Four Pros Remain in World Series of Poker Final
The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas narrows to four professionals after three nights. Texans Bryan Roberts and Aubrey Day vie with Bob Hooks of Dallas and Dapper Crandall Addington of San Antonio as the field edges toward a $210,000 pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Yankees
Alabama
Bryan
Sailor” Roberts
San Angelo
Tex
Aubrey Day
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bob Hooks
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Crandall’ Addington
San Antonio
Addington
Horseshoe Club
Jesse Alto
Houston
Alto
Abilene
Jack Grimm
Amarillo Slim
Preston
Puggy Wuggy
Pearson
Mayaguez Steams Toward Singapore After Rescue
The Mayaguez freighter, seized by Cambodian gun boats, heads to Singapore for docking Saturday. Sea-Land Services Inc. officials say the crew will be replaced, the ship will resume Singapore to Sattahip voyages, and cargo will be inspected to refute claims it carried spy equipment. The vessel carries 107 truckloads of commercial cargo, 90 empty containers, and 77 loads of military goods including mail, subsistence supplies, parts, and PX items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Gulf of Thailand
Singapore
Sea-Land Services Inc
Sattahip
Thailand
Mayaguez
Sembawang
Sea-Land
Headquar
Ters
Menlo Park
N.J
Sea- Land Board
Michael R. McEvoy
McEvoy
McClure to Chair Timber Bill Hearings
Idaho Senator James McClure will lead hearings on his timber bill to allow credits from road construction to offset payments on other timber sales within the same national forest. Witnesses from the Forest Service forest products industry and the National Association of Counties are slated to testify and additional written statements are invited for the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Idaho
James McClure
The
Forest Service
McClure
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Products Industries
National Association of Counties
Boiseans Reject $15 Million School Bond Issue
Boise parents and residents vote against the Boise Independent School District bond proposal by about 62 percent, scuttling the $15 million plan on Thursday and leaving district plans in doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPI
Boise Independent
IS THIS YOUR DOG and bond vote in Sand Point
A 24 hour leash law enforces patrols in Sand Point. Listings note two dogs with descriptions and a contact number for the pound. Separately the school bond fails with 4,812 votes for and 7,709 against, prompting calls to rethink priorities and consider a West Bank school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Sandpoint
Hillside Junior High
Mountain View Elementary
Heyburn Park Cottage Sites Under Fire
The State Land Board set a sub committee to study canceling all cottage site leases at Heyburn State Park. The Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe threatens legal action to reclaim park land, citing the 1910 act. Attorney General Wayne Kidwell and Public Instruction Superintendent Roy Truby will consult with the Interior Department and local residents to resolve the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
UPS
State Land Board
Heyburn State Park
Coeur d‘Alene
Congress
Idaho
Wayne Kidwell
Public Instruction
Roy Truby
Interior Department
Kidwell
American Legion Poppy Day Drive Planned for May 23
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 announces Poppy Day on Friday May 23 with volunteers at schools and community sites to sell red memorial flowers. Fourteen Bonner County schools participate with Girls State delegates handling sales in three high schools and some lower grades assisted by teachers and auxiliaries. Proceeds fund nurse scholarships rehabilitation and child welfare locally and aid needy veterans and families. Poppy Day headquarters open at 8 a.m. in the Washington Power Company hostess room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15
Charles Fontaine
Bonner County
Priest River High School
Clark Fork
Washington Power Company
Intermountain Gas Seeks 3.6 Million Rate Hike
Intermountain Gas Company seeks a 3.6 million dollar rate increase to cover higher distribution costs. President R D Grimm said the request, filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, will not raise residential gas bills, but will lift average commercial and industrial charges 3.8 to 9.7 percent. He noted a 13 million yearly rise in natural gas resale costs last year and says the hike targets service costs, not gas commodity costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimm
Intermountain
Air Cargo Chooses Idaho for World Center Plan
Ranger Air Cargo International selects Idaho as one of five global centers. President Bob Powell cites vast trade potential and promises to cut high air traffic costs. The Florida based firm, formed 18 months ago, operates 12 DC8 jets as a contract carrier exempt from the Civil Aeronautics Board. Powell says the company can reach any destination worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
API
Ranger Air Cargo International
Idaho
Bob Powell
Ranger Air Cargo
Civil Aeronautics Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poundmaster
Marilyn Shuler
Robert Forrey
Keith Larson
West Banc
Heyburn Park
American Legion Poppy Day
Air Cargo
Elks Lodge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!