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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
2
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus vows accountability for the Teton Dam collapse. He was present in Rexburg on the day 11 people died and extensive property damage occurred and he plans to hold the specific designers and builders responsible rather than blame the system.
Thayer a Washington State University senior and fraternity member sues Elkins Resort claiming a sandy beach hid rocks in shallow water at Priest Lake in April 1975. He says a submerged rock severed his neck leaving him paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Elkins argues rocks are natural and not the resort’s fault.
In Addis Ababa two hundred thousand peasants are mobilized for a three week crash program with Cuban advisers training them for a forthcoming offensive. Wooden mock weapons and improvised gear give way to armed units as regular troops are re-equipped from Eastern Europe. Mengistu Haile Mariam faces a looming deadline as rains threaten a northern push and provisioning steps, while past peasant movements show mixed results.
Uganda faces export bottlenecks and smuggling as 2 to 3 million bags of coffee sit idle. Uganda’s transport woes, Kenya relations, and Idi Amin’s policies hamper shipments to Europe, with illicit routes growing amid rising prices and volatile demand.
President Carter urges NATO to cut waste by pooling resources and expanding two way defense cooperation. European Program Group voices joint plans on military development and production efficiency aiming to 1980s planning with United States funding and European equipment purchases.
Thousands of high school students from Honolulu to Miami will take AP exams with 80 000 sitting this year. High scorers on three or more tests may earn college credit and sophomore standing at many colleges, reducing tuition and freshman-year costs.
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