Pack River Lumber workers strike shuts three Sandpoint plants
About 200 workers at Pack River Lumber Co. in Sandpoint walked out at 7 a.m. with picket lines at Colburn Dover and Texon facilities. Local 310 seeks 12 cents an hour raise plus 2.5 percent increases for the next two years and seeks pension and contract language changes. Union aims for a return to work in a day or two but no meeting with management is scheduled.
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Woodworkers Union
Pack River Lumber Company
Dover
Bee
Pack River Lumber Co
Sandpoint
Bill O’donnell
Colburn
Tenex Inc
Uage
O’donnell
Pack River
Coeur d’ Alene
Northwest Timber Co
Idaho Forest Industries
O'Donnell
Idaho Board kills proposed student fee increase
The Idaho state board of education rescinded a plan to raise student fees at four state institutions after a motion by Joseph McCollum. The proposal would have added 15 dollars per semester at the University of Idaho, 10 dollars at Boise State College, and 5 dollars at Idaho State University and Lewis Clark College. The holdback of three percent of state funds, discussed by Gov. Cecil D. Andrus, left the measure in doubt with a July 15 decision looming. The rescission was approved unanimously.
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Joseph McCollum
Twin Falls
board_of education
Sandpoint
Cedil D. Andrus
Governor’s Office
Andrus
University of Idaho
Boise_State College
Idaho State University
Lewis- Clark College
M.T. Denton
Pocatello
Deaton
Lightning Sparks Three Minor Forest Fires in Idaho Panhandle
Forest Dispatcher Duane Hadley reports three minor fires started by a thunderstorm in the Idaho Panhandle. Falls District north of Priest River and two near Priest Lake District show fires rated A or B under one acre and manned. Flare ups possible, but crews have them pretty well mopped up.
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Idaho Panhandle
Duane Hadley
Falls District
Priest River
Priest Lake District
Hadley
IPU Approves Gas Rate Increase in Idaho
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission approved a 7.2 percent rate increase for Intermountain Gas Co to raise about 1.9 million dollars per year. Eastern Idaho customers will pay roughly seven cents more per dollar of service, as IPUC President Harry Nock cited higher Canadian gas prices and vowed the hike could last six months to a year.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Intermountain Gas Co
Idaho
IPUC
Harry Nock
Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Nock
Grasshoppers Alarm Out In Idaho And Oregon
Authorities in Idaho and Oregon report a growing grasshopper problem. About 145000 acres in Idaho and over one million acres in Wallowa County Oregon are being treated. Estimates suggest up to 50 grasshoppers per square yard in affected areas.
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Lewiston
Idaho
UPI
Oregon
Wallowa
Enterprise County
Chuck Gavin
Tragic Naples Child Struck By Mail Train
A 22 month old girl, Connie Lynn Muller of Naples Idaho, was killed Thursday evening when struck by the southbound Pacific Zip mail train near her home. The train originated in St Paul Minnesota and was bound for Seattle Washington. The child's mother was treated for shock at Bonners Ferry Hospital. father works in Missoula Montana.
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Burlington
St. Paul
Minn
Seattle
Washington
Bonners Ferry Hospital
Missoula
Montane
Idaho Colleges Receive Health Manpower Grants
Idaho Falls UPD reports Public Health Service funds awarded to Idaho colleges under the Comprehensive Health Manpower Education program. Idaho State University College of Pharmacy gets $96,404 for health professions capital, while four other Idaho colleges share $104,092 in nursing capitation grants.
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Idaho Falls
UPD
The
Public Health Service
Idaho
Orval Hansen
Idaho State
College of Pharmacy
Yellowstone Dedicates New Blind Three Senses Trail
At Yellowstone Park officials unveil a new eighth mile nature trail with 17 stops designed for blind visitors. Braille signs guide guests to feel roots smell fumes and hear a geyser as about 50 blind participants lead sighted riders through the experience.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
National Park
Three Senses
Bill Dunmire
Cape Cod National Seashore
Massachusetts
Dunmire
City Tractor Accident Injures Sandpoint Man
An accident Thursday at Florence and Cedars left minor injuries to George Fleetwood of Sandpoint after his car hit the extended mowing arm of a City of Sandpoint tractor. The tractor operated by Danny Lee was stopped in the middle of the street when Fleetwood attempted to pass and the bar struck the windshield directly in front of the driver.
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Florence and Cedars
Geroge
Fleetwood
Sandpoint
City of Sandpoint
Danny’ Lee
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IWA
IPU
Naples
Yellowstone
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