City Nods Bid on Sandpoint Fire Truck Purchase
The public safety committee recommended accepting a $73,196 bid for a new fire truck with two-part procurement. Evergreen Ford of Sandpoint leads the chassis bid while Howe Fire Apparatus of Anderson, Indiana offers the apparatus, with total planned funding about $6800 under the original $80,000 budget and $16,000 in federal revenue sharing.
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Sandpoint
Public
Evergreen Ford
McCollum
Howe
Evergreen
Dogs Up for Adoption After Court Order in Sandpoint
Thirteen surviving dogs at the Sandpoint Dog Pound may be adopted under a court order issued by Magistrate Judge Quentin F Harden. Deputies and humane society officials had seized 45 dogs from Laura Wilson last November after a distemper outbreak. Wilson was convicted of neglect and placed on probation limiting her to three dogs. The 13 dogs are current on shots, over a year old, described as healthy, and available for homes, with remaining dogs to be returned to Wilson after April 12 unless contagious cases are involved.
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Sandpoint
Quentin
F. Harden
Sheriff's Deputies
Humane Society
Colburn
Laura Wilson
Wilson
Ionth
Ton DeMers
Quentin F. Harden Ritled
Evacuation Delays In Worst Air Disaster
A U S Air Force cargo plane arrived at Los Rodeos to begin evacuating 576 dead. 68 injured after a Pan American 747 and a KLM 747 collided. Spanish authorities resisted moving critical patients to the U S. Brook Army Medical Center. Survivors and officials faulted miscommunication and blamed airport control.
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Arthur Herman Santa Cruz
General Hospital
Los Rodeos
U.S. Air Force
Las Palmas
Brook Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Texas
U.S
Mario Turbin
Laguna Hill
Calif
Turbin
Irene
Air Ministry
Los Rodeos Airport
William R .Haley
National Transportation Safety Board
Ground Rules Agreed For 1977 78 BCEA Talks In Bonner
Bonner County Education Association and the school board approved ground rules for 1977-78 contract bargaining in record time. Negotiations begin in April with salaries fringe benefits hours and grievance procedures on the table. If no agreement by the second Wednesday in May mediation or fact finding may follow with state DPI involvement if needed.
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Bonner County Education Association
Bill Denman
BCEA
Denman
Board
Bob Libby
State Department of Public Instruction
Libby
Idaho employment picture looks good despite drought risks
Idaho's job outlook remains positive for now says the Department of Employment official Dick Sybert. He warns drought could depress electricity and water supplies this summer hitting irrigation, cattle feed and grains, and possibly manufacturing and packing plants later.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Idaho Department of Employment
Dick Sybert
Department Public Information
Sybert
Evans Signs Law Bills in Idaho
Gov. John V Evans signed three measures in Boise. One bill aligns Idaho’s death penalty with U S Supreme Court guidelines. Another allows juveniles age 15 to be tried as adults in certain crimes. A third bill makes Uniform Building Code enforcement optional for counties and cities.
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Boise
UPI
John V Evans Evans
Idaho
US Supreme Court
Hole-in-one spree at Warm Springs outside Boise
At Warm Springs Golf Course Boise two golfers notched holes in one this season. Nick Manfredo aced the par three third hole with a six-iron while teamed with Ed Kabsa Dave Reid and Carl Magni. Earlier Milt Johnson made a hole in one on the par three 13th with a six-iron alongside Carl Bolerslev and Ike Hocking.
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Boise
UPI
Warm Springs
Nick Manfredo
Ed Kabsa
Dave Reid
Carl Magni
Milt Johnson
Carl Bolerslev
Ike Hocking
Driver Killed in Idaho Two-Car Crash
Franklin Mercer of Noxon Montana died from injuries after a two car collision near Coeur d Alene. The crash involved Daniel Wilhelm, 22, of Post Falls who was being sought for allegedly firing at a city official and remained in critical condition at Kootenai Memorial Hospital.
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Coeur D’alene
Idaho
UPI
Franklin Mercer
Noxon
Mont
Here
Mercer
Daniel Wilhelm
Post Falls
Wilhelm
Kootenai Memorial Hospital
Dunaway and Finch Lead 49th Academy Awards Wins
Faye Dunaway and the late Peter Finch won acting Oscars at the 49th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Rocky earned best picture honors and director John Avildsen received top film honors for the boxing drama.
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Faye Dunaway
Peter Finch
Los Angeles
Rocky
John Avildsen
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Bee
Brian Moe
Sill
McGollum
Brown
Spokane
Howe Fire Apparatus Company of
Anderson, Indiana
Bcea Board
Evans
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