Idaho FIHA raises rural housing loan rate to nine percent
Idaho Farmers Home Administration director Willard Stevenson announces a nine percent interest rate for rural housing loans effective Sept 2 for existing loans and Sept 3 for new approvals. Above moderate loans may transfer at 9.5 percent. HUD levels likely rise with Treasury-set costs. About a thousand applications remain in processing as rates trend with the funding cycle and market.
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Farmers Home Administration
Willard Stevenson
U.S. Treasury Department
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HUD
Truby Plans Two Week Teaching Stint in Challis
Idaho superintendent Roy Truby and his family depart Boise to Challis for a two week teaching assignment as promised. He will total six weeks teaching during his term to rekindle classroom experience and later teach in larger districts.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Challis
Roy Truby
Idaho professor wins blue ribbon for potato harvester circular
Dr. Charles L. Peterson of the University of Idaho College of Agriculture earned a blue ribbon from the American Society of Agricultural Engineers in a communications contest. His circular explains adjusting harvester speed to reduce potato bruising and has been widely used by county agents in the Cooperative Extension Service.
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Moscow, Idaho
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University of Idaho College of Agriculture
Truby urges strike policy for 180 school day rule
Idaho Superintendent Roy Truby urged the State Board of Education to adopt a policy requiring makeup days for teacher strikes to reach 180 days of instruction. He argued emergency closures cannot be triggered by strikes and warned potential court challenges.
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UPI
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Roy Truby
State Board of Education
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Pocatello
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Boise Reimbursed for South Boise Park Phase One
The Idaho State Parks and Recreation Board says Boise will receive 20379 dollars back for the first phase of South Boise Park. The reimbursement comes from the Interior Department Bureau of Outdoor Recreation as part of a 50 percent Land and Water Conservation Fund matching grant. Local governments have received over 11 million dollars from the LWCF for outdoor recreation areas.
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Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Land and Water Conservation Fund
Idaho School Bus Crashes Highlight 1974-75 Losses
Wayne Fisher of the University of Idaho notes Idaho had 111 school bus to other vehicle crashes in 1974-75, up from a five year average of 88, with five total fatalities nationwide in that period. He urges motorists to slow and show courtesy near buses.
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Moscow
Idaho
UPI
Wayne Fisher
University of Idaho College of Agriculture
Fisher
National Safety Council
Shooting Quietly Shocks Aeroflot Flight at Heathrow
A passenger on a 103 on board Aeroflot from New York to Moscow was shot dead during a stop at London's Heathrow. Scotland Yard opened an inquiry but withheld details citing a diplomatic incident as the Soviet ambassador was summoned and the embassy called it an accident. The flight had departed JFK and landed at 1015 am.
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Moscow
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Nikolai M. Lankov
Scotland Yard
John F Kennedy International Airport
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UFOs Highlighted In UIC Speech by Lenore Geraldson
Lenore Geraldson a noted Northwest UFO expert will discuss UFOs Fact or Phantoms in the North Idaho College Popcorn Forum for the 1975 76 year The lecture includes slides of aerial sightings and a Q A session It will be in the Edminster Student Union Building at 10 a m on September 2 expected to attract students and others interested in space phenomena.
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Pacific Northwest
Lenore Croft Geraldson
North Idaho College
Geraldson
Scandinavia
Briain
Northwestern US
Sandpoint Merchants report year of four key projects
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee led four major efforts this year. They sponsored a Kiddies Matinee at Panida Theatre in December, organized two sales promotions Moon Light Madness and Crazy Days, and funded two Canada linked ads that boosted shopper traffic. The largest project, led by Arnie Critchlow, planted sixty downtown trees for future color and tourism appeal.
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Merchants Committee
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
Panida Theatre
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Chamber of Commerce
Arnie Critchlow
NIC Extended Day Registration Open
North Idaho College extended day registration remains open for late enrollees. Some courses were cancelled due to low enrollment, while others may run with additional students. Sandpoint classes mostly at Sandpoint Senior High School with oil painting at Sandpoint Junior High Annex. Priest River offers small business accounting classes.
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North Idaho College
Dana Curtis
Bonner County
Sandpoint Senior High School
Sandpoint Junior High School
Priest River
Priest River High School
New Law On Gatherings In Twin Falls County
Twin Falls County officials plan a strict public gathering ordinance targeting events over 500 people. Commission Chairman Merle Leonard says licensing permission must be secured 60 days in advance with bonds of 2000 dollars for medical costs 10000 dollar surety and a 15000 dollar cash performance bond.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
UPI
Commission
Merle Leonard
Elderly Twin Falls Man Missing Prompts County Search
Twin Falls County deputies urge public help finding Eldred D. Taylor a 64 year old man who vanished after leaving his home at noon Sunday. He requires medication and has been out for over 48 hours. last seen driving a yellow and white Ford pickup with right side damage.
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Twin Falls, Idaho
UPI
Twin Falls
Paul Corder
Eldred
D. Taylor
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Taylor
Pet Population Growth Tied to Suburbia and Incomes
Dr. Robert Schneider of UC Davis Veterinary Medicine links rising pet demand to higher incomes, leisure time, and suburban migration. Canine numbers in Alameda and Contra Costa counties surged 854 percent from 1960 to 1970, while cats rose about 66 percent. Recommendations include low cost spay clinics and owner education to curb overpopulation.
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Robert Schneider
University of California
School of Veterinary Medicine
Schneider
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Alameda
Contra Costa
California
Dr Schneider
United States
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