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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1976
Page
3
The Pentagon plans new rules to halt a $600,000 annual subsidy for military escorts traveling with Congress and paying hotels and meals abroad. The policy, tied to 1953 legislation, will bar cash advances and ban entertainment expenses, with strict oversight by senior officers.
The Supreme Court delays the mandate to carry out death sentences for 166 prisoners in Florida Georgia and Texas until October. Justice Powell signed the order at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's request. Florida has 71 Georgia 56 and Texas 39 on death row.
Pat Nixon, age 64, hospitalized 16 days after a stroke, was pronounced fit to go home to San Clemente from Memorial Hospital in Long Beach. Doctors said she can walk unaided and climb stairs, with full or near total recovery expected in three to four months if she continues at home, though left side muscles may weaken with fatigue.
Frederick Newhall Woods, a shy 25 year old from Portola Valley, is sought along with James Schoenfeld and his brother Richard for questioning in the Chowchilla bus kidnapping. Neighbors describe Woods as withdrawn, obsessed with old cars, and living on a vast family estate with numerous rusting vehicles and a California Rock and Gravel Co business.
Former Texas governor John Connally says he could accept a Republican vice presidential nomination if it aids the ticket. He plans to attend the GOP National Convention in Kansas City and may have a role, though he declined to name a likely nominee.
A UPC A study commission urges Congress to grant states clear power to regulate gambling within borders. It criticizes the Justice Department and FBI for failing to curb illegal gambling and notes federal tax laws have not reduced it. The interim report, tied to the 1970 Organized Crime Control Act, recommends declaring state jurisdiction without repealing federal gambling laws.
Bonner County Clerk Doris Kenney reports the District Court Seal is missing from the Courthouse with discovery on July 16 after her vacation. A Sandpoint resident reports two tool kits stolen from a moored boat valued at $70 with $10 damage. An Alberne Cove hay theft totals 150 bales worth $100. A Blanchard resident sues after poisoning a St. Bernard worth $1,000. A campsite theft costs $120 for a .22 Ruger pistol and gear.
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