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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1977
Page
4
Senate ends a 36 hour filibuster and resumes debate on a Byrd backed compromise to extend gas controls and set a ceiling on new gas at 2.03. Unclear if the plan will end the stall as intrastate gas rules face continued contention.
Lockheed Aircraft Corp reports it does not require the $250 million federal loan guarantee and that banks will extend a $100 million line of credit. The company says no federal funds were spent and the program can be abolished next month amid a history of losses and scandals. A stockholders meeting looms as banks back a self reliant Lockheed.
Secrecy surrounds plans to move Elvis Presley and his mother Gladys to a six plot private cemetery in the Presley estate Meditation Garden. Vernon Presley’s attorney said the move responds to security concerns at Forest Hill cemetery and fan crush.
A joint Finland United States effort clears a meningitis vaccine for children aged three months to six years. The vaccine targets Group A meningococcal meningitis, with large trials in Finland showing strong protection in immunized children and follow up data supporting its safety and efficacy.
The House Ways and Means Committee weighs options to shore up Social Security finances without sharp payroll tax hikes. Proposals include higher taxes in 1978 and a raised wage base to 17 700 in 1978 and 19 900 under new plan, with trustees projections and risk of reserves falling.
Idaho Environmental Council directors vote to oppose a lawsuit forcing the BLM to process applications for more than 30 000 acres of new irrigated land in southern Idaho. They cite environmental and economic harms including lower water tables, reduced Snake River hydro capacity, more power plant needs, higher electricity costs, and loss of grazing lands.
Industrial auctioneer Milton Wershow blends showmanship with sales as he markets real estate, heavy equipment, and clothing liquidations worldwide. He buys and resells large plants, mingling with stars like Bob Hope and Dean Martin, and recently sold a Du Pont family ranch for 4 million to a Chicago buyer.
Grant County commissioners in Moses Lake Washington agreed to welcome Britain's Concorde if it seeks landing permission in the Columbia basin city. They drafted a letter to transportation secretary Brock Adams supporting a regional airport concept and inviting the Concorde.
WASHINGTON UPI Despite the Sunshine law many government agency meetings remain closed. A Common Cause study found 39 percent of meetings from March to June were closed and only 37 percent fully open to the public. The Federal Reserve Board and Interstate Commerce Commission were cited as worst at using exemptions to close sessions. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission held all meetings open, while Civil Service Commission, National Center for Productivity and the Board for International Broadcasting held none.
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