Two-Cent Tax Hike Under Fire
Boise witnesses clash over a proposed two cent per gallon rise in motor fuels taxes with focus on highway funding. Gov. Andrus backs the hike to bolster road building, while opponents urge more limited increases and question city share.
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Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
State Highway Department
Highway Department
T.P. Hawkins
Pocatello
Garrett Freightlines
Willis Moffat
House
State of
Idaho
Moffat
Earl Reid
Nampa
Idaho Association of Highways and Good Road Districts
House Transportation Committee
Claud E. Abel
Representa
C d Alene Named Growth Center in Idaho Expansion Plan
Idaho cites three cities Lewiston Coeur d Alene and Idaho Falls as economic growth centers under the 1970 highway act demonstration project. Volpe secretary of transportation selects them to show how highway improvements on the federal aid primary system can spur growth. Governor Andrus says Idaho receives 554000 for 1972 and 565000 for 1973 to fund the program.
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Boise
Economic Growth Center
Schweitzer Basin Ski Report Opens Daily With Snow
Schweitzer Basin near Sandpoint Idaho reports 6 degrees at 7 30 a m and clear conditions with six inches of new snow. Skiing is excellent in the Colburn area but some icy spots in Schweitzer. Five chairlifts and one T bar are operating. The area is open daily.
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Schweitzer Basin
Sandpoint
Idaho
Colburn
Schweitzer
Sewer District Aid Approved for Kalispel Bay District
The Kalispel Bay Sewer District at Priest Lake saw tentative approval from the Farm Home Administration for financial help to build a sewer system. A $150,000 grant and a loan up to $168,300 depend on funds and the district issuing general obligation bonds. An election on the bond issue is set for Feb 22 and a public meeting is planned Feb 13 at the Priest Lake Community Church to explain terms and answer questions.
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Kalispel Bay
Priest
Farm Home Administration
District
General Obligation
Priest Lake Community
Motorist Hurt In Accident At Schweitzer
A Spokane woman, Sue Tracey, was injured Sunday evening in a two car collision on Schweitzer Road north of here while driving uphill in the left lane. Timothy Boone of Palouse was the other driver. Tracey was taken to Bonner General Hospital and later released after treatment for injuries. The crash was investigated by Larry Davis of the North Idaho Security Patrol, which patrols the ski area road.
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A. Spokane
Schweitzer
Here
Sue Tracey
Spokane
Bonner General Hospital
Timothy Boone
Palouse
Wash
North Idaho
Andrus Health Dept Battle Over ISSH Funds
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus and State Health Administrator Terrel O. Carver clashed over funding at the Idaho State School and Hospital in Nampa. Andrus sought 33 000 from the emergency fund, citing control needs, while Carver said funds would come from a fire insurance refund and other program transfers to keep ISSH cottages open. The letters, reported by the Caldwell News Tribune, centered on staffing requests and fiscal controls.
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Andrus
Issh
Caldwell News - Tribune
Pete Hackworth
Health Department
Budget Office
Carver
Board of Health
Health Board
Northside Fire District Election OK’d by Bonner County
Bonner County commissioners approved an early spring election to form the Northside Fire Protection District north of here. The sole resident at a brief public hearing was Robert Lyons, chairman of the Northside Fire Association, which will provide the district’s firefighting force. The district would cover land north of Selle Road to Lake Pend Oreille, east to Pack River, west to a line west of the Burlington Northern tracks, excluding Sandpoint City limits. County Clerk Doris Kenney said the vote will occur when spring weather allows road access.
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Bonner County
Here
Robert Lyons
Northside Fire Association
Propose
Northside Fire Protection District
Selle Road
Pack River
Burlington Northern
Lake Pend Oreille
Sandpoint
Doris Kenney
Cougar limit set at one per hunter
Idaho Vietnam cougar becomes a game animal under state law with a one animal limit per hunter starting April 1. The commission will set season length at a May meeting. Residents hunt without a tag while nonresidents need a $135 license plus a $10 cougar tag. 1972 quota is 9,552. Ranchers retain protection rights against marauding cougars.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho
Fish and Game Commission
Church Seeks Release of $107 Million REA Funds
Sen. Frank Church co sponsors a Senate resolution urging the administration to release $107 million in Rural Electrification Administration funds for the current fiscal year. Congress had appropriated $545 million for REA programs last year, but only $438 million has been released to date.
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Washington
UPI
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate
Rural Electrification Administration
Congress
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