Sandpoint Daily Bee marks eleventh birthday and historic first issues
A retrospective on the Sandpoint Daily Bee eleven years after its 1966 launch as the Bee Hive. The feature recalls early ads, original staff, and landmarks like Connie's Diner and Robin DuCrest's theater, noting photos, obituaries, local charity work, and the paper’s evolution from a free shopping guide to a broader community daily.
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Bee
Pete ‘Thompson
Pend
Oreille
Church Street
Daily
Richard Yost
The
Bee Hive
Tansa
Sandpoint
Sommierfeld Realty
Sdndpoint Realty Co
Boates
Dover
Westwood
del Brown
Connie
Balch
Connie’s
Milton Thomas
Hope
Robin DuCrest
Pend Oreille
Alice’ Hunt
Margaret Walker
Marge Cook
VFW
Roy Speer
Forest Wetterow
John.c.cranston
Madison
Ind
Cranston Hardware Store
Sandpant
F. Bee
Idaho seeks transfer of 22000 acres from federal to state
Idaho Land Board and Legislature officials met with the Congressional delegation and a deputy assistant Interior Secretary to urge action on 22000 acres owed to Idaho. They seek land in Island Park near Yellowstone, Sun Valley, and Hoodoo in Banner County with a promise of action within a month. Senator Jim McClure expressed optimism and plans to press Secretary Cecil Andrus for progress.
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State Land Board
Idaho
Department of Interior
State of
McClure
Cecil Andrus
Idaho Land Board
Steering Committee Meet Set at NIC Coeur d'Alene
The Hedland Vocational Building on North Idaho Campus hosts a 7 p.m. meeting to form steering committees for the Wildlife Tomorrow conference set for Sept. 30 at NIC. Community members wishing to help plan are urged to attend tonight.
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Hedland Vocational
North Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Wildlife Tomorrow
Nic
Mystery of Amin's Whereabouts Deepens in Uganda
Nairobi dispatch reports Uganda cabinet met as the search for President Amin extended to foreign countries. Officials in Entebbe said a dragnet was under way with blocks and armored units in Kampala and Entebbe. US intelligence cited said Amin and VP Adrisi survived an ambush and are safe.
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Raymond
Wilkinson
Nairobi
Kenya
UPIE
Uganda
Gence
Washington
Amin
Mustafa Adrisi
Kampala
Entebbe
Tin Shack Cedar timber sale sells by sealed bid
Ted Andersen acting district ranger for the Sandpoint district announced the Tin Shack Cedar timber sale was sold by sealed bid at the Federal Building in Sandpoint on June 17 1977. The sale site is the Johnson Creek Drainage about nine miles south of Clark Fork Idaho and comprises 75 conits of cedar products. Donald E Dawson of Clark Fork submitted the high bid raising the advertised value from 75.00 to 5786.89 with other bids from DR J Wood Products Ray Stutzke John Rader Arnold Langlois Robert Balser Allan Dawson John Roberts Clifford McChesnie Butcher Wood Preserving Leonard Butler Gerald Sarff Bob Shimer and Mike Com.
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Ted Andersen
Sandpoint
Federal
Johnson Creek
Clark Fork
Idaho
Donald E. Dawson
County Cancer Crusade Goal Met
The Bonner County Cancer Crusade surpassed its $6 500 goal in the annual April drive. Patricia Leedy says a telegram from Boise congratulated the unit on a fine job in a slow year. About 150 locals helped door to door with the rest handling membership and education efforts.
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Bonner County
Leedy
Pickup believed stolen by priest river burglary suspect found in sandpoint
A pickup stolen in a Priest River burglary was recovered in Sandpoint about 9 45 p m Monday. The vehicle owned by Harold Dilling of Usk Washington was abandoned on Alder Street. Authorities hunt a white male suspect about 35, 135 pounds with black hair who stole the truck and three rifles plus a shotgun.
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Sandpoint
Alder Street
Harold Dilling
Usk
Washington
Murder Suspect Remains At Large In Ada County
Ada County authorities pursue Steve Wolf 16 after he escaped from a sixth floor jail cell during the weekend. Wolf is charged with first degree murder in the June death of Enrico Flory 76 Boise. Deputies later found an abandoned Boise River campsite but Wolf had fled before arrival. Sheriff’s officers cite inadequate facilities and lax jailer oversight as factors in the escape.
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Boise River
Steve Wolf
Wolf
Enrico Flory
Boise
Ada
Ada County Sheriff's
Alvin
Bud” Sims
Navy Transport Plane Crashes Off Wake Island
A Navy C130 Hercules with 16 aboard crashed at sea after departing Wake Island en route to Guam. Debris was sighted in the water and a Coast Guard rescue plane headed to the scene. An Air Force spokeswoman confirmed the flight path and timing, with a flare report under investigation.
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Honolulu
UPI
Wake Island
Guam
US Coast Guard
Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Kathleen Jordan
Hickam
Mid -Pacific Atoll
Coast Guard
Jordan
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Colonies Diner
Anda Grandfield Photo
Shirley Best
Bert
Laclede
Bonner General Hospital
Best
Entebbe Statehouse
Tin Shack
Mike Dalen
County Cancer Crusade
UPS
Ada County
Navy
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