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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1975
Page
8
Benny and Billy McQuire of Lorain Ohio weigh 1460 pounds combined and hold the Guinness record as the world's largest twins. They plan national TV appearances and intend to return to the night club circuit they left nine years ago. Billy notes the duo must find tuxedos for their act and that clothing costs are high.
State Revenue Commissioner Arthur Roemer reports November liquor and beer tax collections totaling nearly 3.5 million, down 18 percent from last year. Beer tax receipts rose to 718,607, up 32,535 from 1974, while liquor taxes at 2,765,994 fell by 792,048.
State figures show tourism spent 996 million dollars in 1974 with food and beverages 33 percent of the total, lodging 22 percent, and transportation 21 percent. Hennepin led counties with 353 million, Olmsted 88 million, Ramsey 68 million, and St. Louis 62 million. several others exceeded 10 million.
Senator Walter Mondale proposes a six region, 12 week regional primary plan to replace a national or purely state based system. Regions would vote two weeks apart with optional primaries and caucuses, grouping states by population and current primary count.
A public information meeting on the Upper Mississippi River Wild and Scenic study is set for December 8 at 7 30 p m in Lattgast Hall room 222. John D Cherry outlines the act purpose and study process and invites oral or written comments to the regional director by December or within 30 days. An information brochure will be distributed at meetings and Bemidji’s Headwaters Regional Development Commission office will have copies a week in advance.
Artie Shaw filed a 2 million dollar lawsuit in New York accusing Time Inc TimeLife Records of using 25 of his arrangements in a Swing Era phonograph series without royalties. The Court of Appeals allowed a trial on some claims but dismissed parts alleging invasion of privacy and unauthorized use of his name. Shaw argues the TimeLife set competes with Readers Digest four record Swing for which the artist is.
Tass says Moynihan's claim that the Soviet Union intends to colonize Africa is slander. The U S ambassador to the United Nations asserted Soviet involvement in Angola supports his point. The Tass report labels the charge as unfounded and defamatory.
Abbie Hoffman, founder of the Yippies and fugitive, discusses life underground in two Austin Sun interviews. He has reportedly posed as a wealthy oilman, undergone three nose jobs, and remained wanted by New York authorities since 1974. Nightbyrd notes Hoffman’s Texas sightings around Thanksgiving and his unrecognized travels with an underground network.
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