Idaho panel links English decline to students and heavy teaching loads
A State Board of Education panel in Boise cites declines in reading and writing skills across colleges and argues blame lies with students, teachers, parents, and heavy loads. English department heads propose stricter composition requirements, stronger writing use, and proof of professional growth for teachers.
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Charles Davis
Boise State University
Mason- Tung
University of Idaho Department of English
William Gibson
Idaho State University English Department
Sue Hovey
Moscow
Professional Standards ‘Commission
Idaho
Ellen Munson
Sandpoint
Parent Teachers Association
Milton Small
State Board of Education
Interior approves plans for American Falls Dam replacement
Assistant Secretary Jack O Horton announced approval of contracts enabling the American Falls Reservoir District to finance and build a replacement dam on the Snake River. The $40 million project will be funded equally by water user groups and Idaho Power Company, restoring storage capacity and benefiting irrigation for 900,000 acres.
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American Falls, Idaho
API
Jack O. Horton
American Falls
Snake River
Horton
Idaho Power Company
Bureau of Reclamation
Gilbert G. Stamm
Commissioner of Reclamation
Stamm
Washington
Burley Irrigation
Jackson Lake
United States
Humphrey Bill Aims to Allow Clearcuts in National Forests
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey introduced a bill to permit clearcutting in national forests despite court rulings limiting the practice. The measure, backed by timber interests, drew sharp criticism from environmental groups who urge tighter controls and support for the Randolph-Brown proposal.
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Elmer W. Lammi
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
David Brower
Friends of the Earth
FOE
The
Sierra Club
Izaak Walton League
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
George Brown
D-Calif
Randolph-Brown
Court of Appeals
Monongahela National Forest
West Virginia
Alaska
Ketchikan Pulp Co
Senate
James
Eastland
D-Miss
Mark Hatfield
Bob Packwood
Mike Gravel
Packwood
Oregon Republican
Oregon
Boise Ex mental patient kills wife daughter and guest before suicide
Ex mental patient David Eldon Salkield 3. 34 year old Donna Salkield. 16 year old Cherie Salkield. 50 year old William Stimpson killed in Boise shooting. Five others escaped unharmed. Salkield had threatened ex-wife, recently released from psychiatric ward, and forced entry with a .300 Savage rifle.
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Boise
UPI
David Eldon Salkiedd
Donna
Cherie
William V. Stimpson
Salkield
David Salkield Jr
E. C
Chuck” Palmer
Sierra Life Sues Twin Falls Times News for 36 Million Libel Damages
Sierra Life Insurance Company filed a libel suit in Fifth District Court against the Twin Falls Times News its publisher managing editor and a reporter seeking 36 million dollars alleging false statements about Sierra Life financial condition and investments. The suit cites about 40 articles over five months as a pattern of harassment and seeks 12 million in special damages 12 million in general damages and 12 million in punitive damages. Harold Lancaster Twin Falls County Clerk noted it as the largest libel case in the county.
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Twin Falls, Idaho
Fred Frazer
Times-News
Sierra Life
William &. Howard
William Lazarus
Sierra
Harold Lancaster
Twin Falls
Twin Falls County
Kibbie Dome Financed by Kibbie’s Final 300000 Gift
William Kibbie, Salt Lake City businessman and former University of Idaho student, presented the university with a final 300000 check to complete Kibbie Dome. The 14 story high dome, finished last fall, covers 4.1 acres and serves as a multi purpose facility for student activities intramurals intercollegiate athletics and community events. It features an artificial turf that can be rolled up and a 300 meter indoor track.
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Moscow
Kibbie
University of Idaho
Ernest Hartung
Idaho faces court fight over Heyburn Park leases
U S Interior Department orders Idaho to cancel private leases at Heyburn State Park or forfeit land to the federal government. Attorney General Wayne Kidwell attacks the move, plans for a lengthy court battle, and seeks federal legislative remedy with Gov Andrus and Sen McClure's help. The dispute centers on 1911 deed conditions requiring park use for public enjoyment only.
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Margaret.bailey Boise
UPI
U. S. Department of Interior
Idaho
Heyburn State Park
Wayne Kidwell
U. S._ Solicitor
Interior Department
United States
Kidwell
Tdaho
Cecil Andrus
Land Board
James McClure
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Challis
Congress
Humprey
Agriculture Department
Robert Long
House Agriculture
Ted Stevens
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Walter D Huddleston
D-Ky
Frank Church
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Robert Dole
R-Kans
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Stimpson
Ifey
Edward Rodgers
David Jr
Rodgers
Salkields
Palmer
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Life Insurance Company Sues
Twin Falls Paper
Heyburn Park
State of
Faith Baptist. Church
S.B.C
Boyer Ave
Kenneth Davidson
Ralla
Missouri
Charles Hanna
Bloomfield, Mo
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