Pend Oreille Sports Shop Holds Grand Opening
Dick Whittaker announces a two day grand opening for Pend Oreille Sports Shop in Northern Idaho. The store doubles its size and offers 20 percent off all fishing lures with door prize drawings at 4 p m Saturday and free coffee and donuts for shoppers Friday and Saturday. The shop features guns camping gear fishing equipment and a full time gunsmith serving hunters and shooters.
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Dick Whittaker
Pend Oreille
Whittaker
Idaho
ANPA President Urges Newsprint Price Increase Reconsideration
New York ANPA president Richard H. Blackridge calls on newsprint manufacturers to delay or reduce an $8 per ton price rise set for November 1. He cites weak first half 1971 earnings and warns rapid increases threaten publisher costs and long-term paper supply viability. He notes this is the second major rise in seven months and the fourth in under three years.
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New York
UPD
Richard H. Blackridge
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Blackridge
Kokomo
Ind
Tribune
Blacklidge
Burning Index High In Forests Across Northern Region
United Press International reports rising burning indexes in the Forest Service Northern Region with Magruder Ranger Station in Bitterroot National Forest Montana and Fort Howe Ranger Station in Custer National Forest Montana reaching extreme levels. Overall indexes span moderate to very high across 16 forests from eastern Washington to the Dakotas as five new fires push year to date to 587 versus 821 last year.
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United Press International
Forest Service
Reading
Magruder
Bitterroot National Forest
Montana
Fort Howe
Custer National Forest
Washington
Dakotas
College Loans Announced by Len Jordan With Federal Aid
Senator Len B Jordan announced national defense student loans totaling 857169 to 2221 Idaho students across eight colleges. Idaho State University receives 216000 for 446 loans. Boise State 140797 for 274 students. College of Southern Idaho 47700 for 143. College of Idaho 113850 for 310. Lewis Clark Normal 87300 for 209. North Idaho Junior College 11997 for 60. Northwest Nazarene College 77600 for 171. University of Idaho 161925 for 608.
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North Idaho Junior College
Northwest Nazarene College
University of Idaho
Andrus Initiates State Prison Riot Investigation
Gov. Ce cil D. Andrus ordered an inquiry into the Idaho State Prison riot that began Tuesday night. Inmates returned to cells at 5:30 a.m. after directives by an inmate advisory committee and officials to end the disturbance.
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Air Express
Midwest
May
Social Service
Andrus
Charles Rice
David Bortz
Boise
Ada County
Paul Bright
Dee
Corps to call bids for Dworshak Dam projects in Idaho
The Army Corps of Engineers will issue invitations for two bids on Dworshak Dam on the Clearwater River in Northern Idaho. The larger project covers multi level power intake gates hoists and trash racks with an estimated cost of 1 to 5 million dollars. bid dates around August 24, opening September 28. The smaller project is the Big Eddy launching ramp with an estimated cost of 25 000 to 100 000 dollars. bids expected about August 27 and opening September 29.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Upil
Army Corps of Engineers
Dworshak
North Fork
Clearwater River
Idaho
Big Eddy
Community Meeting Notices for August Gatherings
VFW Post 2453 and Auxiliary hold annual picnic at Samonen's Park on Sunday August 15 starting noon. Sandpoint Garden Club meets August 16 at Sandpoint City Beach with a substitute program. Women’s Relief Corp hosts 1:30 p.m. meeting August 18 at IWA Hall with coffee hour. Martha Circle picnics August 13 at Reilly Creek area. Oden Grange meets August 20 at 8:30 p.m. at Oden Hall. Sandpoint United Methodist Church services moved to Twinlow Camp August 15 at 11 a.m. with a beach picnic at noon. officers meet at 8:30 a.m. for planning.
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VFW
Auxiliary
Samonen’s Park
Sandpoint Garden Club
Sandpoint City Beach
Women’s Relief Corp
IWA
Agnes Poston
Harriet Clark
Martha Circle
Reilly Creek
Sandpoint
Hunger strike priests moved to Springfield medical center
Antiwar priest Philip Berrigan and 10 other inmates from Danbury federal prison were moved to a Springfield Missouri medical center for federal prisoners. Warden Norton cited limited Danbury hospital space and medical observation under Bureau of Prisons policy. Five others may be transferred. transfers authorized but facilities not ready. Berrigan and Daniel Berrigan were imprisoned for destroying draft records in 1968. the hunger strike began after parole denial and calls for Daniel's release amid deteriorating health.
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Danbury, Conn
UPI
Philip Berrigan
Danbury Federal Prison
Springfield
Danbury
John J. Norton
Bureau of Prisons
Washington
Berrigan
Daniel
Catonsville
Commodities distribution at Bonner County Fairgrounds
Commodities will be distributed at the Bonner County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 17. Applicants may apply at the Department of Public Assistance Riverside Building Sandpoint. Bring containers or boxes for pickup.
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Bonner County Fairgrounds
Department of Public Assistance
Riverside Building
Sandpoint
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Will’s Plumbing
Len Jordan
Sandpoint Glass CO
Superior
Corps
Oden Grange
Oden Hall
Eagles
Summer Toys
Bi Rite Drug
N. 1St Ave
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