Senate panel backs bigger Youth Conservation Corps expansion
The Senate Interior Committee approved a bill to expand the Youth Conservation Corps to 1.3 million 19 to 24 year olds. The 8 to 0 party line vote had no Republican support while only one Democrat, John Glenn, was absent. The measure would fund year round reforestation trail work fire fighting and other conservation duties on public lands. the existing 15 to 18 year old program would continue. House action already approved a similar measure despite administration opposition.
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UI Specialists Aid Teton Dam Flood Victims in Idaho
Two University of Idaho specialists traveled from Moscow to Rexburg to assist small business owners in the flood area. Glen Forre and a Pocatello team member help develop statistics for SBA disaster relief loans. Roger McKenzie will join later. Services are free via an EDA grant. Interested individuals can contact Rexburg Chamber or Forre in Pocatello.
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Fred Lewis
Moscow
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Small Business Administration
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Boise
Richard Bailey
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Rexburg Chamber of Commerce
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Evans Outlines Process For New Detention Law
Lt. Gov John V Evans outlines monitoring procedures for Idaho's emergency detention law at the Idaho Peace Officers Association meeting in Coeur d'Alene. The 1976 law, effective July 1, aims to curb child abuse and domestic violence, with Gov Andrus endorsing it without signature. Evans notes constitutional risk and urges restraint while Law Enforcement Planning Commission and Department of Law Enforcement oversee implementation. He will also present Governor’s awards for police combat shooters.
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Junior Fiddler Defends His Title at Weiser Contest
Mark O Connor, 14, Mountlake Terrace, Washington, defended his national junior fiddling crown at the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest in Weiser Idaho. He played Tom and Jerry The Yellow Rose Waltz and Hermans Rag while Loretta Brank 15 Winlock Washington took second and Jess Cooper 13 Hermiston Oregon third. Mannie Shaw Corral Idaho received a plaque for 21 years in the contest presented by Bill Yohey.
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