FEC-Watergate era reforms finally fill six member panel
The Federal Election Commission gains its full six member roster with Ford nominees Thomas Curtis and Neil Staebler joining Democrats Thomas Harris and Joan Aikens, and former members Robert Tiernan and Vernon Thomson awaiting confirmation. The panel will enforce the 1974 election reform law shaping mixed private public financing for 1976. Controversy looms over appointments and the agency’s potential vigor in policing long standing congressional campaign practices.
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UPI
Federal Election Commission
Ford
FEC
Thomas Curtis
Missouri
Neil Staebler
Michigan
Congress
Senate
Thomas Harris
Joan Aikens
Pennsylvania
House
Robert Tiernan
Rhode Island
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
Ford Popularity Poll Indicates Decline
New York United Press International reports Time magazine poll shows rising no confidence in President Ford from 15 to 28 percent over three months while those with some confidence drop from 60 to 49 percent. Confidence in Congress also rises, with 20 percent saying they have a lot of confidence.
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UPI
Ford
Time Magazine
Yankelovich, Skelly
White
Congress
Idaho weighs methadone use in heroin treatment
A Idaho Law Enforcement Planning Commission committee studies whether to continue methadone in state treatment programs for heroin addicts. Methadone aids recovery but can be addictive and illicit trade exists. The panel led by Buck Jones will present recommendations to the Governor's Council on Criminal Justice on March 19.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Law Enforcement Planning Commission
Idaho
Buck Jones
Committee On
Governor’s Council On Criminal Justice
Back to School Styles Emphasize Unisex Knits
In major mail order catalogs this season the unisex look dominates for both boys and girls. Pants jackets and sweaters are featured with pant tops in varied colors and novelty knits, signaling a broad, shared wardrobe trend.
Boise considers charging farmers for sewage sludge
Boise Public Works Director Bill Ancell says the city may begin charging farmers for sludge from the sewage treatment plant. He notes 64,000 gallons are currently hauled free within 10 miles to large farms and expects no disposal problems while plans to charge later this year remain unprofitable in practice.
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Boise
UPI
Bill Ancell
Ancell
Lander Street
State Eye s Harriman Ranch Park Plan
Idaho State Parks Department outlines preliminary plans to convert Rail road Ranch in southeastern Idaho into a state park. Rolland Harriman and wife Gladys hold a life estate. upon their death the ranch would transfer to Idaho per an agreement with the Legislature during Gov. Smylie’s term. Bly notes study and coordination will take years.
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Boise
UPI
State Parks Department
Rolland Harriman
Idaho
Rolland
Gladys Harriman
Robert E. Smylie
State of
Steven Bly
Parks and Recreation
House Votes to Send Back Bill on Single University System
At the request of Chairman Kurt Johnson the Idaho House voted 47 21 to return to the Education Committee a bill to establish a single university system. Johnson said action was rushed with full committee today. Proponents argued the move aimed to kill the bill late in the session and noted Senate review remains necessary.
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Larry Jackson
R-Boise
House
Senate
Education Committee
Dale Branson
D- Nez Perce
Figueres Says He Aided CIA In Latin America
Former Costa Rican president Jose Figueres claims extensive work for the CIA across Latin America over 30 years and involvement in the Bay of Pigs planning and attempts to topple Rafael Trujillo. He says he urged off the Cuban invasion and opposed Trujillo’s assassination, while defending CIA espionage work.
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Matthew T. Kenny
Mexico City
UPI
Jose Figueres
Central Intelligency Agency
Figueres
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
CIA
Trujillo
Gram
Latin America
Bay of Pigs
Democratic Left
Vatican
United States
Allen Dulles
Shelly couple found dead in suspected double suicide
Shelley Idaho police said Ian Gould 28 shot his wife Ray Leen Gould 24 then killed himself with a shotgun. Their six year old son Joey found them in their bedroom Saturday morning after a quarrel the night before. Neighbors heard shots about 5 30 a m and a visitor reported the incident.
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Shelley, Idaho
UPI
Shelley
Charles Reed Hayes
Ian Gould
Gould
Rights Act enforcement widens with federal reviews
Justice Department targets states counties and cities that failed to submit laws for federal review under the Voting Rights Act. Louise Hutchinson Civil Rights Division notes reviews cover Alabama Arizona Georgia Louisiana Mississippi New York North Carolina South Carolina Virginia among 18 covered jurisdictions. Pottinger cites 468 unreported laws in Alabama Georgia Louisiana as FBI checks expand to counties and precincts.
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ED Rogers Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Louise Hutchinson
Civil Rights Division
Alabama
Arizona
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Miss Hutchinson
Stanley Pottinger
Pottinger
House Judiciary Subcommittee On
FBI
Insulated Horse Barn For The Family
A dandy horse house with one or two stalls a tack room and grain storage features insulated walls ideal for a small homestead.
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