Idaho Fish and Game seeks excise tax on sporting goods
Idaho Fish and Game commissioners voted to ask the legislature for new revenue sources including a sporting goods excise tax in addition to the three percent sales tax to offset declining revenues. They also proposed higher fines for illegal wildlife killings and discussed license and tag fee increases pending federation support.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Cecil D. Andrus
Robert L Salter
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Greenley
Wynne Blake
Lewiston
Idaho Attorney General backs governor airplane purchase
Idaho Attorney General Wayne Kidwell says Gov Cecil D Andrus acted within legislature given emergency powers in buying a 169000 Navajo Chieftain plane after the Teton Dam collapse. Four state agencies funded the purchase and the AG urges updated disaster preparedness legislation.
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Boise, Idaho
API
Cecil D Andrus
Teton Dam
Idaho
Wayne Kidwell
Attorney General
Department of Health and Welfare
Department of Transportation
Public Utilities Commission
Monongahela Action Delayed Until August
Washington leaders told Governor Andrus no legislation will move before late August to address the Monongahela timber ruling. Sen Mansfield and Rep Foley expect a slow process with seven bills under study and no early September action likely.
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Washington
Senate
Foley
Andrus
Monongahela
Andrus cites Monongahela decision impact in West Virginia forest
Andrus notes the Monongahela ruling applies to a West Virginia forest and argues you cannot apply eastern land management criteria to western lands. He points to government rules as a problem to be tackled as the new chairman of the National Governors Conference, saying bureaucrats draft rules and states cannot implement them identically.
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West Virginia
Andrus
National Governor's Conference
Drowning Death Suit Dismissed by Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court upheld a Sixth District ruling dismissing the negligence suit by Don and Cheryl Jacaway over their daughter's drowning at a state operated Lava Hot Springs pool. The dismissal cites failure to comply with the Idaho Torts Claims Act notice requirement of 120 days. The court ruled no suit against the state can proceed without timely notice.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho Supreme Court
High Court
Don
Cheryl Jacaway
Jacaways
Legislature
Lava Hot Springs
Council Deadlock Over Pound Master Hire Leaves Pet Plan Unclear
Sandpoint City Council debate on terminating Eagle Enterprises and hiring a pound master reveals splits. Five members favored immediate hire or authorization, while one opposed, with budget and interpretation of the motion clouding action. The mayor says a suitable candidate is needed, money remains a hurdle, and seven applications exist.
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Sandpoint
Emma Lou Hook
Eagle Enterprises
Gene Holt
Bud Benoit
Steve Klatt
Larry Sterling
Holt
Hook
Ed Etzman
Ozzie Vallieres
Benoit
Ettzman
Eitzman
Les Brown
Sterling
Klatt
Holts
Brown
David Easton
Easton
Teton Dam Haven of Leaks Paid For by Officials
Bureau of Reclamation geologists warned of potential hazards due to fissures at the Teton Dam north end as early as July 9 1975. The dam later failed on June 5 flooding the Upper Snake River Valley causing 11 deaths and about 1 billion dollars in damage. Officials note extensive grout work and water tests claimed the grout curtain would block leaks though the failure occurred.
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Boise
UPI
Bureau of Reclamation
Teton Dam
Bureau
Robert J Farina
H.H Ham
Denver
Farina
Idaho Statesman
Snake River
Teton
Clifford Okeson
Northwest
Rod Vissia
Vissia
Spokane Ditched Bicentennial Fireworks Policy
Spokane Chamber of Commerce manager George Reitemeier explained that Inland Empire cities agreed two years ago not to hold competing events during Expo 74 and Spokane followed by restricting events for the bicentennial. Unclear plans exist for tricentennial arrangements.
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Spokane
UPI
Bloodmobile Visit Planned in Sandpoint
The Spokane Blood Bank mobile unit will be in Sandpoint on Tuesday July 13 from 2 to 6 30 pm at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post home 1105 Lake Street. The Blood Bank urges all eligible people to donate a small amount of time to help.
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Spokane Blood Bank
Sandpoint
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Lake Street
Blood Bank
Father John Aids Guatemalans in Vacation Mission Work
Father John Birk, known locally as Father John, spends his vacation aiding Guatemalan relief efforts and coordinating Spokane Diocesan missions. He travels during Guatemala’s rainy season to observe shelter needs and earthquake resistant housing, while sharing a slide presentation of his trip with local groups.
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Father John
Father John Birk
Central America
Priest River-Newport
Washington
West Bonner County
Newport
Metaline Falls
Cusick’s
Mater Clemi
Colbert
John
Spokane
Guatemala
Priest River
Tony Lamanna
Lamanna
Mater Cleriu
St Anthony’s Church
Box C
R Aid
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IFG
Department
Idaho Legislature Department
Joseph Greenley
Commission
Pete Thompson
Thompson
Samopoikt, Idaho
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