Primary returns show Cochran edged in narrow Sandpoint race
Officials report a tight bid for State Representative Republican nomination with Allen Pinky Cochran losing by one vote to W A Verhel of Sagle in a light turnout Bonner County. Unofficial statewide results set a record 196 581 votes amid mixed district tallies and calls for possible recount.
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Allen Pinky Cochran
Cochran
Sandpoint
VA. Verhel
Sagle
Bonner County
Doris Kenney
White House urges action on Saturday night specials ban
UPI reports the White House pressed the House to act this year on Senate passed legislation to ban cheap concealed guns known as Saturday night specials. President Nixon did not endorse the measure but urged wording that avoids penalizing legitimate sportsmen and target shooters.
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UPI
White—House
House
Senate
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Nixon
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Man on US 95 Near Athol
Ed ward Boggs 45 of Portland left the northbound lane and struck a car in the southbound lane on US 95 near the Granite Rest Area north entrance. David Dressler 21 of Walla Walla was injured when his car rolled over after the impact. A following driver, Edward Ray Davis of Spokane, hit a guard rail while avoiding the crash. Boggs was cited for reckless driving.
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Athol
Granite
Edward Boggs
Portland
David Dressler
Walla Walla
Washington
Boggs
Dressler
Edward Ray Davis
Spokane
Ballot rejects in Ada County won't alter results
Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusas says about 1655 uncounted computer rejected ballots in Ada County from the Tuesday primary should not change the outcome. About 1000 were unopposed Supreme Court justice ballots on the non partisan ticket. County officials will review feasibility of reprocessing the ballots for a final tally.
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Boise
Bald Ada
County
Clarence Planting
State
Cenarrusa
Hit And Run Incident Reported At Fourth And Cedar
Sandpoint Police report an apparent hit and run at Fourth and Cedar Wednesday when a parked 1971 Oldsmobile owned by Richard W. Peffley of California was struck by a white truck driven by Ralph Hacklander of Priest River.
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Fourth and Cedar
Richard W. Peffley
California
Ralph Hacklander
Priest River
Sisk Seeks Death Penalty for Skyjackings
Rep. B F Sisk of California proposes a federal death penalty for aircraft hijackings with immediate trial and one Supreme Court appeal. He notes pirates were punished harshly at sea and argues the same deters hijackers to prevent fatal crashes.
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Washington
UPI
F. Sisk
D-Calif
High Seas
California
Democrat
Supreme Court
Sisk
Andrus Orders Across The Board State Spending Cutback
Gov Cecil D Andrus ordered a 1.9 percent holdback in state spending to avoid a tax increase and to balance the budget for 1972 73. The measure reduces total agency allotments and affects educational and health funding amid calls for restraint and opposition to new taxes.
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Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
Executive Budget Department
Andrus
Ida~ho
Highest Temperature Reported in Nation Excluding States
The National Weather Service reported the nation's highest temperature Wednesday as 120 degrees at Furnace Creek California. The mean low for the day was 35 degrees at Pellston Michigan.
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