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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
6
Reader queries cover De Gaulle death notices and royal hair, Nixon China visit politics, Andrews sisters wealth, Love Machine symbol, Warhol soup can art, and a jail incident in London. Robin Adams Sloan notes general questions may be used. copyright 1971 King Features Syndicate.
Clearwater County Sheriff Almer B. Olson said a car crashed into the Senior Citizen Home in Gonvick at about 4 a.m. Saturday, knocking out a west door and damaging the lawn. A separate Saturday night vandalism near Clearbrook damaged a Fergus Falls construction company gravel truck and grade packer with smashed glass, punctured radiators, and tar smeared on surfaces.
Mrs Wesley McGuire and Mrs Ted Markus judged the 13th District Flower Show with demonstrations and blue red or white placings. Nine League of Women Voters members met at the Engelbretsen home with Kathy Lashua addressing on Y C C Camp. The evangelist Owl preached crusades in Bena through Aug 27. Bridge Club guests from Cass Lake and Bemidji enjoyed a luncheon and prizes. Florida auditors questioned a state agency purchase of movie tickets for blind people as part of a mobility program.
The Minnesota Public Service Commission recessed hearings on Northwest Bell Telephone Company rate increase proposals to October 5. Chairman P K Peterson said the delay allows parties to study the presidential action on federal economic controls and review over 2,000 pages of testimony and exhibits before resuming.
Aug 23 court session results list defendants from Bemidji and nearby towns with fines for speeding and traffic offenses. Several individuals faced bonds forfeited or fines paid, plus a fire report at 609 Pershing Ave and a grass fire at 22nd Street and Irvine Avenue. Additional statements outline future public input after financial and technical testimony.
Dr. R D Decker reports 158 seniors completed work for bachelor degrees at Bemidji State University during the end of the first summer session. 124 bachelor of science candidates in education 29 bachelor of arts majors and 5 associate in arts candidates graduated. Notable honors include Rosanna Browczyk Keith M Olson Susan E Thaisen magna cum laude and multiplecum laude graduates from Bemidji and area towns.
Georgia Stebe reports a break in on the main floor of the Arcade Building. Some candy was taken but the cash remained in the machine. A collision between a 1967 Chevrolet driven by Nancy J. Blanshaw and a 1967 Chrysler driven by Fred C. Burghardt caused $150 and $100 in damages respectively.
The Minnesota State College Board clarified residency for tuition across seven state colleges. New rules grant in state status to students who recent ly graduated from a Minnesota high school and stayed in state, worked in Minnesota for a year before admission, or are married to a Minnesota resident and living there. The board also announced Dr Garry D Hays as vice chancellor for academic affairs, replacing Dr David E Swee as president of Minnesota Metropolitan State College.
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