Question Mart explains protest avenue for movie ratings
A Bemidji reader asks which authority handles complaints about film ratings for youth. The Pioneer answers that the Motion Picture Association of America at 522 Fifth Ave New York is the official rating body and suggests directing complaints there. It notes ratings may not satisfy everyone but view the system as preferable to no rating at all.
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C.G
Bemidji
Motion Picture Association of America
Fifth Ave
New York City
Norm Olson
District 31 owns thirty seven buses and contracts
Independent School District 31 operates 37 buses and uses four private contractors who ran 19 buses last year. District vehicles logged 757,134 miles in 1972 73, with 466,586 miles on routes and 55,655 miles on activities plus 234,893 miles by contracted buses.
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District 31
S. P
Bemidji
Independent School District 31
John T. Schuiling
Why was a new county administrator position created
The county board created a county administrator role in January 1970 due to greatly increased administrative work. Wayne Alsop, then county auditor, filled it part time with a salary increase. In November 1971 an assistant was added under the Emergency Employment Act to handle many administrative duties.
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Wayne Alsop
J. H
Rt. 4
Bemidji
Ted Tower
FBI says pre Nixon embassy burglaries occurred in past
Former FBI officials say the bureau carried out breaks into foreign embassies during the Kennedy Johnson and Eisenhower eras to steal cryptographic and intelligence material. Estimates say fewer than 10 break-ins per year over 15 to 20 years, stopped in 1966, with Nixon asserting authorization but officials offering limited confirmation.
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Washington
FBI
Johnson
Kennedy
Eisenhower
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
San Clemente
Calif
Ellsberg
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Justice Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Attys
Ramsey Clark
Nicholas Katzenbach
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Clark
Department
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Black Panthers
Weathermen
Daniel Ellsberg
Harpings on borrowing and lending echo in home building
A humorous note reflects on the adage about borrowing and lending and the impact on completing a house project. The piece ties financial caution to practical progress and everyday work.
Baltimore County chief executive charged in kickback probe
Dale Anderson, a Democrat who succeeded Spiro Agnew as Baltimore County executive, faces extortion and bribery charges in a grand jury indictment tied to architect and engineer kickbacks. The probe marks a widening Maryland corruption investigation amid Apollo spacewalks and inflation commentary.
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Baltimore
Dale Anderson
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore County
Maryland
Agnew
No word on local crews destination in west
Cass Lake report says forest fire situation eases in western states but status of 47 Chippewa National Forest firefighters remains unclear. A spokesman said no word on whether the two crews in Montana and California would be dispatched elsewhere or returned home.
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Cass Lake
Chippewa National Forest
Montana
California
Chippewa
Kootenai National Forest
Stanislaus National Forest
Cloudy Skies With Showers Possible Across Weekend
Variable cloudiness today gives way to showers or thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Mild through Saturday with highs near 73 to 78 and lows around 55 to 63. Rain chances remain about 3 percent tonight and Saturday.
Bergland to meet with constituents at Beltrami Court House
Congressman Bob Bergland will hold open meetings at the Beltrami County Court House on August 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss problems with the federal government and pending legislation. He will also meet Lions at their noon luncheon and a reception in Harlan Smith’s honor in the evening. Mrs. Ella Glidden invites interviews on social security FHA and related matters during Court House Day in the Jury Room.
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Bob Bergland
Beltrami County Court House
Bergland
Lions
Harlan Smith
Walker
Ella Glidden
Beltrami County
DFL
Newsprint shortages spread in Canada and U S
Weather and strong global demand plus strikes hit newsprint supplies in Canada and the United States. About 4,500 workers on strike in Quebec and New Brunswick with 15,000 more in Ontario threatening action. Mills operate near capacity, pushing shipments to American customers down and forcing rationing and cutbacks in newspapers.
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Montreal
Canada
United States
United Paperworkers International Union
Confederation of National Trade Unions
Quebec
Canadian International Paper and Price Co. Ltd
Canadian International Paper
CIP
New Brunswick
Ontario
Louis Lorrain
Paperworkers’ Union
U.S
Richardson orders probe of leaks
Atty. Gen. Elliott Richardson orders acting Asst. Atty. Gen. Glen Pommerening to lead a probe into leaks from the Justice Department about kickback allegations against Vice President Spiro Agnew. FBI Director Kelley will provide personnel as needed. possible Washington White House involvement is discussed by sources.
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Washington
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Justice Department
Spiro T. Agnew
Richardson
FBI
Clarence M. Kelley
Agnew
Maryland
Glen E. Pommerening
Department of Justice
White House
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Duluth motel fire injures 21 persons
A pre dawn blaze at the Edgewater West Motel on London Road in Duluth sent 21 people to hospitals, five admitted. Firefighters evacuated 15 to 20 from a second floor room as a passerby aided a father and son escaping through smoke filled corridors. Damages are estimated around 100000 with cause undetermined, possibly smoking in bed.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Edgewater West
London Road
Velma Hummel
Prairie Village
David Baily
Altman
Fire Department
Bemidji City Council weighs revenue sharing for new city hall
The council appointed Ralph Moberg Larry Dow and Cameron McMahon to study using Revenue Sharing Funds for a new city hall. City Manager John Lloyd said an orientation meeting was held and no definite decision made. He requested architect plans for a City Hall-Fire Hall complex to explore feasible ideas.
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Bemidji
Ralph Moberg
Larry Dow
Cameron McMahon
John Lloyd
Lloyd
Rescuers hopeful of freeing trapped miners
Rescue workers in Casa Grande Arizona hope to free two copper miners trapped for a week after a tunnel collapse and fire 1200 feet underground at Hecla Mining Co. Two men David Deeder and Terry Udall were trapped last week with no contact. Air and water are being supplied and an Air Force helicopter was brought in for extraction if needed.
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Casa Grande, Ariz
Arizona Desert
Hecla Mining Co
Here
Jim Hunter
Hunter
David Deeder
Casa Grande
Terry Udall
Ft. Collins
Colo
Papago
Beltrami County Planning Unit Meets Monday
The Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse to discuss amendments to the subdivision ordinance and preliminary plats for Bucklen Addition on Big Turtle Lake Birch Point at Moose Lake Dickinson Hills in Grant Valley and related items presented by County Surveyor Bill Okerman.
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Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission
Bucklen Addition
Big Turtle Lake
Birch Point
Moose Lake
Dickinson Hills
Grant Valley
Bill Okerman
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Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
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Cost of Living Council
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