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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1977
Page
3
Agriculture Secretary Bergland said a 10 percent corn set aside would likely accompany a 2 percent wheat and other grain idle acreage plan for 1978. He warned that ignoring the program could have disastrous economic consequences and planned an information drive to warn farmers.
WSU geneticists Drs. R A Nilan and Andrist Kleinhoff warn the air bag inflation chemical sodium azide acts as a mutagen in plants and animals. They report high mutation rates in barley peas soybeans rice and other organisms with potential cancer risk though no human tests have been conducted.
The Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel led the EPA fuel economy rankings with 45 mpg overall, noting 40 city and 53 highway in tests. Peugeot 504 Diesel and Oldsmobile Delta 88 Diesel also topped their classes, while Honda was not included due to missing data.
Bonner County and University of Idaho Extension host energy future sessions September 21 at Sandpoint WPB and September 22 at Bonners Ferry. sessions run 1 to 3 30 PM and 7 30 to 9 30 PM. Multiple clubs hold meetings potlucks luncheons and seminars through September 26 with reservations phone numbers listed.
A government funded study finds fewer than 30 percent of serious crime arrests in Washington DC led to convictions in 1974. The report notes higher conviction rates when officers present evidence, with 60 percent higher for robberies and 25 percent higher for other violent crimes. It calls for training and new performance metrics.
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano testified before a House subcommittee urging a shift to a pro family and pro work plan with jobs and income for the poor. He blasted the current system as a hodgepodge and called for a unified, efficient reform with reduced fraud and better work incentives.
Boise UPI The Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing in Boise on September 2 about Intermountain Gas Company's plan to raise rates by 8.5 million dollars annually The proposed rise would add 2.22 cents per therm and lift residential bills by 7.1 percent and various business classes by 8.7 to 11.9 percent The company cites Northwest Pipeline increases effective October 1 and says the annual cost would total 8,577,000 dollars.
The ad promotes General Telephone as a complete communications company providing training, maintenance, fast repair, and ongoing consultant support at no extra cost. It emphasizes not vanishing after installation and assures available advisors, technicians, and consultants to meet changing needs.
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