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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1976
Page
2
The Sandpoint Daily compiles national UPI wire and regional reports with local updates. Readers receive a compact digest of incidents, markets, weather, and community notices sourced from the day’s news grid.
Idaho State Finance Director seeks charges against four bank chiefs for staying open on the state holiday Friday December 26. Ada County Prosecutor Dave Leroy questions criminal intent and notes late declaration reduced notice. Attorney General Wayne Kidwell cites customer impact and legality of the action as debated.
Washington columnist jokes that IRS forms multiply in complexity and proposes a satirical no fault income tax to spare taxpayers from endless再forms. He imagines insurance against underpayments and penalties if deductions clash with obscure code provisions.
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus told the 43rd Legislature that the state’s economy is generally sound despite soft spots. Unemployment is up from rapid growth, but the decline is offset by strong employment and a healthy overall economy with gains in personal income, housing, silver mining, and agriculture in 1975.
California shipbuilders N a Dyna-Ship Corp and Ocean Carriers plan modern square riggers to trim fuel use if oil becomes costly. The 45,000-ton Dyna-Ship would have six 200 foot masts, 150000 square feet of sail, electric hydraulic sail handling, and can be crewed by two officers with a large cargo capacity.
Treasury paid 17.6 million dollars to Chase Manhattan American Express Bank of America and First National City Bank between 1972 and 1974 to cover bad debts at 222 overseas base branches. Rep. Les Aspin asserts the subsidy was unnecessary noting banks had assets of 165.1 billion and profits of 751 million last year. GAO says private banks operated on bases during World War II to ease service for troops. Aspin cites misused funds including 1895 spent on a summer picnic and 1880 on a Christmas party for one bank’s employer.
A shift in U S campaign finance arrives with new year spending rules. The Treasury will distribute federal funds for the 1976 election and limits on contributions tighten. Supreme Court action could overturn or uphold reform while Ford faces travel finance rules and Congress resists slush fund regulation.
Rupert city leaders protest railroad trains blocking three main crossings for over five minutes causing delays to school buses and emergency vehicles forcing residents to detour across town. A separate, garbled line references rockets in 1232 with Kai-Fung-Fu defenders firing rocket arrows against Mongols.
Idaho State University student researchers study organic selenium chemistry, noting odors similar to skunk oil and burning tires in the lab. Steven Smith and Oguchi Nkwocha synthesized new organoselenium compounds while Patti Quigley assists. The work, guided by Dr. Gayl Wiegand, explores selenium’s complex, toxic nature and its link to blind staggers in cattle and sheep.
A local listing shows a program block including a feature on the electric company and a basketball game evening. The schedule lists WSU versus Montana at 11:00, following an edition with Martin Agromky at 8:00 and a special of the week at 7:30.
The sheriff report lists multiple thefts and burglaries including spoked wheel covers worth 200 from a Verndale car, two batteries and five gallons of diesel from Evan Rue in Sandpoint, a Bear Paw Rd home break in with 200 in items taken, a wallet and 75 from Dorothy Stevenson, defrauding at Kaniksu Restaurant for 22.51, and a Motel 8 room debt of 37.08 with a suspect linked to other motels. Police pursue a Hope man in an associated incident. Coach Don Almquist's St Maries Idaho team lost to Bonners Ferry, and after the game the bus was burglarized taking about 130 in uniforms and warm-up gear.
J Patrick Little writes of a summer trapping vacation in western South Dakota with his wife Ellen. They chase beaver and fur bearers on Roy Houck ranch as they compare early trapper life with modern gear and dangers.
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