Idaho Senator pushes 55 to 65 mph speed limit memorial
Senator Dane Watkins of Idaho Falls urged Congress to raise the speed limit to 65 mph citing energy and safety benefits but faced a 6 to 29 vote defeat. Supporters argued lives saved and reduced highway wear while opponents claimed energy savings already achieved.
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Boise
UPS
Dane Watkins
Idaho Falls
Congress
Watkins
Idaho
Senate
Robert Kinghorn
D.pocatello
Kinghorn
Merrill
D-Blackfoot
Idaho House backs permanent four mill school levy cut
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee approved sending to the floor a bill to permanently reduce the eight mill county school levy to four mills. The measure faces final House action Tuesday, with debate focusing on state funding shifts and potential impacts on local districts and overrides.
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Richard Charnock Boise
UPI
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
Land Use Measures Bring Debate To Idaho Senate Panel
Idaho Senate Local Government Committee spent about an hour reviewing two land use proposals from the Idaho Homebuilders Association. One clarifies the 1975 Land Use Act for changes to city and county comprehensive plans. the other would let a property owner seek compensation when a property is devalued or taken by government action. Attorney Dick Greener noted the compensation bill previously passed do pass last year but failed by one vote in the Senate. Committee advisers want damages limited. the other bill was returned for title questions.
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Boise
UPI
Senate
Idaho Homebuilders Association
Dick Greener
Planning Boards Authorized To Apply Aesthetic Controls
Boise based attorney general opinion says planning and zoning boards may enact aesthetic controls to protect local environmental features. It warns against arbitrary standards and confirms police power supports regulated property use to promote health safety and welfare while preventing discrimination and improper expenditure of funds for public aesthetics.
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Boise
UPI
Ursula Kettlewell
Wendy Ungricht
Tyman G. Winchester
Kuna
Attorney General’s Office
Idaho
Evans asks stamp to boost Idaho liquor revenues
Gov John V Evans instructed State Liquor Dispensary officials to put the state stamp on liquor bottles sold in Idaho and ordered dispensary director Bill K Webster to reinstate the procedure promptly. Evans said stamping costs little and could save the state money by preventing un stamped liquor from evading the two quarts limit and state seal enforcement.
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Boise
APS
John V. Evans
Idaho
Evans
Bill K. Webster
Pay Resolution Withdrawn in Boise Senate Debate
Boise and state lawmakers face a stalled pay proposal as Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Ball withdraws a concurrent resolution on state employee pay. The action signals a key budget dispute affecting pay raises and civil service funding amid ongoing legislative sessions.
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Boise
Senate
Phil Ball
Wilder
Almanac notes January 28 1977 events and birthdays
January 28 1977 marks the 2nd day of the year with events from history including the 1878 New Haven telephone switchboard, 1915 Coast Guard creation, and 1955 Eisenhower Formosa defense authorization. It lists birthday Artur Rubinstein and the current zodiac sign Aquarius.
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New Haven
Conn
U.S. Coast Guard
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Formosa
Theft Ring Busted in Twin Falls Idaho
Twin Falls police arrested six men linked to a theft ring that stole 16 color TVs from Sears Roebuck plus jewelry and diamonds from a local store and a residence since last June. Arrest warrants were issued for two others, including a motel operator believed to have left the state.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPI
Sears & Roebuck
Dave Pamperine
Jack Clough
Ralph Faught
Clough
Faught
Bradley Kent Madison
Explosion Claims Three at Pyrodex Plant
An explosion at the Pyrodex Corp explosives plant on Taylor Mountain in eastern King County killed three workers and left a fourth missing and presumed dead. The blast, felt as far as Enumclaw, shattered sheds, ignited flames, and hurled wreckage and body parts up to 100 yards from the site.
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Issaquah
Wash
UPI
Pyrodex Corp
Taylor Mountain
King County
Enumclaw
Backers of Women Priests Vow Fight After Vatican Ruling
Two major groups supporting women priests vow to keep pressuring the church despite the Vatican ruling that women cannot be ordained as priests or bishops. The Vatican opened to diaconate but rejected ordination, while supporters say the movement remains alive and will influence U.S. bishops and ongoing calls to action.
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Pope
David E. Anderson
UPI
Washington
Vatican
Sacred Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
Paul VI
Church of the People of God
Women’s Ordination Conference
Church of the Hierarchy
Priests For Equality
Barber Pole Maker Faces Decline Amid Diminishing Trade
William Marry, the nation’s last barber pole maker, recalls his peak year of 1967 when he sold 4900 poles, but last year fell below 1000 as barber shops shrink from about 130000 to under 87000. He cites competition, changing fashions, and a waning barber trade reflected in Africa and Nigeria shop sightings of his product.
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Arnold Dibble
ST. Paul, Minn
UPI
William Marry
Twin Cities
Africa
Nigeria
ERA effort hinges on Rosalynn Carter in Virginia Senate
Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment enlist Rosalynn Carter to push for a floor vote in the Virginia Senate where the ERA failed 20 to 18. The measure can be reconsidered within two legislative days. Critics blame Republican Sen. A. Joseph Canada for the defeat while ERA backers call the floor vote a major breakthrough after years of obstruction.
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Karen T. Rypea
Richmond
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
Virginia Senate
Senate
Cretary
Mary Hoyt
ERA
Virginia Era Ratification Council
Joseph Canada
Canada
Council
Norma Murdoch-Kitt
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