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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1976
Page
2
The Air Force disclosed a wing carry‑through longeron crack found during ground stress tests on the B1 bomber but said production remains on track for October or November. Three aircraft are testing with no operational impact. the crack is being retested after repair.
London police chief Sir Robert Mark blamed black hooligans for street battles that damaged a Caribbean calypso carnival injuring 450 plus people including 325 officers and 131 civilians. He said youths 14 to 19 sparked clashes though carnival organizers blamed heavy police patrols.
A source says Rep. Wayne Hays plans to resign from Congress likely before week’s end. The move follows the House Ethics Committee expanding its sex scandal inquiry prompted by Elizabeth Ray allegations while a grand jury probe into misused funds continues.
Washington officials announced that the Soviet Union ordered 275000 metric tons of U S 1976 crop wheat worth about 34 6 million dollars to be shipped after October 1 1976 The sale raises Soviet grain orders for 1976 77 to about 496 24 million tons under the five year trade pact with the United States and brings wheat and corn totals to 1 971 million and 2 653 million metric tons respectively with the latest purchase meeting roughly three quarters of the minimum annual commitment.
Lebanese Christians from Ein Ebel village shot and killed three Palestinian guerrillas and wounded a fourth in an evening clash near the Israeli border. A 17 year old villager was among the wounded, and the incident followed Israel’s border policies and aid efforts to Arab border communities.
A curated collection compiled by the Bonner County Historical Society presents local history notes, archival snippets, and references to people, places, and events in Bonner County.
Seismographs on La Soufriere recorded 464 tremors between 8 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. today as authorities mulled a possible major eruption. Refugees were allowed daylight return to tend fields but warned of danger amid flying rock and ash and rising tremor activity. Experts remained split on imminent eruption while samples were analyzed.
In Moscow speculations swirl about Premier Alexei Kosygin's fate after a London report claimed he suffered a stroke and was saved from drowning by bodyguards. Soviet officials offered no comment, noting only that he was on vacation. The report fuels talk of possible resignation as Kosygin, a veteran of 12 years in office, remains a key member of the original leadership trio.
United Nations and North Korea met in Panmunjom in a two hour forty three minute closed session to discuss new security arrangements and removal of North Korean guard posts after prior killings of U S officers. North Korea proposed separating security forces along the DMZ and the UNC sought safety guarantees for its personnel. A separate incident saw North Korea seize a South Korean fishing boat with 23 men aboard.
Three California Rockwell International employees William Cottrell 43 Robert Krongard 44 and Donald Smith 43 were killed in an ambush in Iran while working on Project Ibex a top secret electronic intelligence system aimed at monitoring radio communications in the Soviet Union. The $1 billion program reportedly would gather signals from neighboring countries and possible missile sites.
A Monday collision on Highway 5 entering St. Maries killed Elaine Valley 25 of St. Maries and two passengers Neyda Diaz 20 from Puerto Rico and Gwendollynne Gilson 19 of Rexburg. Truck driver John Dermeritt 22 was uninjured.
Sandpoint Daily Bee published Monday through Friday by Pend Oreille’s Printers Inc. at 310 Church Street Sandpoint Idaho 83064. Subscription rates $2.50 per month nationwide. Home delivery $2.50. Phone 263-6151 P O Box 579. Pete Thompson Publisher Dave Finkelnburg Editor Herb Offermann Advertising Director.
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