Governor to Route 6.2 Million to Schools
Andrus proposes channeling 6.2 million dollars from federal revenue sharing to public schools. He suggests alternatives including the current inventory based formula or a school foundation formula focused on children and needs. Chilberg notes limits on local use of federal funds and questions what happens when five year funding ends.
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Andrus
School Foundation
Chilberg
Idaho HEW urged to delay action on medical education director
Milton Small asked Idaho Senate HEW to hold any action on a memorial to eliminate the medical education director in the Office of Higher Education. Chairman Barker planned a delay until a Jan 31 meeting with the Board of Education. The memorial states the position is superfluous and wastes resources. Spokane man Craig Van Wey, 22, received a five year suspended sentence for false bomb threat info related to Vice President Spiro Agnew.
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State of
Idaho
Spokane
UPD
Spiro Agnew
Marshall A. Neill
Craig Arthur van Wey
Marks Urges State Department Consolidation
Boise administrator Dr John Marks told a joint legislative committee that immediate consolidation of major state departments is needed to improve service delivery in Idaho. Health official Dr James Bax backed the move, saying integration would decentralize administration and tailor programs to people, placing planners in Boise and field administrators in districts.
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Boise
UPD
John Marks
Idaho
Marks
Senate
House Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Environmental Protection and Health
Marks and Health Department
James Bax
Cecil Db
Andrus
Bax
Whey disposal costs and cheese plant impact on city
The article notes chlorine costs rising by 4000 dollars yearly for whey processing and outlines interim testing by Beyer to time chlorine additions. Pend Oreille Cheese Co employs 12 to 20 workers with a monthly payroll near 4500 dollars. Kimball states cheese whey treatment isn’t in the new plant plan and won’t be accepted later. Idaho Gov Andrus pledges to cover shortfalls if federal welfare payments shrink, with potential 182 to 130 dollar monthly grants and state funding to fill gaps.
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Beyer
Pend Oreille Cheese Co
Kimball
Boise
UPD
Cecil Andrus
Idaho
Andrus
Idaho lawmakers consider rescinding ratification of equal rights amendment
Idaho House Judiciary Committee proposes rescinding the states ratification of the 26th Amendment granting equal rights to women. Rep Ralph Gines and Rep Wayne Loveless argue about study and consequences while Rep Patricia McDermott and Sen Edith Miller Klein vow to oppose the measure.
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Boise
Idaho
House Judiciary Committee
Ralph Gines
Nampa
Wayne Loveless
D-Pocatello
Loveless
Patricia McDermott
Docatello
Miss McDermott
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Edith Miller Klein
R-Boise
Senate
Fund To Libraries Under Study
Boise reports a proposal to enact a real estate transfer tax to fund the state library. State Librarian Helen Miller said the idea, inspired by a public school funding plan, could raise 400000 to 500000 dollars annually. She proposed a 3 dollar tax on the first thousand and 1 dollar on each additional thousand, with the first two thousand retained for the library fund.
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Boise
UPD
House Revenue and Taxation
Helen Miller
Miss Miller
Boise Housewife Chooses Jail Over Traffic Fine
Boise housewife George Sorenson opted for four days in jail rather than pay a $22.50 fine after her car slid on black ice and struck a tree. Magistrate Lewis Woods gave a week to reconsider before sentencing.
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Boise
Dennis Moren
George Sorenson
Lewis Woods
Moren
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