Congress Urged to Ban Poisons on Public Lands
Congress is urged to pass administration backed legislation banning the use of deadly poisons to control coyotes and other predators on public lands. Interior officials and conservationists say an executive order is unreliable and warn the $8 million predator-control program harms non target species and livestock.
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Washington
Interior
Nathaniel’ P. Reed
Senate Environment
Subcommittee
Congress
Reed
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Five University Officials Plead Not Guilty to Misuse Probe
Five officials from the University of Montana athletic program pleaded innocent to federal charges involving using nearly 250000 in work study funds for student athletes. They were released on no bond as U S District Judge W D Murray scheduled further proceedings in about two and a half months.
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Miss Owa
Mont OE
University of ‘ Montana
U.S
W.D.’ Murray
Butte
Jack Swarthout
Montana
Big Sky
George L. Mitchell
Earl W. Martell
Five Injured In Car Crash On US 95
A one car crash on US 95 near the Bronx substation left Kevin Sawyer 19 of Sandpoint injured after the vehicle left the highway at high speed. Sawyer was cited for reckless driving. A second crash at the same spot injured four Canadians Raymond Burridge 25 Len Kuzichas 25 Peter Danielson 26 and John Graham 24 all from Calgary. Burridge and Kuzichas were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital Spokane with severe head injuries.
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Kevin Sawyer
Sandpoint
Bronx
Sawyer
Raymond Burridge
Len Kuzichas
Peter Danielson
John Graham
Calgary
Alia
Burridge
Kuzichas
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Accident Case Reopened For Investigation
Deputies reopened inquiry into a one car crash on August 2 near Johnson Creek involving Sandpoint Police officer Dale Sheffield and Lawrence Donnerberg. The investigation seeks to determine who operated the vehicle when it left the road and hit a tree and fence. Both were injured and released from Bommer General Hospital.
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Sheriff's Deputies
orr-Highway-2
Johnson Creek
Sandpoint City
Bill Rice
Dale Sheffield
Lawrence Donnerberg
Bommer General Hospital
Jim Culpepper
Donner=berg
Senate Debates Handgun Legislation In Congress
The Senate debated a bill to outlaw production of cheap handguns known as Saturday Night Specials. An amendment to ban civilian possession was proposed by Sen. Philip A. Hart but faced little chance of approval amid long-standing gun owner opposition.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Philip A.hart
D-Mich
DAV Installs New Officers in Sandpoint Chapter
Disabled American Veterans state commander James Eddings of Hayden Lake spoke in Sandpoint during the Audie Murphy Chapter 15 installation. He urged veterans drawing compensation to seek power of attorney and listed officers for the year led by Commander Andy Delcomte and Senior Vice Commander Jim Putnam. DAV statewide membership totals 1,300 across 11 chapters.
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Audie Murphy
Jim Eddings
Hayden Lake
Gene Palmer
Jim Putnam
Harold Daily
Andy Delcomte
Fletcher Payne
Bill Header
Bee
James Eddings
D.A.V. Audie Murphy
Eddings
Senoir
Norman McCaulley
Stan Blackwenn
Harold Dally
Idaho Primary Seen Drawing Large Voter Turnout
Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa said Idaho’s Tuesday primary could attract up to 175000 voters as clerks report heavy registrations and many absentee ballots. He noted about 40000 newly enfranchised voters aged 18 to 21.
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Boise
UPI
Pete Cenarrusa
Idaho
Cenarrusa
Supreme Court Delays Pentagon Papers Trial
The Supreme Court delays the start of the Pentagon Papers trial for Ellsberg and Russo by at least three months. The court rejected a government request for a special session to review Justice Douglas’s halt on the trial over a wiretap issue.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Wilam O. Douglas
Douglas
Ellsberg
Russo
High Court
Comient
Irwin N. Griswold
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John Elway
Swarthout
Washington State University
Pullman
Washi
William Betcher
Murray
DAV
Veteran’s Administration
National Service Officer
Ken Smith
Fifth and Fort
D.A.V
Minge
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