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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1973
Page
1
The Sandpoint Volunteer Fire Department will host a Fireman's Ball at the Elks Lodge from 9 p m to 1 a m on Saturday February 17. Music will be by the Russ Whalen orchestra. Advance tickets cost 2 for singles and 3 per couple. at the door 2 50 and 3 50.
Hollywood comedian Wally Cox known as Mr. Peepers was found dead in his Bel Air residence. Fire officials say death due to natural causes with Cox slumped on his bed. he was 48. Cox, born Detroit 1924, starred in Hiram Holliday and appeared in Spencer's Mountain and The Yellow Rolls Royce.
A Mark Seven respirator valued at 615 arrives from Bird Air Lodge Glengary Bay to Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup for William Dorn. Dr Forrest Bird coordinated after a Bill Dorn Benefit Committee request and Dorn's Sandpoint physicians specify unit type. The device will be tested and sent to Dorn for home use if needed. A March 10 benefit show to aid Dorn costs is organized by Sandpoint leaders.
Sandpoint area weather remains mostly cloudy or foggy with little temperature change and light wind. A 50 percent chance of precipitation tonight drops to 30 percent Friday as highs reach 35 and lows near 25.
The Sandpoint Junior Club votes to revive the Miss Sandpoint Pageant for 1973 after renewed community interest. The event emphasizes talent, poise and personality over beauty, with scholarships funded by merchants and support from J C Penney Company for a gown and travel outfit to compete in Miss Idaho in 1974.
Washington ICC urged to consolidate all major western railways into four super lines. Nathan Klitenic proposed splitting the Rock Island Railroad among Union Pacific Southern Pacific and Santa Fe to reduce inefficiencies in the midwestern system.
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