State Man Lists Filing Failures
Boise Idaho voters saw several gubernatorial and congressional candidates miss the Monday deadline to file campaign expense statements. Filing failures carry a misdemeanor with up to 500 fine and possible jail time. Vernon Ravenscroft led expenditures at 6794, while Cecil Andrus and Don Samuelson reported varied pockets and fees.
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Boise
UPI
Dryden Hiler
Didates
Idaho
Lloyd Walker
Twin Falls
Dick Smith
Rexburg
James McClure
William J. Brauner
Caldwell
Orval Hansen
Joel Anderson
Pocatello
Marden Wells
Roberts
Vernon Ravenscroft
Tuttle
Don Samuelson
Cecil Andrus
Fair To Have New Contest At Bonner County Fair
At the 1970 Bonner County Fair a new educational contest will be held for adults focusing on carcass grading. Ten 4-H steers will be selected at 10 30 a m with Pat Gooby of Gooby Meat Co on hand to explain grade and yield systems. The event resumes on September 4 at 7 00 p m at Gooby Meat Co with public viewing of officially graded carcasses.
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Bonner County
Raynold Davis
Pat Gooby
Gooby Meat Co
Goody Meat Co
Naples Roaring Youth Sparks Police Clampdown
In Naples a wild motorcyclist known as Agostino the Mad spurred crowds of youths to flood streets with loud bikes. More than 100 arrests and 18 injuries followed as bars closed early and fires were set while police battled to keep traffic moving and catch the rider.
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Naples
Italy
Agostino
Community Seminar Draws Attention From Local Adults
A USDA expert leads an informative session and Davis invites interested adults to attend Thursday morning for the engaging activity.
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USDA
Davis
Weather and tardy mail complaint in London
Partly cloudy with a slight cooler spell and rain unlikely. Highs about 80 to 85, lows near 55. Postal inspectors investigate MP Robert Redmond's tardy mail complaint after a reply arrived three weeks late.
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London
UPD
Robert Redmond
Redmond
VFW Launches Project POW Nationwide Signature Drive
The National Headquarters of Veterans of Foreign Wars announces Project POW to collect signatures on petitions urging North Vietnam to release over 1,400 American prisoners of war. VFW Commander H. R. Rainwater designates September 2026 as Freedom Signature Week, with Sandpoint Mayor Floyd L. Gray proclaiming the period. Local VFW Post 2453 will host petition booths at the Bonner County Fair to forward signatures to national HQ for presentation at Paris Peace Talks, or to the United Nations if Paris action stalls.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Vietnam
VFW
H. R. Rainwater
Sandpoint
Floyd L. Gray
Lloyd Kester
Bonner County Fair
Paris
United Nations
A. Thant
Rainwater
Georgia Leonard
Floyd L. Gray Cis
Bee
Ball Creek Fire Near Bonners Ferry Continues Uncontrolled
The Ball Creek fire northeast of Bonners Ferry remains out of control on day six with 2,590 acres burned. Over 950 firefighters from the northwest battle the blaze aided by air tankers dropping 17,600 gallons of retardant and helicopters dropping water. Weather shifts bring cooler air and a 20 percent thunderstorm chance as crews aim to hold lines with 14.5 miles of fireline holding and 2.5 miles more to build. daily costs rise beyond 12,500 dollars.
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Ball Creek
Bonners Ferry
Duane Hadley
Kaniksu
Jack Puckett
Libby
Montana
Bell Ranger
Kootenai
Northwest
Flathead
Fort Belknap
Rocky Boy
Cheyenne
Ft. Peck
Blackfoot
Crow
Bear Medicine
Limberhand
Bullshoe
Lolo
Wallowa-Whitman
Bitterroot
Don Williams
Grangeville
Idaho
Chuck
Tribe of
Sandpoint
Clearwater
Nezperce
Colville
Deerlodge
Kaniksu Naional
Pacific
First Grade Registration Dates Set for District 82 Schools
Superintendent Jack Jones announced first grade registration at Washington School on August 27 from 9 to 4 and August 28 from 9 to 12 with birth certificates required. Farmin School Principal J A Naccarato set pre registration for unregistered spring pupils on August 26 from 9 to 11 at the Old Farmin building and urged birth certificates.
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Jack Jones
Washington School
J. A. Naccarato
Farmin School
Farmin
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