Contest Shapes Up In Congress
Washington lawmakers moved toward a quick vote on a 19.7 billion education and health bill amid a looming presidential veto. Democrats expect override momentum while Republicans fear inflation and shifts in aid to about 5,000 school districts. Senate leaders predicted easy passage despite GOP resistance.
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Washington
UPD
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Pennsylvania
Scott
GOP
Yong
He _Wixon
United States
Joseph D. Tydings
Jack Miller
Iowa
Sandpoint Boxers Win Three Titles and Golden Boy Trophy
Karl Berg reports that four Sandpoint Boxing Club members competed in the Inland Empire novice tournament at Rogers High School fieldhouse January 17. Chester Schilling won the 100 lb class and earned the Golden Boy trophy, while Ken Cunningham, Harold Williams, and Larry Davis each won their classes before Davis lost the 80 lb final to Robin Looner. Post‑event, Sandpoint was awarded class trophies and learned new training quarters are provided by the Sandpoint Elks Lodge in the Elks Club basement.
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Sandpoint
Inland Empire
Northeast
Rogers’ High School
Larry Davis
Larry
Robin Looner
Davis
Ken Cunnington
Ken
Harold Williams
Gregg Souder
Morningstar Boys
Williams
Chester Schilling
Schilling
John Armbaugh
Lewiston
Chester
Sandpoint Elks Lodge
Elks Club
UPI Tales of Tall Men and Odd Prizes Across Regions
A collection of brief curiosities and crime notes from UPI reports. Peter Hawes, six feet six, explains his size with a comical card. The Empire Bingo Club offers a 20 year old prize winner for a 24 hour command game. James Howell and Wester Riley arrested for a bank robbery, amounting to 2750 dollars. A malpractice suit claims mislinked tonsil surgery following a son's circumcision.
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United Press International
Peterborough
England
UPI
Peter Hawes
Barry
Wales
UPID
Empire Bingo and Social Club
Tyrone Francis
Fayetteville, N.C
James Albert Howell
Forestville
Wester D. Riley
Fayetteville
Albuquerque, N.M
Albuquerque
Dominguez
Danny Dominguez
Danby
Nigeria focuses aid on the sick as relief moves in
UPI reports Nigeria concentrates relief on refugees too weak to reach stations. Thant after talks with Gowon says the situation in Biafra is peaceful with fraternizing by federal troops and no violence. A London-drafted team of four doctors and eight nurses departs Lagos with a five ton drug shipment and jeep vehicles from Britain.
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Lagos
UPI
Nigeria
U.N
Thant
Yakubu Gowon
Iibos
Lord Hunt
Harold Wilson
Henrik Beer
League of Red Cross Societies
Maurice Foley
Britain
Foreign and Commonwealth
London
Idaho to play ten game football schedule next season
The University of Idaho will field a 10 game football schedule next season and will not use the new NCAA rule allowing an 11 game schedule. Idaho athletic director Ed Knecht said the board voted to reject a planned game with Boise State College. The board may consider an 11 game schedule after next fall’s season.
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Moscow
UPI
University of Idaho
National Collegiate Athletic Association
University’s Athletic Board of Control
Ed Knecht
Idaho Athletic Director
Boise State College
Boise State
Big Sky
Idaho
Knights
Athletic Board
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Bruce Carter
Bill Phillips
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Craig Leckner
Karl Berg
Sandpoint Boxing Club
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