House sends environmental bill to committee in setback
The Minnesota House gave preliminary approval to a press shield measure for news sources and referred the environmental rights bill to the Agriculture Committee after opponents accused supporters of trying to kill the measure. The Senate passed a candidate designation bill and approved a school aid formula allocating 1.32 billion to local districts over two years.
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Minnesota House
Environmental Protection Natural Resources Committee
Agriculture Committee
House
Minnesota
Senate
John Boland
Dfl-Maplewood
GNP climbs 14.3 percent in first quarter inflation at 6 percent
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose 14.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.235 trillion, with inflation at 6 percent the sharpest quarterly rise since 1970. Consumer spending drove most of the gain as autos, durable goods, and services rose, while personal savings fell.
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Washington
Government Today
Commerce Department
General Motors
GNP
Bemidji Public Schools announce 1973 kindergarten registrations
Registration for the 1973 74 kindergarten classes in Bemidji Public Schools will be held Tuesday April 24. Central Lincoln Horace May and J W Smith Solway Pleasant Valley areas list times and locations. Five year olds before Sept 1 eligible. six year olds not enrolled in kindergarten should register for first grade. Bring birth certificates and immunization records.
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Bemidji
Central School
Central
Riverside
Bedda
Lincoln School
Horace May
Northern
J.W. Smith
Solway
Pleasant Valley
Dorothy Thompson
Friendship Club entertains at Frontier Ballroom in Bemidji
Bemidji Friendship Club will hold a 5:30 p.m. dinner and dance at the Frontier Ballroom. Profits from recent Honey Sunday sales, sponsored by Bemidji Jaycees, will be presented. Russ and the Raiders provide music. Volunteers and groups including Beltrami Nursing Home and Mr. and Mrs. C B Tostenson furnish services and facilities.
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Bemidji Friendship Club
Frontier Ballroom
Bemidji Jaycees
Russ
The
Raiders
Steve North
Beltrami Nursing Home
C.B. Tostenson
Glenda Duhamel
Bemidji State College
US Officials Question Moscow Exit Fee Suspension
Washington sources report no guarantee Moscow will keep its White House inspired suspension of high exit fees for Russian Jews seeking emigration. Senator Hugh Scott notes Soviet promise to Nixon to suspend education taxes on emigrants, though some say the pledge rests on the Soviet word. House rejects Senate amendment allowing cities to use federal highway funds for mass transit as final highway bill awaits approval.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
White House
Senate
Republican
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Israel
House
Weather outlook with scattered rain through Friday
Variable clouds with occasional light rain and thunderstorms late today through Friday. Southeasterly winds 15 to 32 mph today and tonight. Highs 63 to 68 today, 58 to 64 Friday. Lows 50 to 54 tonight. Precip chances 10 percent today, 50 percent tonight, 0 percent Friday.
Ten year old bank robber nets 100 dollars in St Paul
A 10 year old boy robbed First National Bank of change then $100. He withdrew 1 from a 2.50 savings account. He spent most of the money on candy, pop and the movie. A 7 year old friend helped. Police recovered $92.95. The boys were turned over to parents after theater questioning.
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ST. Paul, Minn
First National Bank
Ten girls vie for Miss Bemidji title
Ten Bemidji area girls signed to compete in the Miss Bemidji Pageant on April 28 at Bemidji High School auditorium. First introduced is Harriet Beighley, 19, of Blackduck, a former Miss Black Duck 1970, who will present a reading and is sponsored by People's Natural Gas. Second is Virginia Thake, 18, Bemidji senior and snowmobile racer, sponsored by Red Carpet Travel, who will sing. Further introductions will follow with contact for more information.
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Bemidji Area
Harriet Beighley
Harry Beighley
Blackduck
Harriet
FHA
People’s Natural Gas
Virginia Thake
John Thake
Bemidji
Virginia
Bemidji High School
Oak Hills Bible College
Miss Thake
Davis
Anne
Wounded Knee Occupation Standoff Maintains Uneasy Quiet
Wounded Knee S D enters its 52nd day as federal marshals FBI agents and border patrol guard the village. Few insurgents remain inside while a caravan of residents seeks to return home. A wounded man Frank Stillwater of Oklahoma remains critical after brain surgery. Authorities warn patience is thinning and violence could escalate if the siege continues.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Frank Stillwater
Oklahoma
Rapid City
Asst
U.S. Atty
Stanley Pottinger
Pottinger
American Indian Movement
FBI
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Senate Education Committee
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Bemidji State College Laboratory School
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BSC
Conomiusts
Friendship Club
Bonanza
Diamond Point Park
Bob Hamre
Jay Grigos
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