Lighter Side sketches deejay inner ear in campaign mix
The piece jokes that presidential contenders suffer an inner ear condition turning any remark into campaign praise. It cites Iowa caucus reactions and a Ford State of the Union line on “new realism” as hints, noting Rep. Thomas M. Rees briefly explored running but stayed in Congress.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
Albert Brooks
Brooks
Iowa
White House
Ford
Ronald Reagan
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Thomas M. Rees
D-Calif
Congress
House Recording Studio
Partisan Hurdles Over Idaho Lt Governor Power Shift
Idaho Republicans stripped Lt. Governor John Evans of most powers, preserving only presiding duties after a party line vote. The move follows a push by Vernon Ravenscroft to amend the state constitution to curb discrimination against Mormons, viewed by some as a distraction from the Evans power struggle affecting Idaho’s legislative agenda.
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Idaho
Vernon Ravenscroft
United States
John Evans
Ravenscroft
Evans
Senate
Republicans
Jack Murphy
GOP
Murphy
Boise
Edith Miller Klein
Klein
Senate Democrats
Rhetoric on School Levy and Property Reassessment
A local discussion argues that raising the equalizing levy from 22 to 27 mills would drain $176,732 yearly from the county to other districts. Critics challenge the State Tax Commission ratios used by Truby and plan to block proposals in the legislature. They urge preparing to reappraise property with acceptable bases to raise ratios to acceptable levels.
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Truby
State Tax Commission
Idaho State Tax Commission
Spokane Man Dies After Ski Resort Heart Attack
A Spokane man identified as 53 year old Kirk Vincent Zimmer was pronounced dead on arrival at Bonner General Hospital after suffering a heart attack in the Schweitzer Basin Ski Resort parking lot. Coroner Dale Coffelt said Zimmer was skiing at Schweitzer before the attack around 1 p.m. Saturday and the final cause of death awaits examination before transfer of the body to Spokane.
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Spokane
Bonner General Hospital
Schweitzer Basin
Kirk Vincent Zimmer
Fox Road
Schweitzer
Bonner County
Dale Coffelt
Coffelt
Zimmer
Public hearing on three land use bills announced
Gov. Cecil D. Andrus proposes three land use planning bills and a public hearing is set for 6 p.m. February 2 in the Gold Room fourth floor Statehouse. Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee Chairman Sen. Lyle Dobbs announced the date and invites citizens to testify for or against the measures.
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Boise
Cecil D. Andrus
Statehouse
Lyle Dobbs
Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee
Residents voice concerns at Bonner County airport zoning hearing
Dear Editor recounts a public meeting on the Airport Hazard Zoning Ordinance in Bonner County. A petition urged study of moving the airport, while critics warned the proposal could strip property rights and affect Sandpoint. The committee recommended approval despite objections, with expansion worries and tax-funded support noted.
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Bonner County
Sandpoint
Sandspoint
Regulatory labels for alcohol linger in 1938 law puzzle
Washington window examines why a 1938 labeling rule for ingredients on alcoholic beverages has not been enforced since 1940 and may never be. The debate centers on which agency has authority and a consumer movement pushes for clear ingredient lists despite regulatory gridlock.
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Michael J. Conlon
Washington
UPI
Congress
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
FDA
Federal Alcohol Administration
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Treasury Department
Michael Jacobson
BATF
Jacobson
Narrow escape as pipes explode at experimental farm
Frank LaFrenz in charge of the experimental farm and his wife avoid serious injury after coils of water pipe in the heating range burst due to a frozen section. The blast demolished the stove, damaged the room, and sent fragments through a window and roof. LaFrenz had just left, his wife was about to enter when the accident occurred.
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Frank LaFrenz
Senate panel grills experts to evolve intelligence controls
Senate Government Operations Committee questions FBI chief Clarence Kelley and ex CIA director John McCone on tighter intelligence governance. Richard Helms faces possible perjury charges over 1966 to 1973 CIA activities while Henry Kissinger could loom large in future oversight plans. The panel weighs a joint congressional committee to oversee all agencies.
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Daniel F. Gilmore
Washington
UPI
U.S
Senate
Government Operations Committee
FBI
Clarence Kelley
CIA
John McCone
Richard Helms
Iran
Helms
Chile
Henry Kissinger
McCone
Kennedy
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
J. Edgar Hoover
Kelley
Martin King
Frank Church
D-Ii
Senate Intelligence Panel
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
William Colby
Defense and
State Department
National Security Agency
Church Protests IRS Appellate Move
Senator Frank Church of Idaho protests an IRS plan to move the appellate division from Salt Lake City to Seattle. He argues the change would impose extra costs and inconvenience on Idaho taxpayers and distance them from government services. He urges reconsideration to keep government closer to the people.
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Washington
API
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Internal Revenue Service
IRS Appellate Division
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Idaho
IRS
Church
Donald C. Alexander
Ford Administration
Rancher Receives Idaho Landholder Award in Boise
Keith Henrichs an Inkom bookkeeper and rancher was named landholder sportsman of the year by the Idaho Landholder Sportsman Council at its Boise meeting for advancing an access by permission program to open farmland to hunters and fishermen. Runners up included Lloyd and Ruby Boone Ronald Stiles Wally Butler and John Salove. The council also reinstated officers J Ward Chatburn Burtt Trueblood Al Kiler and Eliess Brown.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Lloyd
Ruby Boone
Wilder
Ronald Stiles
Conda
Wally Butler
Kendrick
John Salove
Oreana
J Ward Chatburn
Burtt Trueblood
al Kiler
Eliess Brown
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One Life To Live
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Tennyson
ABC
House Consumer Subcommittee
Sam D. Finé
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