Navy wife kills husband and four children in Texas
Corpus Christi police say Mary Jean Whalen 32 shot her husband CPO Robert Wayne Whalen 33 at the couple’s apartment and moved room to room firing at their children ages 3 to 12 before killing herself with a .38 pistol. Neighbors recall no loud arguments.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
UPI
Navy
Pennsylvania
Mary Jean Whalen
Robert Wayne Whalen
Corpus Christi Naval Air Base
del Mar College
Deborah Kay
Kelly Ann
Robert Wayne Jr
Mary Kathryn
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Whalen
Somerton
Albert W. Whalen
Nueces County
Exa
Joseph Rupp
Rupp
Senior Citizens Press Home Exemption in Lien Law
In Blackfoot Idaho seniors and three state lawmakers urged exemptions from the lien law that requires a claim on property to secure aid. They backed excluding dwelling places and proposed recreation districts funded by up to three mills, plus review of federal program hurdles for state participation.
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Blackfoot
UPI
Department of Public Assistance
Neal Miller
D-Blackfoot
Wilbert Cammack
Isreal Merrill
J. Cecil Sandberg
White House Conference On Aging
Idaho Office On
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission Formed In Idaho
Regional planning bodies for Boundary Bonner Kootenai Shoshone and Benewah counties formed the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission. Officers named include James McKinnon president and Chester Rupp vice president with Don Howe as secretary treasurer. Members at large are John McHugh Pat Powers Jim Brockway and Earl McClel an. The group met to discuss a budget and seek a 701 local planning assistance grant.
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Boundary
Bonner
Kootenai
Shoshone
Benewah
Panhandle
Idaho
James McKinnon
Kootenai County
Chester Rupp
Benewah County
Don Howe
Boundary County
John McHugh
Pat Powers
Snoshone County
Jim Brockway
Bonner County
Earl McClellan
HCD
State Planning and Community Affairs Agency
Lookout Pass Snow Near Record Depth
Lookout Pass on the Idaho Montana border reports snow depth of 78 inches with 19.4 inches of water as of Thursday. Officials note the 10 year average is 59.4 inches of snow and 14.8 inches of water, while the all time record stands at 86.5 inches of snow and 27 inches of water in 1965.
Spud Growers Seek National Checkoff for Potato Research
Utah Idaho farmers join nationwide spud producers in a February mail referendum on a proposed one cent per hundredweight checkoff to fund potato research and promotion. The plan, approved by the Agriculture Department, would require two thirds of voters or a simple majority by volume to take effect, with refunds possible for objectors.
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Washington
IPD
Utah
Idaho
Agriculture Department
Court Orders Distribution of Estate in Lewiston
The estates of Albert L. and Catherine H. Alford totaling over 657000 were ordered distributed to heirs. Albert L. Alford, former Lewiston Morning Tribune publisher, died in 1968 and Catherine H. Alford died in 1965. The estate was divided equally between their two sons A L Alford Jr and Charles H Alford with Mrs Mary Alford also receiving income from the settlement.
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Lewiston
UPI
Albert L
Catherine H. Alford
Alford
Lewiston Morning Tribsune
Brothers Bond Set At Five Thousand Each In Burglary Case
James E. Montgomery and Virgil R. Montgomery two Priest River brothers were charged with burglary and had bond set at 5000 each. Sandpoint attorney James Hunt was appointed as defense counsel by Magistra e's Court. The pair are in Bonner County Jail after Wednesday arrests at their homes following a search that uncovered items identified as stolen property. Sheriff and Priest River officers assisted in the arrests.
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James E. Montgomery
Virgil R. Montgomery
Priest River
James Hunt
Magistrae’s
Bonner County
Icy Roads Cited In Moscow Accident
A Moscow student, Frank Andrews, 24, received minor injuries when his four wheel drive vehicle slid under the trailer of a truck at the U S 95 First Avenue and Superior Street intersection. The truck driver, Joe H Price, 45, Lewiston, was turning left. icy road conditions caused the crash. Investigating officer George Elliot said no citations were issued.
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Moscow
U.S. 95
First Avenue
Superior Street
Frank Andrews
Joe H. Price
Lewston
George Elliot
Dowdy Found Guilty Of Taking Bribes
Rep. John Dowdy of Texas is found guilty on eight counts of bribery conspiracy and perjury tied to a $25,000 bribe linked to a Justice Department fraud probe. Sentencing pending an appeal. Dowdy faces up to 40 years or a $40,000 fine. His district and career are described as pressured by reapportionment and health issues.
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Gerald i. Fax
Baltimore
John Dowdy
D-Tex
Dowdy
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
East Texas
Piney Woods
Ste Saiu
John
Logger Quits In Bankruptcy Shuts Idaho Operations
North Idaho's largest logging contractor Emery Hall suspended operations in Clearwater County after a bankruptcy hearing in Coeur d'Alene found no feasible plan to bail him out. Potlatch Forests Inc. hired Carl Nelson to haul a half million board feet of decked logs from Isabella Creek Landing to the Jaype Mill.
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Orofino
UPI
North Idaho
Clearwater County
Emery Hall
Coeur d’Alene
Potlatch Forests Inc
Hall
Isabella Creek Landing
Jaype
Carl Nelson
Idaho Workers' Comp Increase Takes Effect New Year
Idaho's Workmen's Compensation Law changes take effect January 1 with higher benefit payments. The State Industrial Accident Board member Gerald A. Geddes notes meetings statewide as the shift ties maximum weekly benefits to the state average weekly wage rather than a fixed amount.
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Boise
Idaho
Gerald A. Geddes
State Industrial Accident Board
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Southside
R. G. Martinez
Lookout Pass
Spud
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