Proposed federal rules threaten small Idaho hospitals
Bonner General Hospital faces possible closure or bed reductions under National Guidelines for Health Planning designed to curb costs. Administrator Larry Benton warns the 40 percent federal funding share could be at stake if the hospital fails to meet occupancy and service minimums, with exemptions limited and vague.
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Bill Crampton Bee
Bonner General Hospital
Larry Benton
Bonner Hospital
Benton
Idaho
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Federal Register
Department
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Congress
Idaho Hospital Association
St Alphonsus Hospital
Boise
Elmore Memorial Hospital
Mountain Home
Banner General
Hospital Association
Benson
Bonner General
Sandpoint Annexation Hearing Sees Sparse New Opposition
Public objections to Sandpoint westside annexation persisted at the final hearing with about 70 attendees and a bare quorum. Citizens urged restraint on growth and taxes while officials argued for local planning and quicker fire protection.
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Sandpoint
Bud Benoit
Harold Huff
Ed Eitzman
Doug Ward
Westside
Ward
Stae Fire Rating Bureau
Northside
Wade Brown
Ken Lunde
Saindpoint
Lunde
Wythe
P&z Commission
P&z
P&i
Bonner County
Tina Gustaveson
Gustaveson
Violence at Egyptian embassies shocks Arab capitals
Arab gunmen failed to seize the Egyptian Embassy in Athens after a gunfight and a bomb struck the Beirut embassy. In Cairo the Voice of Palestine radio was shut down amid criticism of Sadat’s Jerusalem visit. Witnesses report a deadly Athens clash with one killed as guards and Greek troops sealed off the area.
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Athens
Beirut
Itr
Saudi Arabia
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Cairo
Voice of Palestine
Sadat
Serat
Weatherwatch for Sandpoint and Vicinity
Colder conditions with partly cloudy skies into Saturday. Snow showers likely today and flurries Saturday. Northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Precipitation chance 40 percent today, 30 percent tonight, 20 percent Saturday. Highs near 30 today and 20 Saturday. lows around 15 tonight. Extended outlook calls for unseasonably cold temperatures with occasional light snow through Tuesday. highs in the 20s and lows 10 to 20.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Revenue Sources Sought for Idaho Junior Colleges
Boise UPI report notes state Board member Janet Hay says North Idaho College and College of Southern Idaho have limited options beyond general fund support. She suggests lump sum funding or broadened tax districts to cover service areas, while Superintendent Roy Truby warns education costs keep rising with enrollment.
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Boise
UPI
State Board of Education
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
Janet Hay
Nampa
Hay
Legislative Joint Finance Appropriations Committee
Kootenai County
Compasses
Benewah
Bonner
Boundary
Shoshone
College of Southern
Truby
Idaho
Larry Jackson
Jackson
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