Rescue Drives Save Woman From Sinking Auto in Idaho Slough
Rosa Mae Sylvester swerved to miss a Department of Public Lands pickup and drove into a deep slough near Pack River bridge along Highway 200. Steve Johnson and Dan Johnson pulled her to shore, then Deputy Larry Berry and Pete's Auto Wrecking removed the car with minor damage. no citations issued as investigators assess the scene.
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Pack River
Larry Berry
Bee
Idaho
Department of Public Lands
Ghie
Rosa Mae Sylvester
Andy Anderson
Bonner County
Trout Creek Road
Anderson
Sylvester
Steve Johnson
Sandpoint
Johnson
Dan Johnson
Pete
Correction on Ray M. Davis affiliation
An error stated Ray M. Davis was a proprietor and patrolman for Boundary Security Patrol in Sandpoint. The correct affiliation is with Security Services. The newspaper regrets the mistake.
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Ray M. Davis
Boundary Security Patrol
Sandpoint
Davis
Security Services
Recall effort fails to oust Sheriff Wilcox in Idaho
The recall petition deadline passed without filing by 5 p.m. as John V. Strode sought a 30 day extension he was told Idaho law does not allow. Sheriff Wilcox, who faces a $175000 defamation suit with his wife, commented that the matter is now over. A separate probe into missing marijuana from a courthouse storage area followed.
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Robert Wilcox
Doris Kenney
John V. Strode
Idaho
The
Daily Bee
Wilcox
Strode
Tom Vasseur
Coeur d'Alene
Sandpoint
Jim Hunt
Attorney General’s Office
First District Court
Dist
Dar Cogswell
Bee Rates To Change For Daily Bee Home Delivery
Daily Bee home delivery will rise to 2.50 per month effective today due to higher costs. Seniors 65 and totally disabled may receive a 1.00 discount with certification at the Daily Bee office. Certification can be completed in July, preferably in the first 15 days, and gold cards require office presentation.
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Daily Bee
Bee
BCEA Injunction Declined In Bonner County Case
District Court Judge James Towles denied a BCEA request for a preliminary injunction to halt further contracts with certified teachers by School District No 82 while negotiations proceed. The suit also seeks a default judgment in Coeur d'Alene claiming the board failed to answer the original complaint.
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James Towles
Bonner County Education Association
BCEA
Board of Trustees
Coeur d’Alene
Boothe Named to Lead Death Probe in Sandpoint Case
Jack D. Boothe, named by the Idaho Department of Law Enforcement in Boise, to investigate the June 17 death of Gerald R. Brown of Poplar Montana after he was hit by a northbound truck on U S Highway 95 near Colburn. A coroner s inquest ruled death accidental but condemned police conduct, urging further inquiry into actions. Brown had been left hitchhiking by Sandpoint officers. rookie Paul Siem testified he was told to falsify reports.
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Jack D. Boothe
Dept. of Law Enforcement
Boise
Gerald R. Brown
Poplar
Montana
Brown
Colburn
Sandpoint
Dale Coffelt
Gary Finney
Paul Siem
Siem
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Towles
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Dick Abbott
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