Sandpoint man killed in lumber stack collapse at work
Gary Evan Downard, 21, of 720 Forest, was fatally injured when a stack of lumber toppled onto him at P E Woodworking Co. Rocky J. Watson, a co worker, moved packages from box cars and later saw a stack collapse after Downard cut bands with tin snips. Funeral services are pending at Moon Chapel.
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Gary
Evan
Downard
Forest
P— &E‘ Woodworking Co
Rocky J. Watson
Walton
Walson
Bonner
Mike Guthrie
Watson
Moon Chapel
Newport Man Reports Theft Of Radio From Pickup
Archie W. Slusser told police a Citizens band radio valued at 190 dollars was stolen from his pickup between 6 30 and 11 p m Wednesday. The truck was parked at the Bucky Banes parking lot in Oldtown.
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Newport
Archie W. Slusser
Citizens Band
Bucky Banes
Oldtown
Bulldogs Host Coeur d'Alene In League Showdown
Inland Empire League basketball resumes with Sandpoint hosting Coeur d'Alene in Bulldog gym. The rivalry previews a best two of three playoff series set for late February with details on page six.
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Inland Empire League
Sandpoint
Coeur d’Alene
Bulldog Gym
Spokane Girl Attacked by Knifeman Reported
Spokane police sought a suspect after a 15 year old North Spokane girl said a man with a knife accosted her noon Wednesday and forced submission. Investigators doubt this incident links to 14 similar attributed cases in the area.
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Spokane
UPI
North
Arrested Twice After Spokane High Speed Chase
Spokane police arrested Jody Brecier, 18, eight hours after his release from jail. A high speed chase on the north side ended in a head on collision with another car. He faced numerous charges including reckless and drunken driving and auto theft and was held on a 2500 dollar bond.
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Spokane
UPI
Jody Brecier
Bercier
Breder
Traffic Deaths Decline In Idaho In 1976
Idaho Traffic Safety Commission reports 281 traffic deaths in 1976, lowest in nine years. Bonner County had seven fatalities and the five northern counties 37, down from 15 and 61 in 1973, aided by the 55 mph limit and stricter enforcement. ISP notes include moving radar use and calls for harsher enforcement to sustain reductions and curb multiple fatality crashes in Kootenai County.
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Idaho
The
Traffic Safety Commission
Bonner County
Northern Counties
Sandpoint
Coeur d' Alene
Gerald Johnson
ISP
Sergeansebil Morgan
Coeur d’ Alene
Kootenai County
Grazing Rules To Be Revised On National Forest Lands
The U S Forest Service plans to revise grazing regulations for National Forest System lands. Proposed changes cover authorities, range management, grazing permits, rangeland funds, and advisory boards with separate handling for fees and wild horses. About 15 temporary permits exist in this area, ranging from 3 to 40 cattle. Public comment period opens after Federal Register notice. written views due by January 18, 1977 to the Director of Range Management, USDA, Washington DC.
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U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Sandpoint
Jerry Stern
Forest Service
USDA
Washington, D.C
Idaho Tax Revenues To Gain 15 Million After Study
Idaho Department of Revenue and Taxation expects 1.5 million more in the next fiscal year than earlier projected. Chairman Jenkin Palmer told lawmakers the Workload Planning and Control Program, funded partly by prior auditing dollars, will boost collections to 385.5 million while preserving staffing and using savings to hire nine auditors and upgrade data processing.
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Palmer
Executive Branch
March of Dimes Radio Auction Celebrates 27th Year
Norm Bauer of KSPT Sandpoint and the Idaho Nu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi continue the annual March of Dimes radio auction at the Sandpoint Elks Club. The event airs January 17 and 18 from 7 to 10 p.m. with local donations, items ranging from crab to doll clothes, and 40 percent kept in Bonner County.
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Norm Bauer
Kspt Radio
Sandpoint
Idaho Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
KSPT
National Broadcasting Company
Elks Club
Bauer
Idaho Nu Chapter
House of Flowers
Emmett Hitchner
Popplewell
Fred
The
Bonner County
March of Dimes
Idaho ‘Nu
Pacific Finance
First
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Bulldogs
Bonnerco Onty
Evelyn Pucci
Dorothy Bloxom
Pat Raymond
Ripley’s
Scott Hadley
Gini Woodward
Federal Register
Sandpoint & Vicinity
Ken Fireved
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