House Calls For Timber Interest Hike
The House Resources and Conservation Committee urged a six percent yearly interest on state timber sale installments, retroactive to May 25 1969, to align with the Land Board’s higher contracting rate. The panel plans to introduce the bill to formalize the practice.
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Rose
House Resources and Conservation Committee
Land Board
Private Zoo Bill Aims Regulation Of Roadside Zoos
Boise report says the House Resources and Conservation Committee moved to introduce a bill giving the Fish and Game department authority to regulate private roadside zoos. The proposal creates a legal code for humane treatment of wild animals in captivity and would cover private roadside zoos menageries snake pits and private game parks and farms. It would exclude public zoos traveling circuses out of state and bona fide pet shops.
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Boise
UPD
House Resources and Conservation Committee
Fish and Game Department
County Welfare Eyes Regional System Change
Idaho Senate panel approves intro of a bill to convert county advisory councils of the Department of Public Assistance to seven regional councils. Each region will have one member from every county and five appointed by the governor. At least three members must be DPA service recipients.
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Boise
UPI
Senate Health, Education and Welfare Committee
Department of Public Assistance
CPA
Trailer Home Plant Destroyed By Fire
A flash fire damaged a trailer home plant shortly after ignition. Officials reported a blaze that rapidly destroyed the facility, with investigators examining cause and potential impacts on nearby operations.
Sentencing in murder case and factory fire report
Michael Wren Rennpage, 27, awaits sentencing for three counts of second degree murder in Driggs related to the August deaths of three Mexican American farm worker brothers. Joyce Diane Turner Fry, 22, faces a reduced grand larceny charge and will be sentenced next Monday. A separate fire at the Biltmore Mobile Homes plant destroyed the facility, causing about 1 million dollars in damage. two firefighters escaped serious harm when an acetylene tank exploded.
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Rexburg
Idaho
Michael Wren Rennpage
Driggs
Rempage
Joyce Diane Turner Fry
San Diego
Reno, Ney
Biltmore Mobile Homes
Salli Hichardson
Tom Thacker
Eddie Gilbert
Boise
GOP Attacks Education Increase Plan In Idaho
Senate Education Chair Sen John Barker criticizes Gov Andrus for an $11.6 million education raise plan. Barker says the proposal hides the net effect and notes state spending proposals exceed revenue by over $23.5 million, calling it a slight of hand.
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Boise Upd
Senate Health, Education and Welfare Committee
GOP
John Barker
Buhl
Cecil D. Andrus
Governors Office
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