Sunday liquor sales in Bemidji question and answer
The Minnesota Legislature left Sunday liquor sale decisions to municipalities. Bemidji has not held a municipal election on the issue, so Sunday opening is not approved or disapproved. Private clubs and public establishments weigh costs and moral concerns before choosing to open.
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Bemidji
K. K
Minnesota
F. K
State Department of Manpower Services
Twin Cities
Willmar
Albert Lea
Can a husband be a GI Bill dependent
Yes. A 1972 law allows the husband of a female veteran to be treated as a dependent for Veterans Administration benefits, expanding the terms wife and widow to include the husband and widower of a female veteran.
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A. K. Bemidji
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administratition
St. Paul
Magruder pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in Watergate case
Jeb Stuart Magruder, former Nixon campaign aide and Watergate witness, pleads guilty to one conspiracy charge. He waives grand jury rights and agrees to be a government witness in future trials. Max penalty five years and $10,000 fine.
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Magruder
Washington
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
Federal Prosecutors
US District Court
Grand
Special Prosecutor’s Office
United States
Frederick C. LaRue
Nixon Reelection Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
Gasoline price freeze extended to September 1
Washington AP reports the price freeze on gasoline remains in effect until Sept 1. Dunlop says the petroleum industry will be exempt from the lift until midnight Sunday, while rest of economy had a prior lift. In Chile, truckers and families guard stranded trucks as the 22 day strike continues with possible army involvement.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Local Vietnam Vets Apply Early for Bonus Funds
Beltrami County Veterans Affairs reports more than 600 local veterans have applied for the Vietnam Veterans Bonus Act. Applications began Wednesday and processing is faster than wartime claims. Eligible veterans may receive 100 to 600 dollars, POWs and certain survivors up to 1000 dollars, with checks likely arriving around Sept 15. Veterans should bring service records and may schedule help at the Dickinson Building office, phone 751 2284.
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Verne Maltais
Beltrami County
Dling
Korea
Vietnam
Dickinson Bldg
Maltais
Forest fires spur troop deployment to Idaho Montana
Western fires remain out of control prompting 23 local men from Chippewa National Forest to be flown to the Kootenai National Forest in Montana. Officials anticipate 20 to 30 more may be sent if conditions worsen as fire danger stays very high to extreme across the region.
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Kootenai National Forest
Montana
Chippewa National Forest
Boise
Idaho
Mike Hathaway
Cass Lake
Inter Agency
Town and Country Day Saturday in Bemidji
Bemidji hosts its first annual Town and Country Day on Saturday August 18 with 87 entrants. Vendors from home baked goods to antiques and handicrafts will fill Beltrami Avenue and surrounding streets during regular store hours inviting residents and visitors to shop and enjoy the event.
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Bemidji
Beltami Avenue
Second
Beltrami Avenue
Beach search targets graves in Galveston County slayings
Galveston County sheriff plans to examine about a one mile beach stretch with a road grader for graves of more victims in the mass murder tied to Dean Corll. Authorities seek remains after Elmer Wayne Henley 17 reported the shooting of Corll, the alleged instigator, as a motive in the Camden era killings.
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Houston
Galveston County
J. B. Kline
Chambers
Jefferson
Lake Sam Rayburn
Kline
State District Court
William Hatten
Elmer Wayne
Henley
Harris County Dist. Atty
Carol Vance
Vance
Charles Melcher
Hatten
David Owen Brooks
Dean A. Corll
Hijacker forces Arab plane to make Israeli landing
Libyan businessman Mahmoud Toumi hijacked a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 en route from Benghazi to Beirut. He demanded landing in Israel claiming Arab sympathy for Jews and said he planned the action for years. The plane with 125 aboard was held for seven hours, Toumi was jailed for 15 days pending hijacking charges, and all others resumed to Lebanon.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Eliezer Goldberg
Mahmoud Toumi
Toumi
Libya
Golda Meir
Lebanon
Middle East
Cairo
David Elazar
Kawas
Beirut
Union dispute ends in death of picketer
Cesar Chavez urged the United Farm Workers to halt picketing after the first fatality in the grape growers dispute. Juan De La Cruz, 60, was shot near Arvin as pickets dispersed at Giamarra Vineyards. Two men, Ernest Baclg of Fresno and Bayani Advincula of Delano, were arrested for murder investigation.
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Delano
Calif
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Chavez
UFW
Juan de la Cruz
Arvin
Here
Giamarra Vineyards
Ernest Baclg
Fresno
Bayani Advincula
Agnew files investigation shrouded in mystery
The grand jury inquiry into Vice President Spiro T. Agnew remains secret as federal probes meet with top Justice officials. Indictments reportedly loom, while talks focus on Agnew’s financial records and potential constitutional issues of prosecuting a sitting VP. The 23 member panel met briefly. an out of state judge may be assigned to handle the Agnew phase.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Agnew
Baltimore County
Henry E. Petersen
Washington
Beall
Maryland
Petersen
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Columbia
S. C
Government Plans Develop After 30 Years Of Delays
After decades of waiting the government outlines a new approach amid long planning. Officials say action may soon follow as talks continue and promises are revisited.
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Mary Helen Naegler
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United States Air Force
Frank Bain
Benghazi
Cyprus
Adel Kawas
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