Evasive Action Behind Several Weekend Road Accidents
Multiple weekend crashes occurred as drivers swerved to avoid others or animals on SH 200 and US 2. No injuries were reported in most cases. damages ranged from about $80 to $1,200. A cow was killed near Laclede. one driver was cited for inattentive driving after sleeping at the wheel on Westmond-Sagle road.
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Joan L. Minch
Ray . Daws
Sandpoint
Radine J. Sheffield
Trails End
Davis
Wayne Gaston
U.S 95
Gaston
Laclede
US 2
Daniel G. Selver
Samuels
Selver
Clark Fork
John Hinshaw
Spokane
Hinshaw
Westmond-Sagle
John Fuller
Pacific Power and Light
Fuller
Sandpoint Bypass Hurdled by Historic Depot Listing
Sen. Frank Church asks the Federal Highway Administration and the Interior Department to outline steps to remove the Burlington Northern Depot from the National Register of Historic Places to allow construction of a highway bypass. The 1950s proposal hinges on clearing the designation that blocks encroachment near Sand Creek and U.S. 95 State Highway 200 junction.
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Sandpoint
Frank Church
Federal Highway Administration
Dept. of Interior
Idaho
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington Northern
Mitkiff
Sand Creek
Rambouillet accord launches world economy crackdown
President Ford and leaders of Britain, France, Japan, Germany, Italy pledge a joint effort to curb the worst recession in decades. The Rambouillet declaration promotes international cooperation, employment, inflation, and energy stability with a move away from US French monetary disputes and toward shared growth.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
White House
Rambouillet
France
Ford
Britain
Japan
Germa
Italy
Paris
Air Force One
Orly
Washington
United States
Chamber to Hear Idaho Child Find Speaker at Sandpoint Meeting
Gail Hanninen of Panhandle Child Development will speak on the Idaho Child Find program at the Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Sandpoint Elks Club. Merchants set an Early Bird Christmas Sale for November 21–22 with extended hours. a Center for Business Development seminar on financial planning is planned for December 4 and 9 in City Hall. The new Chamber Business Directory will be published in December requiring dues payment for listing.
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Idaho
Gail Hanninen
Panhandle
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Sandpoint
Center For Business Development
University of Idaho
Council
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Andrus appoints first woman to Idaho Board of Correction
Governor Cecil D. Andrus announces Dr. Margery M. Moser of Cascade as the first woman named to the State Board of Correction to fill an unexpired term ending January 1, 1977. The appointment follows resignations and includes other officials: Helen McKinney to the Judicial Council until July 1, 1979 and Brad J. Howe to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council.
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Cleveland
Cascade
Helen McKinney
Caldwell
Andrus
Brad J. Howe
Boise
Juvenile Justice Advisory Council
Helen Daniels
Nampa
Idaho Cosmetology Board
Robert T. Entwistle
Board of
Landscape Architects
Ross Albert Evans
Homedale
Alfalfa Seed Commission
Idaho lawmaker seeks opinion on county rezoning plan
State Rep. Bill Onweiler asks Attorney General Wayne Kidwell for guidance on whether Ada County must amend its comprehensive plan before rezoning 320 acres near Meridian to residential for Cherry Lane Village. He also questions who represents the public in illegal actions and the plan's authority versus a building moratorium.
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Boise
UPI
Bill Onweiler
Atty
Wayne Kidwell
Onweiler
Ada County Commission
Meridian
Cherry Lane
Kidwell
Idaho launches fourth phase of anti shoplifting campaign
Tim Brennan of the Idaho Retailers and Food Dealers Association announced a statewide drive to boost shoplifting prosecutions through December. The effort targets retailers and the public with civil remedies of 100 to 250 dollars plus costs while holding parents civilly liable for children. The program, funded by the Law Enforcement and Planning Commission and retailer match, aims to improve police and prosecutor cooperation and reduce losses to retailers estimated at 15 million dollars annually.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Tim Brennan
Idaho Retailers and Food Dealers Association
Brennan
Law Enforce
Ment and Planning Commission
Scotchman Peak Wilderness Bid Urged by Group
A new environmental group urges the U S Forest Service to expand its Scotchman Peak Wilderness Area proposal. The group cites 37 000 acres on the Idaho Montana border near Lake Pend Oreille and argues the area’s primitive qualities justify protection under the National Wilderness Act with minimal commodity conflict. Northwest Citizens for an Expanded Scotchman Peak Candidate Study Area leads the effort.
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Noxon, Mont
UPI
U.S. Forest Service
Scotchman Peak
Forest Service
Idaho-Montana
Lake Pend Oreille
Northwest Citizens
Scotchman’s Peak
Weather outlook with snow flurries and cool temperatures
Vanable clouds move through the area with a 40 percent chance of snow today, 20 percent tonight, and 10 percent Tuesday. Cooler conditions persist with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Highs around 35 and a low near 25 tonight.
Amnesty says USSR holds at least ten thousand political prisoners
Amnesty International reports in a 154 page study that the Soviet Union imprisons at least 10 000 political and religious prisoners under conditions violating international standards. The group notes Soviet authorities publish no prison statistics and deny political prisoners exist.
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Gregory Jensen London
UPI
Soviet Union
Amnesty International
Ussr
Pursley enters race for Idaho's First District Congress
Pursley of Boise announces Democratic bid for Congress against incumbent Steve Symms. He criticizes the three year record as a “paper tiger,” urges energy reform, natural resources protection, and aid for the needy, seniors, and farmers. He cites energy policy as top priority and favors public private cooperation. He is a Cornell graduate with a Chicago law degree, married with two children.
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Boise
UPS
Kenneth L. Pursley
Congress
Idaho
Washington
Pursley
Steve Symms
Sandpoint
Cornell University
University of Chicago
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North Ella
Sandpoint City
Sheffield
Sheffield Auto
Valery Giscard d
Glen Utzman
CPA
University
College of Business and Economics
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