Supreme Court upholds log driving permit rule on navigable waters
The Supreme Court refused to hear Scott Paper Co enterprise Kennebec Log Driving Co challenge, leaving a lower court ruling that logging operations must obtain federal permits to drive logs on the Kennebec River in Maine. The case centers on a 1899 law banning waste dumping and a 1900 clause on exemptions for certain rivers.
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Boston
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Timber Management Bill Passed Lauded By McClure
Idaho Senator James McClure praised Congress for passing the Timber Management Bill and other measures. He cited restored clearcutting guidelines under a sustained yield framework and flexibility for harvest on marginal lands. He highlighted Payment in Lieu benefits, Water Resources projects, and the Lower Snake River fish and wildlife plan with four new hatcheries.
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James McClure
Idaho
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Clarkston
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Boise
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Teton
BLM
Bureau Land Management
Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer Endangered
Spokane health officials report pollution from septic tanks seeping into the Rathdrum Prairie aquifer that serves 300000 people in the area. Panhandle Health District halted poorly served housing on the Prairie while Spokane County plans a two year study on valley aquifer pollution.
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Ken Lustig
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Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
U.S
Idaho Board Denies Endowment Fund Interest Claim
The Idaho Board of Examiners rejected an $806921 claim from the Endowment Fund Investment Board for interest income used to cover its expenses. Attorney General Wayne Kidwell advised disapproval to pave the way for court action. Governor Andrus noted no single plan will be endorsed for state employees' deferred compensation.
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BOISE
UPI
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Invest
Ment Board
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Marjorie Ruth Moon
Endowment Fund Investment Board
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Investment Board
Idaho
Secretary of State
Grams
Cecil D. Andrus
Clean Water Committee Approves 1.6 Million Plan
Boise Idaho final work plans totaling 1.6 million dollars were approved by the Policy Advisory Committee of the Idaho Clean Water Project. The centerpiece is a proposed state water bank paying farmers per acre foot for surplus water to utilities funded by an electricity export tax. The panel also endorsed studies on on site sewage disposal criteria sludge disposal land wastewater disposal financing and water quality standard revisions to reflect groundwater and public water use.
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UPI
Idaho Clean Water Project
John Peavey
R-Rupert
Peavey
Polcy Advisory Committee
Critiena
Idaho
Two Held For Robbery at Maverick Store in Twin Falls
Twin Falls men David Grijalva and Ernest Folson, both 28, are jailed on armed robbery charges after a heist at Maverick Country Store Saturday night. Police say the pair entered with black hoods as a worker closed the store and attempted to exit via the back door.
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David Grijalva
Ernest Folson
Sherron Murqui
Stray Bullet Victim Now Able To Sit
A Nampa boy paralyzed by a stray bullet on Sept. 25 at a park near his home is out of intensive care and can sit in a chair briefly in his private room at St. Alphonsus Hospital. Ricky Foreman six, son of Wanda Crandall, is listed in satisfactory condition.
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St. Alphonsus Hospital
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Wanda Crandall
Haif Block
Symms Addresses NIC Students on Energy Policy
Idaho Congressman Steve Symms told North Idaho College students in Coeur d'Alene there is proof government should stop regulating domestic oil and gas. He cited declining U S production and rising imports and urged private sector involvement in nuclear energy and fusion research. He also mentioned a possible one-cent per pound tariff increase on imported live cattle to aid Idaho beef producers.
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Idaho
UPI
Steve Symms
North Idaho
Coeur d’Alene
Symms
Congress
United States
Sandpoint
Elephant tracks show hind feet following front implies gait pattern
A saying explains that when an elephant walks, its hind feet land in the imprint left by the front feet. This reflects a characteristic walking sequence observed in elephants.
BLM Extends Comment Period On Grazing Lands Rules
The Bureau of Land Management extended the public comment period for four months to January 31, 1977. Interior Secretary Thomas Kleppe cited requests from Western governors and Congress members to allow more time for review of proposed grazing land regulation changes. The range code has largely stood for about four decades.
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UPI
Bureau of Land Management
Interior
Thomas Kleppe
Nevada
Mike O’callaghan
Bers
Congress
Kleppe
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