Spokane County Favors Durkan in Democratic Primary
Spokane County backed Sen Martin Durkan in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, outpolling former Gov Albert Rosellini by over 5500 votes in the region. Incumbent Gov Dan Evans led Republican Perry Woodall by about 1600. Other victories included Lt. Gov candidate John Cherberg, Don Bonker for secretary of state, A Ludlow Kramer for secretary of state, and Frank Brouillet for superintendent. Karl Herrmann won insurance commissioner. Keefe defeated Cooney for Democratic Senate nomination in North Spokane. Keefe to face Gladder in November. Voter turnout 69,180 or 44.5 percent.
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Spokane
UPI
Martin Durkan
Durkan
Albert Rosellini
Washington County
Dan Evans
Perry Woodall
John Cherberg
Don Bonker
Ludlow Kramer
Frank Brouillet
Karl Herrmann
North
James Keefe
John L. Cooney
Keefe
Carlton Gladder
Ben McInturft
Superior
Ralph*Edgerton
Appeals
Edgerton
Evans
First Lady Nixon Brief Stop in Idaho Falls
Lt Gov Jack Murphy and State Chairman Marge Miner led a welcome for Patricia Nixon in Idaho Falls at Fanning Field but a schedule change shortened her visit. Governor Andrus planned to join, with other officials testifying in West Yellowstone on National Parks.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Jack Murphy
Marge Miner
Patricia Nixon
Cecil D. Andrus
Fanning Field
Ule
Andrus
Montana
Forrest Anderson
Wyoming
Stan Hathaway
Frank Church
West Yellowstone
Mont
Nixon
Wet Weather Slows Harvest In Idaho
Idaho crops last week faced slow harvest due to wet weather. Potatoes in early digging in east Idaho. about 20 percent complete in the southwest. Onion harvest about half done. silage corn cutting proceeding in the south. Hops forecast 6,650,000 pounds, up 16 percent. Dry edible peas 750,000 hundredweight, about half of last year.
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Boise
UPID
Idaho
Idaho Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
General Slay Testifies Lavelle Ordered Unauthorized Air Strikes
Maj. Gen. Alton D. Slay testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Gen. John D. Lavelle ordered unauthorized air strikes on North Vietnamese targets last year after pressure from higher ups to halt a Communist troop buildup. Slay cited 25 to 35 preplanned missions with expected hostile reactions, while air strikes north of the DMZ were forbidden unless ground fire or a SAM threat occurred. Lavelle was later stripped of command and retired with three stars. Stennis and other senators pressed for more interviews. the panel notes the investigation is not finished.
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Denver
API
Alton D. Slay
John D. Lavelle
Slay
Lavelle
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Lowry Air Force Base
7Th Air Force
Saigon
John Stennis
D-Miss
High Command
Stennis
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Harold Hughes
D-Iowa
Peter Dominick
R-Colp
Fitzsimons General Hospital
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Spokane County
Rexburg
Upielder
Delbert L. Stapley
Quorum of the Twelve
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John W.hart
Ricks College
Ricks
Idaho Athe
IFIRE
Casualty —Life
Sandpoint Realty
Cedar ST
Bernie McGovern
Sandpoint Realty CO
FORD
Cady & Pier Ford
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