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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1977
Page
2
A Montana man told Sandpoint police he was kidnapped at gunpoint early Saturday when stopped at a traffic signal. The suspect allegedly entered his car, brandished a pistol, and ordered a move to Spokane. the man complied and the kidnapper fled before arrival. Investigators are pursuing leads.
The Bonner County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Bonner County Courthouse to consider an interim zoning ordinance. The measure would take effect April 15 and run for one year, replacing the current emergency ordinance which expires April 17. The draft was prepared by Harry Lee, head of the state planning department.
Arnold 21 of Sandpoint spent the weekend in Bonner County Jail after a shoplifting incident at George's Thrift grocery store. She allegedly took 0.86 pounds of cheese valued at 1.63 dollars and was jailed Friday afternoon before release Sunday at 12 30 p.m.
Steven D Shaw 20 of Cheney Washington and a 15 year old Sandpoint resident were arrested Saturday for possession of a controlled substance. Shaw posted a $500 bond and was released to appear in Bonner County Court March 15. The juvenile was released to his parents.
Report from Albeni Falls notes seen persons Sunday cutting boom logs at a drift yard between Hope and Clark Fork. Chains worth 35 dollars and logs valued at 75 dollars were observed in a pickup.
A two car crash occurred on Highway 95 one mile south of Long Bridge Saturday at about 10 50 p m causing 800 damage to each vehicle. No injuries were reported to the drivers. Audrey N Parks Sagie drove one car and Roberta A Welker Sagie drove the other.
UPI reports a U S Air Force C130 carried antibiotics and medical supplies to Romania as Western relief fans out. Official quake deaths run into hundreds, with estimates up to 4000 and 80000 homeless, while Bulgaria records dozens dead and hundreds injured.
Duane Hunt 27 faces first degree murder charges in the estranged wife Beverly Hunt’s death after a Saturday night shooting near their Fruitland home. Duane Hunt remains in critical condition at St. Alphonsus Hospital Boise from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Beverly Hunt died at Holy Rosary Hospital Ontario after gunfire. A .38 pistol lay nearby. Neighbors reported multiple shots around 6 p.m. Saturday.
University of Idaho President Earnest Hartung will address students at Sandpoint High School tonight at 7 30 p m on the need for more scholarship funds. UI drive aims to ease rising education costs as graduates drop. The Vandeleer Choir will perform a musical program.
The First Lutheran Church class explored North American Indians culture with guest Mary Brown sharing Hopi lore. Students acted in a buffalo hunt, made feather headdresses, and painted faces while bringing books and dolls to share, under teachers Patricia Ammerman and Ginny Robideaux.
Robert Lyons, Northside Fire Department chief, was hired by The Pack River Company as fire and safety supervisor. He will oversee fire brigades and safety procedures at nine plant sites in Idaho, Washington, and Montana. Phillip Bradetich, industrial relations manager, notes Lyons has extensive fire safety experience and will report to Bradetich who manages overall fire and safety operations. The company employs about 1,500 people across the sites.
Idaho women will observe International Woman’s Day with a noon rally on the steps of the Statehouse in Boise. Maria Estrada-Mendoza of the Idaho Human Rights Commission and Jane Leeson of the Rape Crisis Alliance will address the gathering.
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