Frozen Rivers Evacuate Families as Idaho Faces Record Cold
Eighty families are evacuated along the Snake and Salmon rivers as Idaho endures a 12th day of record low temperatures. Ice jams cause floods near Blackfoot, Weiser, Annex Oregon, and Salmon, with Oregon National Guard on alert and civil defense sandbag efforts underway.
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Senators Appointed to Finance and Revenue Committees
State Senator Jim Stolcheff of Sandpoint joins eight others on the Joint Finance Committee. Lt. Gov. Murphy announced interim appointments for the Revenue Projections Committee as well. The Finance group includes Richard High as chair and ten members from Rexburg to Lewiston, including Stolcheff. Warren Brown will chair the Revenue Protections Committee with Dick Smith and Charles Bilyeu as members.
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Sandpoint
Jack M. Murphy
Senate
Richard High
Twin Falls
Walter Yarbrough
Grandview
J. Marsden Williams
Idaho Falls
Vernon K. Brassey
Boise
John Peavey
Rupert
Ivan Hanson
Scouts To Sell Bird Feeders For Jamboree Trip
Troop 199 Sagle Boy Scouts will sell bird feeders Saturday at noon at Penney's and M&7. The feeders include food and gravel, with proceeds funding the trip to the Farragut Jamboree next summer. Scoutmaster Skip Pucci leads the group.
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State Air Control Plan To Be Studied In Idaho
Idaho study by the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association will evaluate the state air pollution control program against national standards. Dr. Robert Holdrenben, spokesman, says the review aims to cover many aspects and will be made public. The method includes interviews and analysis of funding, enforcement, and legislation. Separately, Transportation Secretary Volpe reports 550 children died in bicycle crashes in 1972 and urges safety education.
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Weather in Sandpoint Snow and Rain Mix With Warmer Saturday
Occasional heavy snow tonight with increasing mixed rain and snow into Saturday. South winds 10 to 20 mph late today. Precipitation chance about 80 percent tonight and Saturday. High today 25, low tonight 20, high Saturday 35.
Snow tire mixup leads to missing wheel contact
Clyde Kyte of Sandpoint seeks a 7.35 x 14 snow tire with wheel after an 8.00 x 14 tire was placed on his car by a service station last spring. He found the mismatch this winter and asks anyone with the correct tire to contact him at 263-4028 or 1021 N. Florence.
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Christmas tree stuck in Capitol doorway delays display
Boise reporters describe how a 29 foot Christmas tree became wedged in a doorway at the Statehouse. Workers tugged for about 30 minutes before state crews freed the tree and began lifting it upright for display in the center of the building.
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Nixon orders pay raises for civilian and military staff
President Nixon ordered a 5.14 percent raise for 1.316 million civilian workers and a 6.69 percent boost for 2.4 million service members. The increases, effective after Jan 1, align with private sector pay and come as part of a broader government restructuring. A separate Belfast report notes a teen girl wedding inviteer killer and a street shooting, raising Northern Ireland deaths to 622 over three years.
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