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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1975
Page
2
The Sandpoint publication lists publishing days Monday through Friday excluding holidays. It provides subscription and home delivery rates at 2.50 per month and gives contact details including phone 263-5151 and P O Box 579. Names Pete Thompson, Bill Stewart, and Herb Offermann are shown in roles.
Frank Church steps in to push a U.S. Highway 95 bypass around Sandpoint’s Burlington Northern depot, hindered by its National Register listing. The depot’s designation blocks federal construction plans, while officials debate how the listing occurred and how to undo it under Interior and FHWA guidelines. The Bonner County Historical Society supports the bypass but sees no outreach on the designation.
The UPI report notes nearly 900 auto dealers closed over two years while 24,511 remain, with National Automobile Dealers Association leader Reed Draper predicting strength through quality agencies, higher volumes, and better profits. It cites model year losses, per manufacturer, and a shift to high mpg, high quality cars as the industry stabilizes.
Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter won Florida’s Democratic presidential straw poll with 66.4 percent of 1 035 delegates. Milton Shapp was second and Wallace third as Carter called the result an obvious test of strength and a sign of support in the South.
UPI reporting indicates the Justice Department is examining whether former CIA Director Richard Helms lied to congressional committees about CIA actions against Allende and domestic surveillance. Colby later confirmed covert funding against Allende, while investigations expand to FBI COINTEL programs and alleged assassination plots and mass surveillance.
Broadcast listing notes Tobe Kerr at 11 56 p m and children shows including Mickey Mouse and Supermen. Evening lineup includes Pyramid and Predator shows with times 3 3 4 08. FBI segment appears at 2 38.
Lynette Fromme’s defense hinges on President Ford’s testimony that he did not hear a click when she raised a pistol at him in Capitol Park. Attorney John Virgo argues Ford’s statements bolster the defense as witnesses dispute whether Fromme intended to shoot the president.
UPI reports Sara Jane Moore, accused of firing on President Ford outside the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, was ruled mentally competent by U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti. He ordered the trial to proceed on the scheduled date of December 15 and set a hearing for the following Tuesday at 2 p.m. The unanimous psych evaluations said she has above average intellectual abilities and can assist her attorneys.
Choir rehearsal for the December Messiah performance at Community Hall tonight at 7 30 p m. Regular Monday sessions follow the same schedule and venue.
NASA will launch an atmosphere exploring satellite from Cape Canaveral aboard a Delta rocket to map ozone. The craft carries an ozone sensor to study distribution at varied altitudes and assess potential depletion linked to aerosols from sprays and deodorants. Dr. Donald Heath leads the ozone sensor program.
Thailand's Foreign Minister visits Cambodia becoming the first non Communist diplomat since the Khmer Rouge era to push toward ambassadors and full relations. Ieng Sary and Chartichai Choonhavan meet at Poipet bridge to discuss trade and communications as Cambodia seeks rice fuel timber and fish from Thailand.
Moscow says diplomatic ties with Uganda are normalized following an exchange of opinions after a brief suspension caused by Idi Amin’s demand to recall the Soviet ambassador. The move comes amid Soviet involvement in Angola during its civil war and independence.
Lloyd Calvert reported a blue clad shoplifter stole a chain saw worth 236.90 from Bill's Mobil Station while assisting a customer. A 17 year old was cited for reckless driving after an unsafe pass on First Street and a corner at First and Cedar.
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