Residents seek change to Sandpoint Federal Building exterior
Residents oppose the building’s external appearance and press for environmental compatibility. The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce favors changes to fit the area, with the majority of its board supporting alterations but not delaying construction or moving the project. Local residents say the building should stay in Sandpoint and view it as an asset to the community.
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Sandpoint Federal Building
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ben Longbottom
Sandpoint
Americans Killed as Vietnam Fighting Escalates Early Ceasefire
reports say two or three Americans died today amid intensified combat across Vietnam Laos and Cambodia. A Marine sentry at Bien Hoa air base was killed by Soviet rockets. An OH6 Loach observer perished in a crash and another unidentified Westerner died after a Pleiku airfield rocket attack.
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Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Bien Hoa
Pleiku
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Vientiane
Lai Phoukhoun
Luang Prabang
Ski Report Highlights Idaho and Washington Areas
United Press International reports Schweitzer Basin Idaho shows no new snow but excellent packed and powder skiing with 80 inches on top and 62 at the lodge. Six chairlifts and one T-bar operate daily. At Mt Spokane Washington Snowblaze notes no new snow yet. skiing remains excellent on packed and powder snow with two chairlifts and one ropetow today and all four chairs running weekend. Snow depths reach 70 inches on top and 39 at the lodge as the area stays open seven days a week.
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United Press -International
Committee Rejects Executive Arm Overhaul In Idaho
Members of Idaho's House Agricultural Affairs Committee vote to defer reorganizing the executive branch. They opt to hold or return to its sponsor a bill to consolidate state agencies into 14 departments due to concerns about agricultural commodity commissions under constitutional reorganization.
Goverment Monuments Shape Local Building Plans
Architect Van Clark of C J Bellamy and Co says GSA dictates most design aspects for a federal building project. The plan relies on pre cast concrete due to GSA directives while budget limits prevent alternative materials like stone or brick. Changes must come from the federal agency and local businessmen pursue related remodeling.
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van Clark
C.J. Bellamy and Company
Coeur d’Alene
General Services Administration
GSA
Clark
Frank Evans
University of Idaho
Colburn Landfill Site Considered Best Among 11 Prospects
Bonner County Solid Waste Coordinator Ken Lustig calls the Colburn site the best of 11 tested locations at a public hearing in Bonner County Court House. Experts including Dr. John Bush and Jerome Jankowski described safeguards and training for landfill operators, with judgment deferred until after spring runoff to assess possible water effects.
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Colburn
Bonner County
Ken Lustig
Bonner County Court House
Lustig
John Bush
Washington State University
Jerome Jankowski
State Department of Environmental Protection and Health
Jack Ross
Panhandle
Ron May
Idaho
Kootenai County
Boise
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Jschweitzer
Schweitzer Basin
State
Schweitzer
Bee
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