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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1972
Page
2
The Sandpoint Daily Bee issues on Fridays January 21 1972 list Pend Oreille Printers Inc as publisher at 310 Church Sandpoint Idaho with legal notices published Tuesdays and subscriptions set at 2.00 per month. Pete Thompson is editor and publisher.
Editorial notes a period when the careful voter taxpayer follows state representatives with a watchful eye and communicates oversight.
A reader argues Belknap era corruption led to Indian famine and wars under Grant, alleging profiteers diverted aid. The letter compares past abuses to modern Seattle suffering from hunger and unemployment, urging accountability and human focus.
A dense schedule snippet lists multiple TV blocks and programs across channels with times such as 7:00 Today Show 7:30 Today Show 9:00 Mike Waansfield and 10:00 Sale of Cen. It mentions news blocks CBS News and NBC News segments, various dramas and talking shows, and educational fare like Sesame Street and Electric Company.
The piece rails at food scarcity, denounces government waste and war spending, and condemns Nixon era policies. It notes a mercy flight from Japan to Seattle halted then released, compares costs of killing to feeding people, and mocks state crime claims. It ends with Boise politics and Senator Stoicheff shifting positions on a criminal code.
Harold West administrator of the Idaho Wheat Commission asked Congress to intervene in the West Coast dock strike. He warned the stoppage is destroying overseas markets built over 15 years and cited a USDA estimate of $1 billion in lost export sales across farm commodities.
Livestock prices rise across hogs, sows, cattle, calves and sheep in Omaha. Barrows and gilts under 250 pounds gain up to 1.00, over 250 pounds firm to 0.50 higher. hogs mostly steady to higher. Cattle and calves show gains. cows strong to 25 higher, loads of heifers steady to fully steady. Slaughter lambs steady with choice and prime wool lambs at 27.50 to 28.50.
Sen. Harris calls for hearings on timber industry ties to federal officials after closed meetings with lobbyists. He demands release of who informed the timber industry about clearcutting limits and why Secretary Butz consulted timber interests. He urges a two-year ban study bill by Sen. McGee.
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