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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1977
Page
6
Idaho House State Affairs Committee will consider a resolution to rescind ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Chairman John Reardon of Boise said the panel seeks to settle the issue this week and avoid an emotional debate.
A Idaho House tax subcommittee proposed a bill to permanently cut four of eight mills from the county school levy and replace revenue with 7.2 million dollars from the state general fund. The measure also guarantees districts the same inventory tax phase out funds they currently receive as it shifts to state support. The move comes as the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee seeks relief details for major general fund budgeting.
In Boise the House Revenue and Taxation Committee returned a proposal for a tax incentive to neuter dogs and cats. Lon Gerner of the Idaho Humane Society urged passage citing shelter overpopulation. Bryce Nelson noted daily calls seeking low cost neutering and Rep. Wayne Tibbitts proposed penalties for nonbreeding use, while Nelson favored a cheap sterilant as a long term goal.
Boise The attorney general says a misdemeanor trial may proceed without the defendant if the judge finds the accused knowingly and voluntarily waived appearance. The rule limits apply to non traffic cases and offenses punishable by up to six months in county jail with prior opportunity to appear.
John W. Warden of Kamiah, 40, was sentenced to 14 years after a December 22 verdict of attempted murder. He shot former Grangeville police chief Earl Huff in the neck on October 24 near a north Grangeville grain warehouse where Huff, 64, was working as a night watchman. Huff was wounded in the flesh and reported that he confronted a van in a restricted area before the shooting. Warden was later arrested and charged.
Senator James McClure Idaho proposes the 1977 Natural Gas Conservation Act to end Federal Power Commission regulation of wellhead prices for new gas supplies He argues removal will boost production without causing large price hikes and cites Idaho as adequately supplied with nonregulated Canadian gas while other regions face shortages.
Sen Frank Church questioned why the government could not foresee Teton Dam design errors that contributed to the collapse on June 6 1976. The independent panel cited a narrow key trench as a major factor while the Bureau of Reclamation defended the design as state of the art.
The fragment presents a quotation fragment about virtue and shadows attributed to Sydney Smith, named figures from 18th century English writing. The readable text hints at moral commentary rather than a full news item or event.
American Motors Corp reports a $1.2 million first quarter profit amid a year of heavy losses. Currency gains boosted the quarter, while sales slump persists for the Gremlin Pacer and Hornet. AMC must raise cash by February to pay $20 million in notes and may sell a stamping plant to Volkswagen to improve liquidity.
Gov. Reubin Askew asked the federal government to declare Florida an agricultural disaster area after a cold snap wiped out 95 percent of winter vegetables 40 percent of citrus and 25 percent of tree nurseries. The action would unlock Farmers Home Administration loans and emergency funds for farmers and livestock, based on a Gainesville board recommendation. The loss is projected at billions to the state and national economy, with 35,000 field workers unemployed.
Idaho outlines 1978 red on yellow license plate stickers, expiring January for plates ending in 1. Expiration month is indicated by the plate’s last digit, with 1 through 0 mapping to January through October. Stickers available at county assessors. keep warm before applying. liability insurance remains required.
An early morning blaze at the Harris of Idaho cattle feedlot in Morland, near Blackfoot, caused about 6000 dollars in damage. Fire officials said an overheated motor ignited urethane insulation on a tallow tank, with damage to the tank, electrical components, and the metal building. A separate line notes cranberry storage tips.
Idaho County prosecutor Dennis Albers found no grounds for criminal prosecution of the dog owner after a mauling in Cottonwood that killed 6 year old Darrell Enneking. The dog may have reacted to earlier abuse by other children. its carcass will be studied at Washington State University.
Sen. Frank Church of Idaho reintroduced a bill to grant retirement credit to civilians who were prisoners of war. The measure would count POW service toward social security railroad civil service and military retirement for Idaho civilians captured in the Pacific after World War II began while working for Morrison Knudsen Construction Co. of Boise.
An old advertisement touts Preparation H as a doctor tested leading hemorrhoidal remedy. It claims fast relief from occasional hemorrhoidal symptoms and reduced swelling with its exclusive formula available as ointment or suppositories.
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