Manpower Act Aims to Extend Workforce Training Program
Idaho Rep. Orval Hansen unveiled the 1973 Manpower Training and Employment Act to build on the 1962 act set to expire. He said the bill would empower elected officials and local coordinators to better administer manpower programs and expand education and job skills for unemployed adults. The 1962 act has provided about 1.2 million people with education and skills.
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Washington
UPD
Idaho
Orval Hansen
Idaho Republican
Hansen
Idaho air pollution program needs more staff and funds
An evaluation team report sponsored by the Idaho Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association says CPD Idaho air pollution control needs a larger staff and better monitoring. Spokesman John Curtis of Montour notes lack of long range planning and chronically poor funding, currently about 10 cents per capita, calling for 30 cents now and 50 cents soon.
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Boise
CPD
Idaho
Idaho Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
John Curtis
Montour
Curtis
Wildlife introductions shape Idaho hunting history
Wildlife historian notes Idaho's nonnative game birds and fish expanded since the 1890s. He reviews US Fish Commission bulletins listing introduced species such as pheasants quail partridge and turkeys and a diverse fish list including tench yellow perch whitefish and rainbow trout with many lake and creek releases across Coeur dAlene Hayden Spirit Rathdrum and other locations.
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Jack McNeel
Idaho
United States Fish Commission
The
Commission
Panhandle
Kootenai County
Newman Lake
Hauser
Shoshone
Lake Superior
Coeur -d’Alene Lake
Pend Oreille Lake
Hayden Lake
US Commission of Fish and Fisheries
Coeur d’Alene
Spokane
Fernan Lake
Fennan
Spirit Lake
Blue Lake
Fish Lake
Rathdrum
Tesemini
Granite
Bonanza Lake
Spirit Valley
Thorps Lake
Cedar Mountain Creek
Athol
Wolf Lodge Creek
Witter Lake
Priest River
Spring Lake
Heimaey Skies Clear of Ash After Eruption Strikes
Officials report Heimaey roofs ash free for first time in nine days as lava flow continues from Helgafjell crater. Prime Minister Johanneson outlines rebuilding plans while inspectors assess damage and Iceland asserts fishing waters in dispute with other nations.
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Reykjavik
UPD
Heimaey
Helgafjell
Vestmannaeyjar
Iceland
Olafur Johanneson
Johanneson
Heilmaey Island
ACLU Opens New Regional Office in Boulder Colorado
The American Civil Liberties Union opens a regional office in Boulder to serve 10 Western states. Regional counsel is Joe DeRaismes of Denver and coordinator is David Fishlow. The office coordinates ACLU activities across Idaho Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma South Dakota Utah and Wyoming.
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Boulder, Colo
Bishop Attacks Andrus Plan On Revenue Sharing Use
Rep Russell Bishop criticizes Gov Cecil Andrus for dictating local use of federal revenue sharing funds. He objects to reallocating 6.2 million from cities and counties to schools, arguing strings on funds defeat the program’s purpose of returning tax money to local levels.
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Russell Bishop
Rcoolin
Cecil Andrus
Bishop
Flu Outbreak Shuts Selkirk District and Neighbors
The Selkirk School District in Pend Oreille County WA closed after 40 percent of students were absent, joining Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls in Idaho which shut down Tuesday. All three districts planned reopenings Monday as Spokane District 81 stayed open despite 10 percent plus absenteeism in 25 schools.
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Spokane
UPS
Washington-North
Idaho
Selkirk
Pend Oreille County
Washington
Coeur d’Alene
Post Falls
Kootenai County
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