Public seeks repeal of Clearwater County subdivision ordinance
A public hearing in Bagley drew over 100 residents urging repeal of Clearwater County’s subdivision controls enacted in 1972. Opponents cited overreach, costs, and duplication of state law while the Planning Advisory Commission considered amendments and retained building and sewer permit requirements.
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Clearwater County
Bagley
Clearwater County Board of Commissioners
Clearwater County Planning Advisory Commission
Commission
Minnesota
Beltrami
Ed Rasmussen
Planning Advisory Commission
Rasmussen
American Legion Hall
Planning Commission
Clearwater
Pioneer
Welfare funding debate set for Dec 16 in Bemidji
Beltrami County officials push for state takeover of Red Lake welfare costs as the Minnesota House Welfare and Corrections Division schedules a Dec. 16 meeting in Bemidji to study fiscal impact and feasibility. The county faces a projected 1975 shortfall around $500,000, with total welfare costs exceeding $1.3 million.
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House
Red Lake
Jerry Doggett
Beltrami County
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Bemidji
Welfare
Minnesota House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Don Samuelson
DFL
Brianerd
Red Lake Reservation
Samuelson
Minnesota
Congress
Department of Public Welfare
Beltrami County Welfare Board
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
C. E. Melberg
Melberg
Welfare Department
Board of Commissioners
Welfare and Corrections Division
Brainerd
Walter Hanson
Spring Lake Park
M. J. McCauley
GOP
Edina
Paul MceCarron
Welfare and
St. Paul
Mary Forsythe
Welfare and Correction Division
Body of U Thant recovered at Rangoon University
Troops and police used tear gas to disperse about 3,000 students and Buddhist monks guarding the body of U Thant at Rangoon University. No casualties reported, while many detainees were dragged into police vans. Thant died of cancer in New York and his body arrived in Rangoon for burial after a disputed procession at the university.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Thant
United Nations
Rangoon University
Thant
Ne Win
U Nu
New York
Easement Acreage Figures Clarified in Highway 71 Purchase
Beltrami County records showed 81.86 acres for road easement on Highway 71 Bemidji to Turtle River. Highway Department rep says county sale at 11975 dollars covers about 115.47 acres including scenic and permanent and temporary rights plus damages.
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Beltrami County
Holub
Fire Victim Nursed To Fair Condition In Bemidji Plant Accident
Harry Kloehn, 44, of Laporte, sustained first and second degree burns to his upper body in a Nu-Ply Division accident at Bemidji. He underwent surgery after flames ignited his shirt when opening a inspection door in a dryer cyclone. Don Robinson assisted and extinguished the fire before transport by Bemidji Ambulance.
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Harry Kloehn
Laporte
Bemidji Hospital
Bemidji Nu-Ply Division
Superwood Corporation
Kloehn
Don Robinson
Bemidji
Robinson
Nu-Ply
Ford to speak on economy amid recession and inflation
President Ford meets with senior advisers at the White House to finalize a speech for the Business Council promising confidence in the economy. Congress eyes rapid action on emergency jobs programs and extended unemployment benefits.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Business Council
Congress
Temporary Bemidji bus route tested by civic group
Bemidji officials seniors and civic organizations tested a new 20 to 30 day temporary routing to boost ridership and ease elderly travel. Stops include Pine Tree Estates Beltrami Nursing Home Northland Apartments and Gemmel Avenue with extensions debated for Nymore toward Pershing Avenue and Highway 2.
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Bemidji
League of Women Voters
C. W. Fredrickson
Bemidji Area
Senior Citizens Club
Hazel Hogenson
Lou Colie
Beltrami Nursing Home
Cameron McMahon
Gene Ouradnik
Jim Frazee
Frazee
Pine
Colie
Bemidji Clinic
Fairview Nursing Home
Pine Tree Estates
Fredrickson
Jessie Foster
Northland
Curt Larson
Bemidji Bus Lines
Nymore
Larson
Lake Avenue
John Schaper
Bsc
Pershing Avenue
Highway 2
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Paul McCarron
Winona
Thomas Resner
Rochester
James Rice
Minneapolis
James Alland
French River
Cyprus
Marie Kolstad
Son
Land Commissioner’s Office
21St and
Park Avenue
Northland Apartments
Central Avenue
First Street
Sixth Street
Midway Drive
Dave Nyberg
Dowtown
Bruce Coridi
16Th Street
Beaver Pond
Ouradnik
State Planning Agency
Bill Aylesworth
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