Idaho Legislature Faces Partisan Hurdles To Adjournment
Idaho lawmakers push to end the 1975 session amid partisan battles over Gov. Andrus land use planning measures and a $500 cost of living bonus for state employees. Medical malpractice reform and senior citizen property tax relief also on the agenda as the House and Senate maneuver.
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Rod Gramer
Idaho
House Resources Committee
Andrus
Senate
Phil Batt
Wil
Der
House
Hofmeister Seeks Life Insurance Funds
Everett Hofmeister of Sandpoint filed a suit in Coeur d'Alene seeking $2,700 from New York Life Insurance Co. on his wife June Hofmeister death. June was found dead July 16 in a wreck near here. coroner ruled strangulation. A grand jury was ordered to meet April 7 to probe the death.
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Bonner County
Everett Hofmeister
Sandpoint
First District Court
Coeur d’Alene
June
Hofmeister
Here
Dale Coffelt
New York Life Insurance Co
Dar. ‘Cogswell
Senate kills first grade fund option in Idaho
Idaho Senate rejected a measure allowing districts to divert kindergarten funds to a first grade enrichment program. The 13 to 20 vote blocks using $3.3 million for a statewide kindergarten plan, with supporters arguing equal opportunity and opponents calling it a bribe to delay implementation. Senator Larry Craig defended the transitional bill aimed at two years prep.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
Larry Craig
Department of Education
Cecil Andrus
Public School Foundation
Craig
Dick Smith
Rrexburg
Boise Governor touts Title VI job program progress
Governor Cecil D. Andrus reports counties show public service jobs under Title VI of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act easing unemployment in Idaho. He cites January to February county meetings, $2.6 billion national addition, and ongoing updates to county reports as of March 14. In Bonner County 95 jobs created, 88 filled, with $167,812 allocated and $140,778 obligated.
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Boise
Cecil D. Andrus
Idaho
Andrus
Bonner County
Oliver to be staged by Legion of Fine Arts theatre in Sandpoint
The Legion of Fine Arts Theatre will present the musical Oliver this summer in Sandpoint with 50 to 60 participants and eight sets, slated for 20 performances. The group also will offer a ten week acting class with university accreditation.
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Legion of Fine Arts
Actors and Playwrite
Oliver
Sandpoint
Robin DuCrest
KSPT
Free Voices
Old County Fairgrounds
DuCrest
Helen Whittaker
The
Legion
Mrs. Whittaker
Fairgrounds
CIA Discussed Assassinations Not Carried Out
Senate subcommittee member says the CIA discussed killing foreign leaders but did not carry out any assassinations. Sen. Stuart Symington said CIA Director Colby confirmed discussions occurred. Rockefeller notes Ford asked for a full agency report as the Church committee seeks White House files.
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Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
Stuart Symington
D.o
ABC
CIA
William Colby
Colby
Symington
Nelson Rockefeller
Clark Clifford
Lawrence Houston
Lawrence White
CBS
Rockefeller
Ford
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Patrice Lumumba
Haiti
Francois
Papa Doe
Duvalier
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Lumumba
Trujillo
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
White House
U.S
Weather Update Coeur d Alene Sandpoint Clouds
Weather forecast for Coeur d Alene and Sandpoint calls for increasing cloudiness today with showers by evening. Partial clearing is expected Tuesday with a low around 30 and a high near 40.
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Coeur d’Alene
Sandpoint
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