Empty Van Freight Train Smashes Vehicle
Two women and a baby boy escaped injury when a van stalled on tracks and was struck by Burlington Northern Freight Train 6482 near Cocolalla Idaho. Driver Janis Gerry 22 and passengers Nancy Lewis 20 and Andre 13 months fled before impact while engineer W Babbett of Spokane reported traveling about 30 mph. Other minor county crashes followed with no injuries.
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Burlington Northern
Cocolalla
Idaho
Jerry Johnson
Janis Gerry
Star Rt
Sandpoint
Nancy Lewis
Andre
Johnson
W. Babbett
Spokane
Sagle Road
U.S. 95
Paule Jones
Sagle
Jones
Robert Mark Hoyt
Kent
Wash
Thomas Jay Major
Clayton
Hoyt
Major
Weather in Sandpoint Fair and warmer through Saturday
The Sandpoint forecast calls for fair skies and increasing warmth into Saturday with partly cloudy skies at night. Light easterly winds ease and the chance of rain is near zero with overnight low around 50 and daytime high near 80.
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Sandpoint
Agnew Lawyers Move To Block Grand Jury Inquiry
Virginia court action opens with Spiro Agnew’s legal team seeking to halt a Maryland grand jury probe into alleged political kickback ties. Judge Walter Hoffman to meet Agnew and DOJ lawyers in Norfolk to schedule briefs and counsel arguments.
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Norfolk
Tupi
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Walter E. Hoffman
Baltimore
Norfok
Agnew
Justice Department
Copter Evacuates Premature Baby to Spokane Hospital
An air evacuation helicopter from the 48th Air Rescue Squadron at Fairchild AFB landed at Bonner General Hospital at 1 50 p m Thursday to transport an unidentified premature baby boy to a Spokane hospital The mother is reported to be fine and the infant was moved for intensive care.
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Eral Hospital
48Th Air Rescue Squadron
Fairchild Air Force Base
Spokane
Bonner General Hospital
Kaye Harris
Samuelson Reveals 1966 Bribe Offer for Idaho Gambling Entrance
Former Idaho governor Don Samuelson said he was offered a $1 million bribe in 1966 to aid gambling ventures entering Idaho. He rejected it and did not report the incident, recalling a Boise meeting with three individuals who backed Vernon W. Smith in 1962. The claim appears in a series of articles by Boise attorney Stanley D Crowne.
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Idaho
Don W. Samuelson
Sandpoint
Samuelson
Twin Falls
Republican State Central Committee
Boise
Iron Gate
Ramada Inn
Vernon W. Smith
Smith
Democrati
Robert Smy Whe Samuelson
Cec 1
Andrus
Department Oof 9 ‘Transportation
Seattle
The
Idaho Statesman
Stanley D Crowne
WWP Defends Proposed Gas Rate Increase
Washington Water Power Company faced Idaho Public Utilities Commission over a proposed gas rate hike. Assistant vice president Robert McLendon cited higher Canadian gas costs and federal energy policy impacts as the reason for the 30 to 30 cent monthly rise for residential customers. The commission expected a decision in a few days.
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Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
UPI
Washington Water Power Co
Idaho
Robert McLendon
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Commission
McLendon
Canada
Northwest
Public Utilities Commmission
Ravenscroft Attacks Andrus Tax Proposals In Idaho
State Rep Vernon Ravenscroft challenged Gov Andrus tax relief ideas at a county official convention. He claimed the governor's plan misleads by promising eight million in relief while six million comes from local governments, leaving only two million net statewide relief. Ravenscroft cited three mill cuts to school levies and state funds to offset losses, arguing the last session delivered more true relief.
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Coeur Idalene
Idaho
Vernon Ravenscroft
D - Tuttle
Andrus
Ravenscroft
of Idaho
Imatch
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California
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