Plane crash near Fergus Falls kills local businessman
Federal Aviation Administration investigates the single engine crash that killed 57 year old Edward Webber, a Fergus Falls businessman. He was piloting a Pit Cub rented from West Central Airways when the crash occurred about 6 p.m. Monday in a farm field ten miles north of Fergus Falls.
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Minnesota and North Dakota Penalized Under 1967 Child Health Law
The federal government fined seven states for noncompliance with the 1967 act aiming to improve health care for 13 million poor children. Minnesota was fined 290,997 for failing to inform and screen children for defects, while North Dakota faced 25,200 for not informing families. The program, effective July 1, 1969, requires Medicaid states to inform, screen, and treat eligible children through age 21 with half the cost covered by the federal government.
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Minnesota
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Arson Probe After Five Alarm Fire At Nick's Liquor Store
Minneapolis authorities investigate arson in a three alarm blaze that heavily damaged Nick's Liquor Store in a three story building. The fire, occurring early Monday, followed a prior blaze at the same location within six days. The second floor apartments were vacant.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Dust storm hits Lake Crystal during Farm Fest 76 site visit
A dust storm reduced visibility to zero in Blue Earth County near the Farm Fest 76 site. National Crop Testing Center observers call it one of the worst in 30 years. Dust moved in a 3 to 4 mile band at 25 mph for about 20 minutes, followed by heavy rain.
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Blue Earth County
David Cornstrom
Runaway 14 Year Old Arrested in Grocery Shooting
A 14 year old runaway from Boys Totem Town in St Paul was arrested Monday after the May 26 shooting death of John Frenchik a 37 year old south Minneapolis grocer. Police said the youth was taken without resistance at his family's apartment and will appear in a Hennepin County lineup today. Frenchik was killed during an apparent robbery attempt at his small grocery. two youngsters witnessed the shooting and saw the assailant flee.
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Supreme Court denies delay of Minnesota liquor law
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected four large liquor wholesalers’ pleas for rehearing and an order delaying enforcement of a 1973 law ending brand monopolies. The decision upholds the law as constitutional and takes effect immediately.
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Forecast predicts another boom bust cycle before 1980
Sung Won Son of Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis says the U.S. economy will recover later this year then enter another boom and bust before 1980. He cites high inflation and unemployment and uneven policies as drivers, noting outcomes hinge on government policy choices.
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Indoor air pollution levels exceed standards, study says
A report prepared for delivery to the American Industrial Hygiene Conference states ten times indoor air pollution may exceed outdoor federal standards. The study, by a consulting firm for the EPA, blames home carbon monoxide and nitrogen compounds on gas ranges and notes office ventilation draws outdoor fumes, including car exhaust.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Midsection hit by severe weather reports and damage
Severe weather affected the central plains to the Rockies with showers and thunderstorms. A Wichita thunderstorm caused seven mobile homes to be destroyed and others damaged, winds up to 98 mph, uprooted trees, downed power lines, and a ruptured gas line that was quickly repaired.
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Minnesota seeks better tax climate to keep businesses
Moorhead Minnesota legislators urge lower taxes to stop businesses relocating to North Dakota. Rep Keith Langseth says Minnesota cannot compete on taxes and foundation aid for schools, while Rep David Beauchamp and Sen Douglas Sillers join the Moorhead Chamber session.
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Bandit robs Polk County Social Service office
An armed bandit held up a Polk County Social Service Department office in Des Moines on Monday and fled with about 600 dollars. Roger Herr, a supervisor, said the robbery lasted five minutes before an armored truck was due to pick up the cash, noting many people buy food stamps at month start.
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Iowa
Polk County Social Service Department
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GE microwave ovens fault prompts stop use nationwide
The FDA calls on owners of 5300 GE microwave ovens to stop using them until radiation leakage is fixed. Four models in the Cooking Center or Versatronic lines may leak up to ten times the federal limit. Repairs cover models 1845001 3885001 RE747001 from Columbia Maryland and Louisville Kentucky, and model 845001 from Louisville produced through February 1974.
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Red tape delays state couple's adoption effort
Golden Valley Minnesota AP reports Deanna and Michael Taylor, a suburban couple, have spent a month attempting to sponsor a Vietnamese refugee family. Their charitable effort is stalled by bureaucratic delays and red tape in the process.
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Minneapolis
Deanna
Michael Taylor
Minnesota weather outlook and refugee sponsorship effort described
The extended forecast calls for showers and possible thunderstorms through Thursday into Friday with cooler temperatures later. Separately, the Taylors in Minnesota pursue refugee sponsorship, contacting multiple agencies from New York to Minneapolis and Washington, seeking placement for a family despite repeated unresponsiveness from agencies and churches.
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