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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1971
Page
1
A Bemidji reader asks if a verbal contract binds after a $25 charge at Daling Optical covering an $8 eye exam and glass deposit. The reply notes a $10 minimum deposit, vows guaranteed satisfaction, and offers refunds including the exam fee after miscommunication.
Bemidji pays 10 800 dollars yearly to hold its prisoners in Beltrami County Jail. The agreement began in 1969 after the old jail was condemned, and by end of this fiscal year the city will have spent about 25 000 dollars for detention and supervision.
The government bars longevity pay raises for armed forces and retroactive pay hikes in labor contracts during the 90 day wage price rent freeze. Treasury Secretary Connally says exemptions are the exception and applies to foreign governments. Pentagon confirms promotions and certain allowances will still rise while general COLA pay boosts may be delayed. AFL-CIO and United Auto Workers criticize Nixon policy as labor unions face contract renegotiations under the freeze.
Jean Ellen Wilcox, 19, of Bemidji area, was killed in a car collision near Zimmerman in Sherburne County. Rose Anne Wilcox, 21, was seriously injured, and Neil Koskey, 30, and two passengers were hospitalized with non serious injuries. The Wilcox sisters are nieces of Roy Hubbell and great nieces of Chester Martin of Bemidji. The state toll rose to 571 for 1971 after the fatality.
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. life term for My Lai massacre cut to about 20 years by Lt. Gen. Albert O. Connor at Ft. McPherson. Action begins the review chain with Nixon to personally reassess the case. Calley remains at Ft. Benning during proceedings.
Bemidji Lions Club presents the 20th annual Lions Fare at the Lakefront. Proceeds fund youth projects including scholarships eye bank and toys. Dinner starts at 4 p.m. with chicken and an auction at 5:30 p.m. Rides at Paul Bunyan Amusement Center offered 10 cent special 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets $1.75 adults $1 children. Eddie Millar leads the auction.
Minnesota Attorney General Spannaus filed suits in Hennepin County alleging A W Employment Services advertised a front desk airline job with Air Wisconsin to lure applicants and reassign them to paid, fee heavy positions. A & W and Allyn Distributing Co face claims of fraudulent jackpot certificates and prepayment charges for free sewing machines under unfair trade practices.
World and national dispatches report President Nixon acknowledging problems in his economic program while claiming broad public backing. Other items note labor demands for broader wage and price controls, tax relief talks in Congress, and mixed currency policy talks in Europe.
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