Andrus names acting heads in Idaho government
Governor elect Cecil Andrus announced Robert Lenaghen as acting director of Administrative Services and Maj. Gen. George Bennett as Idaho National Guard adjutant. John Blaine becomes insurance commissioner and Tom McEldowney acts as director of Finance. Kay Pell named state special services administrator. Charlton to remain chief of the Liquor Dispensary until Feb. 8. Additional appointments expected later.
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Tom McEldowney
Department of Finance
Harold Coles
Nampa
Kay Pell
Lewiston
Andrus
Department of Administrative ‘Services
Bennett
Blaine
Charlton
Samuelson
Pell
Department of Administrative Services
Lenaghen
Idaho House of Representatives
McEldowney
Schweitzer Basin Opens With Fresh Snow and Pristine Slopes
Temperature at 7 30 a m was 25 degrees with four inches of new snow. Skiing is excellent and all facilities are operating daily through the weekend.
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Schweitzer
Many Assis Toys Project Honored by Local Leaders
Wayne Hook and Kirby Scribner of Sandpoint Lions Club thanked supporters for helping 517 children and 162 families in Bonner County. They noted cooperation from Injector's Car Club Sea Scouts and the sheriff's office. The toy center will reopen January 4 5 and 6 from 8 am to 5 pm for free clothing and to sell rummage items supporting Toys for Tots.
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Wayne Hook
Sandpoint Lions Club
Kirby Scribner
Toys For Toys Drive
Bonner County
Sea Scouts
Scribner
Franco Commutes Death Sentences for Basque Alists
In Burgos Spain Generalissimo Francisco Franco commuted the death sentences of six Basque nationalists to the next highest penalties. The move follows pressure from European governments and the Vatican and comes after a cabinet meeting and Council of the Realm. The six prisoners awaited in Burgos central prison as the Vatican expressed relief.
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Burgos
Spain
UPI
Francisco Franco
Ministry of Information
Franco
Vatican
Council of the Realm
Cifra
Tomas Garcia Rebull
Framo
Weather outlook Sandpoint Idaho wintery mix and snow
Occasional snow today changing to rain with scattered snow showers tonight and Thursday. Pr precipitation chances rise to 70 percent tonight and Thursday with highs around 35 and lows near 25. Northern Idaho outlook Friday through Sunday calls for snow with Friday mostly fair Saturday snow flurries and Sunday highs 25 to 35 lows 15 to 25.
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Idaho
Idaho toll climbs to 320 in traffic fatalities
The Idaho traffic fatality toll rose to 320 on Tuesday with Kenneth A. Heiner, 20, of Nampa, identified as the latest victim in a two car crash. Heiner rode as a passenger in a car driven by Charles Norris, 17, of Caldwell, which ran a stop sign at Karber and Middletom Roads and was struck by a vehicle driven by Melvin L. Russell, 28, of Boise.
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United Press-International
Idaho
Kenneth A. Heiner
Nampa
Heiner
Charles Norris
Caldwell
Karber
Middletom
Melvin L. Russell
Boise
William M. Barber
Alta
Guadalupe Gomez
Burley
Rupert
Coolin Approves Sewer District
Residents of Coolin Idaho vote 51 to 8 to form a sewer district. Five directors are elected: Charles Brown Ted Ryan Bill Warren Russel Bishop and Jim Roberts with terms 2 4 and 6 years respectively.
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Coolin
Idaho
Charles Brown
Ted Ryan
Bill Warren
Russel Bishop
Jim Roberts
Brown
Ryan
Warren
Bishop
Roberts
Two Morrison-Knudsen pilots die in Boise jet crash
In Boise the bodies of Emmett E. Schille and Stephen W. Sandmeyer were found in a DeHavilland 125 jet wreckage after an instrument landing at Boise Airport. The crash near Lucky Peak will be investigated by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Both pilots had more than 25 years flying experience.
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Boise
UPD
Morrison-Knudsen
Emmett E. Schille
Stephen W. Sandmeyer
de Haviland
M K
Schille
Sandmeyer
Alitalia Caravelle Crash At Turin Airport
A Turin Rome Alitalia Caravelle taxiing for takeoff collided with a snowplow on Caselle Airport runway. Five tons of fuel spilled and ignited, killing the snowplow driver. All 33 passengers and five crew members escaped injury.
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Turin
Italy
Caselle
Alitalia Caravelle
Rome
Wing flap falls from 747 during training flight
A 300 pound section of wing flap detached from a United Airlines Boeing 747 during a training flight in Bell Gardens California and crashed through a duplex roof. No one in the building or on the ground was injured.
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Bell Gardens
Calif
UPI
United Air Lines
Mine Blast Traps 38 Mine Blast Traps 38
A Fenley Co soft coal mine near Hyden Kentucky trapped 38 men after an underground explosion. State police report confirms the incident and crews head to the scene. The Fenley mine is three miles from Hyden in southeastern Kentucky, about 150 miles east of Cave City.
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Hyden
UPI
Hazard
Fenley Co
Kentucky
Bureau of Mines
Lexington
Fenley
Cave City
Floyd Collins
Collins
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Deer Park Pine Industry, Inc
Harvey Coe
Potlatch Forests Inc
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Potlatch
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Miss Plummer
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