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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
2
Page two summarizes publication details for The Sandpoint Daily Bee including distribution cadence, office address, legal notice schedule on Tuesdays, subscription cost, and staff credits for Pete Thompson as editor and publisher.
Editorial condemns a December drug raid in Sandpoint that led to arrests of local students. It praises Sheriff Wilcox and Prosecutor Hofmeister for precise operations, calls for tough but humane handling of juveniles, and urges residents to confront the drug problem in their streets and homes.
The article surveys arguments in a suit against the Corps over hydroelectric dam projects. The steelheaders urge halting new dams citing environmental laws and the 1969 National Environmental Policy Act, while the Corps cites congressional actions and power projections.
A cluttered broadcast grid lists NBC CBS and educational channels with morning to late night lineups. Notable entries include Today Show Eyewitness News Late News Tonight Show Jeopardy Days of Our Lives The Doctors Guiding Light Edge of Night Lucille Rivers Petticoat Junction and CBS cartoons.
Funeral services for Junnie Andrews Hennery, 89, will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Moon Chapel with Rev. Don Kindey officiating. Burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park. She died December 10 in Napa California, survived by husband Charles and 25 relatives including Willis Andrews and Susie Messinger.
Lt Gov Jack Murphy proposed the state nullify a lawsuit by reimbursing endowment funds for lands taken for parks. The Parents Teachers Association sued to compel payment, arguing funds were not directed to schools. Murphy cited a federal Arizona case and urged appraising lands and paying the debt in annual installments under a state contract.
The record lists discharge dates and names, including Mais Decker on December 13, Eunice Binney on December 14, Marc Lyons and Michelle White on December 13, and dismissals for David Roberts Albert Wlade and Mrs Tex Manus with baby girl on December 13 and Mary Decker Mary Thomas on December 15.
Livestock market in Omaha shows hogs trading 25 to 79 higher with most gains 50 to 79. 1 3 200 240 lb hogs at 21.50 to 22.50, 2 4 240 280 lb at 20.00 to 21.50, 280 300 lb at 19.00 to 20.00. Cattle and calves present small totals with cows steady and utilities at 21.00 to 22.50. Sheep light with lambs few and primes at 24.50 to 25.25.
An observer recalls joining a 12 hour sleep before a major drug raid in Bonner County. The operation drew 23 officers and deputies to a courthouse briefing, with arrests made downtown amid careful, orderly conduct and no roughing up reported.
A courtroom scene shows two youths interrogated after arrests in Sandpoint. Bearded figures with weapons flank them as narcotics officers read rights. The narrator condemns the narc setup, urges help for involved youths, and questions the label drug dealer.
The Idaho Republican Central Committee convenes in Boise to elect a new second vice chairman. Chairman Roland Wilber notes the post became vacant after Orriette Sinclair of Twin Falls was named national committee woman earlier this year succeeding Gwen Barnett.
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