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Sandpoint Daily Bee

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1971

Page

8

Black Sheriff Querie On Beating Charges

Government witnesses testified that Alabama's first black sheriff since Reconstruction and his chief deputy beat an unarmed prisoner at Macon County jail in August. The case centers on Lucius Amerson and Richard Coleman with defense arguing the prisoner was dangerous and that statements were misinterpreted.

Opelika Ala Alabama Macon County U.S Ira Dement Lucius Amerson Tuskegee William J. Baxley Amerson Dement Baxley Harris Duboise Reed Richard Coleman

Cold Wave Eases Idaho Flood Threat

A cold spell reduced Idaho flood risk with river readings easing at Portneuf Rexburg and Salmon though frost threatens late fruit blooms. Portneuf expected 8.7 feet Wednesday 8.3 feet Thursday Henrys Fork 9.4 feet Thursday Salmon River 1.7 feet below flood stage at 5.3 feet. Frost warnings mean orchards in the small fruit stage remain vulnerable to 30 degree temperatures if sustained.

Bose Idaho State Department of Water Administration Portneuf Pocatello Henry Rexburg Henry’s Salmon National Weather Service

Sandpoint Youth Baseball Registration Forms Required

SYB president Bob Lindsay warns delayed registration risks league scheduling for three SYB leagues. Registration determines age group participation. All players, new or returning, must submit forms to a school principal or league official. district schools distributed blanks, and a page form is provided for those missing them.

SYB Bob Linsday Linsday

Inland Empire Waterways asks for $61.5 million aid for dam work

The Inland Empire Waterways Assn requests Congress approve $61.5 million for Lower Granite Dam construction and modifications to three Snake River dams to curb fish kills. The proposed 1972 federal budget for Northwest Corps of Engineers, Reclamation, and Bonneville includes a $15 million boost for Lower Granite and $13.2 million for bulkhead installations at Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, and Little Goose to address nitrogen supersaturation harming migratory fish.

Washington UPI Inland Empire Waterways Assn Congress Granite Snake River U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation Bonneville Power Administration Pacific Northwest Sion IEWA Ice Harbor Lower Monumental Snake Dworshak Clearwaster Libby Dam Montana Bonneville Dam Lower Columbia Willamette Columbia Basin Tualatin Oregon

Communications Man Named Barret Rainey Idaho Administrator

Barrett Rainey, congressional correspondent for a Washington DC station, was named administrator of the Idaho Division of Communications. He will earn 14472 dollars annually and replaces Delbert Colwell. Gov Andrus approved the appointment. Rainey previously directed closed circuit TV for SAC and has 12 years of commercial broadcasting experience in Omaha, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Boise. Balzer becomes assistant administrator overseeing construction and repair.

Boise Upd Barrett Rainey Washington, D.C Idaho Division of Communications Rainey Delbert E. Colwell Adminis Trative Services Robert Lenaghen Lenaghen Cecil D. Andrus Strategic Air Command Air Force Omaha Idaho Falls Pocatello Boise Andrus al Balzer

Brothers Share Service In Vietnam Hoax Revealed

Wesley Storer 22 of Yarmouth shares brother Glenn’s Vietnam service after disguising himself in Glenn’s uniform. Glenn returns from five months in Vietnam and regrets the wartime stakes. Wesley, not in the Army due to a knee injury, is in Chu Lai illegally awaiting passport and exit visa help.

Yarmouth Maine Wesley Storer Glenn Vietnam Wesley Carleton R. Storer Ft. Devens Glenn Storer Connecticut Bermuda Americas Chu Lai Wes Chu Lau United States Red Cross U.S. Command Saigon

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