Rail Strike Backed by Union President Says Date Set
Washington CPD reports union leader C L Dennis of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks declares a nationwide rail strike will begin at 12:01 a.m. Thursday unless a contract is reached. He blames Nixon for delaying legislation and vows to defy any government order to stay on the job. Negotiations failed after a four and a half hour Labor Department session.
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Washington
CPD
Congress
Nixon
C. L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Dennis
Labor Department
W. J. Usery Jr
BRAC
James D. Hodgson
White House
Schweitzer Basin Opens With Light Skiing And Cloudy Patience
The Schweitzer Basin reports a 26 degree start at 7:30 a.m. with overcast skies. Chairlifts run and the area remains open daily for visitors.
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Schweitzer Basin
Thieves Steal $2500 Briefcase During Owner’s Lunch
Police say a man returned from lunch at the Rodeway Inn to find his briefcase missing from the trunk of his car. The theft occurred between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. while the owner ate. A description or suspects were not provided.
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Rodeway Inn
Lake Pend Oreille Drawdown Completed This Year
Pend Oreille Lake drawdown ended November 26 with elevation at 2051.30 feet. Winter control will be between 2051.0 and 2051.5 feet. The lake peaked at 2062.64 feet on June 17 during spring runoff, then held near 2062.5 until September 7 before lowering to 2051.41 by November 30.
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Pend Oreille Lake
Kamloops
Twin Falls Man Named Chess Champ
Twin Falls man Bowe Trappen won the Western Idaho Open Chess Tournament in Boise. He undefeated 4-0. Ted Hartwell of Twin Falls took second with 3-1, followed by Jon Egge and Walter Young of Boise in third and fourth with 3-1 records. The junior winner John Hartwell of Twin Falls finished 2-2. Tom Winshell of Boise also 2-2 in the field.
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Bowe
Ed Trappen
Twin Falls
Boise
Trappen
Ted Hartwell
Jon Egge
Walter Young
Egge
Young
John Hartwell
Tom Winshell
Two Teens Sentenced In Bonner County Drug Cases
Two 16 year olds were sentenced in District Court to the State Training School at St Anthony Idaho until age 18 on charges of sale and possession of dangerous drugs. Scott Ryan of Sandpoint pleaded guilty to mescaline charges and received the stated term. Jonas Banks of Coeur d Alene pleaded guilty to marijuana narcotic charges and received identical sentencing. Both arrests occurred in Sandpoint in September 1970 and were connected to Bonner County's largest drug arrest.
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St. Anthonys
Idaho
Bonner County
Robert H. Wilcox
Wilcox
Dav Cogswell
Scott Ryan
Sandpoint
Ryan
Cogswell
Jonas Banks
Coeur d’Alene
Banks
Bank
James Hunt
Charles Kimball
Idaho helmet law case heads to trial for postal worker
A federal case over whether Idaho's motorcycle helmet law applies to a postal employee goes to trial January 4. Ada County prosecutor charges Kenneth L. Bradford, a Boise postal worker, with failing to wear a helmet on a three wheel postal motorcycle. Bradford pleaded innocent before U.S. District Judge Fred M. Taylor.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Ada County
Kenneth L. Bradford
Bradford
U.S
Fred M. Taylor
Lewiston Installs New Mayor After Recall Election
Lewiston elected Roald F. Jones 49, a Camas Prairie Railroad freight agent, as mayor and Bryan B. Bundy as council president at the first meeting. Jones and Bundy were chosen unanimously. The council also asked the city attorney to seek a declaratory judgment on council term lengths amid remaining terms.
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Lewiston
UPI
Roald F. Jones
Camas Prairie Railroad
Jones
Paul Wise
Bryan B. Bundy
William Stellman
Second District Court
Weather outlook for Sandpoint and Northern Idaho
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with night and morning fog and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Highs 40 today, 35 Wednesday. lows around 20. Thursday cloudy with showers or scattered snow Friday and Saturday. highs 35 to 45, lows 20 to 30.
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Sandpoint
Northern Idaho
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