Bonner County School District votes on five mill facilities levy
Qualified electors in Bonner County School District No 82 vote today August 28 on a five mill school plant facilities levy starting September 1973 for five years. Funds support building addition remodeling equipment buses and loan repayment. Polls open 12 noon to 8 pm at multiple precincts including Blanchard Clark Fork Colburn Coolin Edgemere Farmington Granite Hope Idaho Hill Kootenai Laclede Lincoln Northside Priest Lake Priest River Sagle Southside and Washington.
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Bonner County
United States
Blanchard
Clark Fork
Colburn
Coolin
Edgemere
Farmin
Granite
Hope
Idaho Hill
Koote
Private Capital For State Expo Site Underway
Governor Cecil D. Andrus announced plans to raise private funds to back Idaho’s exhibit at Expo 74 in Spokane. State participation hinges on major private support to secure space, with officials and business leaders set to assess financing needs for a first class Idaho pavilion amid Idaho’s prior budget deficit and lack of state funds.
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Boise
UPS
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Spokane
Andrus
Washington
Lunches Delayed as School Year Opens in Bonner County
Bonner County schools postpone hot lunches to September 17 with possible delay to October 1 due to supply shortages. Enrollment is up by 75 to 100 students on opening day. A post office box was broken into during the weekend in Sandpoint and is under federal investigation per Police Chief George Elliot. A Postal Service inspector will review the incident. investigators suggest it may be linked to a family dispute.
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George’ Elliot
Elliot
Postal Service
Bonner County
Fires Burn in Panhandle and Moyie Springs Blaze
Two fires are burning on state land in the Idaho Panhandle per Fire Warden Willis Jordan with about 75 workers and heavy equipment containing a 205 acre burn near the Sani tary Landfill by Athol. A Moyie Springs log mill fire at 2 a.m. Tuesday drew 150 to 175 firefighters and retardant aircraft aiding containment with unknown damage.
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Idaho Panhandle
Willis Jordan
Department of Public Lands
Duane Hadley
Kaniksu National Forest
Jordan
Athol
Louisiana Pacific
Moyie
L&p
Weather Outlook for Sandpoint Area Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy in the Sandpoint region with showers in nearby mountains. Rain chance 20 percent through Wednesday. Highs around 75 and lows near 45 each day.
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Sandpoint
State faces budget surplus yet awaits next legislature
The article notes a 1972-73 fiscal year surplus of over 3.5 million dollars but emphasizes the funds cannot be spent without legislative action. It adds that the next legislative session does not convene until January 1974, delaying any log or appropriation decisions.
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Idaho
Two Rear End Collisions Reported Near Sandpoint
Idaho State Police reported two rear end accidents near Sandpoint over Friday and Monday with no injuries. Lionel C. Scott of Troy Montana was rear ended by Bartle J. Weber of Lewiston on US 95 one mile south of Colburn after stopping for highway work. Dorothy A Blood of Priest River was rear ended by George L Johnson of Sandpoint near the US 95 railroad underpass while slowing to turn into the fruit stand area.
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Idaho
Sandpoint
Colburn
US. 95
Lionel C. Scott
Troy
Mont
Bartle J. Weber
Lewiston
ISP
Scott
Weber
Dorothy A. ‘Blood
Priest River
George L. Johnson
Diabetic Boy Buried After Parents Withdrew Insulin
Wesley Parker 11 died after his parents refused insulin claiming diabetes caused by devils. The funeral was private with only a gravedigger and mortician present. District attorney reviewing police reports to decide on charges while the father maintains faith will resurrect Wesley.
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Barstow
Calif
Wesley Parker
Wesley
San Bernardino County
NASA
Wes Dixon
O’donnell
Parker
Mountain View Cemetery
Aice
Assembly of God Church
Carson ordered to appear in court for red light incident
Las Vegas reports Johnny Carson must appear in court September 10 on charges of ignoring a red light after his car was involved in a three car accident. No injuries were reported.
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United Press International
Las Vegas
Nev
UPD
Johnny Carson
Carson
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