Idaho geothermal surplus could meet state needs
A State Department of Water Resources study finds abundant geothermal energy beneath the Snake River Plain. Heat at 3000 to 6000 feet supports space heating while 6000 to 10000 feet could power generation. Expert John Mitchell notes the challenge is extracting heat, particularly from hot dry rock where water is absent.
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Boise
UPS
State Department of Water Resources
Snake River Plain
Idaho
John Mitchell
Idaho Senate weighs ERA repeal and state pay plan
Idaho lawmakers face final action on two pay resolutions tied to the Hay salary plan and a House approved ERA rescinder. The measures total 13 million dollars with varying funding sources and one proposes delaying pay steps until July 1, 1978. The session also advances prison trim bills, river dredge mining ban, and divorce law revamp.
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Robert van Buskirk
Boise
UPI
Idaho Senate
House
Senate
Cy Chase
Dsi Maries
Chase
Senate State Affairs Committee
Beef Price Hike Expected
Washington reports drought and cold may reduce cattle herds and lift prices next year. Richard McDougal of the American National Cattlemen's Association says short term beef supplies could rise due to weather forced herd liquidation, with 1978–79 prices rising to about 1.60 to 1.65 per pound.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Richard McDougal
American National Cattlemen's Association
McDougal
Lovelock
LDS Church Lobbying Contested By Women’s Group
Louise Jones, leader of the Women's Lobby and ERA Task Force, maintains Elder Boyd Packer and the LDS Church lobby against the Equal Rights Amendment despite state analyses that exempt religious groups from lobbying laws. She urges a reconsideration of Sunshine Law exemptions and notes she filed a complaint over a January Pocatello meeting aimed at influencing ERA ratification.
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Boise
UPI
Boyd Packer
LDS Church
Louise Jones
Women's Lobby
ERA
Secretary of State
Packer
Mormon Church
Elder Packer
Relief Society
Ms Jones
Ms. Jones
Pocatello
Alaska Welcomes Cancellation of Lower Cook Inlet Lease Sale
Alaska officials hailed the federal decision to cancel the February oil and gas lease sale in lower Cook Inlet. Interior Secretary Andrus delayed the move for review, with a 1977 reschedule decision possible within 90 days. Environmental, native and fishing groups urged negotiations and cleanup evaluations.
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Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Commissioner of Natural Resources
Lower
Cook Inlet
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Ford
Guy Martin
Martin
Bill Rice
Trustees For Alaska
Quter Continental Shef
Federal Department of Interior
Strip-mining safeguards urged by Interior secretary and governor
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus and Pennsylvania Governor Shapp pushed federal strip mining safeguards at a House Interior subcommittee hearing. They argued the proposed law would reclaim disturbed land and balance energy needs with environmental protection, while some Republicans warned of potential coal production losses.
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Drew von Bergen Washington
UPI
Cecil Andrus
U.S
Andrus
Pennsylvania
Multon Shapp
House
Interior Subcommittee
John Seiberling
Ohio
Morris Udall
D-Ariz
Shapp
Joe Skubitz
Kansas
Robert Bauman
Maryland
Bauman
Ford
Evans to Meet BPA Chief Over Dworshak Drawdown
Idaho Governor John V. Evans plans talks with BPA administrator Don Hodel in Boise about reservations on further Dworshak Reservoir lowering and seeks restoration of ten feet of water to preserve recreation. He had criticized the Corps and BPA for not notifying Idaho officials of drafting.
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Evans
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bonneville Power Administration
Idaho
Butz Warns On Wheat Prices In Idaho Speech
Former Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz told a Lincoln Day banquet in Grangeville Idaho that farmers will not see $4 per bushel wheat under Carter and new Agriculture Secretary Bob Berglund. He warned of pressure to raise the loan rate from $2.25 and said such a move would hurt, noting Canada and Australia are undercutting U S prices.
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Grangeville
Idaho
UPI
Earl Butz
America
Carter
Bob Berglund
Butz
U.S
Canada
Ausralia
New ‘Democratic
Vaccination Plan Expands for Elderly and Chronically Ill
Secretary Califano ordered immediate availability of combination A-Victoria and swine flu shots for the elderly and chronically ill while keeping the nationwide swine flu program suspended. He cited expert advice that high risk from Victoria flu justifies vaccination despite GBS concerns, noting 354 reported cases and 15 deaths linked to the vaccine.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
HEW
Joseph Califano
Califano
Victoria
Hong Kong
Ford
U.S
Senate Rejects Reconsideration of Property Tax Relief Bill
The Idaho Senate refused to reconsider the $7.8 million property tax relief measure, sending it to the governor after an initial 18 to 17 pass. Critics warned drought could distort revenue projections, while supporters argued for a future-proofed tax cut from eight to four mills.
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Coat Neaus
Mil Sedgel Levi
Legislative Revenue Protection Committee
Dick Smith
R. Rexburg
Egbert
Smith
Lyle Dobbs
Boise
McClure pushes amendment to end electoral college
Senator James McClure Idaho introduces a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college while preserving the principle of state ballot voting. He argues direct popular vote would marginalize small states and cites five Senators opposing the plan.
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Washington
UPI
James McClure
Idaho
U.S
McClure
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
United States
Repeal Rejected by Idaho House Education Panel
The House Education Committee declined to introduce a repeal of the teachers' professional negotiation act, opting to fix issues instead. Rep Gordon Hollifield urged the bill to protect minority rights while IEA officials warned repeal would cause chaos and set back the process seven to eight years. A separate district trustees election proposal was also discussed. A note recalls that on May 16 1866 a five cent coin known as a nickel first appeared in America.
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House
Senate
Matt Mulaney
Boise
Senate State Affairs Committee
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commnittee
UPI
Gordon Hollifield
Jerome
Idaho Education Association
IEA
Don Rollie
America
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Bulz
Berglund
Chateau
New York
Leon Atkinson
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