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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
2
The Sandpoint publisher lists subscription and home delivery rates at 2.50 per month, offers UPI and local news, and provides the office address 310 Church Street and mailing P.O. Box 679 with contact phone 263-5151. Advertising Director Herb Offermann is named.
The Sandpoint Lions Club completes its Toys for Tots drive today benefiting 89 area families and about 270 children with food clothing certificates and toys. Donations from individuals organizations and businesses total about 3000 in toys 2800 in clothing certificates plus food. About 50 Lions members helped from sorting to screening recipient families meeting a tough economic season with a hopeful Christmas outcome.
Trevor Bennett a 19 year old from Kenttown Australia traveled to America as a stowaway aboard the USS Coral Sea after befriending sailors in Australia. He phoned a sheriff's substation in San Leandro California saying he is an illegal alien and wants to be picked up to return home.
Mrs Howard Ridley of Rt. 2 Sandpoint reported a gear shift stolen from her parked car downtown. Two tires were slashed on a city patrol vehicle last night and a tire was slashed on the same vehicle two weeks earlier. Sheriff's log notes a one car rollover on Old East Side Road at Shingle Mill Road yesterday with no injuries and details unavailable.
Warmer with a little rain or snow at times through Christmas. Local fog and drizzle with variable winds and a 50 percent chance of precipitation today and 40 percent tonight and Thursday. Highs today and Christmas day near 40 with a low around 30 tonight.
Senator McClure lampoons Labor Department rules on Idaho sheep wagons arguing new standards for exits, tops, heating, space and weight will cost jobs and strip practicality. He cites a mobile camp lifestyle as efficient and warns regulation for regulation's sake harms rural life and freedom.
The piece explains the 1976 tax cut dispute between the Ford administration and Congress, noting the veto and eventual compromise. It highlights a six month extension of $16 billion in tax reductions with no spending cuts, the president’s preferred $28 billion cut paired with $28 billion in spending reductions, and the bipartisan demand that spending fall with tax relief. The article argues genuine tax cuts require spending restraint and condemns deficit spending as inflationary.
A booster letter to Bonner County residents commends the commissioners for approving a permit to convert the former ranger station at Clark Fork into a group home for boys. The writer notes plan revisions, delays, and costs, urges support from Idahoans, and thanks supporters while respecting opposing views.
Kenneth Cohn urges residents to call Fairchild Air Force Base at 1 509 247 1212 to protest loud sonic booms. He claims collective calls can end the nuisance quickly and lists his address in SDPT.
An editor's note explains Officer Moore was cleared in the Spokane burglary shooting last month and offers solidarity from fellow law enforcement. The letter emphasizes the emotional toll on officers and families and invites future assistance if needed.
Pollster Lou Harris reports Americans distrust leaders and resist easy promises. Survey findings show 71 percent dislike soft truth, 85 percent fear no hard truth on inflation and energy, and 77 percent oppose government handouts financed by higher taxes. Politicians must alter the system or face consequences.
Alan Dawson reports a renewed war of words between North Vietnam and Thailand after Saigon’s fall. Border clashes, Laos tensions, and U S withdrawal fueling distrust. Hanoi accuses Bangkok while Thais see U S links and fear Hanoi backing insurgents. Vietnamese residents face hostility in northern Thailand.
Flint Journal letters to Gretchen Gehl and Stacy Fulcher dispute a real North Pole Santa while affirming a spirit of Santa. Alan MacLeese argues Santa exists as a gift spirit for fortunate children, urging critical thought and the value of belief driven by love and giving.
In Nampa Idaho gifts and monetary donations have poured in for the Idaho State School and Hospital. The outpouring follows a bleak forecast and promises holiday cheer for residents and staff alike.
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