Black Bear Kills Camper Near Grand Lake Colorado
A 400 pound black bear hunted down by Raymond Lyons near Grand Lake Colorado is believed to be the animal that mauled and killed John Richardson and injured his fiancé Linda Moore. The attack prompted Park Service to ban tent camping at Timber Creek and wildlife officials to set traps.
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Grand Lake
Colo
Aupi
Colorado Rockies
Raymond Lyons
Collbran
Rocky Mountain National Park
John H. Richardson
Denver
Holzworth Never
Richardson
Linda Moore
van Nuys
Calif
G.H. Wadell
Rowayton
Conn
Colorado
James A. Randall
The
Park Service
Timber Creek
Harold Breen
Colorado State
Potato Commission Chooses New Idaho Leadership
Jack Allred and Murtaugh elected new chairman at the Idaho Potato Commission meeting. Gov Cecil D Andrus swore in three new commissioners J W Connolly of Boise Leonard Schritter of Aberdeen and Jim Henry of Kimberly. Other officers include Robert Mercer Shelley head of Research and Education Bob Skyles head of Office Procedures Bill Webster Rexburg and Ronald Ball Lewisville leading Tax Structure.
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Boise
UPD
Jack Allred
Murtaugh
Idaho Potato Commission
Cecil D. Andrus
J. W. Connolly
Leonard Schritter
Aberdeen
Jim Henry
Kimberly
Robert Mercer
Shelley
Bob Skyles
Nampa
Bill Webster
Rexburg
Ronald Ball
Lewisville
Youth Pleads Innocent To Murder In Blackfoot
An 18 year old, Bobby L. Benson, pleaded innocent in Seventh District Court Blackfoot to a second degree murder charge in the death of 22 year old Matthew Steven Blair on April 19 1971.
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Blackfoot
UPD
Bobby L. Benson
Seventh District Court
Matthew Steven Blair
Kennedy weighs assassination risk in 1972 presidential run
Look writer Warren Rogers reports Sen Edward M Kennedy told him the possibility of assassination weighed heavily in deciding whether to seek the Democratic nomination in 1972. Kennedy denies promising his mother to stay out of the race and notes family concerns over safety.
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New York
Look Magazine
Edward M. Kennedy
Warren Rogers
Look
Kennedy
Joan
Robert Kennedy
Joseph I
Rose
Rogers
Massachusetts
Dangerous Plants Endanger Children Across Nation
A survey lists over 700 plants that cause poisoning including oleander, Daphne metereum, and rhododendron. The article cites a Seattle study with 12 000 yearly child incidents and warns of dangerous berries and leaves such as nightshade, lantana, cherry cyanide twigs, peach leaves, and castor beans. It urges plant identification and offers a free safety booklet from Geigy Agricultural Chemicals.
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Seattle
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals
Edina Industrial Boulevard
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Idaho Crops Progress Amid Warm Weather and Grasshopper Plague
A weekly government report notes Idaho crops thriving with warm weather and ample water. Winter wheat harvest begins in the southwest while alfalfa second cut advances nationwide. Grasshoppers threaten desert areas prompting local control efforts as soil moisture remains adequate for growth.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Commerce
Six Bodies Still Sought After Idaho Boat Disaster
Cas s County Sheriff Ray Mitchell says deputies patrol the Lower Goose Creek reservoir to recover six bodies from a boating accident on June 20. Water at depths of 100 feet plus remains cold at 35 to 36 degrees, hindering search efforts after eight people disappeared and two bodies were found the day of the incident.
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Oakley, Idaho
UPI
Cassia County
Ray Mitchell
Goose Creek
Mitchell
Ag Department to curb horse epidemic across five states
The Agriculture Department plans vaccinations for 700,000 to 1 million Texas horses and neighboring states with a government quarantine and mosquito spraying program. Of 494,950 Texas horses vaccinated, Louisiana and Oklahoma near completion while Arkansas and New Mexico lag. Spraying covers about 8.7 million acres along the Texas Louisiana coasts with eight million acres slated for total treatment.
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E. Michael Myers Houston
UPD
Texas
Agriculture Department
Department
John Arnold
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arnold
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Washington
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Ari
Iowa
California
Public
Colorado
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Potato Com
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Clarkston
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APD
Milton Jensen
Lederle Laboratores
Portland
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