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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1973
Page
1
Idaho Lt. Gov. Jack Murphy warns the energy crisis will cause radical changes in work and leisure patterns. He calls for targeted government regulation and local action to solve interrelated problems while noting Americans may face higher prices and lower payrolls.
Sandpoint postmaster Robert Willard says Christmas mail should arrive by Christmas Eve. He notes possible energy shortages but urges customers to mail first class items by Dec 8 and airmail by Dec 15 to ensure timely delivery this season.
Governor Cecil D. Andrus said Oregon Governor Tom McCall sought a conference call with President Nixon to press him on changing the national speed limit proposal. He cited anger over the administration’s plan and indicated Washington Governor Dan Evans was to join the discussion.
A midday fire destroyed a mobile home in Pine Trailer Park three miles north of Sand Point on Highway 95. Owned by John Tillberg, the shell remains as investigators probe the cause, with firefighters lasting three to three and a half hours. Loren Kenworthy of Northside Fire Department provided details.
Elections for the Sandpoint Independent Highway District will be held Monday December 3 in the Superintendent of Public Works office at City Hall. On the three member board Ed Simonsen faces Bert B Lines in district I and Frank B Evans runs against William J Wilson in district III. Ed Arndt was re elected in district II last year. Voters registered for the last Sandpoint city election are eligible to vote. The board oversees street maintenance under Superintendent Jack Leckner and sets district policy and budget.
The federal government issued rules to ration heating oil to force cooler homes and offices this winter. Priority users include homes, essential services, farming, and transportation with remaining supply allocated to nonpriority use. End users must cut indoor temperatures or save equivalent fuel. an initial home fill up may occur before the cooling formula takes full effect.
A UPI report describes a Forest Service hearing in Boise on Idaho Primitive Area classification. Residents led by Rosalie Large oppose the proposal as landowner encroachment risking economic hardship, while Jack Walker questions mineral potential and the need for classification. About 140 testified. hearings continue in Lewiston and Pocatello with Gov. Cecil Andrus among supporters.
Andrus criticized the plan to set maximum speeds at 55 for trucks and buses and 50 for passengers, arguing it will not work. He had previously urged the state highway board to cut speed limits by 10 mph to 60 on freeways and 50 elsewhere, while officials note substantial funds have been spent on new signs.
Sandpoint sees mixed rain and snow with intermittent falls through Wednesday. Gusty southerly winds bring a 60 percent precipitation chance tonight and 50 percent on Wednesday. High Wednesday near 35, low tonight around 25.
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