Palette Knife Exhibit Showcased by Calgary Artist Harisch
William Bill Harisch of Calgary demonstrated palette knife painting before about 72 attendees at Sandpoint Community Hall. The landscape work, created during the show, was donated to the Bonner County Humane Society to aid its building fund and will be raffled at the Bonner County Fair this summer valued at 300 dollars.
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William Bull Harisch
Harisch
Sandpoint
Bonner County Humane Society
Bonner County
Bee
Ken Firoved
William “Bill” Harisch
Calgary
Canada
Hts
Sandpaint
Priest Pares Priest Lake
Weiser
the Humane Society
Carter program slowly moves through Congress in 1978
Washington United Press International reports that 100 day deadlocks on President Carter’s economic program are easing. A $4 billion public works jobs bill cleared conference, won Senate approval, and awaits House passage. A $20 billion stimulus measure to boost public service jobs and funding for anti-recession aims also advances. The energy plan heads to a special House committee for White House briefing.
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Carter
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Idaho Spends One Million On Photocopies Each Year
Idaho spends about 1 million dollars annually on photocopies and more than 3 million on direct paperwork for 1976. State officials, led by Purchasing Officer Robert Hackett, say presses and duplicators number around 400, with 24 million copies produced yearly. Gov. Evans voiced astonishment at the printing scope and pledged informed citizens.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Lewiston Morning Tribune
the Tribune
Robert Hackett
Hackett
John V. Evans
Mineral potential flagged in proposed wilderness areas
Federal officials told a House subcommittee that many areas considered for wilderness have good to excellent mineral potential including gold silver copper and tungsten in sites across Alaska Arizona Oregon Wyoming New Mexico Colorado Montana and California. Onsite studies are urged to confirm claims and assess remaining wilderness for future generations.
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Washington
UPI
House
Wyoming
Margaret’ ‘Marie
Wyoming Outdoor Coordinating Committee
United States
Wilbert Dare
Bureau of Mines
John Wells
U.S. Geological Survey
Wildernness
West
Chichagoff-Yakobi Island
Tongass National Forest
Alaska
Pusch Ridge
Coronado National Forest
Arizona
Wild Rogue
Siskiyou National Forest
Oregon
Savage Run
Medicine Bow National Forest
Manzano Mountain
Sandia Mountain
Cibola National Forest
New Mexico
Middle Santiam
Willamette National Forest
Wenaha-Tucamon
Umatilla” National Forest
la Garita
Rio Grande and Gunnison National Forests
Colorado
Siskiyou ‘National Forest
Welcome Creek
Lolo’ National Forest
Montana
Wells and
Dare
Mt. Henry
Kootenai National Forest
Chama River Canyon
Santa Fe and
Carson National Forests
New ‘Mexico
Inyo and Sequoia
California
Santa Lucia
Ventana
Los Padres National Forest
Goose Creek
Rio Grande, National Forest
French Pete Creek
Lone Peak
Wasatch and Uinta ‘National
Utah
McGregor-Thompson
Lolo and Kootenai
Idaho minimum wage hike could cost thousands of jobs says Chamber
The U S Chamber of Commerce argues any rise in Idaho's minimum wage would raise labor costs and trigger job losses. It cites potential cuts totaling about 90 900 jobs with a raise to 3 0, plus further losses under a 2 50 plan. It warns a 50 of average wages plan could cost about 3 000 jobs.
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Washington
UPI
Idaho
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Jack Carlson
Chamber
Carlson
Afl-Cio
Idaho lawmakers seek balanced public land use claim
In Washington Idaho Senator James McClure joined 11 miners and lumbermen opposing further closures of federal lands. He urged balanced multiple use management to protect jobs and livelihoods in lumbering, mining, recreation, and environment.
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Washington, Idaho
UPI
James McClure
Idaho
McCure
Washington
Fish Arrive to Start Downstream Salmon Transport
The Army Corps of Engineers reports 90 000 young salmon trapped at Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River and 10 000 flown to the Pacific, with trucking of others starting. A proposal to move fish from Dworshak Dam was rejected to prevent turbine losses. migration is later than usual this year.
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Walla Walla, Wash
UPI
Lower
Granite Dam
Army Corps of Engineers
Snake River
Clarkston, Wash
Pacific Ocean
Dworshak Dam
North Fork
Clearwater River
Idaho
Snake
Columbia River
Pacific
Court Lets EPA Case Lapse While Delaying Ruling
The Supreme Court declined to rule on whether the EPA can compel states to form air pollution plans for private vehicles. It remanded the consolidated California Arizona Maryland Virginia DC case as moot and vacated lower court judgments, noting the agency must modify rules. Justice Stevens dissented, arguing mootness only ends if EPA rescinds regulations.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Environmental Protection Agency
California
Arizona
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
EPA
U H, 4Th
Washington Area
John Paul Stevens
Stevens
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Donald H. May
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American Express
Anyka Needlepoint, Inc
East 57Th Street
New York
Joseph R. Strahler
General Services Division
Department of Administration
Evans
Kelley
McChire
Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz ‘Joseph Haydn
Vienna
IvAc
Sandpoint, Idaho
Lake Cliy Motors
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