Idaho legislature debates budget and health programs
District 1 report notes broad support for Governor Andrus budget and proposed health and ecology programs. Transfers would raise the total to about 128 million for 1971 1972, with actions already taken on Social Security funds and tax relief. A constitutional property classification proposal, regional health centers, and consolidated services are discussed amid slow committee pace. A separate UP I dispatch reports a cold wave across 1200 miles from Bihar to Kashmir, causing deaths and heavy Himalayan snowfall.
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Andrus
Idaho
Legislative
Legislative Auditor
James Defenbach
Social Security Trust Fund
General Fund
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Idaho lawmakers weigh state funding for basic education
A four member House subcommittee met with educators to explore funding all basic education from the state while local districts cover enrichment, with a plan to fund 75 percent of Idaho public school costs from state sources and 25 percent locally. The proposal outlines classroom units, average daily attendance, and a mix of General Fund, endowment, inventory tax, and an 8 mill state levy to reach the 75 percent share, aiming to reduce tax disparities between counties.
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Boise
UPSD
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Idaho
Allen Larson
R-Blackfoot
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Vernon Ravenscroft
Dtuttle
Harold Farley
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harry Haynes
Idaho Education Association
John Edwards
R-Council
Edwards
Larsen
Fire destroys row homes in West Conshock. one firefighter dead
A series of explosions and a gas fire ripped through a block of row homes in West Conshock Philadelphia. One firefighter, Joseph Powers, 20, was killed and two children, Michael Pruitt 13 and Michele Pruitt 7, remained missing as 51 were injured. The blaze destroyed 15 homes and damaged 10 others with winds up to 40 mph hindering search efforts.
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Philadelphia
UPI
West Conshock
Michael Pruitt
Michele
Calvin Roop
Ted Campbell
National Transportation Safety Board
Joseph Powers
James
Farmers Demand TwoYear Property Tax Freeze
Idaho farm groups claiming to represent 100000 farmers petition Governor Andrus and the legislature for a two year freeze on property tax increases. They warn of wholesale liquidation of family farms if relief is not granted and call the campaign the greatest coordinated local mass movement in 50 years. A Sandpoint spokesman notes growing local group support and says the Taxpayers Protective Association coordinates the effort.
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Boise
UPID
Ninty
Idaho
Cecil D. Andrus
Andrus
Senate
James Ellsworth
Rleadore
Henry F. Samuels
Sandpoint
Taxpayers Protective Association of
Samuels
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Don Maynard
Marion Davidson
Attorney General
New Delhi
Bihar
Kashmir
Press Trust of India
Himalayas
San Francisco
UPD
California Chamber of Commerce
IGA
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