Cass Lake opens rural detox center in Minnesota
Opening ceremonies at Cass Lake marked the first rural detoxification center in Minnesota. The two modular buildings near the Public Health Service Indian Hospital will offer withdrawal treatment with voluntary or law enforcement referrals, staffed by director Claude Vershure and a multidisciplinary team. The $33,000 federal grant plus state funds financed the facility, which aims for full operation by midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Lake
Cass County
Virgil Foster
R. J
Dick) Neises
Robert Elion
Ned Byrnes
Wayne Cronin
Leech Lake Reservation
Minnesota
Public Health Service Indian Hospital
Legal Service
Cass County Board of Commissioners
Cass County Mineo
Public
Byrnes
Asphyxiation death at Ely investigated
Illinois professor Charles Englund, 42, was found dead in a Tofte Lake cabin from carbon monoxide poisoning in northeastern Minnesota. His wife Donna, 42, and four children were hospitalized with two twin girls in critical condition. Deputy Hassett noted initial belief was food poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Minn
Lake County
Illinois
Tofte Lake
Minnesota
Charles Englund
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Ill
Donna
Sherry
Terry
Englund
Philip
William
Steve Hassett
U S Jets Hit Tanks in Cambodia and Haiphong Target
U S Command says American warplanes struck 14 Soviet built tanks inside Cambodia near the border and navy jets attacked a Haiphong area storage depot. Ground actions in Vietnam report recaptured hamlets near Hue with civilian casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Saigon - Phnom Penh
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Hue
Quang Tri
Law officer training funds set
U S Rep Bob Bergland announced Bemidji State College received 25500 from the Justice Department through the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. The award covers FY1973 and FY1972 carryover and funds police court and corrections training with loans up to 1800 per year or grants up to 200 per quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bob Bergland
Bemidji State College
U.S. Department of Justice
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Bergland
Bemidji Council to Hold Hearing on Balsam Street Improvements
The Bemidji City Council will hold a public hearing tonight at 8 p.m. in City Hall chambers on improvements to Balsam Street. Also on the agenda are licenses for approval, zoning reports, letters including one from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and reports on appointing a city assessor and Sheltered Workshop donation request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balsam Street
Bemidji
City Hall
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
McGovern Chooses Sargent Shriver as Running Mate
President hopeful George McGovern names Sargent Shriver as his running mate prospect. Shriver, Kennedy in law and former diplomat, aims to energize the campaign with trips to major cities and a focus on foreign policy and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGovern
Shriver
Washington
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
America
Timberlawn
Maryland
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
John F. Kennedy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Peace Corps
France
D-S.d
General practitioner joins Bemidji Clinic
The Bemidji Clinic Ltd announces Gary L. Winkler M D joining the practice of general medicine. He joined staff July 24 and moved to 1712 Irvine Ave Bemidji on July 4 with wife and two year old daughter. Winkler, from Buhl, Minnesota, is a 1969 University of Minnesota School of Medicine graduate and Navy veteran from Twenty Nine Palms California. He holds a pilot's license and plans to stay in Bemidji for the outdoors and lakes it offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Clinic Ltd
Gary L. Winkler
Bemidji Clinic
Winkler
Buhl
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Bemidji
Twenty-Nine Palms
California
Navy
Irvine Ave
Weather outlook with warm periods and shower chances
Partly to occasionally cloudy through Tuesday with a 30 percent rain chance today, 50 percent tonight, and 40 percent Tuesday. A little warmer today and tonight with highs around 68 to 78 and lows 50 to 56. High Tuesday expected in the 70s.
Democrats struggle with seating disputes at DNC meeting
The Democratic National Committee opens a three day session to nominate a running mate for George McGovern. Illinois seating fights loom with Chicago Mayor Daley’s slate challenged by Alderman William Singer. Credential challenges loom from Wisconsin New Jersey Ohio and Virginia ahead of Eagleton replacement vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriver
U.S
France
Peace Corps
Office of Economic Opportunity
McGovern
Democratic National Committee
Thomas F. Eagleton
Eagleton
Miami Beach
Washington
George McGovern
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
William S. Singer
Daley
Illinois
Sargent Shriver
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Ohio
Virginia
New York
Singer
Beaulieu of Redlake Dies After Bemidji Incident
Robert Beaulieu age about 65 of Redlake died at Bemidji Hospital from injuries suffered near the Great Northern depot in Bemidji. Police say the 6 07 a m call found him between the depot and a section gang shack. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Redlake with wake at Little Rock Center. He was born May 19 1907 and survived by two sons and a daughter, 13 grandchildren, a sister and a half brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beaulieu
Redlake
Bemidji Hospital
Great Northern Railroad
Bemidji
Beaulieu
Immaculate Conception Church
Cassian Ossendorf
OSB
Snnstad Funeral Home
Blackduck
Little Rock Center
Highway Roads Department
Ronald
Robert
Allen Morgan
Margaret
Joseph Johnson
Evelyn
Roman A Beaulieu
Wittenberg Promoted to Employment Counselor in Bemidji
Roger Wittenberg, a three year staffer at the Bemidji Minnesota State Employment Service office, was promoted on August 2 from employment interviewer to employment counselor. He holds a BS from Upper Iowa University and is near a MS in counseling and guidance. his work focuses on youth minority older and handicapped job seekers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Wittenberg
Bemidji
Minnesota Department of Manpower Services
State Employment Service
Wittenberg
Winthrop, Minn
Upper Iowa University
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Bemidji Employment Service Office
Bemidji State College
Minnesota
Department of Manpower Services
Ray Boyer
Marlin Roedel
Bemidji Office of Manpower Services
James Jourdain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude Vershure
Lillian St. John
Karen Wells
Lpns
David Staples
Louis Dunn
Bernice Pemberton
Cook
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
Boston
Roxbury
Law Officer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!