TurboTrain Endeavor Goes On Month Long Amtrak Tour
Secretary Volpe announces a month long TurboTrain endurance and public demonstration run across Amtrak’s system. The 100 mph train stops in Sandpoint Idaho on Aug 30 inviting public inspection. The 31 state tour is a joint Amtrak and DOT effort with United Aircraft Corporation to test ride quality and gather passenger feedback.
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Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Amtrak
Sandpoint
Idaho
Department of Transportation
United Aircraft Corporation
Volpe
Roger Lewis
New York
Washington
Los Angeles
San Diego
Portland
Seattle
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Buffalo
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Congress
United Aircraft
Boston
U.S. Department of Transportation
Penn Central
Northside Firefighters Battle North Boyer Barn Blaze
Two trucks and seven volunteers from the Northside Fire Association fought a barn fire at the Robert LaGrace residence on North Boyer Avenue. The 9 45 p m call was answered quickly and 1700 gallons of water were used to extinguish the partly torn down structure. Cause not yet determined.
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Northside Fire Association
Robert LaGrace
North Boyer Avenue
Bob Lyons
Davidson
Yaw
Tyler
Reed
Welch
Kenworthy
Lyons
Equine Survey Urged for Bonner County Horse Owners
Agricultural Extension Agent Raynold D. Davis asks Bonner County horse owners who have not yet received the Equine Survey form to contact him for a copy. He emphasizes the survey's importance and urges participation by all horse owners.
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Raynold D. Davis
Bonner County
Davis
School Opens in Bonner County District 82 August 31
Enrollment figures for the 1971-72 year in Bonner County District 82 are not yet available with figures expected by late Friday or Monday. The first day of school is set for Tuesday August 31 with full class programs beginning that date. Parents of new or transfer students are urged to register promptly.
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Bonner County
1971 Bonner County Fair Set to Open in New Grounds
The 1971 Bonner County Fair begins Thursday August 26 at the new fairgrounds on North Boyer. County Agent Ray D. Davis says the event will be bigger and better with more booths, exhibits, and a crowning of the Fair King and Queen. Highlights include Harold Miller's steam engine, old gas engines from Herb Johnson and Lou Rapskopf, and an unusual survey display courtesy of Irwin Cannon. The fair emphasizes expanded 4-H projects and a new forestry and wildlife exhibit drawing crowds.
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Bonner County
North Boyer
Ray D. Davis
Harold Miller
Sandpoint
Herb Johnson
Lou Rapskopf
Irwin
Davis
Sandpoint Youth Attends NARC Convention Awards Banquet
Dan Young of Sandpoint joined about 400 young delegates from 15,000 members in 500 local associations across 50 states and DC at the Fifth Annual Youth Convention of the National Association for Retarded Children in St Charles Missouri. The five day meeting at Lindenwood College featured workshops on scholarships career opportunities behavior modification and delinquency. David McCallum served as celebrity sponsor addressing delegates at the awards banquet.
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Dan Young
Sandpoint
National Association For Retarded Children
St Charles
Missouri
Young
District of Columbia
Lindenwood College
Youth Narc
Friends of the Retar
David McCallum
NARC
Wolf Wolfensberger
Nebraska Psychiatric Institute of the
Univerity of Nebraska College of Medicine
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
Environmentalist blasts Rocky Mountain environmental degradation
Tom Bell former head of the Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Council warns of environmental degradation across the Rocky Mountain states unless bold action is taken. He criticizes coal and uranium strip mining power plant growth and urges governors to form an environmental advisory council to guide legislation.
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Stanley Hathaway
Wyoming
John R. Williams
Arizona
Montana
Bell
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Northside
New Mexico
Bruce King
Cecil Andrus
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming Wildlife Federation
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