jess Critchell reported damage to a police vehicle last night after a suspect wearing cork boots reportedly ripped the left rear tire. Damage estimated at 130 to 160 dollars.
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