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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1975
Page
3
President Ford says Congress is feeling the heat from public pressure as he seeks rapid approval of his economy and energy program. He invites over 100 coal industry and labor leaders to all day meetings at the White House to win support.
The House caucused without resolving issues delaying adjournment as House leaders plan a night session. Democrats push two Senate land use bills through the Resources Committee amid support for local land use planning. Administration briefings and a Ford speech are on the evening agenda. White House aides blame Congress for inaction on tax cuts and Vietnam aid amid Saigon’s highlands crisis.
Boise Idaho reports 479 lobbyists registered under the Sunshine law by week’s end, far above the 50 anticipated. Deputy Secretary Dryden Hiler notes the surge complicates paperwork as quarterly disclosures begin, while lawmakers await next session registrations and potential penalties for unregistered lobbying.
SUN VALLEY Idaho UPI The American Bar Association Disciplinary Committee began a two day conference to help Idaho craft its legal disciplinary code. Boise attorney Gene Thomas said the panel would cover disbarment jurisdiction public awareness investigations and public self help campaigns for unethical attorneys. He noted Idaho is relatively free of dishonesty due to rural conditions and said rules could be modernized.
Four Idaho school districts Boise Blackfoot Pocatello and Meridian misused 31 percent of federal Title I money totaling 2.7 million distributed to 104 districts. The audit says the State Department of Education failed to design implement and monitor controls and did not provide districts with sufficient guidance or training.
The House voted 35 to 32 to empower the Judiciary Committee to investigate the Boise auditorium district and its use of liquor funds. Rep. Ed Rice urged a full fact finding while Rep. W Israel Merrill criticized the committee acting as attorney general and Rep. Lyman Winchester urged staying out of local government.
Potlatch Corporation weighs a temporary eight day shutdown of its Lewiston paper board mill affecting about 850 employees. Spokesman Jack Gruber says no decision yet and notes possible ripple effects from wood chip sourcing across Northern Idaho amid a general industry downturn.
Idaho lawmakers debate a malpractice insurance bill amid Argonaut’s exit from underwriting doctors. Argonaut cites rising suits nationwide and a 300 percent premium hike allowed by the Insurance Director to retain doctors until June 1. Other writers vow select coverage for about 500 doctors leaving Argonaut.
County officials will gain direct knowledge from an accident survey to improve local farm safety programs. State level data will guide addressing unique farm safety issues with National Safety Council backing. Benefits include clearer regulations, safer equipment design, risk based insurance, and enhanced training for 4H youth Future Farmers of America and other groups. Follow up interviews are planned for April July October and January 1976.
Legislators weigh Senate Bill 1094 forcing local governments to adopt land use plans with few opt outs. Critics liken it to mandatory dress codes and warn it may be delayed beyond this year, while sponsors say it preserves local authority.
Whittier California city limits signs once branding the area as Nixon's home town vanished as souvenirs. Officials said replacement would cost $30 per placard and theft by souvenir hunters led to cutting sign stands with a torch.
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