Spokane Group Seeks Lumber Embargo to Curb Prices
The Home Builders Association of Spokane and allied groups urge the President and Congress to impose a complete embargo on all lumber and logs. Harlan D. Douglass says area builders deplore high lumber and plywood costs and seek the embargo until supply and price crises ease. He notes Japanese buyers are pressuring Western U S and Canada markets with high offers.
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Spokane
UPD
Ae Ecsident
Home Builders Association of
Congress
Harlan D. Douglass
U.S
Canada
Snow depths at Schweitzer below nine year average
Snow depths and water content across Schweitzer mountain measure 30 percent below average. At 6100 feet the depth was 83 inches with 26.3 inches of water, third lowest in nine years, while at 4500 feet the depth was 61 inches with 17.2 inches of water, second lowest. Water content rose 11.1 inches and 7.5 inches respectively in January.
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Schweitzer
Tom Wilson
Soil Conservation Service
Dave Rosgen
Bill Jones
Forest Service
Schweitzer Ridge
Reardon Warns Idaho Deer and Elk Seasons Shrinking
Idaho Rep. John Reardon told the House Resource and Conservation Committee that hunting is changing and predicts deer and elk could disappear in five years due to human impact. He spoke amid a proposal to start deer and elk season the first Saturday in October and limit it to 45 days. The committee did not act, while Rep. Ray Lincoln argued legislating game management would bypass the Fish and Game Commission.
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Boise
UUPI
John Reardon
House Resource and Conservation Committee
Idaho
Ray Lincoln
Twin Falls
Fish and Game Commission
War Memorial funding debate on county matching funds and pylon repair
County leaders pressed for a half mill levy to back War Memorial, seeking city lease and vested ownership to secure matching funds. Discussion focused on rebuilding the field pylon, with estimates of county contribution around 16 to 18 thousand dollars against the 36 thousand needed. Community support and in kind contributions were urged, highlighting hours spent by Bonner County Youth and backing from service organizations.
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Budell
Les Brown
Brockway
Popplewell
War Memorial
Parks Dept
Ken Beaudoin
Bonner County
Bill Watkins
Sandpoint
Dale Lee
Bob Johnson
Strikes Freeze Classrooms in St Louis Philadelphia and Ohio
Public schools shut in St Louis as a circuit court issues a temporary injunction forcing teachers back to work. In Philadelphia teachers abandon picketing but stay outside schools under a court order. Ohio's largest city endures a second day of its first strike as parents voice concern over deteriorating fields and schools.
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United Press International
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ohio
St. Louis Board of Education
Thomas F. McGuire
Board of Education
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Sandpoint Federal
Sandpoint Library
Ralph Kizer
Kaniksu National Forest
Roy Wernstrom
al Peter
General Services Administration
Bank of Idaho
Idaho First National Bank
Bee
Reardon
Plymouth
Idaho Dept. of Park and Recreation
Elks Club
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