Idaho consumer protection debate voiced by Brennan
J Tim Brennan executive director of the Idaho Retailers Association says Idahoans do not need a national consumer protection agency. He favors strengthening the state consumer protection division in the attorney general Wayne Kidwell and adding staff and regional offices to handle complaints. Kidwell opposes a national agency and recently returned funds to the state treasury.
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Boise
UPI
J. Tim Brennan
Idaho Retailers Association
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Brennan
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Los Angeles
Idaho
Kidwell
BLM Grants Idaho 1120 Acres In Land Exchange Talks
The Bureau of Land Management announced it will give Idaho 1,120.55 acres in Fremont County as part of in lieu land selections. It will retain about 6,887.03 acres to protect antelope migration routes and elk calving grounds. Public comment runs 30 days with final Interior approval and a 60 to 90 day transfer window.
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Idaho Falls
Fremont County
O'Dell Frandsen
BLM
Frandsen
William
Salmon River Land Use Plan Finalized In Idaho
Boise based final draft of the South Fork Salmon river land use plan and environmental impact statement agreed between Idaho Fish and Game and Boise National Forest officials. The plan limits to 12 million board feet timber harvest and 11 miles of new roads in ten years, with monitoring of sediment and no new roads in key big game ranges. Public inspection starts at Boise and Forest Service offices in McCall and Cascade.
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Boise
UPI
South Fork Salmon River
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Boise National Forest
Royce Williams
F&g
Forest Service
Fish and Game Department
The
Department
South Fork
Montana forest fire devastates Pattee Canyon homes
About 200 people fought a fierce blaze southeast of Missoula that destroyed five houses, a garage, and nine vehicles and forced hundreds to evacuate. Gov. Thomas Judge declared Pattee Canyon a disaster area as crews reported hot spots and improving conditions despite the fire staying out of control. Infrared surveys showed roughly 1,400 acres burned with no lightning in the area. No injuries reported.
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Missoula
State Forestry Division
Thomas Judge
Pattee Canyon
Idaho alcohol center opposes women's prison plan
Archie Walker of the Gooding Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center says Idaho errs by converting his facility into a women’s prison. He notes 40 000 alcoholics in Idaho and that 55 percent of the center’s 100 patients remain sober. He urges a separate site or longer transition time beyond November.
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Gooding, Idaho
UPI
Gooding
Idaho
Archie Walker
Socie
Walker
Cottonwood
Nevada
Prison Board
State Hospital
Orofino
Swine Day Aims At 4 H Members In Snow Valley Farm
The 4 H Swine Day will feature a fitting and showing presentation by Sue Valez and a judging practice at the Dwain Valez Farm in Snow Valley. The program starts at 1 30 p m on Tuesday July 19 and is open to all 4 H members with swine projects, swine leaders, and interested people.
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Sue Valez
Dwain Valez
Snow Valley
Meridian man wins grueling 50 mile endurance race
Donald Coleman 27 of Meridian and his horse Surghan won a 50 mile race from Silver City to Nampa. Only eight pairs finished as 18 teams started with veterinarians at two checkpoints. Coleman’s time 4 hours 35 minutes earned $475 and a belt buckle. Other finishers included Gene Morrison, Bill Sutherland, and Keith Applegate with varied times and prizes.
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Nampa
Idaho
UPI
Silver City
Donald Coleman
Surghan
Coleman
Snake River Stampede Board
Gene Morrison
Kuna
Bill Sutherland
Boise
Keith Applegate
Brian Johnstone
Homedale
Lurina Dancer
Beth Marie Noyes
Meridian
Paul Nettleton
Murphy
Bonner County 4-H Winners Thank Supporting Leaders
Card from members of the Bonner County Judging teams thanking 4-H leaders and parents for hard work and backing that earned the first place state horse judging team in Idaho at Burley contest. Named members include Barbara Tibbs Kim Lewwis Janice Wood Laurie Tibbs Sherri Karst Becky Marienau Mall Chambers Lorri Anne Smith.
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Burley
Idaho
Bonner County
Barbara Tibbs
Kim Lewwis
Janice Wood
Laurie’ Tibbs
Sherri Karst
Becky Marienau
Mall Chambers
Lorri Anne Smith
WWP Seeks Major Electric Rate Hike Across Washington Idaho
Washington Water Power Company files for rate increases of 31 percent in Washington and 28 percent in Idaho. The changes would raise annual revenue by about 13.9 million dollars in Washington and 7.5 million in Idaho, with residential bills rising modestly for typical usage. Spokane based WWP President Wendell J. Satre cites insufficient current revenues and inflation as reasons, seeking interim relief of at least 50 percent of the total proposal.
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Washington Water Power Company
Washington
Idaho
WWP
Wendell J. Satre
Spokane
Satre
Public Invited To 1977 Forestry Tour
The Idaho Washington Resource Conservation and Development Forestry Tour begins at 10 00 A M July 20 in Boundary County Airport Lot. Don White guides visits to Moyie Springs Louisiana Pacific mill Bonners Ferry Post Company Pack River logging tree nursery and a Boundary County Christmas tree plantation. Lunch is not provided. drinks are.
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Boundary County
Don White
Forester
Louisiana Pacific Precision Stud
Moyie Springs
Bonners Ferry Post Company
Pack River Company
Bonners Ferry
Engineers Seek 4007 Acres For Game Browse
The Corps of Engineers seeks withdrawal of 4007 acres of Hughes Point timberland near Dworshak Reservoir to replace big game browse lost when the reservoir was created. The Bureau of Land Management plans to set the land aside from settlements sales and mining under existing rights as part of a mitigation project. The area will be managed in coordination with other project lands and lands outside the boundary. In Bahia Felix Chile it rains about 325 days annually.
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Boise
API
Corps of Engineers
Hughes Point
Dworshak
Bureau of ‘Land Management
BLM
William Mathews
Ofa
Bahia Felix
Chile
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Federal Trade Commission
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Still
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Mike Dalen
Priest River
Merle
Vannie Morrow
Jack
Jill
Oregon
Salmon River
McCall
Cascade
Montana
Army Reserve
Rent Rinsenvac
Rinsenvac
Taft's Variety Inc
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Sandpoint, Id
Epy Ak
Pat Kueh
Elcome Hayon
Irene Collins
Robert Helm
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