Flooded Idaho Regions Struggle With Mud Slides and Rains
Heavy rains and melting snow flood southern Idaho causing mud and snow slides that block U S 95 and other routes, injuring a skier, flooding basements, and forcing evacuations. Power outages and closed schools accompany the deteriorating conditions as forecasts call for more rain and mountain snow.
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Social Security Officer to Visit Sandpoint
Wayne A. Thompson from the Coeur d'Alene SSA office will visit Sandpoint Community Hall on Tuesday January 19. He will be available from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for information or assistance on social security and medicare matters.
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Elliot Attends Idaho Traffic Safety Conference in Boise
Elliot travels to Boise for the Second Annual Conference of the Idaho Traffic Safety Coordinators Association held January 18 19. The theme is The courts and their responsibilities to highway safety with Baton Rouge mayor as guest speaker on alcohol action programs. William Lee Idaho Courts Administrative Assistant will discuss court reform. Q and A sessions follow each talk. Charles Carpenter 15 hanged himself in Wichita Falls Texas according to police.
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Moose Traps Pack River Barn as Bull Moose Strikes Again
Bonner County deputies respond after a young bull moose traps a Pack River couple in their home barn. Henry Samuels tries shooting and hay tossing but the animal keeps returning, charging twice before deputies drive it into the woods.
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Southside School Is Now Open Again
Superintendent Jack Jones reports Southside School in Cocolilla is back in operation after six months of reconstruction to replace the arson-destroyed classroom block in November 1969. The new eight to ten room plan includes two extra classrooms and ties to the gym. Construction at New Farmin School in Sandpoint is delayed by material shortages and not due to open for about two more weeks.
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Weather forecast for Sandpoint Idaho for today and Tuesday
Sandpoint: mostly cloudy with fog and occasional rain. Windy and cooler with mixed rain or snow tonight and Tuesday. Precipitation chance 70 percent tonight and 60 percent Tuesday. Highs near 45 today and 40 Tuesday. Lows around 35 tonight and in the 20s to 30s Tuesday. Northern Idaho outlook shows rain in valleys and mountain snow through Friday with highs 35 to 45 and lows to the teens or low 30s by week’s end.
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Tankers Collide Under Golden Gate Spilling Oil
In thick pre-dawn fog two fully loaded tankers the Oregon Standard and the Arizona Standard collided under the Golden Gate Bridge spilling oil into San Francisco Bay. By 1 45 a m at least 210000 gallons had gushed into the bay with three of the four tanks aboard one ship leaking. Coast Guard boats and tugs moved in as oil booms were prepared to contain the spill. Both vessels owned by Standard Oil of California remained together drifting eastward near Angel Island before anchoring three miles from Fisherman's Wharf.
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Cars Tangle On Icy Road Near Careywood
State Trooper Ron Bruce reports a two car collision on U.S. 95 a half mile from Careywood caused by passing on an icy road. Norman L. Nuatad of Archerwill Saskatchewan skidded while passing William R. Colhoff of Sagle. damages estimated at 350 and 150 dollars respectively. No injuries were listed.
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