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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
4
The article explains that federal law requires tread wear indicators on new passenger car tires. When wear bars appear in two or more adjacent grooves at the 1/16 inch tread level, motorists should replace tires. Tires worn to this point are far more likely to fail.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission studies the economic impact of Railpax on six railroads including Union Pacific. Governor Andrus urges lower freight rates due to passenger service abandonment, while a possible rate rise is considered. A public hearing on a proposed six percent freight rate increase is scheduled. Idaho wheat interests oppose higher rates citing market access challenges. Freight rates have risen 11 percent in six months, threatening agricultural competitiveness.
One third of San Francisco teachers walked out causing high schools and junior highs to run minimum days while vandals struck two campuses. AFL-CIO representing 1800 teachers allege broken promises. CTA members kept elementary schools open despite line-crossing by some unions.
Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus warned of a possible expansion of the special session to seek more money for public health and public schools. He vetoed a $144 million ad valorem levy bill behind funding nursing care for welfare recipients and questioned the school aid figure, while keeping options open for alternate funding methods. He tied any new tax increase to public opposition and noted past promises about a sales tax era. The legislature moved on reapportionment maps as reps discuss timing for first bills. Senator Warren Brown faces district shifts to comply with court rules, complicating county representation.
Boise Idaho State Auditor Cecil D Andrus announced that the data processing center is being moved from the Division of Management Services to the Office of the State Auditor. The Board of Examiners approved the transfer, with plans to install new systems and connect existing agency processing, aiming for broad access with minimal cost and orderly conversion timelines.
SALT LAKE CITY NEA official Allan M. West argues against larger class sizes as a fix for rising teaching costs. He notes Utah’s pupil teacher ratio 26.6 to 1 versus a national 22.6 to 1 and calls for protecting teacher per pupil levels amid falling revenues and possible dismissals.
Laurin Craig Sims, 26, of Salt Lake City, is charged with first degree murder in the strangulation of Linda Huntsman, a 20 year old nursing student from Moses Lake Washington. Huntsman was found dead in an apartment on Highland Drive after a night nurse found her with neck bruises and possible electrical cord involved. The suspect was taken into custody after investigation at the scene.
New York reports Joseph Colombo, founder of the Italian American Civil Rights League, faces a one to two and a half year sentence for perjury in a real estate license application. He escapes immediate jail after a delay granted for his attorney’s illness while he appeals. Regular bond keeps him free until March 31.
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