No Agreement Reached On American Falls Dam Plan
At a Burley Idaho meeting spaceholders blocked any accord on rebuilding the deteriorating American Falls dam. Irrigators pressed Idaho Power to raise its contribution, while EPA and fisheries input created uncertainty about downstream impacts.
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American Falls
Burley, Idaho
UPI
Burley
Snake River Valley
Idaho Power
Rod Vissia
Bureau of Reclamation
Charles Marshall
John Barker
Barker
Robert Hogg
Handgun Ammo Ban Considered by Safety Commission
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will decide within a week whether to appeal a federal court ruling ordering it to consider banning handgun ammunition. Judge Flannery said the agency has authority to ban ammunition under the Hazardous Substances Act despite guns not being in the agency’s defined scope. Ronald Eisenberg said an appeal is under review while Michael Hausfeld questioned the likelihood of an appeal.
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Washington
API
Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S. District Court
Thomas J. Flannery
Handgun Control Committee
Michael Hausfeld
Citizens Group
Commission
Flannery
Spokane Water Declared Unhealthy by City Officials
Spokane water for 170000 residents violates nitrate safety standard of 10 mg per liter, reaching 11.2 mg. Bruce Collins of Seattle identifies Spokane Valley septic tanks as the nitrate source while noting study funding limited further analysis. He and Spokane officials warn of ongoing pollutant concerns and potential cancer risks from chemical combinations.
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Jerry McGinn
Spokane
UPI
U.S
Corps of Engineer
Bruce Collins
Seattle
Collins
Spokane Valley
County ‘Commission
Schools Out Bonner County Rests Until January Sixth
All Bonner County schools will be out after today’s classes and will not reopen until the morning of January 6. Contrary to public belief there is no school Monday December 23.
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Bonner County
Toys For Tots Nears Success in Sandpoint Elks Drive
The Sandpoint Elks Club moves Toys for Tots within 150 of its goal with a 300 dollar donation, raising the total to 3860.12 dollars. Edgewater benefit dinner funds to-go orders and in-house meals run 5 to 9 p.m. with student volunteers assisting, while other local donations boost the drive.
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Sandpoint Elks Club
Elks
the Edgewater
Anchor Bar
Leo Cove
Teresa Beyer
Sandpoint Future Farmers of America
Gene Michael
Kenneth E. Sutliff
Edgewater
Sandpoint High School
Two Hurt In Auto Rollover Near Bridge
Two Calgary women 20 and 21 were injured when their car overturned one mile south of Sandpoint on U S 95 after hitting a guard rail and rolling down a rocky embankment. A second accident five miles east on SH 200 left Linda Lockman and Presley Vaught uninjured as their vehicle rolled onto its top.
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Calgary
Alberta
Long Bridge
Here
Idaho
Maureen Anne Ruhl
Jacquelyn Thibault
Sandpoint
U.S. 95
ISP
Linda Lockman
Clark Fork
SH 200
Lockman
Presley Vaught
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Environmental Protection Agency
Clifford Smith Jr
EPA
Frank Church
Ronald Eisenberg
Ment
Maury Haggan
Sue Austin
Ginny Robideaux
Pat Lewis
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