Hoodoo Valley planning group disbands amid growth debate
The Hoodoo Valley Citizens for Better Planning organization formed weeks earlier was voted out of existence at a packed Edgemere Grange meeting. Residents argued over growth, land sales, and Willow Bay Marina and RV Park, with critics saying the group could have become a voice in county planning if retooled.
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Hoodoo Valley Citizens For Better Planning Organization
Edgemere Grange
Willow Bay
Citizen’s
Hoodoo Valley Citizens For Better Planning
Colorado
California
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Thank God For Kidwell and Cloud Hijacking
A reader from Boise, Idaho praises Attorney General Wayne Kidwell for challenging Washington Oregon cloud seeding tied to drought relief. The letter criticizes Governor Evans for appointing cronies to a drought committee and promoting cooperation with federal plans. The writer hopes for a favorable court outcome and hints at using a forthcoming report to insulate homes.
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Wayne Kidwell
Evans
Kidwell
Geez Evans
Washington
Orégon
U.S Supreme Court
Idaho
Pat Peterson
Boise
1977 as pivotal year for Middle East peace effort
United Press International reports Secretary of State Vance warned Geneva talks need to resume in 1977. A failure could spark renewed Arab-Israeli conflict, influenced by Saudi oil politics, Palestinian militancy, and Israeli elections shaping concessions.
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Jim Anderson
United Press International
Washington
Carter
Middle East
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Israel
Front
United States
Western Europe
Soviet Union
State Department
Geneva
Labor Party
Strange car woes spark psychosomatic diagnosis
In a humorous column, the narrator recalls a foreign car with mysterious failures. The service manager attributes the noises to automotive hypochondria, suggesting trauma memories and a phobia of car trouble. A treatment ends with a joke: the salesman sells new shock absorbers.
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Dick West
United Press International
Washington
Resentment Between North and South Viet Nam Endures
In Saigon the Jan 31 to Feb 4 conference sealed the Viet Cong’s dissolution and unification, but regional resentment persists. Northern leaders hold power over southern institutions, fueling disputes among Viet Cong and refugees in Thailand. Groaning over bean sprouts and water spinach as symbols, observers doubt quick reunification.
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Alan Dawson
United Press International
Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
Saigon
North
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Communist Party
Hanoi
Portant
Indochina
Nguyen Thi Binh
Mekong Delta
Making Laws Like Football
Washington opinion piece argues Congress often blocks legislation more than it advances it. It discusses Carter seeking power to reorganize government without congressional approval and Brooks opposition over executive overreach and oversight duties. It notes pay raise autopilot by Congress and contrasts rhetoric with action.
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Arnold Sawislak
Washington
T CO
Congress
Carter
House of Congress
Richard Nixon
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Brooks
House
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate
Commission
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