Nixon Signs Highway Law Extends Transit Funding and Flexibility
President Nixon signed a $23 billion extension of the highway act allowing the highway trust fund to be spent on mass transit for the first time. The law lets states and localities set transportation priorities while authorizing nearly $20 billion in expenditures over three years. The measure also includes provisions for bus and fixed rail funding in later years and links transportation to environmental protection and energy conservation.
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Escape Attempt With Gavel In Utah Courtroom
In Kearns Utah a 22 year old man tried to escape a courtroom by striking Sheriff deputy Bill Thompson and Justice of the Peace Lynn Bernard with a courtroom gavel. Thompson was knocked unconscious and Bernard was struck as the man fled but was tackled by two youths.
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Two Okay After Crash Of Airplane
In Glendale Idaho a single engine Cessna crashed on a hillside killing Clyde Olson 57 of Logan Utah. Two survivors Harley Larsen 45 and Richard Olson 26 remained in fair condition at LDS Hospital Logan after crawling from the wreck and building a small fire.
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Cache Valley
Arlando Larsen
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Mammals Birds and Fish Threatened by Swan Falls-Guffey Dam Plan
Idaho Fish and Game reports 33 mammal species and 110 bird species along with sturgeon spawning grounds would be affected by the Swan Falls-Guffey Project on the Snake River. The study warns habitat loss upstream from Grandview and reduced game fish downstream, urging protection for the endangered white sturgeon and noting critical habitats at Hell Canyon and the Guffey Reach.
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Utah State University
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Idaho Fish and Game
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Swan Falls
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Guffey Reach
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Brownlee-Swan Falls
Five Die On State Roads Weekend Crash Toll
Five people died in Idaho over the weekend in crashes raising the year total to 217. Gary L. Legg 22 of Cambridge died when a vehicle ran off Mesa Hill. Grangeville residents Kevin Schwartz 22 and Gina Harris 15 perished in a Mount Idaho grade rollover. Gregory Black 22 died of injuries later. Layne Fullmer 18 of Blackfoot died riding a motorcycle into a car on Highway 191 near Blackfoot.
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Gary L. Legg
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Gina Harris
Grangeville
Mount Idaho
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Blackfoot
Texas beach digs unearth two more bodies in mass murder case
Deputies using heavy machinery uncovered the 24th and 25th Bodies on a Texas beach linked to a three year spree of sex and sadism by two teenagers and a homosexual friend. Officials warned three more corpses may be found as searches continued along High Island shore.
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Texas
High Island
Chambers County
Louis Otter
U. S
Juan V. Corona
California
Otter
Gayleston
Police Seek Missing Girls In Idaho Search
Idaho investigators pushed a Montana kidnapping case into Idaho City near Boise County after reports Saturday of two girls matching the Kalispell pair seen north of Boise. Sheriff Jack Williams said the mountain area search would continue with no new leads. Karen Tyler 11 and Jessica Westphal 12 disappeared Aug. 1 after talking to a man.
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Boise
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