Nixon Signs Flood Aid Bill to Aid Homes and Businesses
President Nixon signed a flood disaster relief package expanding homeowner and small business aid after Agnes and Rapid City floods. The measure includes loan forgiveness up to 5000 dollars, 1 percent interest on remaining debt, and 100 percent mortgage refinancing for primary homes. It funds 1.3 billion in disaster loans plus 200 million for temporary housing, food, unemployment, and rebuilding.
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Washington
Nixon
Rapid City
S.D
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bemidji City Candidates Force Primary Election
After filings closed, Bemidji will hold a primary for mayor councilman at large and fifth ward councilman. New filers include Gerald L. Johnson and Howard Menge for at large. Norden for fifth ward. incumbents Hailey, Johnson, and Davis seek other seats while multiple challengers vie for mayor and wards. Norden cites past projects and tax concerns. Menge criticizes city finances and seeks reform.
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Fifth Ward
Gerald L. Johnson
Calihan
Howard Menge
Donald Ave
Cameron McMahon
Bradley Day
William
al) Kaiser
Marvin Hailey
Donald Bye
Todd Jansen
James T. Ludwig
Douglas Peterson
Victor Berglund
Clifford Norden
William Davis
Douglas T. Smart
Larry Dow
Leon
Louise
Lincoln Ave
Norden
Bemidji State College
Bemidji
Beltrami County
Menge
Senator Fulbright orders inquiry into Jackson Soviet talks allegation
Sen. J. W. Fulbright directs Foreign Relations Committee staff to probe CIA remarks about Jackson's claim that the Russians lied to President Nixon during the Moscow SALT talks. Nixon asked to explain or deny. Jackson pressed for equality in a future pact.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon
Moscow
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Jackson
D-Wash
United States
Senate
House
O'Brien vows proof of DNC bugging and GOP questions
Former Democratic chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien says he can prove party offices were bugged and his lawyer will question seven top Republicans about it. He spoke after the 1970s break-in while asserting new evidence of eavesdropping devices.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
O'Brien
Democratic National Committee
US bombing halts POW release, says Ramsey Clark
Former Attorney General Ramsey Clark claimed continued U S bombing of North Vietnam will prevent American prisoners of war from being released. He said leaders he spoke with appeared surprised at the idea of postwar releases, implying the shift in policy is tied to hostilities.
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Belfast
Washington (Ap
Atty
Ramsey Clark
U.S
North Vietnam
Clark
Senate Judiciary
Indochina
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Johnson
Rita Hauser
Citizens Committee For
American Bar Association
San Francisco
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Hanoi
Variable cloudiness and scattered showers forecast
The weather map shows variable cloudiness through Thursday with a chance of scattered showers. Highs reach the 80s to near 90, with tonight's lows in the 60s. Rain chances are about 30 percent tonight and 20 percent Thursday.
Mobile home tax due deadline set for Beltrami County
County Treasurer Doris Garlock reminds mobile home owners of the August 31 deadline to pay 1972 mobile home taxes without penalty. A late eight percent penalty applies after September 1.
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Doris Garlock
Beltrami County
Voter registration rules vary by area for Bemidji Cass Lake
County auditors report that in Beltrami and Cass counties only Bemidji city residents and Cass Lake village residents must pre register for the September primary and November general election. Registration closes August 22 at Bemidji and Cass Lake. late hours August 18 21 and 22 from 8 am to 9 pm.
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Beltrami
Cass, Clearwater
Hubbard
Bemidji
Cass County
Cass Lake
Clearwater
McGovern Backed by UAW In Ohio Swing
UAW members in Lordstown Ohio pledged support to Senator George McGovern promising a full employment economy. He forecast winning 80 to 90 percent of labor votes in Ohio and other states and received an 83.8 percent endorsement nationwide. He urged ending runaway corporate tax advantages and reforming taxes to favor higher earners.
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Lordstown
Ohio
United Auto Workers
George McGovern
McGovern
UAW
South
America
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Midway Drive
Pioneer
Jay Griggs
Bath House
Cameron Park
New City
London
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Jack Jones
Transport Workers Union
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chile
Arturo Mor Roig
Santiago
Salvador Allende
Alejandro Lanusse
Allende
Trelow
Rawson
Trotskyite People’s Revolutionary Army
ERP
Bemidji, Cass Lake
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