Lightning Sparks Five Packsaddle Fires In Dry Backcountry
Early Monday a lightning storm caused five small fires in the Packsaddle area south of Lake Perid Oreille. USFS crews were flown by helicopter and retardants dropped to hold each blaze to under a quarter acre, with mop up planned. A separate Antelope area fire near Clark Fork burned 14 acres before halt. A Granite three acre fire was knocked down by a six man Coeur d Alene crew aided by retardant and a bulldozer. Local help aided containment. more fires possible in a long hot dry fall.
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Lake Perid Oreille
Larry’ Stone
U S
Forest. Service
Storie
Stone
USFS
Trout Creek
Mont
Clark Fork
Forest Service
Sandpoint
Granite
Willis Jordan
Department of Lands
Coeur d’Alene
Jordan
Pack River
Careywood
Fall Child Program Opens Across Region I Centers
The Adult Child Development Center announces a Fall program for new two to five year olds starting September 6 1977 with openings in Bonners Ferry Priest River and Sandpoint It offers developmental screenings preschool and remedial services with a team including a caseworker developmental specialist speech therapist and psychologist Parents can contact Alan Koski at Sandpoint 263 6851 or leave messages at Bonners Ferry 267 3187 Prest River 448 1315 Mr Koski will be at Priest River City Hall August 29 from 9 00 am to 1 00 pm to explain the program.
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Departmnt of Health and Welfare
Region I
Bonners Ferry
Priest River
Sandpoint
Ren
Alan Koski
Bonners’ Ferry
Koski
Department of Health and Welfare Community Services
Prest River
Priest River City
Girl Drowns After Seizure In River Near Priest River
A nine year old Spokane Indian girl Coletta Frances Hayes of Wellpinit Va reportedly drowned Sunday afternoon while wading in the Pend Oreille River near Priest River after apparently having a seizure. Deputies said she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Hayes.
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Pend Oreille
Priest River
Coletta Frances Hayes
William Hayes
Wellpinit
Sheriff's
Sandpoint Teens Cited After Stop Sign Crash
Bill R. Sams, 19, of Sandpoint was cited for failure to stop for a stop sign after his car hit Glen Edward Eich, 45, of Sandpoint at the Boyer and Oak Streets intersection. Eich's vehicle sustained $1,000 in damage while Sams’ car incurred $450.
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Bill R. Sams
Sandpoint
Glen Edward Eich
Boyer
Oak Streets
Eich
Sams
Hit and Run at Priest Lake Leaves Car Damaged
Charles Eifert of Spokane reported a hit and run at Luby Bay Priest Lake on Sunday. He said another vehicle backed into his car causing $540 in damages.
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Priest Lake
Luby Bay
Charles Eifert
Spokane
Burglar Foiled at State Liquor Store in Clark Fork
Sheriff’s office reports an attempted break in at the State Liquor Store in Clark Fork. A passerby scared off the burglar and nothing was taken.
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Sheriff's Office
Clark Fork
Freak Accident Claims P R Woman
A Priest River woman identified as Helen R. Cole, 46, was killed when her car dragged her over an embankment on Dry Canyon Road north of LeClerk Creek Road. Mrs Merritt of Nordman was not hurt but another vehicle incident left a woman trapped beneath her car overnight, rescued Monday morning by Forest Service staff and flown to Spokane for treatment.
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Priest River
Merritt
Nordman
Highway 57
Kalispell Creek
Forest Service
Spokane
Helen R. Cole
Newport
Dry Canyon Road
LeClerk Creek Road
Mandel Convicted in Maryland Political Corruption Case
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel was found guilty on federal charges of political corruption and faces removal from office. Five codefendants were also convicted of mail fraud and racketeering as jurors returned 129 separate verdicts after a crossfire of hearings and Mandel’s earlier mistrial.
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Richard S. Newcombe
Baltimore
UPI
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Irvin Kavens
W. Dale Hess
Harry W. Rodgers III
William A. Rodgers
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Mining Strike Pressure Mounts in Idaho Pact Boosts Unions
Four of five Bunker Hill craft unions ratify a three year contract amid a broader mining strike. The deal raises base wages by 46 percent over three years, starts with 7.50 now, and ends a 14 day return-to-work window. Electricians rejected. 1,400 steelworkers still on strike across lines.
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Kellogg
Idaho
Bunker Hill Mining Co
Electricians
Idaho judges face pay gaps threaten court staffing
The Lewiston Morning Tribune begins a series on Idaho's judiciary arguing pay drives who becomes a judge. Experts say salaries of $40,000 to $50,000 are needed to attract top lawyers, while current district judges earn about 27 500 and Supreme Court justices 32 500. The legislature has resisted raises, risking Idaho slipping toward bottom ranks nationwide.
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Jay Shelledy
The
Bee
Idaho
Supreme Court
Carl Biarschi
Kull
Bianchi
District Court
Tribune
Idaho Bar
Bar
Roy Mosman
Moscow
Andrew Schwam
Grangeville
Mosman
Alfred C. Hagan
Hagan
Idaho Judicial Council
Boise
Satah
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Mike Dalen
Sandpoint City Hall
P.R
Cole
Lewiston Morning Tribune
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