Idaho Senate backs weak power plant siting bill
State lawmakers advance a watered down siting bill while House Ways and Means blocks it. Washington Water Power seeks a coal plant site in the Inland Empire, likely near Coeur d'Alene or Pend Oreille rivers, with Idaho lacking clear siting regulations. Citizens may lose input as hearings fade and outcomes favor corporate boards.
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Idaho Senate
House
Ways and Means
Allen Larson
R-Blackfoot
Washington Water Power Company
Inland Empire
Washington
Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Pend Oreille
Say
D.F
Booms Bother Questioned in Northern Idaho Mystery
Cambridge labeled the report doubtful and said he cannot identify which planes may have caused sonic booms near Priest Lake. He noted many groups fly the area but warn against breaking the sound barrier and that all reports are checked with Washington DC. He stressed exact timing is crucial for tracing aircraft, since San Diego flights can reach the area in under 45 minutes.
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Priest Lake
Cambridge
Idaho
Beale
Washington, D.C
San Diego
Senate approves farms aid loan bill for contaminated crops
The Senate passed a bill to provide federal loans at low interest to farmers and ranchers who incur losses from chemical contamination of crops or livestock. The measure covers losses on or after Jan 1, 1973 and targets producers whose commodities are quarantined or condemned for toxic content.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Television Tonight Highlights 1969 Schedule
Listings show a mix of children's programs and primetime shows across networks. Highlights include Mickey Mouse Club Sesame Street Misterogers Neighborhood The Brady Bunch Welcome Back Kotter The Waltons Hawaii Five-0 Nightly News and a film Farewell to Manzanar with News Scene Eyewitness and Channel 2 News prominent throughout the evening.
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Mickey Mouse Club
Misterogers
Ironside
Sesame Street
Hogan’s Heroes
Channel 2
Electric Company
Hols Wlembes
Kotter
The
Waltons
Papa
Spokane
Barney Miller
Lowell Thomas
San Francisco
Hawaii Five-0
Manzanar
Hemingway
Harry O
Barnaby Jones
Awnett Kening
Mannix
Sandpoint Winter Carnival Thanks Community
Open letter from the Sandpoint Winter Carnival Committee expresses gratitude for support of the 1976 event. The note notes increased participation, new events, and plans to make the Carnival a permanent yearly feature in Sandpoint.
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Sandpoint
Ittee
Postal service cuts spark a canned debate on costs
A satirical exchange questions postal subsidies and price hikes as Benjamin Bailor warns of looming mail-service cutbacks. The dialogue pits critics against supporters arguing over late deliveries and the cost burden on mailers.
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West Washington
UPI
Benjamin Bailor
Will Pocket Calculators Make Kids Mathematical Weaklings
Patricia McCormack reports that hand held calculators aid classroom learning and speed up complex problems while raising concerns about overreliance. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics endorses instructional use with cautions on access and implementation.
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Patricia McCormack
UPI
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Gibb
University of Texas At Austin
Nationa Council of Teachers of Mathematics Board
Sunshine Mine workers vote on new contract in Kellogg
About 500 Steelworker union members at the Sunshine Mine near Kellogg vote today on a fresh contract after the old one expired at midnight. The graveyard and day shifts did not report for work as members consider the latest offer from the mine’s management.
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Kellogg
Idaho
UPI
Sunshine Mine
Poison seed theft shocks Idaho granary
Kootenai County detective Harry Button reports a theft of half a ton of poison grain seed from a local granary within the past month. The mercury treated seed, in ten sacks of 100 pounds each, could cause nausea vomiting or nervous system problems.
Obituary notices for Lou Rahskoph and others in Sandpoint region
Obituaries for Lou Rahskoph 73 of Sandpoint died March 10 in Spokane Washington with services March 13 at Moon Chapel. Survived by Martha Rahskoph wife. daughter Marlene Reed. four grandsons. two sisters Frances Parsch and Florence Stred wick. Also notice for Lynn R Pollins 78 of Wendermere Idaho died March 9 survived by Frances Billie Pollins and two daughters seven grandchildren six great grandchildren. service March 13. And Jean Ruth Wich 82 of Sandpoint died March 11 survived by Mildred Wilson four grandchildren two great grandchildren. graveside Fort Collins Colorado March 13. Memorials to Presbyterian Church of Sandpoint.
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Lou Rahskoph
Sacred Heart Hospital
Spokane
Wash
John
Minnie Rahskoph
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Martha Ott
Yakima
Washington
Kiwanis Club
B.P.O.E
Martha Rahskoph
Sandpoint
Daugher
Clarence
Marlene’’ Reed
Keith
Douglas
Samuel
Mike
Frances Parsch
Lynn R. Pollins
Wendermere
Idaho
Newport
Frances
Billie’ Pollins
Hope
Jean Thompson
Ashland Ore
Anna Hruza
Tacoma
Moon Chapel
Dave Kinne
Pinecrest Memorial Park
Jean Ruth Wich
Manor
Thomas
Ida Wisdom
Douglas Aircraft
Long ‘Beach
California
Long Beach
Fort Collins
Colorado
Mildred Wilson
Resthaven
Calvary Baptist Church
Stolen Tape Deck and Unreported Hit Run in Idaho City
Police log reports Patty Russell of Sandpoint had a tape deck worth 80 stolen from a car at First and Cedar while parked. Barbara Manard’s Sandpoint car sustained 50 in damage after being struck by an unidentified vehicle at Fourth and Oak left the scene. Sheriff's log notes Bill Walter of Carywood says his home was burglarized Tuesday evening with 200 to 400 record albums stolen.
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Patty
J. ‘ Russell
Kootenai
First and
Cedar
Sandpoint
Barbara ‘Manard
Fourth and
Oak
Zdriver
Bill
Walter
Carywood
Idaho Senate rejects amendment to limited home rule bill
The Idaho Senate refused to send the limited home rule measure to a committee of the whole. Senators debated taxing powers and the bill's timing as supporters argued it would empower cities within state law. Opponents called the move a tactic to kill the bill, with questions remaining about enabling legislation and constitutional limits.
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Robert van Buskirk
BOISE
UPI
Senate
Idaho
Leon . Swenson
Rnampa
Committee of the Whole
H. Dean Summers
Rboise
House
Lyle
Cobbs
Stan Kress
D-Firth
Wayne Kid’ Well
Dane ‘Watkins
Idaho Falls
Watkins
James ‘Risch
Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee
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