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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
7
Idaho April unemployment falls to 6.9 percent from 7.1, a welcome easing after two rise months. State says this signals no sizeable improvement yet, with 21,000 potential additional workers expected as immigration and natural growth lift the labor pool.
Ronald Reagan resumes campaign with a three city blitz Idaho Falls Twin Falls and Boise to win Idaho's 21 delegates after three wins including Indiana. He will hold school gym Q A sessions in Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, an airport news conference TV appearance and a speech at the fairgrounds in Boise.
UPI report says Judge Keith Hayes has received bizarre and threatening correspondence from people claiming to be beneficiaries or left out of Howard Hughes estate. Hayes warns that false claims are felonies and notes the one sixteenth bequest to the Mormon church could require fulltime handling.
UPI reports mixed signals on the 1976 economy as GNP shows strength while inflation pressures rise. Unemployment remains stubborn at 7.5 percent with a record 874 million employed. wholesale prices jump 0.8 percent on farm and food costs. durable goods orders rise 6.7 percent in March, while overall indicators dip 0.4 percent in March. GNP for Q1 1976 up 7.5 percent, inflation at 3.7 percent, CPI up 0.2 percent in March.
Spokane resident John Hopstead aged 24 died Sunday when he apparently fell from his motorcycle on Interstate 90. The bike dragged him about 300 feet before the unmanned cycle traveled a quarter mile and crashed. Cause of the fall remains unknown.
Scripps League Newspapers and Hagadone announce a division of ownership for 17 papers in 13 states. Scripps assumes 11 papers including the Daily News in Pullman and The Garden Island in Hawaii, while Hagadone gains full control of several others and KVIII radio. Local operations remain unchanged.
Steve Chadek president of the guard union says the three women guards Vera Roop Larose Ledford and Nancy Fraser may sue to force equal duties or accept lower pay. He says women are not assigned to high risk inmate contact while male officers are rotated to those posts. The prison is short staffed with overtime and a union meeting was planned to decide on two class pay structure.
David Hannah 28 and his four year old son Carl remain in critical condition at Deaconess Hospital after a car collided with a train near Cheney. Deborah Hannah is listed in serious condition and two year old Cory Hannah was treated and released. Police say the family was driving west on Millenix Road Saturday when Hannah apparently failed to see the train.
Seattle and Vancouver cyclists dominated the two stage event. Larry Smith of Seattle won the International Class with a six hour ten minute two day time for the 150 mile race. Terry Baker and Alot Brunhoffer also placed in the top three.
Third District Judge Gilbert C. Norris dismissed the suit by We the People seeking removal of Ada County commissioners Philip Kleffner and Vern Emery. Norris granted summary judgment in favor of the two commissioners, finding no wilful neglect or wrongful hiring and funding of two county positions. The case previously saw dismissal of charges of wrongful spending.
Spokane health officer Dr E O Ploeger reports 96 deaths from influenza related complications in the county this year.
Outero promotes Outgro as quick temporary relief for ingrown toenail pain. It soothes irritated skin and reduces swelling without altering nail shape growth or position. The campaign emphasizes stopping the ingrown nail chain fast with Outgro.
Spokane 16 year old David W Robbins is missing presumed drowned after a river tubing accident on the Spokane River near the Washington Street Bridge. Two teens witnessed him go over the falls while his brother Carlton and sister Denise were also in the group. Carlton was rescued, Denise saved near a log boom behind the Sheraton Hotel.
Idaho Land Board schedules its first Coeur d Alene meeting on May 17 to improve public access and visibility of board affairs. The session includes the regular May agenda followed by a public meeting to hear views on land board authority and related matters.
The Idaho Conservation League rated the 1976 legislature poorly for conservation votes. It faulted lawmakers for failing to pass power plant siting, minimum stream flow, energy planning and bottle bills. Eight representatives voted 100 percent for conservation.
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