Idaho Nevada Guard plan extends 1974 camp near Death Valley
Idaho Army Guard Brig. Gen. James S. Brooks says 1800 Idaho and 900 Nevada Guardsmen may train at Mo jave Desert sites near Death Valley with possible 17 day camp extension. Decisions on location will come in November. He notes Gowen Field is too small and Camp Irwin offers better facilities.
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Death Valley
James S. Brooks
Idaho Army Guard
Camp Irwin
Calif
Mojave Desert
Brooks
Gowen Field
Army
Idaho
Nevada
116Th Armored Cavalry
California
Highway Dept Seeks Relatives for 1882 Grave Found
Idaho Highway Department seeks kin of a child buried near State Highway 68 toll gate. The marker reads Bobbie Porter died June 25 1882 aged 10 years 21 days. Grave to be relocated due to road work. contact Monte Fiala Boise district office with information.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho Highway Department
Bobbie
J.A
C.A. Porter
Mountain Home
Highway Department
Monte—Fiala
Highway _Department
P.S
Antique Tub Donated to Bonner County Historical Society
A vintage bathtub donated by Triangle S Antiques of Sandpoint to the Bonner County Historical Society in memory of the Haecker family. The tub was brought to Hope in 1919 by Rev. Edward Haecker and Julia, later passing to Alma Ethel Haecker Brown who owned it until her 1973 death. Alma trained as a teacher after Sandpoint High School graduation in 1923.
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Bonner County Historical Society
Haecker
Triangle S Antiques of
Sandpoint
John Sater
Hope
Iowa
Edward Haecker
Julia
Alma Ethel Haecker Brown
Alma
Sandpoint High School
Copter Crashes During Search for Downed Aircraft
A Texas International Airlines turboprop with 11 aboard disappeared over Arkansas during a thunderstorm as stormy weather hampered search efforts. An Army National Guard helicopter crashed nearby, killing three soldiers, with two pilots and a crew chief among the victims.
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Texarkana, Ark
UPI
Texas International Airlines
Arkansas
Louisiana
el Dorado
Ark
Texarkana
Army National Guard
Prescott
Doug Stenher
Texar
Kana
Texas International
Shreveport
Jim O’donnell
Idaho Rejects Chancellor System for Higher Ed
Dr. John Swartley of Boise told a Boise conference that Idaho cannot afford a chancellor system to govern its colleges and universities. He outlined a working paper by Milton Small and said the State Board of Education remains committed to maximizing existing higher education resources, with possible resource pooling.
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Idaho
Boise
UPI
Board of Education
John Swartley
Associated Industries of
Swartley
Milton Small
Office of Higher Education
State Board of Education
Nixon Administration Backs Move to Abolish Electoral College
The Nixon administration supports a constitutional amendment to replace the Electoral College with a nationwide popular vote for President and Vice President. A Senate hearing warned that giving Congress a contingency to decide outcomes in multi candidate races could threaten presidential independence and urged preferment of runoff or state by state proportional plans.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Robert G. Dixon Jr
Congress
Dixon
House
Sammy Davis Jr Receives Las Vegas Gaming License
Sammy Davis Jr becomes the first black part owner to hold a gambling license in Las Vegas after the Nevada Gaming Commission approves his license to be a Tropicana Hotel director. He owns eight percent of the hotel, valued around $2 million.
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Las Vegas, Nev
UPI
Sammy Davis Jr
Las Vegas ‘‘Strip
Nevada Gaming Commission
Davis
Tropicana Hotel
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Jim Callahan
Sater
Alma Haecker
Hope. Bee
Pat
National Guardsmen
Seattle, Wash
Portland
Ore
Gene Brown
Highway Dept
Santa Monica, Calif
Sylvester
Sly’’ Stewart
Sly and the Family Stone
Copter
Hal
Mratar
Texaco
Fifth & Cedar
Sherwood Forest
Robin the Hood
Forest
Sammy Davis
Turkey
HAM
Kaniksu
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