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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
4
The Sandpoint AARP Chapter 1333 met May 5 with 30 members and one guest Mary McConkel. potluck and seed plant exchange noted. Next meeting set for June 2 at noon at the Community Hall with a program on Tespératory diseases.
Mrs. B Gene Saunders of Sandpoint Idaho will join state leaders May 22 24 in Kansas City Missouri at the National Leadership Conference to plan patriotic and service programs for 6800 local auxiliaries His role includes preparing state presidents for administering programs in areas like Americanism loyalty day and veteran benefits The event features Horace Kimbrell as speaker and Mary Saunders presiding with R D Smith Jr also on the program The VFW Auxiliary reports over 17 million hours of service and more than 24 million dollars donated in the past year
The Coeur d Alene District BLM advisory board met in Sandpoint to discuss legalizing about 50 tracts of National Resource Lands amid unauthorized occupancy. They urged steps to transfer lands to private ownership once public values are protected and noted upcoming deadlines for related actions.
Local organizations list May 10 to May 21 gatherings including Womens Relief Corps IWA Hall meeting May 14 at 1 30 p m coffee after, Head Start graduation May 13 7 p m, Fry Creek Sewer District public session May 12 8 p m at Wagon Bridge Inn, and many club luncheons, drives, and elections across Sandpoint with contacts and venues.
UPI reports Ronald Reagan leads Idaho Republicans with 67.2 percent of party line voters while Frank Church tops Democrats at 54 percent. Carter sits at 31 percent among Democrats, a decline from April.
Idaho Hospital Association promotes National Hospital Week May 9 to 15 with theme Healthy Birthday America. Hospitals will educate patients and communities on managing illnesses, preventing disease, and healthier lifestyles to curb health costs and improve outcomes.
In Udine and surrounding areas two more tremors hit northern Italy as rescue workers press on for a fourth day. Officials raise death toll forecast above 1000 with 815 bodies recovered and 523 identified among about 1300 injured. Aftershocks of 5 to 6 on the Mercalli scale caused limited damage but slowed search efforts amid rain and ongoing debris clearing by soldiers and volunteers.
Senator Jim McClure urges Idaho priority in compensation for lost anadromous runs and pushes for hatcheries under a $41 million Fish and Wildlife plan. He warns against downstream hatcheries and presses Corps of Engineers officials on location and impact amid sport and commercial fishery splits.
Kootenai County Democratic Central Committee hosts a Bicentennial Gala at the Elks Club in Coeur d'Alene on May 14. The event features Lt Governor John Evans and congressional candidate Ken Pursley, with a 6 p.m social and 7 p.m dinner. Ten long serving Democrats to be honored. Tickets are $10 and available through party workers or Mary Sears at 664-9085.
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The Senate Interior Committee backed revisions to a bill by Senator Frank Church and Senator Dale Bumpers to create an energy conservation institute in each state and to establish an energy extension service. The institutes would train students and coordinate research on conservation while supporting homeowners and small businesses with energy saving guidance. The measure aims to mobilize university talent for improved energy use with minimal cost and broad state participation.
The Idaho Transportation Department ranks sixth nationally for accuracy in estimating Federal Aid Construction Project costs says W W Pardew Plans Specifications and Estimates Engineer Federal Highway Administration records show Idaho bid 48 435 700 on federal projects in 1975 vs 50 472 700 estimated by the division a 4 1 percent difference placing Idaho among five states with lower error and highlighting the divisions cost prediction system aiding budgeting and use of federal funds.
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