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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1973
Page
2
Washington sources say the EPA may relax its secondary sulfur oxide limits while leaving primary standards intact. The move would affect fossil fuel plants and oil and gas supplies, potentially delaying stricter cleanup devices as states’ deadlines vary.
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in July, up from 4.5 percent in June and down from 5.8 percent a year ago. National unemployment matched Minnesota's rate for July, with a 0.1 point rise from June and a 0.8 point drop from July 1972. Total unemployment in Minnesota reached 80,100 in July, down 14,300 from June. Manufacturing rose 1.2 percent led by nondurable goods. durable goods unchanged. Nonmanufacturing employment fell 0.7 percent from four months earlier, with government down 9,300 due to summer education staff cuts. Retail trade slipped 3,900, Wholesale up 1,500. Construction rose for the fifth straight month. Over the year, nonagricultural employment up 7.1 percent, manufacturing up 7.9 percent with durable goods up 17,200. Construction led annual gains, then service and trade. Average weekly earnings fell 41 cents from June, but year to year rose 12.98 dollars, driven by higher hourly pay and a CPI rise of 5.9 percent.
The Pioneer is published daily except Sundays and holidays by The Pioneer a division of Scripps Newspapers Inc located on Neilson and Pioneer Street Bemidji Minnesota 56601. It is a member of the Associated Press Minnesota Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscription rates are 21 per year in trade zones 23 per year outside trade zones and 2.50 per month by carrier.
Cloudy south with showers or thunderstorms possible in the extreme south and southeast. Fair to partly cloudy north and west with a mild warm spell extending Friday. Highs 68 to 78 today, near 70s Friday, cooler in central and southern areas tonight. Extended outlook shows chances of showers and storms Saturday Sunday and north Monday with highs in 70s to 80s and lows 50s to 60s.
Entering the hospital on Wednesday are Marlene Tibbetts of Redby and James Mesmith of Iowa City. Discharged on Wednesday are Mary Fankhanel Michael Paulson Kenneth Holmgren Adam Kuiawinski Clinton Miller Joshua Stomberg Mrs. Charles Stuefen and Lake George resident.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Tron nes Leonard are the parents of a son Virgil Michael born at Clearwater County Memorial Hospital Bagley on August 20.
County Court ordered pre sentence investigation for Gil R. Greensky of Bemidji after guilty plea on disorderly conduct. He remains free on personal recognizance. Elizabeth A. Wagner and Bernice George, both of Bemidji, forfeited $5 bonds on double parking charges.
Police log shows a Wednesday 9 49 a m collision at 26th Street Bemidji Ave with about 200 damage to each of the two cars. no injuries. Drivers Jeann Wadd Bemidji and Lois G Reiter Northorne involved. A second crash around 5 p m on 5th Street between Bemidji and Beltrami Avenues near First Federal Savings and Loan caused 100 150 damage to Martha M Thompson Bemidji and Ralph Lathrop Lake George. no injuries.
A Bureau of Indian Affairs task force trains American Indian volunteers in riot control at the U S Border Patrol Academy near Los Fresnos Texas. Nine of 43 volunteers are expected to complete the five week course with 48 to be trained overall.
The Fall Ram Exchange on Thursday September 6 runs from 9 30 a m to 3 p m at the Cass County Fair Grounds Pine River co sponsored by the Agricultural Extension Service and the Minnesota Sheep Breeders Association to improve lamb quality through private treaty trading.
Antique dealers were asked to stop buying silver ware jewelry and bric-a-brac from Eton College boys. The practice raised concerns as boys sold heirlooms sent by affluent parents to school to boost pocket money.
Vern Parks Jr. of the Solway area reported a theft Wednesday involving 40 white Rock Cornish chickens. Each bird weighs four to five pounds.
Sweden's 90 year old King Gustaf VI Adolf was placed on a respirator in critical condition after surgery for a gastric ulcer. A midmorning bulletin reported a positive response and improved X rays though doctors warned treatment would continue over the next days.
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