QUALITY
CLIPPIJYGS
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MORNING NEWS
Blackfoot, ID
AUG. 4 1994
New ICA director did time for drugs
BOISE (AP) -- The new direc-
tor of the Idaho Citizens Alliance
served 16 months in prison in the
early 1980s for dealing drugs.
Bill Proctor was arrested in
November, 1981, after an Ada
County sting operation. Police
found two pounds of refined
cocaine valued at S 150,000,
$30,000 worth of marijuana and
$32,000 in cash at his Boise home,
4th District Court records show.
Proctor, 45, was charged with
two counts of delivery of a controlled
substance, two counts of
possession of a controlled substance
with intent to deliver, and
one count of conspiracy to deliver
and possess cocaine.
'I don't feel the need to hide
from my past,'' Proctor said Tuesday.
''I've learned a lot from my
mistakes of 13 years ago,.''
Proctor said God turned his life
around. The Boise painting contractor
said he now speaks out
against drugs. .
ICA Chairman Kelly Walton
''knew about my past and felt I
deserved this chance,: he said.
“As for the wonderful people of
Idaho, I hope they see I'm working
extremely hard now to preserve
good traditional family values and
a wholesome environment for the
children of Idaho to grow up in."
Last week, Proctor was named
executive director of the ICA,
which was formed in part to campaign
for an anti-gay initiative.
Proposition 1, on the Nov. 8 ballot,,
would prevent the state 'from
extending civil rights protections to
gays and lesbians.
Walton wasn't available for
comment Tuesday.
After a plea bargain, the conspiracy
charge was dropped. Proc-
tor was sentenced to three years on
one count of delivery and was in
the state prison from Feb. 1, 1983,
to June 4, 1984. He also served
four years of probation.
Brian Bergquist, chairman of the
opposition group No on One Coalition,
said he was shocked to learn
of Proctor's prison time.
Although serious, Bergquist
said, ''It was 10 years ago or so,
and he did pay his debt to society.
If Kelly and company are comfortable
with that person being their
spokesperson, I guess that is a
choice they made.
''It does raise some questions
when people base a lot of their
arguments (for Proposition 1) on
their supposedly superior moral
values.''
John Slack, ICA communications
director, said Proctor ''told us
up front about his past. Having
known Bill for three years now.
Bill bas the highest moral character
of anyone I know. Bill served his
time. He paid his debt to society.''
Proctor was arrested with two
others after a three-month investigation.
At the time, police said the
three were suspected of being suppliers
for many Boise-area street
dealers.
