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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1972
Page
1
About 768 electors, 78 percent, vote to authorize roughly 575000 in bonds for the Sewage Disposal plant upgrade with 599 for 163 against. A dog containment ordinance also passes 543 for to 222 against, with city officials planning phased enactment and council review.
United Press International reports that Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with family reunions or trips to resorts while Mayflower II in Plymouth faces threats of arson tied to a Day of Mourning. Banks and schools close. Macy’s parade goes national. Nixon dines at Camp David. New York sees labor strikes disrupt liquor and food supply. Paris hosts a George V hotel Thanksgiving menu for visitors.
William Fournier of Farmers Insurance in Sandpoint is recuperating in Deaconess Hospital Spokane after back surgery. A family spokesman says he is feeling better and expected to be released later this week.
UPI reports Idaho Congressman Orval Hansen urged leaders from industry government and science to unite on energy policy. Speaking at an international conference on nuclear solutions in Washington, Hansen said the Joint Atomic Energy Committee will guide policy in the 93rd Congress with focus on nuclear plant licensing safety and expanded research.
The Sherman Funeral Home Ambulance Service of Newport Washington is sold to Glenn Groom and Lauren Randell. The takeover becomes effective December 1 and will serve Bonner County Ponderay and northern Spokane County as before. Groom serves as Justice Court Judge City Police Judge Kalispel Reservation Travel Court Judge and a Burlington Northern Railroad conductor.
Idaho Alcohol Safety Action Project reports arrests for drunken driving from July through October doubled from last year with 1,677 arrests and 31 percent by the Alcohol Emphasis Patrol. Blood and breath tests by the Environmental Protection and Health Laboratories division tripled over the prior year. Project Director L Cotty Lowry notes more pre sentence investigations, court alcohol schools enrollment, and rising judge requests for pre sentence studies for convicted drivers.
Partly cloudy spell with night and morning fog across Sandpoint. Temperatures steady with little change, light winds. Precipitation chances remain at 10 percent through Thursday. Lows around 30 and highs near 45.
Boise river veteran Jerry Smith told UPI high water on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River is extremely dangerous and should not be floated. He advised against running the river in high water and discouraged others from attempting it. He noted a Texas gambler, Amarillo Slim, can complete the segment in one or two days.
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