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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1972
Page
4
In a critique of past vice presidential picks, the piece argues that the Eagleton episode shows lingering laxity in vetting top candidates. It contrasts thorough federal background checks with hurried, pressure driven selections and warns of risks when leaders are chosen with insufficient care.
Russia will buy $750 million worth of U S feed grains over three years to meet its needs while the United States holds a large wheat surplus, with 900 million bushels stored as of July 1 per the Agriculture Department. President Nixon sent Peter Peterson to Moscow to negotiate a broad trade pact and settle lendlease debt amid talks of expanded shipping and credit arrangements. An extra $100 million is added to the subsidy program to curb wheat planting by up to 5 million acres next year.
Clint Braaten leads a Long Lake readers’ response criticizing Dennis E. Wegner’s July letter. The exchange covers the 1969 county road 27 outlet, past lake levels, property impacts, and calls for correcting man made errors to let nature regulate water levels and protect fish and wildlife.
A reflective column weighs the worth of words and contracts paid by the word. The author recalls Calvin Coolidge Latimer promises, humor about phrases, and redundancy, noting a dollar per word would tempt excess and degrade clarity.
U S Senate candidate Phil Hansen unveiled a plan at a Mankato news conference offering tax relief for older farmers. Singles over 55 would avoid tax on the first 5000 of gross income, married couples over 55 on the first 8000 on joint returns, with limits for net earnings over 10000. He argued the farm crisis hurts rural families and will affect all Minnesotans.
Jefferson City reports on Senator Thomas F. Eagleton's reputation for relentless work and social energy. Despite hospitalizations in 1960, 1964, and 1966 for nervous exhaustion, associates say he showed no evidence of drunken behavior. Eagleton denied any drinking problem while colleagues note his extraordinary workload and later mellowing.
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