Equal treatment urged as Minnesota teachers strike movement grows
The Pioneer Opinion Page notes teacher protests in Roseau Winona and Howard Lake Waverly while Bemidji negotiates a tentative contract. It urges balanced public input urging fair bargaining and a quick equitable settlement from both sides.
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Bemidji Civil Air Patrol Members Honored On Anniversary
Local Bemidji CAP Squadron operates as a self supported civilian volunteer wing of the Air Force. It conducts regular training and safety sessions and has led search and rescue missions in northern Minnesota. The group sponsors the annual Lake Bemidji ice fishing derby and marks the December founding anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol.
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Bemidji Cap
CAP
Air Force
United States
Bemidji
Lake
The
Readers blast Ford vetoes and travel costs in letter
J E Gellert of Cass Lake criticizes President Gerald Ford for vetoes and travel, arguing the economy suffers while the White House burns through fuel and public funds. He questions the value of campaign contributions despite Nixon pardon details.
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Ford
Gerald Ford
Richard M. Nixon
J.E. Gellert
Cass Lake
Library waives fines for overdue books during Christmas
The Public Library invites patrons to return overdue books between December 10 and December 23 with no fines or questions as a holiday gift. A 24 hour corner return is available for convenience, and the library notes new holiday titles and ongoing offerings.
Circuit breaker tax aid to curb property tax load
Irv Anderson outlines Minnesota style circuit breaker refunds and credits for homeowners renters seniors and the disabled. The program refunds or credits on property tax exceeding a percent of income with maximums of 675 for seniors and disabled and 475 for others. Forms are mailed with the 1975 income tax return and refunds or credits issued within about 60 days after filing with deadlines in April and August.
Taps needed but not harassment in King wiretap case
John Lofton Jr discusses Attorney General Kennedy's authorization of FBI wiretaps on Martin Luther King Jr. as based on substantial evidence of subversive ties. He cites Victo Navasky’s Kennedy Justice and quotes officials who defend the action as protective, while condemning harassment overall.
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Washington
James Adams
FBI
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert Kennedy
Dr. King
Victo Navasky
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
New York
Kennedy
Stanley Levison
Communist Party
Navasky
Jack O’dell
SCLC
Levison
Martin Luther King
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
John Kennedy
King
O’dell
Soviet Union
United States
Nicholas Katzenbach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Auto insurance rates rise across Minnesota carriers
Minnesota’s 10 major auto insurers have raised premiums in recent months with Dairyland leading a 30 percent rise in comprehensive collision effective Friday. State Farm plans a 20 percent increase January 15, with other big writers spanning January or February. Costs for medical and repair services drive the trend as insurers review costs and set new schedules.
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John Lundquist
Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
Dairyland Insurance Group
State Farm Mutual
Illinois Farmers Insurance
Allstate
Surance Co
Dairyland
American Family Mutual
Mutual Service
Milbank Mutual
Aetna Casualty and Surety
Great Central
St. Paul
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Harold Hanson
Noel Warren
American Family Insurance Co
What is holding Wall Street down
AP analysis notes markets stay bounded around the 850 to 990 Dow range, unable to break free toward 1,000. It cites lower price earnings ratios, from 14 historically to 11.5 this year, and links shifts in shareowner numbers and brokerage firm closures to the muted rally.
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John Cunniff
New York
Wall Street
America
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