Residents sought theater goal and political transparency
The Pioneer presents reader questions on funding for the League of Women Voters with local emphasis clarifying Ford Foundation ties. Bemidji theater prospects and council packet secrecy are explained by city officials. Local figures include Mrs. Charles Lattgast, Ralph Moberg, Herb Whiting, Leon Johnson, Mayor Marv Hailey, and Councilman Cameron McMahon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
Ford Foundation
B.V
Bemidji
Charles Lattgast
Bemidji League of Women Voters
Ralph Moberg
Herb Whiting
Leon ‘‘Pinky
Johnson
H.S
Cameron McMahon
Moberg
Whiting
Marv Hailey
Doug Peterson
Leon
Pinky
Vietnam and Cambodia face flashpoints amid ceasefires and retreats
The South Vietnamese government sent helicopters to Cambodia to aid retreating Cambodians as North Vietnamese pressure caused the loss of two towns in the northeast. Viet Cong announced Christmas and Tet cease-fires amid broader war talk. In Moscow, talks on a joint manned space flight are expected to sign within two months. At the UN, Egypt seeks a General Assembly demand that Israel withdraw from territory seized in 1967.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Moscow
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Academy of Sciences
United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Egypt
Middle East
General Assembly
Israel
Mahmoud Riad
Gunnar Jarring
McCarthy Criticizes Major Parties At Bemidji Rally
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy spoke to over 1,000 at Bemidji High School about three voter demands before supporting a party end the war end militarism abroad and end poverty and discrimination He attacked both parties and urged an informed electorate to judge democracy by Jefferson and Adams ideals as they consider 1972 presidential options.
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Bemidji
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Minnesota
College
Nixon
Democratic Party
Fire injures two Bemidji volunteers in mobile home blaze
Two Bemidji Volunteer Firemen were hurt while fighting a mobile home fire on Lake Plantagenet's east side. Larry Latulippe suffered neck and ear burns while Ken Malterud had arm burns. the blaze started about 1 am at the Crown home and was blamed on faulty heat tape. The rear utility room and bedroom area sustained heavy damage, with smoke and heat damage elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Lake Plantagenet
Larry Latulippe
Ken Malterud
Larry Crown
Jerry Moen
Moen
Crown
Paris Hijackers Seize plane Demanding Medicine Ransom
Pakistani hijackers aboard Pakistan International Airlines flight PK 712 seized the jet at Orly, demanding 20 tons of medicine for Bengali refugees. The incident, linked to Bangla Desh separatists, prompted police lockdown and aid plans as the plane diverted toward Beirut with 28 people aboard.
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Paris
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan
Orly
London
Beirut
Lebanon
Pasteur Institute
Bangla Desh
Karachi
Rome
Cairo
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
France
Santa letters to Bemidji area kids handled by Vo Tech club
The Bemidji Office Education Club at Bemidji Area Vocational Technical School will answer letters to Santa using a power typewriter. About 150 to 200 letters daily will be processed with form letters containing names and details. Address letters to Santa Claus General Delivery Bemidji Minn 56601 before Dec 15. Santa will also appear at the Bemidji Fire Hall tomorrow at 10 a.m. for visits and goodies until noon with Chamber of Commerce postage support.
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Santa Claus
Bemidji
Bemidji Area
Kaisershot
Santa
General Delivery
Post Office
Minn
Vo-Tech
Bemidji State choirs to perform Christmas concerts
Bemidji State College presents its annual Christmas season with five choirs gathering for a Sunday concert at the High School auditorium and a Madrigal Dinner run December 9 to 12 at 6 30 p m in Hickory Hall. The program features the Concert Choir Chamber Singers Mixed Chorus Women’s Glee Club Men’s Glee Club and Brass Choir. Tickets are available at local outlets and proceeds benefit the Concert Choir tour fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Bemidji State College
BSC
Chamber Singers
Music Educators National Conference
Atlanta
Phil Jorgenson
Thomas Swanson
Paul Brandvik
Music Department
Consort of
Recorders
Hickory Hall
Bill Petit
Grand Forks
Don Ewens
Grand Rapids
Ed Warble
Richard Bite
Minneapolis
Becki Safstrom
Lake Elmo
Charlotte Fleming
Cindy Danmeier
White Bear Lake
Deanna Comstock
Roseau
Baudette High School
Baudette Rotary Club
Glass Block
Bookcraft
Brent's
BSC Music Department
Ace
Prelude bass Choir Concert Choir Or Sus secviteru
A garbled program list includes motets and carols from Sweelinck Jacobus Gallus Poulenc and Britten among others. Performances feature mixed, treble, and concert choirs with pieces by Haydn Mozart Niles Holst Gruber and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JP. Sweelink Ab Oriente
V. Jacobus Gallus
Wgat
Francis Poulencil
Anon
Anonymous
É Albricias
Eva
Rio
Spa
William Billings
Mens’ Glee Club
John Jacob Niles
Katherine K. Davis
Wie
Heinz Werner Zimmerman
Lullay
Gustav Holst
the Carl of the Birds
Milius Christianson
Fum
Shaw-Parker
Franz Gruber
Ray Thoring family cutting bee set for December fifth
Friends and neighbors of the Ray Thoring family in Solway are reminded of a rescheduled wood-cutting bee on Sunday December 5. Cutting starts at 9 30 a m at a timber stand near Wolf Lake with access via Hwy 89 to county road 600 then west and south. All are invited to bring logging gear and help produce pulp to sell to Nu Ply Corp. Mrs Thoring has been hospitalized in Bagley for 15 weeks after a auto accident and her husband has had a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Thoring
Solway
Nu-Ply Corp
Bemidji
Jack Kelm
Wolf Lake
Wilton
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Sen
Jefferson
Adams
Gilbert Bahr
Jim Geroge
Tom Wrolstad
Bemidji State College Mixed Choir
Jay Griggs
Hyackers
Air Field
Bemidji High School
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