From the

Lewiston Tribune

July 7, 1964

The familiar black Idaho State Police automobiles, with their traditional white stripes, are being phased out of service.

Lt. Kenneth DeYoung said yesterday three blue vehicles — two Fords and a Pontiac — with white tops have been received in this police district. The new color combination reflects heat rather than absorbing it, as do the darker colors. DeYoung said this results in less driver fatigue.

North-central Idaho’s first cool-colored patrol cars are being operated by Officers W. Gordon Jones of Lewiston who received the Pontiac, Carl Riggs of Grangeville and Bert McGinnis of Orofino. They replaced older model Dodge and Chrysler vehicles.

A white map outline of the state and a state police designation mark the doors of the new vehicles.

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COLFAX — A drive to raise $600,000 toward construction of a new hospital for Whitman County to replace the one built 71 years ago started here Monday after six weeks of meetings and planning.

Co-chairmen Don Scheideman of Lacrosse and Ron Dube of Rosalia are heading the drive to get donations of cash, three-year pledges or “any type of contribution” from all areas of the county except Pullman, Palouse, Tekoa and Rosalia.

Pullman and Palouse are served by the Pullman Memorial Hospital, while Tekoa and most of the Rosalia area are served by Spokane.