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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1971
Page
2
The Sandpoint Daily Bee issue page lists publication days Monday through Friday except legal holidays. It provides address for Pend Oreille Printers, rate details for subscriptions, contact phone number, and notes United Press International and local sources. Publisher is Pete Thompson.
Editorial commends the community and staff for their effort in cleaning and reopening the library after a damaging fire. It highlights teamwork, diligence, and prompt action by volunteers and officials to return a vital public space to service.
Dr. J. E. Wyatt outlines the Crippled Children's Service of Idaho for fiscal 1970. Eighteen Bonner County children received care and services, with 1,664 Idaho children served and total expenditures of $405,000. The program funds diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for orthopedic, cleft lip and palate, congenital heart defects, plastic surgery, neurological issues, and cystic fibrosis. Services depend on eligible income and family obligations, with referrals by physicians or local health districts.
ROSE AP dispatch reports Rose (UPD) that House Majority Leader Harold Snow plans a constitutional proposal to set a $3,000 annual salary for legislators and to remove the payment time limits on expense money. He may also back a bill restoring expense allowances to $35 per day, while considering a per diem approach. Snow notes the move aims to curb session-length leverage and cites voter sympathy but calls the $3,000 figure arbitrary. He and Rep. Jenkin Palmer foresee tax issues if the economy falters, and Gov. Andrus proposals dominate next-session discussions. In a separate item, Rev Tom Ellel in England appeals to his wife Marjorie to return home after she left him for a bank clerk.
State Safety Responsibility Act report for December 1970 shows Bonner County drivers suspended for proof and report failures and DUI and reckless driving. Names include Walter Darrah Priest River Steve Dawson Sandpoint Mary Mund Lana Ottomeier Ronald Ottomeier Gary Churchill Glenn Eggers Denis Spade Linda Heinrichs Kenneth Bauman Richard Biarum Charles Warrer and others with dates of noncompliance and offenses. Police and sheriff logs cover accidents fires power outages broken windows and a warrant arrest for Larry and Dennis Spade.
A letter from Dwight A. Crowell of Sandpoint condemns eight high school reporters for spelling and grammar flaws in a controversial newspaper. He blames unsupervised youth, muttering about booze and drugs, and urges teachers and parents to teach respect and responsibility. He also urges stricter handling of private dumps and a call for solid waste disposal solutions. The message closes with a note on Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox engagement rumors.
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