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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1970
Page
2
Sandpoint Idaho July 23 1970 issue page notes legal notices published Tuesdays weekly by Pend Oreille Printers Inc at 310 Church. Subscription rates listed as 4.20 per quarter or 16.80 per year. Publisher Pete Thompson address and press services acknowledged.
A digest of local incidents includes a semi-trailer wreck on the Denton Curves, beach damage at the city site including a damaged phone booth, a reported break-in at Nelson's TV, an APB for 16 year old escapee August Dawley from the Youth Training Camp, a small sawdust fire at the Fairgrounds, and July marriage licenses for several couples including Michael Bishop and Dale Pederson.
Coast Guard cutter South Wind speeds toward the debris sighting area about 150 miles northeast of Greenland where searchers Wednesday spotted floating wreckage possibly from a Soviet cargo plane missing since Saturday. The ship was due to arrive around 11 p.m. EDT as per Search and Rescue Headquarters.
The article discusses Soviet farming, leadership shifts under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, and the impact on output. It cites Stalin’s collectives, grain targets, and chronic inefficiency, noting population growth, planned gains, and the budget strain from farm subsidies.
Five Black youths boarded a Chicago Transit Authority bus and robbed 140 white passengers on a Wednesday. They paid fares, then moved to the back and demanded white women’s purses before taking purses from white women and a white man’s wristwatch, dropping items into paper bags.
A Sunday Lions benefit barbecue at Sandpoint City Beach features sky diving water-skiing and boat races. Funds donated support Junior Tackle football and year round Lions programs aiding eye care for children and baskets of food at Christmas.
President Nixon maintains multiple retreats including Camp David Key Biscayne and San Clemente. He travels by special planes and helicopters with ongoing staff briefings and security for weekends away, drawing public scrutiny over costs and governance while remaining connected to Washington.
Governor Don Samuelson will personally inspect the Magic Valley area damaged by a heavy hail storm. He declined to declare a state of emergency, saying federal agencies can provide relief. The storm hit Twin Falls County and nearby counties, with 55,000 to 60,000 acres severely damaged and crops heavily defoliated.
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