Clearwater County Denies Vietnam VVAW Festival Permit
After over two hours of discussion the Clearwater County Board denied a permit for a Vietnam Veterans Against War festival planned as a renaissance fair. Officials cited missing bond posting and insufficient signatures while VVAW vowed to post the bond early and press for a detailed plan. Lambert declared, We are dead, after the denial.
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Lambert
Clearwater County
Aurel Ekwall
Ekwall
Men of Responsibility
VVAW
Ed Lambert
Alvin Strand
Hatton
Rutherford
Rmit
Rcal
Gordon
Strand
Typhoon Rose hits Hong Kong with deadly force
Hong Kong faces a devastating blow as Typhoon Rose tallies more than 90 deaths in the region and near waters, with 130 mph winds and 12 inches of rain. In Qui Nhon harbor Viet Cong divers sink an 11,000 ton American freighter while shelling persists along the DMZ for the sixth day. The AP reports on U.S. Supreme Court busing cases, 43,000 draftees returning early, Nixon’s economic message drawing strong market highs, and notable deaths including Spyros Skouras at 78 and Adrian Herbert after a heart and lung transplant.
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Hong Kong
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Bagley Village Dismisses City Planner Bill Hatton
The Bagley Village Council terminated the employment of City Planner Bill Hatton at a special session on Monday night. Hatton, also Regional Coordinator for the Vietnam Veterans against War, served as planner for nearly two years under a village Federal New Careers program.
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Bagley
Bill Hatton
Hatton
Vietnam Veterans Against War
VVAW
Ellsberg pleads innocent in Pentagon papers case
Daniel Ellsberg pleaded innocent to charges of illegally possessing secret Pentagon papers. A former Rand Corp. colleague, Anthony Russo, is jailed for refusing to testify. Ellsberg, free on 50000 dollars bail, predicted a long, instructional trial and plans to return to Boston for a Jan 4 hearing.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ellsberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston
U.S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Anthony Russo
Rand Corp
Santa Monica
Russo
U.S. Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Daniel Elisberg
Nixon bids to push tax cuts amid mixed labor reaction
President Nixon summoned key lawmakers to discuss the tax cut portion of his economic plan as labor leaders split on the package. The Dow hit a record high while AFL CIO president Meany and consumer advocate Nader criticized the plan as pro business or anti consumer. Senatorial and treasury officials warned on wage price controls and potential impacts on interest rates as foreign markets faltered and US imports faced higher duties. Local reaction in Minnesota suggested further economic statements and possible changes to state pay raises and tax policy.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ralph Nader
United States
U.S
Treasury Department
Europe
Africa
Latin America
Wright Patman
House Banking and Currency Committee
Treasury
John B. Connally
Bemidji City Council ok's street sander bid and hearings
All council members attended a calmer session approving a street sander bid from McQueen Equipment Co with one dissent. They heard a petition for a Sherman Avenue feasibility study and approved a Park Avenue study. Hearings on 1 Park Avenue improvements were planned, and council set 7:30 pm on Aug 30 to discuss a city manager hire. Revenue bonds totaling 78000 were approved with one vote against. Water rate timing was clarified with July 1 retroactivity. A housing complex at 15th Street and Delton Avenue sought Rent Supplement participation, potentially changing taxation. status of the buildings and low or non profit declarations were debated.
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Bemidji
McQueen Equipment Co
Herb Whiting
Sherman Avenue
Park Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Balsam Street
Douglas Peterson
15Th Street
Delton Avenue
Europe moves to curb dollar turmoil after Nixon move
European governments coordinate to avert monetary chaos and a trade war after Nixon dislodges gold link. Officials in Brussels study policy, while Britain seeks talks with Common Market partners. Currency markets stay closed except for tourism payments as Tokyo acts to defend the yen.
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London
Nixon
European Common Market
Brussels
Britain
Japan
United States
Roelof Nelissen
Six Nations
Riviera
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Clearwater Board of County Commissioners
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Texas
Army
NEW York
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N.Y
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Hollywood
Cape Town
South Africa
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Christiaan N. Barnard
Herbert
Connally
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Commerce Department
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Chrysler
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AMC
Lindstrom Agrees
ST. Paul, Minn
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Lindstrom
Minnesota
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Richfield
Noboru Takeshita
Bank of Japan
Tokyo
West Germany
Holland
Switzerland
France
American Express
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Rime
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