Strongest U S earthquake since 1971 rattles S Idaho Utah
A large quake near the Utah Idaho border jolted Salt Lake City and towns of Malad Idaho and Snowville Utah. Aftershocks followed with Malad reporting plaster damage and a teenager injured by falling debris. Seismologists expect hundreds of aftershocks with many below 4.0.
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S. Idaho
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Malad
Idaho
Snowville
Utah
University of Utah
Border
Here
John Hanson
Mary Matthews
Great Salt Lake
Lions Club Postpones Easter Egg Hunt to April 12
Sandpoint Lions Club postponed its annual Easter Egg hunt due to snow at Memorial Field. The event, originally set for this weekend, was decided at a regular meeting to benefit all the children. It is now rescheduled for April 12 at Memorial Field.
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Sandpoint Lions Club
Memorial Field
Lions
Health Systems Agency Topic Dominates Coeur d'Alene Board
At a Board of Health meeting in Coeur d'Alene officials debated the birth of the federal Health Systems Agency planned for early next year. Concerns centered on the powers of the tri level planning and development agency.
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Board of Health
Coeur d’Alene
Federal Health Systems Agency
HSA
Tri-Level Planning and Development Agency
Sandpoint teen injured crossing street after dusk
A 15 year old Sandpoint youth, Frank Gordon Kite, was struck by a car driven by Rebecca Sue Price while crossing mid block on Larch Street near Sixth Street about 8 42 p m He was treated and released from Bonner General Hospital. The accident occurred when he stepped from the curb into the street.
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Sandpoint
Bonner General Hospital
Frank Gordon Kite
Larch St
Sixth
Boyer
Rebecca Sue Price
Record Snow Depth Surpasses Previous All-Time High
Vern Bromgard of the Soil Conservation Service and John Skinner of the Forest Service report an all-time record snow depth of 172 inches on Schweitzer Basin ridge. Water content reached 706 inches, with warnings of inevitable floods if snow melts rapidly. comparisons show last year’s 148 inches depth and 66 inches water content.
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Schweitzer Basin
Vern Bromgard
The
Soil Conservation Service
Schweitzer
Sam Wormington
Bromgard
Bee Photo
John Skinner
Forest Service
Schweitzer Ridge
Potato Giveaway Brings Joy and Sadness in Idaho
In Boise and across southeastern Idaho 59 000 pounds of unsold potatoes were given free to needy residents and visitors. Gov Cecil Andrus supported the effort and organizers like Del Ray Holm aided loading and distribution as crowds braved cold winds and low temperatures. Some recipients relied on food stamps while growers lamented high store prices and limited movement of surplus stock.
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Margaret Bailey
Boise
UPI
Idaho
Caldwell
Salt Lake City
Cecil D Andrus
State House
del Ray Holm
Roberts
Holm
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HEW
Mary Lou Reed
Kootenai County
Vernon Lannenk
Shoshone
Statewide Health Coordinating Council
SHCC
Crouse
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