Mine Strike Ends in Wallace Idaho Settlement Reached
The Sunshine Mine Co and United Steelworkers Union reach an agreement on a three year contract with an improved cost of living clause. About 400 miners on strike since March 11 will vote on the proposal Saturday after mediation by Henry Nichols.
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Wallace
Idaho
UPD
Hasbeth
Sunshine Mine’ Co
United Steelworkers Union
Henry Nichols
Kellogger Sali
Mitchell Admits Watergate Role
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell testified before the Senate Watergate committee that he helped rush the Watergate incident and hid information from President Nixon to protect his re election, saying he believed keeping the lid on until after the election was best. He said Nixon likely did not know about the cover up and acknowledged doubts about Magruder’s forthcoming grand jury testimony.
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Washington
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Mitchell
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Samuel Cash
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Cash
Sandpoint Weather Outlook This Week
Sunny and hot today in Sandpoint with a transition to partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Wednesday. Southwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon into tonight. Rain chances near zero today, about 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Wednesday. Highs near 90, lows around 55.
Man Killed By Falling Tree Near Priest Lake
Bonner County Sheriff's reports identify 79 year old William Charles Swannak as the man killed when a lodge pole pine fell on him as two men named Cliff Ackerman and Larry Needs cut it at a neighbor's property. The pair said they did not know Swannak was nearby.
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Priest Lake
Bonner County
William Charles Swannak
Cliff Ackerman
Larry Needs
Auto Mishap on SH 200 Leaves One Injured
J Wayne Busby, 57, severely injured when the pickup he rode in rolled onto its top on SH 200 east of Kootenai. Moralee, 68, driver of the pickup, and Eugenia McGhee, 74, were uninjured. Busby was pinned beneath the vehicle until a logging truck operator freed him. he was not wearing a seat belt.
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J.wayne Busby
Jeb and Margaret's Resort
McGhee’s Hill
Owen Moralee
Bee
Kootenai
Bonner General Hospital
J. Wayne Busby
Owen S. Moralee
Trailer Haven
Hope
Moralee
Eugenia A. McGhee
Sandpoint
Busby
Stubber- Wolf
McGhee
Tony Kucherry
Sandpoint moves to buy Farmin School site for parking
Sandpoint votes to accept Idaho First National Bank offer at 85 000 dollars for two thirds of the old Farmin School grounds to build a blacktopped landscaped parking lot with priority to the city if others bid up to 100 000. The council also approves a water system study and bans dogs from the city beach.
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Sandpoint
Idaho First National Bank
Farmin
IFNB
Bud Benoit
Stevens, Thompson and Runyan
Spokane
Bill Shoemaker
Sandpoint Federal
Dan Featherston
Sandpoint Council Approves Four Ordinances at Monday Meeting
The Sandpoint City Council passed four ordinances. Ordinance 432 sets parking meter fines payable to the City Clerk and criminalizes nonpayment within 48 hours with a fine up to 100 dollars. Ordinance 429 requires Planning and Zoning Commission approval for certain building permits. Ordinance 430 amends zoning map from industrial E to light industrial ER east of Boyer Avenue. Ordinance 431 changes residential zones C and trailer zones T to zone B between Superior and Michigan Streets.
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Sandpoint
Planning and Zoning Commission
Boyer Avenue
UPRR
Burlington Northern
Superior and
Michigan Streets
Division
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Farmin Purchase
Featherston
Spokane International Railroad
London
Ken Taylor
Cyprus
England
Pat Saunders
Taylor
Council
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