Special Committee Labels Idaho Prison Riot Predictable
A seven and a half page report to Gov. Cecil D. Andrus finds the Aug. 10 Idaho State Penitentiary riot was predictable and could have been avoided. The panel cites poor communication, criticizes director Raymond May as overextended, and urges prompt, accurate information sharing with news outlets.
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Raymond May
Andrus
Edward V. Williams
Idaho
Idaho State Penitentiary
May
County Truck Rolls Injuring Bonner Commissioner Brockway
Bonner County Commissioner James D. Brockway, 45, was injured when a county dump truck rolled twice after a small foreign car forced it off Talache Road near Sagle. Brockway suffered head, leg, and back injuries and was treated and released from Bonner General Hospital. The car fled the scene. no citations were issued.
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Bonner County
James D. Brockway
Brockway
Bonner General Hospital
Bill Rice
Talache Road
Sagle
Rice
Taladie Road
James Brockway
Filing Dates Set For City Election in Sandpoint
Three seats on the Sandpoint city council are up for election in November. Bert Lines and George Harper have filed petitions, Hazel LaMor eau also filed, while incumbent Robert Kalb remains undeclared. Each petition requires 40 signatures. Filing opens September 23 and closes October 4 for council positions.
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Bert Lines
George Harper
Robert Kalb
Hazel LaMoreau
Sandpoint Man Returns Home As Supervisor
Gustav A Verdal a Sandpoint native and University of Idaho forestry graduate returns to Idaho to serve as Deputy Supervisor of the Kaniksu National Forest. He began with the Kaniksu team in 1950 and since then has spent a decade on the Coeur d Alene National Forest staff as Supervisory Forester under Director Ralph D Kizer.
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National Forest Service
Sandpoint
Kaniksu National Forest
Gustav A
Gus’’ Verdal
University of Idaho
Verdal
Sandpoint High School
Coeur d’ Alene National Forest
Kaniksu
Ralph D. Kizer
Tight Squeeze For Motorist
A Chicago motorist Pichit Putayanukul 32 was pinned between a curb and a semi truck at Cedar Street and Fifth Avenue when a right turn by Floyd H. Barrett 47 of Bonners Ferry squeezed the sedan. No injuries were reported and no citations issued as Patrol man Art Bourassa investigates the incident.
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Chicago
Cedar Street
Fifth Avenue
Pichit Putayanukul
Floyd H. Barrett
Bonners Ferry
Art Bourassa
Bourassa
Putayanukul
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Pacific Power and Light Company
Cady Pier
Jerry Mott & Sons
Cascade Polo Company
Tacoma
L.d.mcfarland Company
Bee Photo
Brockway Hurt
Sandpoint City
Sandpoint Man
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