Sixteen inmates held in Idaho Penitentiary max unit
Boise police and Ada County investigators continued to press the case into the murder of William Butler as 16 inmates remained in the maximum security unit at Idaho State Penitentiary. Director Raymond May said routine work details were cut back and the investigation ordered by Governor Andrus would proceed until arrests or a dead end. Butler, Bayonne New Jersey, 28, was the newly elected president of the Table Rock Jaycees and had been serving a 75 year term for a prior murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Investi
Cecil D. Andrus
Ada County
Paul Bright
Bright Reit
Butler
Table Rock
Quirks in the News: Marijuana Plant as Evidence
A two foot high marijuana plant sits on a city clerk window sill in Iron Mountain awaiting use as evidence in a raid. Clerk E Rossi maintains the plant will stay healthy and intact until police chief A J Schupp retrieves it. In Ramsgate England Bill and Nora Farmer end a British rail mystery trip by returning home after a brief vacation detour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iron Mountain, Mich
Ramsgate
England
Bill
Nora Farmer
South Wales
Margate
Moon rocks to be shown at Coeur d Alene fair
Apollo 11 lunar samples will be displayed at the Kootenai County Fair September 9 to 12. NASA supplied the rocks, a lunar module and space suits. Idaho Rep. James A. McClure arranged the display after NASA declined the initial request. The Atomic Energy Commission will also bring a display van from Oak Ridge Tennessee. About 5 600 exhibits are planned for the four day event which is expected to draw about 40 000 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Atomic Energy Commission
Oakridge
Tenn
Britz
Tuition hikes cleared despite Nixon price freeze
Treasury spokesmen said fall tuition increases will go into effect though the 90 day price wage freeze is in place. Some schools face legal questions on salary boosts for teachers, with guidance sought from the cost of living council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Nizon
Treasury
Thazy
Cost of Living Council
Harvard
Radcliffe College
Ron Schmidt
ISRA opposes Packwood wild river bill in Idaho
The Idaho State Reclamation Association denounces Senator Packwood’s proposal to make the Middle Snake a wild river. Directors warn the bill lacks controls for water flow and may block future Idaho water development, risking downstream use for Washington and Oregon and stalling a Columbia River compact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Jack Barnett
Association
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Columbia River
Congress
Snake River
Barnett
Hells Canyon
Snake National River
Economists See Little Price Drop From Nixon Food Freeze
Washington economists believe the Nixon price freeze will not greatly impact average retail food prices. They note the move comes near a seasonal high, predicting only a limited decline in coming months barring unusual supply shifts. Some warn of challenges if the 90 day freeze extends, especially for perishable items with volatile prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Bee
Idaho Penitentiary
Cd‘a
Childs World
Welome Yvagone
Tom McCall
West Virginia Board of Regents
Prince Woodward
Woodward
University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee Legal Department
University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa
Pennsylvania
Michigan
ISRA
Sandpoint Glass CO
Superior
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!