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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
4
Lee Weber posted 235 and 597 series to lead high game and series. Dick Evans totaled 561, Herb Bricker 220 558, and Duane Hadley 216 to share top scores. Weekly prizes went to George Moore 260 and Howard Faux 704 for high three line gross.
Idaho Vandals beat Whitworth College 67 52 at Memorial Gym and prepare for a pair of home games against Sacramento State and San Jose State. Coach Wayne Anderson noted improved defense 21 turnovers and standout performances from Roger Davis and Frank Munos.
Moscow coaches take a full Vandal squad to Cheney for the Eastern Washington Invitational wrestling meet. Coach Bob Dire aims to test multiple athletes across weights including Dan Laqua 190, Don Bennett 177, and Owen Jones 158 while Larry Bosma recovers from a football injury with status unclear after the new year.
The Secret Service in Utah probes forged savings bonds cashed at local banks. Special Agent in Charge Tony Sherman cites 10 forged bonds worth 500 and 1000 dollars, likely stolen in an Ohio burglary and routed westward. Utah office joined after a Cedar City forgery appeared in a multi state inquiry.
SPACE CENTER Houston reports Apollo 17 fired a main engine for two seconds at 12 03 p m lifting speed by seven mph to alter a potential lunar collision path. Command module pilot Ronald E Fryans expressed relief as Evans Cernan and Harrison Schmitt were awakened to news of a safe trajectory toward lunar orbit.
Former President Eduardo Frei was awakened by machine gun fire near his door in Santiago. He called an ambulance to aid a student and policemen wounded in an attempted auto theft. Police arrested three suspects and called it a common crime with no political motives.
The Magic Mountain Ski resort near Twin Falls Idaho postponed its opening by one week due to heavy snowfall and weeklong road closures. Owner Claude Jones cited about two feet of new snow and highway crews being unable to clear access.
A $205,436 grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation funds Idaho Fish and Game to acquire 940 acres along 3.3 miles of the Snake River at Niagara Springs south of Wendell. Congressman Orval Hansen announced the grant.
The Sandpoint Racquet Club announces opening of its second winter season with two tennis courts one badminton court and table tennis facilities plus tennis lessons available. Hours include Monday Wednesday Thursday evenings 7 pm Tuesday 10 am and Sunday Thursday 1 pm with ladies night Monday and men’s night Thursday. Membership dues are $5 adults $15 family and $3 senior high students. Contact Jim Parsons Jr or Dr. Jerry Lewis for details.
A Calvi cafe owner inhabits a terrace washroom to protest officials who deemed the structure unsafe and ordered its demolition. Authorities faced a stubborn stand as the proprietor refused to emerge from the improvised shelter.
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