AIM Leaders Face Court Over Wounded Knee Occupation
AIM leaders Russell Means and Clyde Bellecourt were to be arraigned in Pierre on nine count indictments including larceny and assaulting a federal officer stemming from the February 27 village invasion. New York attorney Mark Lane sought a court order to allow food supplies and attorneys into Wounded Knee as Lynanne Jacob prepared to testify on conditions.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Russell Means
Clyde Bellecourt
Pierre
S.C
New York
AIM
Mark Lane
U S Warns North on Laos Violations Amid New Fighting
The Pentagon warned North Vietnam it may order renewed bombing in Laos after tanks led by a Vietnamese force overran a Royal Lao Army town near Plaine de Jarres. Pacific Command will announce if B 52s have begun renewed strikes as fighting continues near Tha Vieng.
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Washington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Laos
U. S
Jerry W. Friedheim
Plaine de Jarres
Pacific Command
Hawaii
U.S
Vietnam
Friedheim
Tha Vieng
Residents urge end to siege at Wounded Knee
Indian residents of Wounded Knee demand the siege end after 48 days of federal effort to resolve the takeover by militants. Spokesman John Hussman questions actions forcing families from their homes and cites scattered families, missing school, and destroyed property on Pine Ridge Reservation.
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Hellstein
Wounded Knee
S.D
John Hussman
Pine Ridge Reservation
Bemidji drills test guard police co operation
A weekend drill by the National Guard Bemidji Police Department Bemidji Fire Department and Beltrami County Sheriff used mock militants and disturbances to simulate a real crisis. The exercise aimed to improve communication and command coordination with 32 officers 120 guardsmen and about 40 volunteers.
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National Guard
Bemidji
Bennington
Bemidji Fire Department
Court House
City Hall
Tolman
Tornadoes and floods leave eight dead in Texas
Three Texas communities were struck by tornadoes with eight killed and two more lives lost to flash floods. Damage runs to millions as storms, hail and winds disrupted most state regions.
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Texas
Nature
Leech Lake game fee approved in compromise deal
The Minnesota House tentatively okayed a plan with the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on hunting and fishing rights. A $1 special license would fund the reservation, potentially yielding up to $1 million annually for the band, in exchange for curbs on commercial netting and other fishing.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota House
Leech Lake
Senate
Minnesota
Ducks Unlimited to charter Mississippi Headwaters chapter
Ducks Unlimited will present a charter tonight at 8 p.m. at the Bemidji Elks Club. The event features two movies a regional director presentation and a charter by the Minnesota Ducks Unlimited president. New signups become charter members for the Mississippi Headwaters chapter covering Park Rapids Walker Bagley Blackduck and nearby towns.
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Ducks Unlimited
Bemidji
Weather Outlook for Today and Tuesday
Fair to partly cloudy in the west and mostly cloudy in the east. Tonight will be fair with increasing clouds Tuesday. Highs range 35 to 44 today and 44 to 52 Tuesday. Lows 16 to 25 tonight. No precipitation expected through Tuesday.
Harpings Blessed Are the Pure for They Inhibit the Earth
A fragmentary phrase quotes a blessing attributed to Harpings praising purity and restraint. The line suggests a moral exhortation about behavior and earthly influence.
Nixon Plans NATO Tour in Fall to Europe
President Nixon plans an autumn tour of major NATO nations to discuss trade military aid and troop levels. He aims to visit Great Britain France Italy and West Germany with their leaders visiting the U S before fall. Pompidou may visit the United States for conferences before autumn.
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Washington
Europe
Nixon
NATO
Gerald L. Warren
Great Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
United States
Georges Pompidou
Disgust and Dollars Target IRS in Nationwide Tax Protest
A Tax Action Campaign led by ex senator Fred Harris mobilized 31 city protests to push tax reform. ITT faced a “Tax Avoider” award amid claims of low corporate taxes while reporting $413.9 million in profits in 1971, as senators Muskie and McGovern pressed Ways and Means for reform despite expected legislative gridlock.
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Washington
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
New York Stock Exchange
ITT
Bernie Goodrich
Pentagon to Close 224 Military Bases nationwide
Pentagon officials announced the closure of 224 military installations with 21 172 civilian and 16 640 military jobs to be terminated. The move affects 274 bases overall including Hunter's Point and Boston Naval Yards and the Portsmouth New Hampshire hospital and brig. The armed forces employ about 2.3 million service members and 1.1 million civilian staff.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
Capitol Hill
Hunter's Point Naval Yard
San Francisco
Boston Naval Yard
Portsmouth
N.H
United States
Bemidji City Council Meeting Aims For Light Agenda
The Bemidji City Council will meet at 8 p.m. in City Hall chambers with the major item the appointment of a new Parks and Recreation Committee member. Bids for a Police Department station wagon and several licenses are up for approval.
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Parks and Recreation Committee
Bemidji
Police Department
State College vice chancellors hear Indian students demands
About 20 Indian students including Bemidji State College attendees met with three Minnesota State College vice chancellors on Friday to present six written demands and three oral asks. Demands include ending dorm residency rules for freshmen and sophomores and funding for Indian Studies at BSC, plus seeking Indian center facilities, expanded library resources, state vehicle use for conferences, and $10,000 for Indian student programs. Unwritten asks cover an assistant vice chancellor for Indian affairs, board meeting representation, and nonresident tuition relief for out of state Indians.
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Bemidji State College
Minnesota State College System
Norman Dybdahl
Garry Hays
Thomas Kelly
State College System
G. Theodore Mitau
Chicago
Kelly
Pioneer
State College Board
BSC
Wendell Anderson
Dybdahl
John Glas
Minnesota
Consultant to Attend County Planners Meeting
A Duluth planner will attend Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission’s Tuesday meeting at the courthouse to discuss the benefits of professional consultation. Agenda items at 7:30 p.m. include preliminary plat reviews for Arndt's Trail Inn on Lake Pimushe, Pine Crest Acres in Northern Township, and final approval discussions for Schoolcraft Acres on Lake Plantagenet.
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Duluth
Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission
Arndt
Pimushe
Pine Crest Acres
Schoolcraft Acres
Lake Plantagenet
Realtors Meet With Planners On Lakeshore Ordinance
Realtors and County Planning Advisory Commission members meet at the courthouse at 7 30 p m to discuss the proposed new lakeshore management ordinance requested by local realtors. County zoning administrator Bill Parnaude commented that the session aims to review the ordinance details and impacts.
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County Planning Advisory Commission
Bill Parnaude
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Lynanne Jacob
Vientiane
Cupation
Charles Cadieux
Interior Department
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Washington, D.C
CRS
Richard Salem
al Bennington
Tom Tolman
House
Mohammed
Dublin
Sean MacStiofain
Irish Republican Army
Maire
Curragh
IRS
Democratic
Edmund S. Muskie
George McGovern
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
Swedmark Lodge
Bemidji Figure Skating Club
Patty Jo McClellan
Denise
State College
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