02 May 1975
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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1975
Page
1
The K and K button auction starts at 7 30 p m with Harold Hale as auctioneer in the Pastime Banquet room. More than 500 numbered buttons are for sale and bids already exceed 100 dollars for button number 1. The public is invited to attend and bid.
Local citizen launches petition letters to Governor Cecil Andrus and first district legislators with copies mailed to State Sen. Kermit Kiebert and Reps Don Maynard Marion Davidson. Wayne Gunter says action is sought, not dictates, with copies available at Sandpoint Library. Weather: mostly cloudy with showers possible, highs near 60.
In Kellogg Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus proclaims miners memorial day on the anniversary of the 1972 Sunshine Mine fire that killed 91 miners. The disaster remains Idaho history’s worst mining tragedy with 108 survivors and a final toll of 91. The mine reopened seven months later but closed again after a strike, and production recovered to 3.8 million ounces in 1974.
A U S District Court jury acquitted Mel Morgan a Pocatello jeweler after two hours deliberation on charges of using false pretenses to obtain a congressional candidate's credit report. The judge had previously acquitted Morgan and Rose-Marie Bowman of conspiracy in obtaining the same report on Republican George Hansen. Morgan a Boise state party treasurer and Bowman are Democrats. Hansen later sued Morgan for 2 million dollars and defeated Orval Hansen in the GOP primary and won the general election.
Mr and Mrs Labin Evans of Laclede awoke early Tuesday to a blaze in their living room traced to a faulty wire. Their German Shepherd alerted them by nudging and growling before Evans and neighbors fought the fire. no injuries reported though extensive damage occurred.
The School District 82 Board has held three of five meetings on a long term building program for district schools. The Daily Bee previews the meetings and outlines the proposed plan and process. Trustees welcome input, written or oral, until May 16.
Phoebe Senft assistant administrator of Bonner General Hospital retires after 32 years in nursing with 29 in Sandpoint. A buffet luncheon featured a This Is Your Life style presentation honoring her career at the Old Old Hospital and successor facilities. More than 200 friends attended as memories were shared by colleagues and officials.
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