Elvis Presley Dies at 42 in Memphis
Elvis Aron Presley, famed as the king of rock and roll, died Tuesday afternoon at Graceland. He was 42. A public viewing was planned, with fans gathering outside his mansion as officials and family announced autopsy findings and the circumstances of his death.
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Elvis Presley
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Aron Presley
Mississippi
America
Graceland Mansion
Presley
Jim Stewart
Memphis
Stewart
Oklahoma City
Vester Presley
Elvis
Priscilla
Guam
Johannesburg
South Africa
Vernon Presley
George Nichopoulos
Nichopoulos
Jerry Francisco
Shelby County
Graceland
Delbert
Sonny’’ West
Chicago
Baptist Hospital
Ed Sullivan
Elias Ghanem
Las Vegas
Portland
Maine
Northeast
Tupelo
Miss
Wyeth Chandler
Memphis’ Humes High School
Sam Phillips
Sun Records
Kentucky
Special county election planned to fill Fifth District seat
Beltrami County outlines procedures for a special election to fill the Fifth District vacancy after Clifford Saunders's death. Auditor Jim Thoreen sets a filing window Aug 30 to Sept 6 with a possible primary on Sept 13 and a special election on Sept 27. Poll hours run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., with 3,926 eligible voters in the district.
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Jerry Doggett
Clifford M. Saunders
Beltrami
Jim Thoreen
Thoreen
Bemidji
Northern
Turtle River
Frohn
Beltrami County
Bemidji State University
Northern Township
Raymer Hoyum
Bemidji School Board approves teacher leave policy and actions
The Bemidji School Board adopted a one year unpaid leave policy for certified staff meeting criteria. Kenneth Schmoker received a 12 month leave starting August 25 after 20 years with the district. The board also approved a new parking plan at the Senior High School, substitute pay at 30 dollars per day, and several contracts and bids.
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Jennifer Gish
Bemidji Board
Kenneth Schmoker
15Th Street
Beltrami Ave
AVTI
Blumberg Photo Sound Company
Robert
Ervin Blom
Dianne Sizer
Northern
Lou Wangberg
Pleasant Valley
EDA grant approval advances Bemidji Highway 2 water project
The city of Bemidji receives an 887000 federal EDA grant toward a 14 million water expansion along Highway 2 west with two new wells and main line work. A 100000 grant from the Upper Great Lakes Regional Development Commission supports the plan as council seeks bids and specs for fall construction.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Bemidji
Highway 2 West
Doug Peterson
Peterson
Wendell Anderson
Upper Great Lakes
Donald Dougherty
Dick Neises
Cass Lake
Mississippi Clean - Minnesota Green
MCMG
Courthouse Employees Object to Proposed Raises in County
During a special Beltrami County Board session a confidentiality letter from about 15 courthouse employees urged delaying raises for three auditor's office staff until a personnel director is hired and a full salary survey is completed. Auditor Jim Thoreen said raises align with job changes due to computerized bookkeeping and reassignments. No action was taken as the board seeks a personnel director and interviews candidates. Also discussed were highway department road grader bids from Ziegler Inc with low bids of 72 530 and 71 250 and a pending replacement for deputy auditor Tony Paxton.
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Jerry Doggett
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Pioneer Today
Beltrami County
Jim Thoreen
Thoreen
Tony Paxton
Paxton
Holiday Inn
Highway Department
Ziegler, Inc
Minneapolis
Ziegler
Legislators Hear Testimony on New Tourism Department
Nine state lawmakers heard nine supporters at a Bemidji public hearing on House File 1446 to create a cabinet level tourism department. Resort owners urged separate promotion and financing to help small inns, with concerns about current funding and information flow.
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Jon Eng
Department of Tourism
Bemidji
Minnesota House of Representatives
State Department of Economic Development
DED
Department of Transportation
University of Minnesota
House
Jim White
DFL
Farmington
Full Committee On Commerce and Economic Development
White
Detroit Lakes
Rich Siegert
Edgewater
Minnesota Motel Association
Minnesota
Siegert
Leonard Zimmer
Leech Lake
Zimmer
Don Enright
Ben Franklin
Bemidji Chamber of Commerce
Department For Tourism
Enright
Mary Bjerke
Wolf Lake
Rep. White
Bjerke
Ken Norton
Balsam Beach Resort
Norton
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Elvis the Pelvis
Bemidji School Board
Mississippi River
Neises
Washington
Pioneer
Greg Booth
Dewey Avenue
10Th Street
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