Andrus Admits Holdback Might Have Been Unneeded
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus acknowledged that the 1.9 percent holdback last fiscal year may have been unnecessary as state finances showed a 3.3 million free fund surplus in the general fund. Senator Richard High said hindsight confirms the holdback was premature given earlier optimistic indicators and tax receipts.
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Boise
UPD
Cecil D. Andrus
Senate
Joe R. Williams
Marjorie Ruth Moon
Andrus
Richard S. High
Twin Falls
Richardson heads on Middle Fork salmon river float
UPI report says US Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson will leave Boise today for a week long float trip down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. The party includes Mr and Mrs Beatty, Mr and Mrs Russell Train, and Mr and Mrs Ernest Sargeant of Boston. They expect to return July 19.
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Boise
UPI
Elliot L. Richardson
Salmon River
Richardson
Robert O. Beatty
Richarson
Beatty
Richardsons and
Beattys
Russell Train
Train
Ernest Sargeant
Boston
Feed Shortage Meeting Set in Bonner County
County officials announce an 8 p.m. Monday public meeting at Community Hall to discuss a severe feed shortage. County Agent Ray Davis explains about one third of hay is available due to winter kill and low moisture, and steps to declare an emergency to obtain federal and state aid. Davis notes efforts to import hay from Nevada at 53 dollars per ton and to verify rumors of low cost grain from Canada and alfalfa from Twin Falls.
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Ray Davis
Davis
Bonner
Nevada
Canada
Twin Falls
Idaho Highways Forges New Ponderay Building
The Idaho Department of Highways completed a new building on Highway 200 at Ponderay costing 107000 dollars. It replaces the old structure and serves as a combined maintenance garage and engineering office for road crews. Up to ten people will work in both the engineering and maintenance sections. Built by Coman Construction Incorporated of Spokane, construction began in February with a concrete block wall, precast T beam roof, and four ply asphalt covering.
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Idaho Department of Highways
Highway 200
Ponderay
Sid Scribner
Highway Department
Coman Construction Incorporated
Spokane
Sandpoint Forecast Warm and Dry into Weekend
Weather in Sandpoint calls for fair and warm conditions through Saturday. Light winds and near zero percent chance of rain. Lows around 55 and highs near 95 on Saturday.
Four railroad workers killed by freight train in Pocatello
Four men walking on tracks near Simplot plant in Pocatello Idaho were killed when a 104 car freight train struck them. Injured worker Richard Crossley was hospitalized in guarded condition. Investigators say plant noise and upwind position prevented hearing whistle signals.
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Pocatello, Idaho
UPI
Ignacio Samora
Fort Hal
Clifford K. Begay
Blackfoot
Larry Morten
John C. Gleed
Pocatello
Richard Crossley
Bannock Memorial Hospital
Don Glenn
Power
Sheriff’s Office
Union Pacific Railroad
Simplot
Glenn
Trucker Wakes to River Crash on US 95 North of Sandpoint
Idaho State Police report John Richard Hemke aged 39 of Pasco Washington drove his semi into the Pack River ten miles north of Sandpoint on US 95 after dozing at the wheel. He suffered only minor injuries as he steered toward the embankment to avoid traffic and plunged down the embankment into the river.
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Pack River
Sandpoint
US 95
Idaho
John Richard Hemke
Pa- Sco
Wash
Hemke
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Idaho Department of Highwayway 200
Middle Fork
Cecil Andrus
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Department
Sen
Frank Church
R.R. Martin
Feyven
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