Planning Commission rejects care home for six at Irvine Ave
The City Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a special use permit for Agnes Lofgren to provide board and care for six mentally retarded adults at 503 Irvine Ave. Neighbors opposed due to safety and property values, while welfare officials warned of limited options and possible hospital placement if denied.
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City Planning Commission
Agnes Lofgren
Irvine Ave
Don Bye
Lofgren
County Welfare Board
Ed Paulson
Roy Miller
Mississippi
Olaf Hannem
Fifth St
Court delays remap order as Minnesota faces uncertain elections
No special session predicted as the U S Supreme Court delays a lower court's redistricting plan. The ruling would reduce Minnesota Senate seats from 67 to 35 and House seats from 135 to 105, with May 15 key for full arguments. Gov Anderson and House Speaker Dirlam weigh options, while Holmquist favors smaller chambers to end the court dispute.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
O Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Minnesota Senate
House
State Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General’s
Lower
Wendell Anderson
Holmquist
Moe
Rudy Perpich
Bemidji approves rezoning for Holiday Inn site
Bemidji City Planning Commission voted to rezone the area to B-3 for a Holiday Inn Motel at the north side of U.S. Hwy 2 near the City Airport. Fred C. Donaldson of Winslow R. Chamberlain Equity Corp. said the firm would supply its own sewer and water if needed and create 50 to 75 jobs planned to start this summer.
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Fred C. Donaldson
Winslow R. Chamberlain Equity Corp
Anoka
Bemidji
U.S. Hwy. 2
Donaldson
Hibbing
Leon Johnson
Alexandria
Arden Phelps
Clayton Braaten
Don Thoreson
N.J. Kittleson
Jerry Smith
Bemidji City Council approves annual task force grant role
In a three minute special session on Monday night the Bemidji City Council passed a resolution to authorize the city as grantee for the Northwest Minnesota Law Enforcement Task Force. The action is a required annual formality to receive grant funds.
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Bemidji
Minnesota
Frohn Township Votes to Join Bemidji Rural Fire Association
Voters at Frohn Township polls Monday evening April 24 chose to join the Bemidji Rural Fire Association by about 75 percent in favor. Pioneer press time reported no official tally yet, while Bemidji Fire Department confirmed the decision.
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Frohn Township
Bemidji Rural Fire Association
Pioneer Press Time
Bemidji Fire Department
Area man charged in brawl death
A 24 year old Cass Lake man, Douglas J. Cloud, was charged in Itasca County Court with second degree murder and aggravated assault after a April 17 Ball Club brawl. Cloud was jailed in Grand Rapids on $25,000 bond after being transferred from Beltrami County. Louis Wilson, 50, Ball Club, died of head injuries in a Duluth hospital. two other Ball Club men were beaten.
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Cass Lake
Bemidji
Itasca
Douglas J. Cloud
Ball Club
Cloud
Beltrami
Grand Rapids
Louis Wilson
Duluth
Leech Lake boycott lifted with selective stand promised
Leech Lake Indian Reservation moves to end the two month boycott of white merchants citing progress on hunting and fishing rights. A selective boycott against businesses opposing the tribal stance will start May 13 as negotiations for a voluntary conservation code and payments continue with state officials. The tribe plans to host the National American Indian Movement Convention May 10 to 15 at Cass Lake, drawing hundreds including delegates from across North America.
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Cass Lake, Minn
Leech Lake Indian Reservation
Leech Lake Reservation
State Department of Natural Resources
Leech Lake Area
First National Bank of
Cass Lake
Leech Lake
North America
Final Pride Committee Sets Final Meeting Before Kickoff
The Project Pride Committee will meet at the Highway Host at 7 30 a.m. Thursday April 27. Chairman Vern Schanilec says this is the final meeting before the project kickoff April 29 and urges all members to attend.
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Vern Schanilec
World at a Glance hits and misses in Vietnam and politics
In the central highlands South Vietnamese forces abandoned two bases under fire while U S bombers reportedly disabled a highway bridge aiding the defense of Kontum City. In the United States Democrats vote in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts as Humphrey and McGovern claim leads. General Motors says it will give up the Miami Beach Convention Hall lease clearing the way for the GOP National Convention. Willy Brandt faces committee votes as his coalition blocks an opposition push to unseat him over nonaggression pacts with Moscow and Warsaw.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Kontum
Miami Beach
Fla
General Motors
San Diego
Bonn
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Itl Democrats
Free Democrats
Moscow
Warsaw
Five file for board seats in District 31 race
Five area residents filed for the two open District 31 school board seats with filing closing today April 25. Incumbents William Schwartz and Richard Vogel seek re election. Challengers Bob Kohl Frank Goodell and Verne Tollefson also filed. Election set for May 16.
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District 31
William Schwartz
Richard Vogel
Bob Kohl
Frank Goodell
Verne Tollefson
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