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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1976
Page
6
NAMPA Idaho board member Janet Hay warned of stormy negotiations as public schools seek salary increases and funding. She cited inadequate pay, inflation, and taxes while noting districts have raised levies and families must fund higher education costs.
The Idaho Legislative Council debated the $643,900 Joint Finance Committee appropriation and the value of the Boeing computer used in the 1976 session. Supporters praised its feasibility and data handling, while opponents questioned cost and usefulness.
The US Forest Service plans a 662 000 acre Hells Canyon National Recreation Area in Oregon and Idaho under a 1975 law. Work includes public participation and a comprehensive management plan due to Congress within five years. Public notices invite interested parties to join via Ken Johnson in Baker Oregon.
In Moscow Idaho last week Gerald Ford won 368 votes and Frank Church 238 with 162 uncommitted in a student body presidential poll alongside senate elections. Ford led the Republican slate with 75.1 percent over Reagan 24.9 percent while Church dominated Democrats with 47.1 percent ahead of Carter 18.4 and Brown 8.1. Student body President David Warnick said he was surprised by Ford’s showing but pleased.
A brief note promotes monthly breast self checks as a strong defense against breast cancer. It encourages contacting the American Cancer Society for more information and guidance today.
Idaho memorial services honor 91 miners who perished in the May 2 1972 Sunshine Silver Mine fire near Big Creek. State Sen. Phil Batt will preside as officials cite spontaneous combustion and possible arson as suspected causes. An Interior Department report released days earlier adds context to Idaho's worst disaster.
Pocatello Education Association and School District No 25 reached an impasse in negotiations and will bypass federal mediation to call in fact finders. They differ over fact finding methods and salaries, with a 10.6 percent fringe benefit increase sought at a district cost of 573000 and a pending nine mill override levy amid possible budget cuts over 700000.
Denver reports Sen. Church attacks President Ford over Nixon pardon. He tours a senior citizens market in Denver and previews Colorado caucuses as a first test of strength before Nebraska May 11. Church laments voter mistrust and low turnout while campaign coordinator predicts a close third or possible win.
Twin Falls city irrigation worker died after lifting a lid on a diversion box at the 8th Ave lateral. Police and water officials investigated while the death remained under coroner review. The victim’s name was withheld pending kin notification.
Jerome County commissioners pass a truancy ordinance making being out of school during hours a misdemeanor under the Idaho Youth Rehabilitation Act. Law enforcement may pick up students not in school as part of addressing a growing truancy problem, drafted for the commission by Prosecuting Attorney Gene Fredericksen.
The Supreme Court will hear Idaho's bid to join the Oregon Washington Columbia River Fish Compact to protect spawning salmon and steelhead. Idaho seeks fair apportionment of Columbia River fish among the three states and argues dams and overfishing hurt Snake River runs.
Idaho Attorney General Wayne Kidwell announces the U S Supreme Court will hear Idaho's case against Oregon and Washington over spawning salmon and steelhead. Kidwell calls the move a tremendous boon to Idaho outdoorsmen and fishermen and aims to argue the case himself, with a decision not expected before fall.
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