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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1971
Page
5
Idaho hunters bought nearly a quarter million big game tags last year as overall hunting losses rise. The piece warns of exposure, hypothermia, frostbite, and heart attacks during deer and waterfowl outings, with survival tips and emphasis on shelter, energy conservation, and self rescue. It notes deer-auto collisions and advises medical consent for at risk hunters.
Boise reports a modest rise in public school enrollment for 1971 led by grades 7 through 12. Total public enrollment is 185,114, up from 182,333 in 1970, with first six grades at 93,148 and grades 7–12 at 91,966. Parochial/private school enrollment fell 26 percent, affecting overall figures.
The Idaho Transportation Council praised a U S Senate bill to grant emergency powers during major transportation strikes. Administrator Robert L. Henry told Idaho Sons Frank Church and Len B Jordan the act is needed to protect the public when labor disputes threaten vital transportation services.
The state informs defendant Joseph E Walker of a district court summons to respond within 20 days to a debt suit seeking 516.58 plus 172 attorney fees and costs. If not answered, judgment will be entered. Also: zoning change notice for Union Pacific Railroad property in Bonner County with a November 24 1971 meeting at the county courthouse.
New York UP I reports two men robbed off duty patrolman Robert C Winters at a railroad station waiting room. They tied his feet with a necktie and held a gun to his head. They took $25 cash his pistol and badge. Winters was not hurt.
Ricks College in Resburg Idaho reports fall enrollment of 5 246 students, up 102 from last year according to admissions director Eldred Stephenson. Officials note the smaller rise reflects a mild downward economic trend, with the college having grown from 2 478 in 1965 and averaging about 500 additional students each fall.
October 18 1971 commissioners meeting approves a one year exclusive dump use for Robert McElfish with a 12 dollar per ton charge, county road maintenance, and 30 day termination notice. Also authorizes Raynold Davis travel to Moscow for cattlemen meeting and 258 reams mimeograph paper for a year.
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