Forest service to consolidate Washington Oregon forests
A Forest Service official outlined consolidation plans for Colville Okanogan and Wenatchee in Washington and forests in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. The move follows the dismantling of Region One in Montana and Idaho forest consolidations, with a new Portland headquarters and a regional reorganization to be completed by 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
UPS
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
U.S. Forest Service
Maurice Vogel
Colville, Okanogan and Wenatchee
Forest Service
Northwest
Kaniksu
Coeur d’Alene
St. Joe National
Vogel
Montana
Kootenai
Flathead
Lolo
Bitterroot
Northern Region One
Missoula
Mont
Inland Empire Forests
Denver
Portland
Oreg
Idaho educators urged to focus on more than hair length
Roy Truby, aide to Idaho state superintendent, tells Idaho Press Club that educators spend too much time on male students hair length. He cites student rights policies, district refusals, and courts shaping student rights while urging schools to teach democracy and accept criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPD
Roy Truby
Superintendent of Public Instruction
D.F. Engelking
State Board of Education
Idaho
Truby
Idaho Press Club
Idahos
Freight Train Radar Trap Set in Shoshone
City police under Chief John Schaffer will enforce a radar trap for speeding freight trains. An ordinance caps train speed at 35 miles per hour inside city limits, with citations for violators amid resident complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoshone
Maho
UPS
John Schaffer
New Kaniksu National Forest Office Relocates
Effective Monday May 7 the Kaniksu National Forest main office moves to 430 S Division across Highway 2 from its former site. The change updates public access and operations in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaniksu National Forest
S. Division
Highway 2
Weather in Sandpoint With Showers and Thunder Possible
Variable cloudiness through Friday with a few showers and a chance of thundershowers today. Cooler tonight and Friday with light gusty southwest winds. Rain chances 60 percent today 40 tonight and 50 Friday. Highs 65 today and 60 Friday. lows around 35 tonight.
Fish Registration Stations For Prize Event
Anglers must register prize eligible fish at designated K and K stations. Stations listed across Sandpoint Garfield Bay Hope and Ellisport with registration ends 7 p.m. May 5 at Eagles Lodge Sandpoint. Alibi Barge on Lake Pend Oreille also accepts registrations May 5. Hundreds of dollars in prizes and a Granite Creek lot donated by Pack River Properties.
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K & K Committee
Eagles Lodge
Sandpoint
Pastime Sport
Pend Oreille
Kamloops Anchorage
Garfield Bay
Hope Lounge
Ellisport Bay
Hope
Lake Pend Oreille
Granite Creek
Pack River Properties
No Sign Yet Of Williams
Nezperce County deputies continue searching the Snake River for Edward Williams and his cousin Jack Bowman who disappeared after a river boat capsized at Imnaha Rapids on April 23. A boat and plane scoured upstream and downstream with efforts focused on fishermen and residents along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Williams
Jack Bowman
Snake River
Here
Nezperce County
Imnaha Rapids
Snake
Idaho DECS hearing weighs solid waste rules on landfills
The Idaho Department of Environmental and Community Services held a public hearing on proposed solid waste management regulations. Debates centered on mandatory rapid compaction, record-keeping, and industry paperwork while supporters urged balance with long term reuse and recycling. Rex Nannes of the U S Forest Service backed adoption to curb pollution as about 150 dumps statewide near closure by June 1974, signaling short term hardship for some communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPS
Department of Environmental and Community Services
Ed Barker
DECS
Barker
Associated Industries of
Idaho
Mel Aslager
Rex Nannes
Ogden
Utah
U.S. Forest Service
Nannes
Forest Service
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Albeni Falls
Ken Coffman
Bee
Williams
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