Coroner Testifies In Fatal Shooting In Idaho
Maxine Gunter of Athol testified at a coroner inquest regarding a fatal shooting outside her home on February 1 22 and 29 in which her husband was killed. Officers Larry Strolberg and Larry House claimed Gunter advanced with a gun after warnings. House fired when he reached three feet. The shooting occurred during an investigation of a hit and run at a nearby truck stop.
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Coeur
Dalen
Maxine Gunter
Athol
Dny
Larry ‘Strolberg
Arid Kootenai County
Larry House
Gunter
House
BCEA Trustees Tackle Ground Rules For 77 78 Talks
Bonner County Education Association and School District 2 trustees met at Farmin School to draft ground rules for 1977 78 contract bargaining. Key sticking points include deadlines arbitration authority and the role of mediators with discussions split on whether binding arbitration should be required if timelines are not met. Both sides debated item lists representation test limits and ratification timing as they seek a quicker path to a contract without violating Idaho law.
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Mike Dalen BeeStaff
Bonner County Education Association
Farmin School
Farmin
Bob Libby
Northside
The
Education Association
Libby
Venus Verhei
Indaho
Wallace and Avery
Manan Ebbett
State Department of Instructon
Ehbbett
BCEA
Dial Tone Change for Sandpoint Telephone Service
District Manager Bill Watkins announced that Sandpoint customers will hear a lower, more pleasant dial tone starting at 7 am on Monday March 7 as central office equipment is updated to accept touch call push button phones. He stressed that service will not be affected.
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Sandpoint
Bill Watkins
Sandpoint Council Balks At Water Surcharge Plan
The Sandpoint City Council balked at a proposed fifty-cent surcharge on water bills to fund a new pumping station and Lake Pend Oreille water line. They sent City Clerk Easton to Boise to discuss a loan while seeking other funding, delaying a referendum and concrete action.
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Brian Moe Bee
Sandpoint
Balkeld
Lake Pend Oreille
Ed Bitzman
David Easton
Boise
State Water Board
Steve Klatt
Women urged to engage in politics in Boise panel
A Boise panel titled Effective Use of Woman Power in Politics featured Idaho Senator Norma Dobler D Moscow Senator Edith Miller Klein R Boise and Norma Kating discussing how women can influence public policy. Dobler advised concise letters personal contact and informed civic participation while Klein urged involvement from county committees to state commissions and noted only ten women in the Idaho legislature.
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Maxine Bell
Jerome
State Woman's Committee For Farm Bureau
Edith Miller
Norma Kating
Henri Marsh
Boise
County
Farm Bureau
Norma Dobler
Moscow
Edith Miller Klein
Idaho
Dobler
Sen
Klein
Kating
Padistics
Mishaps in Sandpoint Involve Five Candidates
Two Sandpoint residents were involved in a Wednesday auto mishap at 5th and Church around 11 a.m. Hans Parson, 75, failed to yield and hit Jeremy Hertz, 29. Parson’s car damage estimated at 200 dollars. Hertz 350 dollars. A second collision on Fish Hatchery Road between John Jackson of Sagle and Melvin Lappin of Sandpoint occurred as Jackson tried to pass. No injuries. damage estimate not given.
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Sandpoint
5Th and
Church
Hans C. Parson
5Th Ave
Jeremy F. Hertz
Parson
Hertz
John W. Jackson
Sagle
Melvin Lappin
Fish Hatchery Road
Rifles Stolen From Ford Pickup in Late-Night Break-In
Linda Lockman told sheriff's deputies a window was busted in her 1966 Ford pickup and two rifles were taken. A Savage 30-06 and a Ruger semi-automatic .22 with Bushnell scopes were reported missing, total loss valued at 365 dollars.
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Linda Lockman
Sheriff's Deputies
Fire Hits Abandoned Mill on Strong Creek
Fire struck an old abandoned mill on Strong Creek near East Hope last Wednesday night. Extent of damage and cause remain unknown.
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Strong Creek
East Hope
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Mike Dalen
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Boyer Avenue
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Easton
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Harold Huff
Water Resource Board
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Army
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