23 May 1974
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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1974
Page
1
A concrete dump at the south end of Euclide Street near the Pend Oreille River was due to a misunderstanding of directions and will be removed. Hatcher Enterprises said the mistake was noticed soon after and plans to pick up the material are underway with city permission to use a fill site elsewhere.
A federal appeals court unanimously ruled the Senate Watergate Committee cannot obtain five of President Nixon s secret tapes. The court said the committee showed no vital need to secure the tapes and upheld a lower court’s denial of the subpoenas. The tapes concern Nixon conversations with John W. Dean III in 1973.
A Corps of Engineers forecast says Lake Pend Oreille will rise overall by next Monday, May 27, after dipping this week. The 2,059.4 foot level last Monday may edge higher as inflows and dam operations respond to natural flow conditions.
Memorial Day services will be held next Monday at War Memorial Park with local veteran groups including Womens Relief Corps World War I Barracks and Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion and Auxiliary and the Disabled American Veterans. The program starts at 10 a.m. with prayers by Bishop Earl Noble and Rev Nolan Redmond. A carillon piece will precede the activities and 32 flags will be raised at Pinecrest Cemetery marking an Avenue of Flags for veterans buried there. Plans for a similar project at Lakeside Cemetery are in progress.
Bonner County commissioners appoint Louis Vermeer 37 of Concord California as the first official county engineer. He will start June 17 after serving as assistant civil engineer in Concord and work previously for the California State Highway Department. Vermeer holds California and Oregon licenses and will seek Idaho licensure. He is a University of Iowa graduate and has a wife and two children. Commissioners noted a tough selection with more than 30 applicants and praised Roy Wise for his help in the search.
The Idaho Water Administration director says the US Army Corps of Engineers is expanding its reach over Lake Coeur d Alene amid slowed national construction. Keith R. Higginson warns the action mirrors federal water control encroachment into state affairs as Corps projects shift to navigable inland waterways.
The House approved a $226 billion defense budget with a 358 to 37 vote after liberals failed to curb Vietnam aid. Key battles included ceilings on South Vietnam aid and opposition to Trident submarine cuts and the B-1 bomber program, with leadership efforts to reduce troop levels abroad defeated.
Sandpoint reports scattered showers and possible thundershowers through Friday with cooler temperatures. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. precipitation chances 30 percent tonight and 40 percent Friday. highs around 65 and lows near 45.
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