Winter rail expansion boosts Sandpoint depot traffic
Amtrak adds daylight stops through Sandpoint Idaho and Spokane improving winter travel. Eastbound Empire Builder and North Coast Hiawatha schedules shift, connecting Seattle Chicago and Salt Lake Portland routes. Ski packages from Schweitzer, Sun Valley, Big Sky draw travelers, with summer tourism remaining strong.
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Sandpoint
Depo
Idaho
Portland Salt Lake
Boise
Amtrak
Jay Lawrence
Seattle
Pacific Northwest District
Salt Lake City
Portland
Lawrence
Spokane
Chicago
North Coast Hiawatha
Schweitzer Basin
Sun Valley
Big Sky
Big Mountain
Bridger Bowl
Montana
Hiawatha
Bozeman
Minneapolis
Empire Builder
Points East
Whitefish
Edgewater Lodge
Schweitzer
Tacoma
IEA delegates tackle strikebreakers and bilingual education
Idaho Educational Association delegates in Boise debated strikebreaking when substitute teachers crossed Baker lines. They endorsed bilingual education and a nutrition stance on junk food, while backing a funding coalition to press for a 12 percent salary, 12 percent operating, and 10 percent capital increase in Idaho. Governor Evans highlighted education as top budget priority.
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United Press International
Idaho Educational Association
Boise
Baker
Oregon
Idaho
Baker Education Association
Baker School Board
Association
Terry Gilbert
The
Eduction Association
Public Instruction
Roy Truby
State Board of Education
IEA
Idaho Department of Education
State Superintendents’ Association
Idaho Parent-Teachers Association
State Association of School Trustees
Truby
Funding Coalition
Assembly
John Evans
Carter
Denver
Daryl Sallar
Evans
Truby Eyes 1978 Challenge To Congress Seat
Truby, Idaho state superintendent since 1974, aims to unseat Rep Steve Symms in 1978. He notes Symms has become more extreme and believes Democrats can win with broader statewide recognition and fundraising momentum. Truby plans a formal decision after the 1978 legislative session and has formed a congressional campaign committee.
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Roy Truby
Steve Symms
Congress
Truby
Symms
Federal Election Commission
Panama Canal
Bonner
Boundary
Hts
Idaho
Canyon County
New Bee reformats for easier access and richer content
Bonner County readers get a redesigned Bee with a new look and added features while preserving popular sections The staff led by Editor Kenton Burd reorganized the opinion page boosted local news coverage and aimed to deliver more information and entertainment at the same price Residents of Sandpoint influenced the changes with suggestions briefed on page 2.
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S Bee
the Bee
Bonner County
Sandpoint
Aea
Kenton Burd
Audit criticizes PUC spending and car use
Legislative Auditor Clyde Koontz reports the Public Utilities Commission improperly spent about 50 000 on a state airplane and allowed personal use of four cars over five years. The audit alleges overstaffed equipment and excessive business costs while noting 24 hour car access and contracts with former commissioners. PUC Administrator Archie Browning challenges politics behind the audit as Lenaghen defends some administrative judgments.
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Commission
PUC
Browning
Robert Lenaghen
The
Teton
Dam
Idaho
Lenaghen
Housing Starts Linked to Wood Price Rises
Officials and industry spokesmen testifying before Congress argue housing starts drive lumber and plywood price surges. Some counter that lumber costs outpace other construction materials, citing strong single family home demand and timber supply limits from government lands.
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Washington Cu PT
Dratenals
Barry Bosworth
Presidents Council On
Beeworth
Senate
Bosworth
Patricia Harris
Thomas Orth
Texas
Orth
Paul Ehinger
Edward Hines Tumber Co
Eugene Ore
Carter Administration
Forest Service
Ehinger
Robert Arquilla
Natonal Association of Home Builders
Arquilla
John McGuire
Weatherwatch for Sandpoint and Vicinity
Increasing cloudiness today with showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 10 percent today, 30 percent tonight, 50 percent Tuesday. High today around 60, low tonight near 40, high Tuesday near 60s. Northern Idaho extended dry and mild midweek, highs 55 to 65, lows in 30s. Sunrise 7:22 a.m. PDT, sunset 5:46 p.m.
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Sandpoint
Idaho
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