Jaworski Takes Charge of Korea Bribe Probe
Former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski assumes command of the House ethics committee inquiry into alleged South Korean influence buying. He urges caution, prioritizes thoroughness, and notes some testimony may be heard in private to avoid harming the innocent. Public hearings expected, with potential year end completion.
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Washington
Leon Jaworski
House
Jaworski
Capitol Hill
House Ethics Committee
House Committee
Four suspects plea none in Bemidji deputy assault case
In Bemidji court on Monday four Native American men faced aggravated assault charges for an off duty Beltrami County deputy attack. Attorneys sought omnibus hearings and bail reductions while Judge James Preece set or adjusted bonds.
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James Preece
Ninth Judicial District Court
Bemidji
Beltrami County
Calvin Johanneson
Ronald Solberg
Petterson
Barrett
Kief
Preece
Frank Spears
Fritz Weddel
Cloud
Redlake Woman Killed in Weekend Shooting
Lois Johns a 20 year old Redlake resident was shot and killed at 4 55 am Saturday at Billy McGraw’s Redlake home. A suspect was arrested within minutes and faces arraignment before a U S magistrate. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 am at Immaculate Conception Church Redlake.
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Redlake
Lois Johns
Bureau of Indian of Affairs
BIA
Billy McGraw
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Patrick Okada
Sinstad Funeral Home
Minnesota seeks Nebraska fugitive linked to multi state violence
Police in Minnesota hunt for Robert E. Williams a 39 year old Lincoln Nebraska man connected to a weekend series of assaults kidnappings and a rape across three states He is also a suspect in two Lincoln slayings and a separate rape authorities say Williams may be armed with a .22 pistol and a shotgun and was last linked to a stopped car in St Croix County Wisconsin He is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall weighing about 150 pounds and is considered dangerous.
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ST. Paul
Williams
Minnesota
Austin McNeely
Marine On
St. Croix
Minn
St. Croix River
Wisconsin
Chicago
Walter Behan
Fridley
Behan
Stillwater
Robert Mendick
St. Paul Ramsey Hospital
Virginia Rowe
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
Catherine Brooks
Patricia McGarry
Lincoln
Merrily
Lincoln Journal
Merrily Williams
City Council to Meet for Runway, Levy, and Ordinance Actions
The Bemidji City Council will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in city hall to hear a resolution naming the state Commissioner of Transportation as the city s agent for a proposed 900 foot runway extension and to handle all related funding negotiations with federal and state agencies. A levy base increase, first reading of an ordinance raising misdemeanor fines from 300 to 500, and a special permit request to move a house to a Nymore lot are on the agenda. The mayor will seek approval of Robert Aylesworth to the Bemidji Planning Commission after a planning panel recommended denial of the house move proposal by Laurel Robinson.
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State Commissioner of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
Laurel Robinson
Nymore
Bemidji Planning Commission
Robert Aylesworth
South Lake Irving
Bemidji School Board to discuss leaves and parking rules
The Bemidji School Board meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior High Library to consider an extended leave of absence policy for certificated staff and the annual request from Kenneth Schmoker for a one year leave without benefits. A public hearing will review proposed parking lot regulations around the junior and senior high schools.
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Bemidji
Lou Wangberg
Kenneth Schmoker
15Th Street
Beltrami Ave
Amoco withdraws from Northern Tier pipeline push
Amoco pulled out of the Northern Tier crude-oil pipeline proposal aiming to move Alaskan oil to Minnesota refineries. Minnesota Energy Agency official Ronald Visness said the setback weakens the plan, which would run 1500 miles from Port Angeles to Clearbrook, linking with an existing line. Refiners favored a shorter 780-mile route from Kitimat to Edmonton to connect onward.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Amoco
Minnesota
Minnesota Energy Agency
Ronald Visness
Visness
Port Angeles
Wash
Clearbrook
Minn
Wisness
Olympia
John Millhone
Kitimat
B.C
Edmonton
Alta
Wisconsin
Ex Gestapo official Kappler vanishes from hospital
Ex Gestapo official Herbert Kappler, jailed for mass reprisals against Italians, escaped from a military hospital where he was treated for cancer. ANSA reported a call claiming the group Red Morning kidnapped him demanding jailed German terrorists be released. Kappler wished to die in Germany but Italy blocked his release.
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Rome
Gestapo
Herbert Kappler
ANSA
Red Morning
Kappler
Jurgen Ponto
Germany
Italy
Battle Over Proposed Consumer Protection Agency Heats Up
Supporters and opponents press Congress during summer recess as about 100 undecided lawmakers are approached in districts. A vote on creating an agency of consumer advocacy is anticipated on Capitol Hill this fall.
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Washington
Consumer Protection Agency
Congress
Capitol
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Albert Spears, Jr
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