Schweitzer snow readings show below average depths
Measurements on Schweitzer snow courses on December 27 report depths of 58 inches at 6100 feet with 15.3 inches of water and 44 inches at 4500 feet with 9.7 inches of water. Both readings are among the three lowest in nine years, with 1970 the lowest on record.
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Schweitzer
Tom Wilson
Soil Conservation Service
Dave Rosgen
U. S. Forest Service
Sandpoint
Schweitzer Ridge
River Threatens To Flood Again In Blackfoot Idaho
Ice blocks clog the Snake River channel re threatening eight families along River Road and homes near Cobweb Trail er Court and Highway 39. Forty five families evacuated last month as a cold snap froze the river. Mrs Newel Clark said residents labored to build a sandbag dike around her home. County Engineer Jack Harper cited big dikes for the sewage plant area and canal flood control while noting Army engineers attempted to blast the jam with little effect.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
UPI
Snake River
Riverside
Newel Clark
Highway 39
Jack Harper
Harper
U.S. Army
Sandpoint Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy and colder with a 20 percent chance of snow today. Tonight 30 percent. Wednesday 40 percent. Winds SW 10 to 20 mph today becoming NE by Wednesday.
Woman quits home brew after dog drinks supply
Mrs Patricia Wheeler of Greater Love West Ardsley England says she will stop making wine at home after her terrier Suzy developed a taste for it. A veterinarian diagnosed Suzy with alcoholic poisoning following a visit on Monday.
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West Ardsley
England
UPI
Patricia Wheeler
Suzy
Schools Budgeting Proposals Slated for Boise Meet
State Board of Education will review proposed budgets for public schools and the Department of Education for 1973 74 at its Jan 4 5 meeting in Boise. D F Engelking says Driver Education and school information system budgets await approval. He also notes a $14 000 request for the Professional Standards Commission to support teacher certification standards.
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State Department of Education
State Board of Education
Boise
D. F. Engelking
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Engelking
Professional Standards Commission
State School For the Deaf and the Blind
No Idaho New Year s Fatalities Record Hits 345 on Gem State Roads
Idaho motorists endured a safe New Year weekend with no fatalities, but state police reported a grim 1972 tally ending at midnight Sunday. A record 345 people died on Idaho highways, 12 more than the 333 killed in 1969.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Gem
Chair Lift Mishap Sees Eight Skier Injured At Pomerelle
Eight people remained hospitalized after a Pomerelle Ski Area chair lift malfunctioned injuring 21 who fell or jumped from chairs. Authorities seek cause as Forest Service and insurers inspect hydraulic lines suspected broken.
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Albion
Idaho
UPI
Pomerelle
Christine Stevens
Hagerman
Cassia Memorial Hospital
Burley
Ron Malfara
Malfara
Excommunication Declared Against Vietnam War Supporters
Denver Episcopal priest Father Jon Marr Stark announces a blanket excommunication from St. Andrew's Church and affiliated churches for political and military leaders who back the Vietnam War. He cites canon law authority to deny sacraments and says the measure extends to Woodland Park Colorado and Berkeley California churches of the Order of the Holy Family.
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Woodland Park
Colo
Berkeley
Calif
Order of the Holy Family
Stark
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U.S. Forest Service
Hotel Houston
UPD
Roy Hoffteinz
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