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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1976
Page
6
Governor Cecil D Andrus told Rexburg and Sugar City flood victims the federal government will pay for their losses in full. He proposed a three step plan including possible legislation and litigation if needed. A one stop relief center will open to coordinate aid and ensure no run around.
Gerald L. Pelley Jr., 18, Spokane, admitted plans to firebomb a police car after anger over local police shooting deaths. He pled guilty to possession of an incendiary device and was held for further investigation.
A mini school bus carrying students to a school for the mentally retarded collided with a car, struck a steel pole and overturned on Toledo’s west side. Police said the driver and one student were killed and 17 people injured, two seriously. identities were withheld pending next of kin notifications.
Idaho Governor Cecil D Andrus urged President Ford to dispatch the FDAA director or deputy to personally supervise initial Teton flood relief. He noted existing federal help from Bureau of Reclamation Director Gilbert Stamm and Interior Assistant Secretary Jack Horton and urged the same level from FDAA while calling for donations to local Red Cross chapters for disaster victims.
Rexburg Idaho UPI reports Keith Walker county commissioner who lost his home and possibly his father in law is coordinating flood relief after the Teton Dam disaster. A missing persons bureau opened at Ricks College as Mormon churches seek member accounting while 14 000 people were evacuated in 45 minutes. Relief groups plan 24 hour work with victims in shock as damaged areas reopen.
Eastern Idaho's Teton Dam flood will harm the regional economy as cropland and livestock losses threaten farm income. Experts warn shortages and higher prices may follow, with fields washed away or buried in gravel and topsoil removed. Leaders from Kellogg to the Idaho Potato and Wheat commissions say recovery and price impacts remain uncertain.
Psychologists advise using iced tea as a refreshing between meal lift that is gentle and sustained while avoiding extra calories. The tip focuses on tempering cravings with a low calorie beverage.
Idaho Falls scene after the Teton Dam flood leaves seven dead and 153 missing. Flood waters moved 100 miles, damaging Rexburg and Idaho Falls areas with 300 square miles flooded and more than 500 million dollars in damages.
Washington UPI campaign officials for Democratic presidential candidate Frank Church accuse CBS NBC and ABC of unfair air time. Deputy campaign chairman Henry L. Kimelman says Carter received five minutes Sunday night while Church was denied a Monday spot, creating an unequal political advantage.
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