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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1975
Page
2
The Daily Bee states editor's notes limit letters to 250 words and require typewritten or neat handwritten submissions. Opinions in Sound-off are not the newspaper's. Unsigned letters will not be printed and the daily reserves the right to refuse publication or edit all letters for taste.
Smokey the Bear, famous National Zoological Park resident and national symbol of forest fire prevention, retires at 25. He will be relocated to New Mexico with his mate Goldie, ending his 1950 rescue origin in Lincoln National Forest and leaving a lasting legacy alongside Paul Bunyan and Davy Crockett in American folklore.
Voters in Filer Idaho chose to retain Mayor Paul Shover 239 to 58 in a special recall election with 297 turnout. Officials questioned several ballots for lack of official stamp which could shift results if counted as spoiled. city to seek legal opinion.
TV listings show KHQ NBC with prime time slate from 6 to 11 pm including Today Show, Wheel of Fortune, Hollywood Squares, and Jackpot. CBS KXLY features afternoon and evening programs such as Capt. Kangaroo, Gambit, and The Price Is Right. ABC and PBS channels present soap operas, game shows, and educational content with local news and specials listed through late evening.
Retired traveler from Idaho writes to commend the CIA and Frank Church committee for saving Americans abroad. He recounts a tale of CIA intervention in the Andes preventing an attack on a traveling group, praising intelligence services for protecting lives and property in foreign countries.
Darlene Young from Sandpoint asks readers to write Gov Cecil Andrus in Boise expressing concern over malpractice insurance costs. The plea warns higher office call charges, doctor retirements, and local economic impact unless a special legislative session is convened. She proposes 4 000 letters to show public care for the issue.
Louis Clarence Budd died April 30 at Sandpoint Manor at 80. Graveside services are Friday May 2 at 2 p.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Born January 21, 1895 in Alexandria Minnesota he lived in Minnesota until 1935 then moved to Colville area and for 20 years in Sandpoint. Surviving: son David L. of Nambour Australia. seven daughters Virginia Hoglund Spokane Lousanna Morton Hot Springs Mont Lorretta Morton Sandpoint Betty Kesinger Odgen Utah Louise Fowler Shaw Island Wash Yvonne Rouleau San Juan Island June Fanning Cheney Wash. 29 grandchildren 18 great grandchildren. brother Clifford Alexandria Minn. sister Shirley Young Amity Oregon.
Sandpoint Fire Department responded to a small grass fire along the Dover Highway just past Ontario Street. Fire chief Wade Brown said sparks from railroad ties sparked the blaze and spread to nearby grass.
Cattle and calves 1 245 head with slaughter heifers small lots at 875 to 985 pounds selling 38.00 to 41.80 per hundredweight. Few standard Holsteins 22.50 to 24.25. Commercial cows 20.00 to 23.75. Calves 150 to 300 pounds 22.00 to 29.00. Feeder steers 720 to 875 pounds fleshy 33.25 to 33.80.
Sheriff Robert Wilcox said his office is investigating the theft of over 350 dollars worth of items. The report notes the incident as part of ongoing crime investigations in the county.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin told Sinai workers Israel could surrender the 72 well Abu Rudeis field after the 1967 capture, supplying over half the nation's oil needs as a step toward peace. Syrian mediation talks collapsed with Arab League disputes over water distribution from the Euphrates, while thefts and vandalism were reported at Camp Stidwell and local cabins.
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