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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1973
Page
1
The Pioneer Question Mart acts as a go between to cut through red tape. It pledges to help readers obtain replies from authorities and agencies on request.
Pioneer says only one of several letters from Harold South is printed, noting his prolific output and inviting readers to contact him about finding positive Bemidji topics.
A landlord is not bound by a universal rule and the outcome depends on the lease and state laws. Both tenant and landlord may seek conciliation court for disputes under 500 if private agreement fails.
The city is not legally required to publish minutes and council action decides what is published. The bill list is omitted to reduce publication costs, as the expense is substantial. Citizens can read full minutes at City Hall or pick up copies there.
In Orlando, Lester and Madeline Wojcik ask doctors to allow their 20-year-old son Paul to die after a traffic accident, so his kidneys may help others. Doctors removed life support as the family cites Paul would have wanted this.
Canadian inventor Richard G. Butler will pilot a battery started air powered hydroplane owned by TBZ Corporation of Grand Forks for a test at 2 p.m. Sunday. The test from Diamond Point Park to near Paul and Babe statues includes a news conference and photo session.
Russell Means and Vernon Bellecourt were arrested in Winner South Dakota after warrants from a Custer County grand jury tied to violence in Custer. Means faces assault with a dangerous weapon conspiracy and riot charges while Bellecourt is charged with conspiracy. Bond set at 15000 and 5000 respectively with arraignment planned.
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday September 4 to review the county budget for 1974. If approved by the county auditor Wayne Alsop the budget would finalize months of work. A 10:30 a.m. public hearing will consider removing several land tracts from restricted areas under the Veterans Purchase Law with five petitioners seeking permission to buy land restricted by the zoning ordinance.
Thief River Falls man Michael Holmes 18 died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on Hwy 1 one mile east of Red Lake Wednesday evening. He was found in a ditch after the mishap and transported from Bemidji Hospital to St. Luke's Fargo in critical condition. He was the son of the Holmes family of Thief River Falls.
The text notes the government's main challenge is screening people who cannot pay taxes for services, highlighting fiscal strain and resistance to new levies.
The Bemidji City Council may have overstepped charter limits by hiring outside counsel in the Police Officers Federation lawsuit. Mayor Jansen and City Manager Lloyd dispute who authorized the move as the district court date nears and a related police commission hiring case looms.
Mayor Todd Jansen city manager city attorney and one councilman met with attorney Romaine Powell at 11 30 to discuss the Police Federation lawsuit and hiring Powell to assist City Attorney Gene Ouradnik. The meeting recessed private after Jansen asked Sgt. Ray Holter and a Pioneer reporter to leave.
Beltrami County Sheriff’s office received a teletype notice that over $5,000 in bogus Minnesota State checks have been passed in recent weeks. The photocopied checks dated Aug 20, 1975 bear the number HOSS and some were passed in St. Louis Park. the check-protector stamp is missing on the latest counterfeit.
Bemidji will observe Labor Day on Monday September 3 with most offices and The Pioneer closed. Post office hours extend and rural city deliveries pause while lobby box patrons stay served. Kitchigami Regional Library closes and Sunday holiday hours apply to open businesses.
Informational meeting at Ottertail Power Co discussed the 1973 Human Services Act governing corrections health and welfare in five counties Beltrami Hubbard Lake of the Woods Clearwater and Mahnomen. Officials explained the optional regional boards merging county welfare health and related services and the advisory 25 member panel.
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