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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
9
The Sandpoint Daily Bee is published Monday through Friday by Pend Oreille Printers Inc. It notes legal notices appear on Tuesdays and provides subscription rates of 4.20 per quarter or 16.80 per year. The paper incorporates United Press International and local sources.
Discussion on whether governments can suspend civil liberties during counterterrorism efforts. Notes how wartime powers, emergency decrees, and security measures create latitude for actions that limit rights. Raises concerns about safeguards and potential overreach in democratic states.
At one minute past midnight on Monday January 1 1971 Idaho's probate and city courts ceased. District courts inherit all files powers and functions. Sandpoint will see Magistrate Court replace seven lower courts including Justice and City Courts.
Los Angeles UPI Maxwell Keith, substitute counsel for Leslie van Houten, delays final argument due to his daughter's weekend surgery. Van Houten, one of three female defendants with Charles Manson, awaits summation as trial expected to end by midweek.
Washington reports the U S Post Office Department will transition this week into The U S Postal Service an independent establishment within the government. Rates likely rise 33 percent with first class stamps from 6 to 8 cents by May and nine governors appointed by President Nixon will elect a chairman and postmaster general with Winton M Blount favored for both posts.
Friday reports include a stray brown dog at a residence, water shut off for repairs, and a stop sign citation for Neil Sumners. Weekend notes cover theft of keys from a van, minor accidents near M-1 Market and First and Superior, plus a stray dog near Judge Burns. Additional items log snowmobile sighting, a pig on a bridge, multiple ditch reports on Highway 4 south of Newport, a driving with suspended license arrest, and marriage licenses applied for from late 1970 to early 1971 including Kellogg Green and Harrison Taravella.
National Weather Service reports a cold snap across the Northern Plains with subzero temperatures and scattered snow in Montana and the Dakotas. Minnesota expected two to three inches of new snow as Fargo Moorhead near zero temperatures. Light snow in the Pacific Northwest contrasts with dense Southeast fog and Louisiana travel advisories. Texas sees 70s and 80s Sunday afternoon.
The article notes Governor Andrus addressing a mixed legislature, urging cooperation beyond party lines. It highlights pleas for stronger pollution laws, aid for the needy, reduced government spending, a public kindergarten, and tougher water and environmental protections, plus call to curb out-of-state hunting. Washington financial figures follow.
Bonner County Sheriff Robert Wilcox announced the appointment of Laurence R. Davis of Sandpoint as night radio operator replacing Don Nelson who left for Newport Washington. Davis, a Sandpoint High School graduate, previously worked at the M J Market and will live in a furnished apartment behind the courthouse. The job includes preparing and feeding breakfast to prisoners at the Bonner County Jail.
The Idaho Department of Public Lands announces a January timber sale in the Priest Lake region. The sale on January 19 at Sandpoint office covers about 10.225 million board feet, including 5.585 million pulp and 4.64 million sawlog, valued at 21653.50 dollars. It aims to use leftover material for local mills with minimal unlogged stands and includes 1.25 miles of new road plus bridge repairs on East River. Further details from the Coolin office.
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