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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1972
Page
3
A U S Air National Guard F102 jet crashed west of Gowen Field Boise Lt Col Ronald B Weinert ejected safely before the aircraft exploded. Col Kenneth B Nordling commended Weinert for fast responses guiding the jet into an unoccupied field before impact.
Witnesses report an Idaho Air National Guard fighter plane encountered electronic and hydraulic system failure. The craft circled for a landing, then nosedived after the pilot ejected. No injuries were recorded. the crash was the first in over five years for Idaho Air National Guard.
Joe K. Anderson has been appointed manager of Pacific Finance Loans Sandpoint branch at 326 North First Street. The move was announced from Los Angeles. Anderson, previously Astoria assistant manager, brings extensive personal finance experience to the 51 year old Pacific Finance which runs over 800 offices in the US and Canada as part of Transamerica. He and his wife Sherri live in Sandpoint.
The Idaho Senate approved an interim study of no fault insurance proposals by a 26 to 8 vote on Monday. Lawmakers objected that the subject had been studied before the 1972 session.
District Ten of the Idaho Nursing Association invites applications for its annual nursing scholarship. Eligible are senior high school students in Bonner County planning to enter nursing school. For forms contact Mrs. Michi Kondo, Mrs. Delcie Marienau, or Mrs. Willetta Chapman.
A fragmented schedule lists daytime and evening programs across channels including soap operas, game shows, news, and children's programs. Notable items referenced include Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, My Three Sons, The Guiding Light, General Hospital, Bonanza, Sesame Street, Marcus Welby, Nightbeat, and Black Journal among others.
Local notices outline gatherings at Clark Fork Grange and First Church of God events. Pinochle night, pot luck dinners, Bible Explorers Club, Easter cantata rehearsals, and various auxiliary and civic meetings scheduled through March 29.
Eastern Washington and northern Idaho rivers stabilized near flood level as cooler weather slowed snowmelt. Spokane River reached 27 feet, slightly above Monday’s 26.9, but officials expect little flooding due to heavy diking and reduced inflow from Lake Coeur d'Alene.
New York police patrolman William Phillips 40 pleaded not guilty to two murder counts after being indicted for the Christmas Eve 1968 killings of James Smith and Sharon Trango in Smiths East 57th street apartment. A third man Charles Gonzalez was wounded but recovered. Phillips testified to police corruption before the Knapp Commission and claimed he was framed.
A March 14 coffee meeting chaired by Mrs. Duane Davis and co chaired by Mrs. Dar Cogswell plus Marle Rogers of the American Cancer Society laid plans for the American Cancer School set for March 29 at the Pastime Cafe. They also discussed the upcoming Cancer Crusade Collection starting in April.
Internationally acclaimed Sight-Sound show by Robert C. Larsson of St. Ignatius Montana comes to First Christian Church on March 22 at 7 p.m. The program In the Beginning God features multi projector slides live narration with music and sound effects. Larsson, a missionary minister and freelance photographer, has work in Life Time American Rifleman and contributes to NBC CBS and AP.
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