Budget Woes In Sandpoint Prompt Belt Tightening
The city faced a 131000 deficit in the current expense budget at the start of the year due to salaries and CETA funded hires. Cuts hit many departments led by the police, yet officials report departments are living within lean budgets while maintaining service quality. City Clerk Dave Easton notes the process was less painful than expected and foresees tighter future budgeting.
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Sandpoint
CETA
Police
Daily Bee Today
Dave Easton
K.F
Reagan Schweiker Ticket Sparks Political Amoeba Debate
The piece portrays Richard Schweiker as a flexible politician shifting liberal and conservative stances to pursue the vice presidency with Ronald Reagan. It cites his labor voting record, reassurances to conservatives, and a Reagan aide claiming he would lead conservatively if Reagan dies. The author warns Reagan supporters not to overreact, calling Schweiker a political amoeba.
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Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Reagan
CBS News
Ford
R-P
Congress
Connally
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford seeks a qualified running mate to boost fall bid
President Ford weighs a candidate who can step up to the presidency and align ideologically from moderate to conservative. Connally benefits Ford’s appeal but faces bribery scrutiny, while Carter’s New Hampshire speech signals Watergate’s lingering impact. Ford delays picking until after nomination, consulting many Republicans.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Walter Mondale
Texas
John B. Connally
Connally
Carter
New Hampshire
Congress
Ronald Reagan
John Sears
The Lighter Side Stalking The Wild Caucus
Washington humorous piece compares political delegates to game and describes Reagan Schweiker hunting Mississippi New Jersey Pennsylvania and West Virginia for uncommitted delegates. The spoof quotes hunters detailing tactics to isolate delegates and notes their elusive changing behavior and herd dynamics.
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Washington
UPI
Teddy Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
New Jersey
Hackensack
Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
West Virginia
QSL Meaning Debated by Radio Hobbyists
A reader disputes a prior article on QSL, clarifying that QSL stands for acknowledging reception in amateur radio. The letter notes QRX QRU and QRM as long standing signals, discusses FCC enforcement limits, and urges licensed operation to avoid illegal CB misuse. J Ralph Daugherty signs from Sandpoint Idaho.
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FCC
Evening TV Schedule Snapshot
A noisy listing of network programs across channels from 4:00 to 1:00, featuring news programs on ABC NBC and Channel 2, series like Bewitched Sanford and Son Dinah To Tell the Truth and Star Trek, films such as John and Me and D Day the 6th of June, plus latenight options including Midnight Special and The Rockies.
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ABC News & Cronkite News
NBC News
Star Trek
Carrascalendas
Bewitched
Hollywood Squares
Animal World
Sanford and Son
Washington Week
KXLY
Rockford Files
Wall Street
USA
People and Politics
Police Story
Eyewitness News
ABC
the Rockies
Mary Hartman
Sandpoint Daily Bee contact and subscription note
Sandpoint Daily Bee lists address in Idaho 83064, rates 2.50 per month for US mail and home delivery, phone 263.5151, P.O. Box 579, pending second class postage rates, publishers and editors named Pete Thompson, Dave Finkelnburg, Herb Offermann.
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Church Street
Sendpoint
Idaho
United States
P. O. Box
United Press International
Pete Thompson
Dave Finkelnburg
Herb Offermann
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