Lewiston plans four new fire stations after annexation
Fire Chief Leonard Ellis said Lewiston’s annexation of Lewiston Orchards spurred plans to reorganize and expand the fire department with four new stations and a wide area communication network. A Nezperce airport station will include aircraft crash response gear and most stations move to new sites to reflect population shifts. Expansion cost exceeds one million dollars.
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Lewiston
UPD
Leonard Ellis
Ellis
Nezperce
Idaho Governor eyes voters and a 10 member citizens panel
Boise Governor Don Samuelson announced plans to appoint a 10 to 12 member citizens committee to study financing local government and property tax burdens. He praised the Idaho Legislature's second regular session but criticized the four percent cap on ad valorem increases, urging a broader solution and inventory of problems.
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Boise
UPD
Don Samuelson
Samuelson
Idaho
Samulson
Milford E. Kenney
Bureau of Public Accounts
Brutal slaying of Nez Perce man in Lapwai sparks search
Gil bert Johnson a 57 year old blind Nez perce man was found stabbed 68 times in a Lapwai shed. Nez perce County coroner called the killing the most cruel he had seen as FBI joined the probe amid possible robbery motive and secrecy over leads.
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Lewiston
UPI
Gilbert Johnson
Nezperce
Wilfred J. Duclos
Duclos
Johnson
Lapwai
Here
Nezperce Indian Reservation
Federal Bureau of Invstigation
Freight train collision kills Idaho driver on 12th Street crossing
A Union Pacific freight train struck a vehicle at the 12th Street crossing, killing the driver Ament. The crash raised Idaho's 1970 traffic fatalities to 43, up from 35 on the same date last year. Ament's car was thrown about 50 feet and the occupant ejected. The accident happened shortly before 8 a.m.
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Union Pacific
12Th Street
Idaho
Ament
Idaho Road Report Signals Winter Travel Cautions
State officials report Idaho roads generally clear for travel with icy spots and snow or rock hazards in mountain passes. Interstates and highways such as I 90 US 10 near Fourth of July Canyon Kellogg Wallace Lookout Pass and others show ice, broken snow floors, rolling rock, or snow floors from Banks Canyon to Cascade and beyond.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
State Departments of Highways
Law Enforcement
U.S. 10
Kellogg
Wallace
Lookout Pass
Banks Canyon
Cascade
Galena
Stanley
Lost Trail Pass
Willow Creek
Hijack Attempt Fails. Hijackers Die by Own Action
East German news agency ADN reports two armed bandits attempted to hijack an Interflug flight from East Berlin to Leipzig. They forced a course change but the crew's security measures thwarted the plan. the hijackers died by their own action during landing, with no injuries to passengers.
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Berlin
UPI
ADN
Interflug
East Berlin
Leipzig
Idaho Human Rights Commission to Press Criminal Complaint
The Idaho Commission on Human Rights adopted a firm stance to compel filing a criminal complaint against a land buyer accused of racial discrimination. It warned Boise County Prosecutor and the attorney general to act within 10 days or face a writ of mandamus to avoid statute expiration.
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Boise
UPS
Idaho Commission On Human Rights
Boise County
Atty. Gn
Robert M. Robson
Michael Southcombe
Richard Cooke
Office of Economic Opportunity
Alexander Turner
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Garden Valley
Turner
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Washington Water Power Co
Rv. Francis Herbert
St. Katherine’s Catholic Church
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Washington Water Power
Wayne
the Daily Bee
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