Idaho House Rejects Resolution to Rescind ERA
After an 85 minute debate the Idaho House failed to rescind ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by 38 to 32 short of the two thirds needed to reach the Senate. Rep Elaine Kearnes the only woman to vote for rescission did not speak.
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Boise
House
Idaho
U. S
Senate
Elaine Kearnes
Idaho Falls
William J. Lanting
R-Hollister
Ralph Gines
R-Nampa
Dorothy McCann
D Wallace
Lee Barron
R-Corral
Congress
Weather outlook for Sandpoint: cloudy with fog and light snow
Sandpoint forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with night and morning fog through Saturday. A 30 percent chance of snow flurries tonight and Saturday, light winds, a high around 35 and a low near 25.
Auto on tracks struck by freight train at Priest River
An automobile stalled on Burlington Northern rails in Priest River was struck early Thursday. The car owner Randy R. Woods reportedly left for help, and the BN engineer did not see the vehicle in darkness. The wreck ended when the car was pushed off the tracks into a pole.
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Priest River
Burlington Northern
Priest River Pollice
Randy R. Woods
Woods
Ski Report From United Press International
Very good to excellent conditions reported this morning at Idaho resorts by area for the State Department of Commerce and Development. Schweitzer Basin in Sandpoint shows excellent with deep powder, 90 inches on top and 70 at the lodge. Jackass Ski Bowl in Kellogg excellent with 71 inches at the lodge and 50 on top. Snowblaze at Mt Spokane excellent with 27 inches at the lodge and 77 on top. Forty nine Degrees North in Chewelah excellent with 80 inches on top and about two feet at the base. Sun Valley tally shows very good to excellent with 53 inches base and 46 at Round House and 30 at Dollar Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Idaho
State Department of Commerce and Development
Schweitzer Basin
Kellogg
Mt. Spokane
Chewelah
Sun Valley
Baldy
Round House
Dollar Mountain
Sandpoint Chamber opposes city farm sale for best use study
The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce votes to back the Industrial Development Committee in urging the city council not to sell the 14 acre old experimental farm north of town until a study determines the highest and best use. The group cites potential leasing and P and E Woodworking’s interest, and urges a complete evaluation before action.
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Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Industrial Committee
Chamber
Bill Nordeen
P & E Woodworking
Sandpoint
Nordeen
Pete Thompson
Ron May
May
Dan Featherston
Ball Proceeds For Equipment For Sandpoint Volunteers
The Sandpoint Volunteer Fire Department hosts a Fireman's Ball at the Elks Club from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday Feb 17 to raise funds for new equipment. Advance tickets cost $2 singles and $3 couples, with door prices $0.50 higher.
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Sandpoint Volunteer Fire Department
Elks Club
Ducks dying by the thousands in South Dakota
Louisiana wildlife experts report duck viral enteritis confirmed as the cause of mass die offs at Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota. The peak killed 2060 ducks in a day on Jan 30 with ongoing deaths and efforts to sanitize water and roosting areas.
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New Orleans
UPD
South Dakota
Louisiana
J. Burton Angelle
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge
S.D
Nelson Summerell
Missouri River
Summerell
Lake Andes
Owens Bay
Angelle
Federal Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Bureau
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Vfew Auxiliary
Alice Lacy
VFW
Dixie Bowman
Marie Doak
Bonner County
Pine
Doak
Wayne Loveless
Docatello
Loveless
Peggy Bunting
Ski Report
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