Dynamite Cache Being Disposed Near Clark Fork Mine
Three men from Fort Douglas Utah 62nd Ox Detachment arrived in Sandpoint to dispose of dynamite found in an abandoned mine near Clark Fork. Two cases and sacks of sodium nitrate were located by E M Shull at the old Lawrence Mine. Dynamite rated 75 percent had leaked onto the floor. officials expect removal by Army detail Joel Verhaal Michael Holland and Stewart Johnson.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Sandpoint
Clark Fork
Old Lawrence
E. M. Shull
Lightning Creek
Shull
Bonner County
U.S. Army
Joel Verhaal
Michael Holland
Stewart Johnson
Secret 1950s papers link oil crisis to policy decisions
San Frank Church of Idaho released 54 documents claiming Truman and Eisenhower era actions kept price boosting oil cartels intact to protect national security in the Middle East. He cited an Aug 1953 NSC memo noting antitrust enforcement could be secondary to security interests. Church’s Senate panel discussed these findings in the first phase of its inquiry.
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Washington
UPI
San Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
Senate Foreign Relations
Truman
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Middle East
National Security Council
United States
Near East
Load Limits To Be Enforced On Gar Field Bay Road
County Commissioner Jim Brockway ordered all law enforcement agencies to issue citations to loggers and other haulers violating posted load limit signs on Gar field Bay Road starting today.
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Jim Brockway
Garfield Bay Road
Community Input Program Aims at Local Involvement
Pacific Power and Light unveils a grass roots plan for Sandpoint development. Bob Keith describes questionnaires and town hall meetings to involve citizens, create leaders, and appoint a sponsor organization to form a steering committee of diverse locals.
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Pacific Power and Light Co
Bob Keith
Portland
Keith
VFW Denies Posse Use Of Meeting Hall
The Sandpoint VFW post voted to deny use of its Hall at 1105 Lake Street for meetings of the Bonner County Sheriff's Posse Comitatus. Post Commander Gene Saunders declined comment on the vote but confirmed the action. The Posse Comitatus met in the Hall on February 14 and February 21.
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Sandpoint
Veteran’s of Foreign War Post
Sheriff's Posse Comitatus
VFW Post
Gene Saunders
Bonner County Sheriff's Posse Comitatus
VFW
Lake Street
BC hunting and fishing fees spark Idaho protest
North Idaho sportsmen react to rising British Columbia hunting and fishing costs. Idaho anglers face 30 dollar licenses for Kootenay Lake, up from 10, with 3 day permits rising to six but barred for lake fishing. Nonresident moose elk tags climb to 75 and 100 plus guide fees, while coastal steelhead fishing could total 50.
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British Columbia
Idaho
Leonard Haugsi
Sandpoint
Kootenay Lake
Canada
Brown
Steelhead
Sportsmen Back Pete Thompson for Idaho Fish and Game Board
The Bonner County Sportsmen's Association backed Daily Bee Publisher Pete Thompson for the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. They voted to send letters of support to State Senator Jim Stoicheff and Governor Cecil Andrus and approved higher fishing and hunting license fees.
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Bonner County Sportsmen’s Association
Daily Bee
Pete Thompson
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Jim Stoicheff
Cecil Andrus
Thompson
Idaho
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Idaho First National Bank
State Department
NSC
Iran
U.S
Posse
B.C
Buck Thompson
IFG
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