New IFG Commissioner outlines Lake Pend Oreille fishery issues
Bob Thomas new Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner described to Bonner County Sportsmen the Lake Pend Oreille fishery problems. He cited kokanee harvest drop from one million to 500,000 last year and a lake commercial fishing closure. He detailed spawning declines, pollution, siltation and river flow concerns, plus planned 1974 Eco-Sounding program and potential further reductions or closures for commercial fishing.
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Bob Thomas
District I
Idaho Fish and Game
Bonner County
Lake Pend Oreille
Thomas
Clark Fork
Cabinet Gorge
Granite Creek
Bayview
Washington Water Power
Tim Vaughan
Commission
Pete Thompson
Thompson
Weather for Sandpoint Area Through Saturday
Variable cloudiness with a few showers through Saturday. Cooler tonight. Southwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 30 mph at times. Precipitation chance 30 percent through Saturday. Highs Saturday around 70. Lows tonight near 50.
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Sandpoint
Precaution Shredder Used by Governor’s Office
The governor's office buys and uses a paper shredder as a precaution. Administrative assistant William J. Murphy notes rough drafts and informal notes with no official status are destroyed, while no official letters or documents are being destroyed. He adds there is no evidence of document theft.
New Plymouth Teen Receives Graduation Notice
Glenn Hilton of New Plymouth received a high school graduation announcement mailed by his cousin from Emmet Idaho. Hilton said the letter was postmarked May 17 1941 and carried a 114 cent postage stamp.
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U.S
Pat Off
United Press International
New Plymouth
Idaho
UPI
Glenn Hilton
Emmet
Hilton
Chamber of Commerce protests fishing ruling in Sandpoint
The Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce board protested the Idaho Fish and Game Commission decision to close commercial kokanee fishing and reduce sport possession limits. Secretary Barbara Remmers said the directors met Tuesday night and urged rescission. They align with the Commercial Fisherman’s Association in the protest.
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Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
Barbara Remmers
IFG
Commercial Fisherman’s Association
Pre-Dawn Drug Bust Nets Eight
A joint law enforcement raid near Priest River arrested eight people for possession of controlled substances. Among those charged are Dennis M. Naccarato of Newport and Helen Elaine Cole of Priest River, with others from Yakima and Yorba Linda. three are juveniles. Confiscated were marijuana plants, marijuana, peyote, amphetamines, hashish, and psilocybin. The arrests happened at two adjoining houses two miles north of Priest River. additional charges may follow.
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Priest River
Dennis M. Naccarato
Newport
Helen Elaine Cole
Charles M. Roland
Yakima
Wash
Dane C. Parrish
Yorba Linda
Calif
Daniel Becker
Nampa
Bonner County
Dave Hare
Bob Wilcox
Dan Featherston
Idaho
J.flavel
Wilcox
Hare
Bill Rice
Berry Anderson
Guthrie
Nagel
Woods
Kern
Culpepper
Mitchell
Nelson
Raudebaugh
Mrs. Condo
Sandpoint
Willard Piehl
Skylab astronauts repair cooling system and extend mission
Skylab crew after emergency repairs saved the station from a freezing coolant crisis. Conrad Kerwin and Weitz completed a four hour spacewalk restoring power and enabling two planned 56 day missions later this year, setting an endurance record of 14 days and counting toward a possible 28 day double mission.
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Houston
UPS
Skylab
Space Station
Charles
Pete
Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Neil Hutchinson
Hutchinson
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Bill Powers
Iee
Chamber Records Fishing
Henry Hartsfield
Kerwin
Weitz
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