Polygraph Tests May Be Held In Hofmeister Case
Polygraph tests were reportedly planned today as part of an intensive probe into the July 16 strangulation of June Hofmeister. Prosecutor Daniel Featherston declined comment as investigators seek to substantiate evidence. An autopsy ruled death as strangulation, not a car accident, with Hofmeister found in a truck wreck near the Schweitzer cutoff road north of Sandpoint after 3 a.m.
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Darlene Hofmeister
The
Daily Bee
Daniel P. Featherston
Featherston
Bonner County Planning Commission Grants Several Conditional Use Permits
The Bonner County Planning Commission granted three conditional use permits at the August meeting, denied one, and approved a transfer of another. The panel denied a permit for a 40 trailer space park on Ellisport Bay Road near Red Fir Resort, citing residential value. A transfer of an 80 unit travel trailer park near East Hope to Vernon B Enders was approved, with Enders also receiving a permit to operate a floating restaurant at the dock site. Additional permits were granted for a Pack River General Store on Rapid Lightning Creek Road and a mobile home park and campground near the Washington Idaho line. A preliminary subdivision concept was tabled for continuation on Page Three.
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Bonner County
James Hunt
Hunt
Commission
Herrick Heitman
East Hope
Ellisport Bay
Lakeview
Bruce Wasserburger
Vernon B. Enders
Enders
Bayview
Clifford W. Banks
Pack River
Rapid Lightning Creek Road
Amtrak Train Strikes Stolen Truck On Tracks Near Bridge Street
Sheriff reports an Amtrak train struck a stolen unoccupied truck parked on railroad tracks near Bridge Street. The truck owned by Ronald Olson of Sandpoint was propelled about 44 feet by the impact, with no damage to railroad property. Police say the theft occurred around 1 a.m. and the collision happened at 1:10 a.m.
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Amtrak
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Robert Wilcox
Ronald O. Olson
Sandpoint
Bridge Street
Wilcox
Congress Passes Comprehensive Retirement Bill
Congress approved the first broad pension reform since 1934 to ensure more than 30 million Americans receive earned pensions. President Ford is expected to sign the landmark act in a Labor Day ceremony. The bill sets vesting rules and funding standards for employer plans, with details on when workers must be included.
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Don Phillips Washington
UPI
Congress
Ford
Church Ford Meet On Power End Emergency Powers Growth
Sen Frank Church and Sen Charles Mathias met with President Ford to press a bill to curb emergency powers. Ford expressed support for restoring normal government after decades of emergency powers and pledged cooperation with the Senate investigation.
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Washington
UPI
Idaho
Ford
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Charles Mathias
Rmd
Senate Special Committee
Senate
Church
Idaho AFL-CIO Defends OSHA in Campaign Dispute
Idaho AFL-CIO president Robert W. Macfarlane blasts a John Birch Society led effort and four Idaho politicians for unfounded charges against OSHA. He names Rep. Steve Symms George Hansen Bob Smith Sen. James McClure and accuses them of spreading rumors and lies while urging better enforcement and aid for small employers.
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Idaho Afl-Cio
OSHA
John Birch Society
Idaho
The
Daily Bee
Robert W. Macfarlane
Macfarlane
Steve Symms
George Hansen
Bob Smith
James McClure
Rep
Symms
Rockefeller Faces Brief Gates of Senate Confirmation
Nelson A Rockefeller drew little opposition on his first congressional outreach for vice president confirmation. Congress will probe his background and finances, possibly over two months, while Rockefeller plans to stay in Seal Harbor Maine until after Labor Day and awaits committee scrutiny.
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Clay F. Richards
Washington
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Rockefeller
White House
Seal Harbor
Maine
New York
Attica
Ford
Sandpoint Weather Outlook Through Saturday
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain chance 30 percent tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Lows near 50 tonight and highs around 70 on Saturday.
Rockefeller warns wealth reveal will disappoint some
Rockefeller argues wealth details must be settled before naming a man to office. He predicts disillusion may follow when the true extent of his fortune becomes known, noting readers have seen many sensational stories.
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Rockefeller
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