City Council OKs Neighborhood Development Program Application
After hours of testimony the City Council approved a Neighborhood Development Program application at the Municipal Building. The plan targets downtown first year demolition of nine structures on 3rd Ave NE near Main St with HUD funding covering 75 percent and city cash or in-kind credit the rest. The proposal creates a 200 acre urban renewal zone spanning downtown and eastern residential areas.
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Darrel Koehler
Herald City
George Brophy
Urban Planning Consultants, Inc
Chicago
3Rd Ave
Main St. N
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Fred Pickett
HUD
Area News
Reds walk out of peace talks
The Communist delegations at the Vietnam peace conference walked out in protest of the escalation of U.S. air strikes. North Vietnam and Viet Cong said they would return next Thursday March 2, while U.S. and South Vietnamese delegates planned to decide later on meeting. Xuan Thuy condemned the air strikes and noted battles on February 16 and 17 during the Vietnamese New Year.
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David Mason Paris
U.S
William J. Porter
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Dents
Don Bentien
Bentsen
Pleads Guilty in Cigarette Tax Case
A Brooklyn Park man pleaded guilty to importing cigarettes from North Carolina without paying Minnesota tax. Tax Commissioner Arthur C. Roemer called it the first conviction of its kind.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Brooklyn Park
North Carolina
Minnesota
State Tax Department
Arthur C. Roemer
Montgomery dress code suspended after student protests
Montgomery Minnesota school board halted the high school dress code for a week following student protests. About 350 people attended the meeting as six student council members were to meet Saturday to revise the code amid walkouts and suspensions.
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Montgomery, Minn
Montgomery
Earthquake Jolts Hollister Amid San Andreas Fault
A sharp quake shook Hollister, California near the San Andreas fault with no immediate Richter reading. No damage was reported as seismologists from UC Berkeley assess the event. In Danbury, Rev. Daniel Berrigan, an antiwar priest and writer, left federal prison after serving 18 months, exclaiming free, terrific.
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Hollister Calif
San Andreas
Hollister
Sheriff's Department
San Francisco
University of California
Berkley
Danbury, Conn
Daniel Berrigan
Strabane City Hall and Shop Hit by Fire Bombers
Terrorist fire bombers attacked Strabane in County Tyrone early today, firebombing a city hall and a shop. An armed masked guerrilla unit of 10 to 12 men swept into the market town near the border with the Republic of Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Strabane
County Tyrone
Irish Republic
Nixon urges end to walls during Peking visit
President Nixon toured the Great Wall of China and pressed for walls of any kind to be removed and for open world communication. He held extended talks with Premier Chou En-lai and planned further meetings amid hopes of closer U.S.-China relations and discussion of Vietnam.
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Frank Cormier
Peking
Nixon
Great Wall of
China
Chou En-lai
Great Hall of the People
Vietnam
Chou
U.S
Forbidden City
Nixons
Great Wall
Asia
William P. Rogers
Li Usienmen
Chi Peng-fei
Senate panel approves Kleindienst for attorney general
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Richard G. Kleindienst to be attorney general, sending the nomination to the full Senate with a 13-0 vote. L. Patrick Gray III was also approved to succeed Kleindienst as deputy attorney general as Mitchell resigns to lead Nixon’s reelection campaign.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
John N. Mitchell
L. Patrick Gray III
New London
Conn
Kleindienst
Gray
Justice Department
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Judiciary Committee
Mitchell
Birch Bayh
Phillip A. Hart
John Tunney
Edward M. Kennedy
Packwood reintroduces strike bill with three emergency powers
Sen. Packwood with 25 co sponsors re introduced a measure to grant the president permanent authority to handle transportation strikes. The proposal mirrors Nixon era ideas, offering a 15 day cooling off extension, partial operation control for 180 days, or a binding mediation panel to pick final offers.
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Washington
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Nixon
Packwood
Senate
Harrison A. Williams
D-N.j
Senate Labor
Killebrew Signs 1972 Contract With Twins
Harmon Killebrew signed his 1972 contract with the Minnesota Twins in Orlando. He reportedly agreed to a one year deal for 125000 dollars. Also signed were outfielder Charlie Manuel and utility player Rick Renick as spring training began.
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Orlando, Fla
Harmon Killebrew
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Charley Manuel
Rick Renick
Twins
Northwest Airlines reports 1971 earnings and per share
Northwest Airlines earned 21.4 million on 425.5 million in operating revenues in 1971. Earnings per share were 1.01 based on over 21 million outstanding shares. President Donald Nyrop said 1970 comparisons are not meaningful due to a five month strike that year.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northwest Airlines
Northwest
Donald Nyrop
Humphrey Still Seen As Minnesota Front-Runner
Minnesota precinct caucuses left Hubert Humphrey in a strong position with 35 to 39 pledged delegates claimed by his camp and 45 Minnesota votes expected at the Democratic National Convention. McGovern, McCarthy, and coalition supporters split favorable signals among youths and college towns, with McGovern viewed as a likely second-favorite.
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Humphrey
Minnesota
DFL
George S$. McGovern
Peace Coalition
Ures
McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
Shirley Chisholm
New York
John Lindsay
Vance Hartke
Forrest Harris
Cochairman
McCarthy
Experienced waitress wanted for part time job
Advertisement for a restaurant seeks an experienced waitress 25 to 27 hours per week with union wages. The notice ran briefly under help wanted female in the Herald low-cost 6 day program, but only three insertions before hiring. For fast results, call 435-8851.
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