One Dead From Laclede Crash
Mrs. Evelyn Michaelsen, 65, died from injuries after a car struck by a Burlington Northern train in Laclede. Her husband William F. Michaelsen, 68, remains in critical condition at Spokane Sacred Heart Hospital. he apparently did not see the oncoming train before the collision while crossing rail tracks.
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Evelyn Michaelsen
Burlington Northern
Laclede
Michaelsen
William
Bee
Spokane
William F. Michaelsen
Spokane Sacred Heart Hospital
Idaho State Patrol
Lake City Man Held in Kootenai County Jail
Kenneth William Quinlan, 21, remained in the Kootenai County Jail Thursday on charges of first degree murder in the strangulation death of Mrs. Marilyn White, 21, of Coeur d Alene. He was arrested Wednesday night following the death a week earlier.
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Coeur D’alene
Idaho
UPD
Kenneth William Quinlan
Kootenai County
Quinlan
Marilyn White
Andrus Blows Lewiston Dam Begins Removal on Clearwater River
Gov Cecil Andrus opened demolition of the Lewiston dam on the Clearwater River marking the start of its removal as part of the Lower Granite project. The 45 year old dam has produced about 10 000 kilowatts daily since 1927 and will be fully removed next year restoring 5 6 miles of river to free flow.
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Lewiston
Maho
Cecil Andrus
Washington Water Power Co
Clearwater
Granite Dam
Snake River
Washington
Granite Pool
Washington Water
Power Co
Potlatch Forests Inc
Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Power Commission
WWP
Idaho
Grangeville
Dell J. Satre
Richard M. Connell
Corps
Agent Dismissed For Misconduct In Idaho
An undercover agent for the Idaho Bureau of Narcotics is dismissed for misconduct and a supervisor resigns after an Attorney General investigation. Attorney General W Anthony Park says misconduct involved retaliation against individuals suspected of harassing agents or narcotics involvement. Further details cannot be released while charges may follow.
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Boise
Pocatello
Group Pushes Liability for Booze Sellers in Proposed Law
The Allied Civic Forces proposes legislation making sellers of intoxicating beverages liable for civil damages from sale. In Idaho Challenge December issue the group backs the measure and a non-returnable container bill modeled on Oregon law. Oregon’s ban on cans reduces litter and reportedly hampers beer sales.
Reporter on 31st Day in Jail In Los Angeles
UPD reporter William Farr marked his 31st day in jail for refusing to disclose news sources. The prior record was Vi Murphy jailed 30 days in 1961 for withholding a corruption story source in Colorado government.
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Los Angeles
UPD
William Farr
Vi Murphy
Colorado
14 Year Old Prime Suspect In Boise Skyjacking Threat
A 14 year old boy is named as the prime suspect after a threatening note found aboard a Hughes Airwest DC 9 forced a Boise outward bound flight from Lewiston to Boise to delay two hours. Boise police said they filed a petition to answer the charge in juvenile court and the boy remains in custody. The FBI continues to handle the case with 99 passengers aboard the Seattle to San Diego flight.
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Boise
Hughes Airwest
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lewiston
Seattle
San Diego
Tijuana
Airwest
Tax Return Forms Coming to Idaho Residents
Idaho Tax Commission members prepare 280 000 tax forms for mailing to residents in early January. Postage costs total 10 000 to 12 000 dollars as forms go via third class mail and residents can expect to receive their tax return forms by mid January.
Survivors Admitted Cannibalism After Andes Crash
Sixteen Uruguayan crash survivors on an icy 13 500 foot peak near Santiago after 70 days said they survived by eating the flesh of dead colleagues. They described intimate communion and thanked the crowd at a news conference after arriving home.
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Civilization
Santiago
Montevideo
UPD
Andes
Alfredo Delgado
Jesus
Delgado
Chile
Sandpoint Weather Forecast Heads Toward Snow
Partly cloudy today with increasing clouds tonight and Saturday. Snow showers possible Saturday with a 30 percent chance tonight and 40 percent Saturday. Cooler temperatures with high near 35 today and around 30 Saturday. tonight’s low near 20. Northeasterly winds may pick up.
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Lake City
Kootenai
Andrus
Lewiston Dam
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