FTC Eyes End to Eye Glass Price Bans Nationwide
The FTC proposes allowing price advertising for prescription eyewear to lower costs, noting bans by state laws and medical ethics codes limit ads. The rule could take at least a year and would affect ophthalmologists optometrists and opticians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
District of Columbia
Joan Bernstein
Bureau of Consumer Protection
American Medical Association
Opticians Association of America
Idaho Firms Foreign Owned by Foreign Investors
A Pacific Northwest Regional Commission study finds about 18 Idaho companies foreign owned and contributing over 50 million dollars to the state economy. The majority of investment comes from nine Canadian firms. Rogers Brothers in Idaho Falls leads with 32.5 million from Sandoz AG of Switzerland. R T French in Shelley totals 12 million from Reckitt & Colman Holdings and ATCO Homes in Nampa holds 1.5 million from ATCO Structures. The investment supports 448 to 848 jobs depending on seasonal fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPI
Pacific Northwest Regional Commission
Idaho
Rogers Brothers, Inc
Idaho Falls
Sandoz AG
Rogers Brothers
Northwest
R. T. French Co
Shelley
Reckitt
Colman Holdings, Ltd
Atco Homes, Inc
Nampa
Atco Structures
Grand Opening Winners Named by Furniture Exchange
Furniture Exchange announced prize winners from its grand opening. Neal Kincaid of Sandpoint won the grand prize of 200 dollars. Naomi Car neigia of Kootenai won a Hoover vacuum second prize. Dorothy Gooby of Sandpoint won a Fonda set third prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture Exchange
Neal Kincaid
Sandpoint
Hoover
Naomi Carneigia
Kootenai
Fonda
Dorothy Gooby
Obituary for Lillian A Campbell at Pinewood Manor
Lillian A Campbell died December 19 1975 at Pinewood Manor Coeur d Alene aged 96 She is survived by husband William two sons Ralph Evan a daughter Ruby six daughters Hazel Hargis Lorabell Eakley Ruth Love Mable Angermeier Lorene McFaden Billie Wallace 22 grandchildren 55 great grandchildren 11 great great grandchildren Interment at Stevensville Montana Monday December 22 Donations accepted at Pinewood Manor Coeur d Alene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian A Campbell
Pinewood Manor
Coeur d’Alene
William
Ralph
Evan
Ruby
Hazel Hargis
Portland
Oregon
Lorabell Eakley
St Maries
Ruth Love
Eugene
Mable Angermeier
Grenora
N Dakota
Lorene McFaden
Stevensville
Montana
Billie Wallace
Careywood
Handling Of Meat Products Seminar In Idaho
A seminar on safe economical handling of meat products will be held January 13 1976 in Coeur d Alene for grocery meat market managers. The workshop begins at 9 at the North Shore and covers spoilage elimination quality improvements sanitation and good management practices. Ron Anderson from Buttrey's discusses losses while District Health Department staff present market inspections and sanitation. Robert MacConnell explains new bacterial guidelines. luncheon speaker. Similar workshops are planned in six other Idaho cities during January per the Health District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d’Alene
North Shore
Idaho Retailers and Food Dealers Association
Panhandle
Hayes 25th Anniversary Open House
Friends of Mr and Mrs Eugene Hayes invite attendance at an open house honoring their 25th wedding anniversary. The event runs 5 to 7 pm Saturday December 27 at their home on the Bonners Ferry Highway three miles north of Sandpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Hayes
Bonners Ferry
Sandpoint
Ada County to Target Property Crime with Grant funded Team
Ada County prosecutors seek a $46,000 federal grant for a special investigator and prosecutor to fight armed robbery burglary grand larceny receiving stolen property and embezzlement. They aim to develop cases before crimes occur and focus on career criminals with targeted victims like Circle K stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPI
Ada County
David Leroy
Leroy
Circle K
Complaint Names Intermountain Gas in Antitrust Claim
A complaint filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission accuses Intermountain Gas Co of trying to monopolize appliance installation and servicing by underpricing. Sheet Metal Contractors of Idaho and Heating Contractors of Idaho filed the action alleging wholesale pricing and passing losses to customers. Dwight F Bickel, Boise attorney for the contractors, says Intermountain sustains losses in sales and installations. Officials at Intermountain could not be reached for comment.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Intermountain Gas Co
Sheet Metal Contractors of Idaho, Inc
The
Heating Contractors of Idaho, Inc
Intermountain
Dwight F Bickel
Intermountains
Spokane Plans Major Fire Engine Purchase Despite Budget Gap
Spokane officials expect the city council to authorize a roughly 1 million levy to buy nine new fire engines. City manager Sylvia Fulchler indicated funding, though absent in the 1976 budget, aims to replace aging rigs after eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
UPS
Sylvia Fulchler
Power Needs Discussed by Kiwanis Guests in Sandpoint
Stan Witter and Cliff Bolland of Washington Water Power spoke to the Sandpoint Kiwanis Club on energy demand. They noted Spokane’s new secondary treatment plant needs 400 amps of power and linked rising needs to clean air and waste disposal. Members were urged to bring toys for the Toys for Tots drive on December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandpoint Kiwanis Club
Stan Witter
Cliff Bolland
Washington Water Power
Spokane
Kiwanis
Farmers Insurance Group Float In Roses Parade
Agents Bill Fournier and Don Mitchell announce the Farmers Insurance Group float "To America with Love" will appear as the 21st float, number 48, in the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day. Miss Yvonne Rawn of Scottsdale is the float queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Fournier
Don Mitchell
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies
NBC
CBS
Metromedia
Yvonne Rawn
Scottsdale
Arizona
America
Farmers
Miss Rawn
Geothermal Well Permit Granted In Idaho
Idaho Department of Water Resources issued a permit to Phillips Petroleum Co to drill an exploratory geothermal well in Washington County 16 miles south of Midvale and 12 miles east of Weiser. Gulf Mineral Resources Co received a prior permit for Elmore County and drilling there is temporarily suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Gulf Mineral Resources Co
Denver
Elmore County
Kenneth H. Fort
Phillips
Midvale
Weiser Fort
Gulf
Elmore
Raft River
Cassia
Cassia County
Department Raft River Electric Cooperaive Inc
Energy Research and Development Administration
Energy price controls and a looming energy shock debated
A Library of Congress study warns deregulating natural gas could trigger an energy shock with consumer bills rising 202 to 223 billion dollars annually. The report outlines multiple cost components and notes inflation could rise, while officials debate supply withholding and delivery pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E Clayton Washington
UPI
Library of Congress
Maguire
Piano Seller Pledges Local Repairs and Christmas Cheer
A local piano dealer explains he lacks enough good used pianos in the area and plans to buy more elsewhere with a new truck. He will bring them to Sandpoint and assure quality and service, aiming to return by late January. He wishes readers a merry Christmas.
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American Optometric Association
Code of Ethics
Board of Trustees
Lillian Campbell
Stoddard
Zenith
Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes Village
Rathdrum
Open
Intermountain Gas
First Baptist Church
Cooke Photo
Andrew Maguire
D-Nj
Senate
Lawrence Kummus
Quter Continental Shelf
John E Moss
Calif
Jim Collins
Tex
Lendl
Howard O. Jarvis
Prince
Peace
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