Man survives 75 mile Idaho wilderness solo ordeal
Ray Mendenhall a 39 year old salesman and part Sioux Indian spent two weeks in Idaho's wilds from Shoup to Dennie Mountain surviving mainly on juncoes raccoon porcupine and elk meat He stole an elk after a cougar killed it and carried salt knives rope and maps as he hiked settling he would not recommend others attempt the trek due to cold loneliness and danger.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Ray Mendenhall
Shoup
Mendenhall
Dennie Mountain
Salmon River
Horse Creek
Final Plans Take Shape For Idaho Irrigation Hearings
Washington reports final planning for March 10 11 hearings in Twin Falls on the Salmon Falls division of the Upper Snake River reclamation project. Rep James A McClure and Rep Orval Hansen both Idaho Republicans will hear testimony inspect the area with a House subcommittee on irrigation and reclamation. They co sponsor legislation authorizing the project.
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UPD
Twin Falls
Salmon Falls
Snake River
James A. McClure
Orval Hansen
Idaho
House
Subcommittee On
McClure
Hansen
Hounds Help Search for 7 Year Old Walter Starr Jr
Bloodhounds and a helicopter joined the search for Walter Starr Jr. who has been missing since noon Saturday near his Greenwood Lake home. Officials said the rescue effort focused on Bellvale Mountain at the village edge with Environmental Conservation teams assisting.
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Bay Greenwood Lake
N.Y
UPI
Walter Starr Jr
Albany
Environmental Conservation
Henry L. Diamond
Bellvale Mountain
Supreme Court Lets Inmates Sue Over Prison Punishment
The Supreme Court without comment let stand a lower court ruling allowing inmates to sue state prison officials for mistreatment or arbitrary punishment without a fair hearing. The case involves Martin Sastre who faced solitary confinement after a dispute over legal activity and outgoing mail.
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Charlotte Moelton Washington
CPI
Supreme Court
New York
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Martin Sastre
Connecticut
Vermont
Sestre
Green Haven
Stormville
Sastre
U.S
Constance Baker Motley
Marathon Runner Ball Aims 3000 Mile Transcontinental Quest
Los Angeles based runner John Ball a 45 year old South African champion left for New York to attempt the 3000 mile transcontinental record in 55 days He plans to reach Manhattan by month end and beat the 64 day record He travels with a family friend in a camper carrying food and supplies while hoping to average about 54 miles daily through 13 states He says rain or snow won t deter him and finishing isn t his only goal
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Los Angeles
John Ball
New York
Ball
City Hall
Manhattan
Reeucethhe
Slim
Johannesburg
Tye
Arnold McGregor
Vandals Damage Six Aircraft in Garden City Idaho
Six privately owned small planes at Bradley Field garden city Idaho suffered extensive damage over the weekend. Ada County deputy sheriff Matt ORourke said losses ranged from 50 to 2500 dollars. The vandalism included knife punctures radio tampering broken windows and dismantled instruments.
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Garden City
Idaho
UPI
Bradley ‘Field
Ada County
Matt O’rourke
Capital Flying Service
Loren Steiner
Seven Midshipmen Dismissed for Marijuana Use at Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS Md UPI seven midshipmen including two June graduates were dismissed from the U S Naval Academy for marijuana use. The academy said three juniors and two sophomores were among those dismissed with names undisclosed. An investigation by naval intelligence followed a report by a midshipman. It marks the second drug related dismissal in under a year.
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Annapolis
UPI
U.S. Naval Academy
Naval Intelligence
Inland Empire March Weather Bakes Winds Strong
The Inland Empire in eastern Washington and northern Idaho faced warm conditions and gusty winds. Spokane International Airport logged a high of 54 degrees Sunday afternoon and a 54 mph wind Sunday night. Mt. Spokane ski area reported wind gusts toppling a chair lift tower and trees. Continuous gusts were forecast to ease tonight.
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Inland Empire
Washington
Idaho
National Weather Service
Spokane International
Mt. Spokane
Here
Water-softener salesman returns to work in wilderness view
Mendenhall, residing in a Pocatello hotel, returned to duty today as a water-softener salesman. He notes there is much to explore in the wilderness, signaling a renewed focus on field duties and potential sales opportunities.
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Mendenhall
Pocatello
Mohawk Airlines Jet Crashes Into Albany Home Killing 17
Federal investigators recovered cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the wreck in Albany and plan to study tapes to determine the crash cause. Flight 405 carried 48 people and struck a house, killing 17 and injuring 36. Pilot radioed one engine out before reducing power. Eight of the deceased were GE executives. a GE executive's wife also among victims.
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N.Y
Mohawk ‘Airlines
National Transportation ‘Safety Board
Flight 405
Joseph Rosen
Albany County
Robert McAdam
General Electric Co
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