School bond election cleared by commissioners in Idaho district
Idaho county commissioners gave unanimous approval to hold a four and a half million dollar school bond election for District No. 82 on March 9 provided the media sees no pledge of personal support. Trustee Venus Verhei opposed the measure citing costs and inflation while Marian Ebbett assured no tax increase beyond current levies if the bond passes alongside a small facility levy.
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District No. 82
Henry Samuels
Idaho
Marian Ebbett
Rich Michaels
Idaho First National Bank
Boise
David Beeson
Priest River
Venus Verhei
Michaels
Jery
Ebbett
Cash Flow Problems Clarified by School District Official
Wayne Hagadone, clerk of School District No. 82, explained financial strain from budgeting on estimates rather than cash and noted enrollment drops and lower assessed values. He cited a projected 2.5 million tax base versus a half million actual and pending state apportionment adjustments depending on weighting factors for student levels.
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Wayne Hagadone
Surprise Money Move Defeated in Idaho Senate Vote
In Boise UPI reports Sen. James Yost sought to move all appropriation bills to the committee of the whole for amendment but the motion failed 6 to 28 requiring a two thirds majority. He argued it would allow objecting to parts of bills from the Joint Finance Appropriation Committee amid cash flow constraints in school districts. Hagadone notes districts depend on quarterly receipts while expenses are monthly, prompting a moratorium on nonessential spending until February 20.
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Joint Finance Appropriation Committee
Hagadone
Scabies in Sandpoint Schools Prompt Mixed Local View
Local health officials report no epidemic but doctors and residents recount varied cases. Survey responses range from unusual activity to no known cases, with Northside cases unconfirmed and concerns about misdiagnosis. Treating scabies involves moderate cost and time, and new nonprescription remedies and a doctor approved Kwell spray are mentioned.
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Scabies
Sandpoint
Kwell
City defends sewer main dispute in Sandpoint suit
City of Sandpoint attorney filed an answer denying orders to build a sewer main at residents expense in 1974 and claiming no public sewer mandate. Suit seeks 8000 for materials and labor plus dismissal for lack of action. Separate case concerns an airplane crash near Priest River with $726000 claim against Byers Perkins and Bonner County and an absent third party.
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City of
Sandpoint
H.L
Dorothy Keaton
Clyde
Ruth Hoekema
W.E
Pauline McMurtrey
George
Julia Francis
Railroad Avenue
Byers and
Perkins
Chase
Byers
Idaho reports second straight drop in traffic deaths in 1975
Preliminary Idaho Traffic Safety Commission analysis shows 1975 fatalities down 14.4 percent from 1974, the lowest since 1967. Ada County led with 22 deaths, followed by Bannock and Bonneville with 19 and 17 respectively, while Adams and Camas counties logged no fatalities. The report cites $5 million in avoided losses and potential extra savings from fewer injuries.
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UPS
Idaho
Adams
Camas
Ada County
Bannock
Bonneville
Canyon
Kootenai
Twin Falls
Bingham
Elmore
Idaho judge decries lack of respect as national disgrace
Retired Idaho judge William Puette faults society from social scientists to judges for rising crime and permissive attitudes. He urges personal responsibility, faster trials, and cautions against overreliance on rehabilitation for first offenders.
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Salmon, Idaho
UPI
William Puette
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