Congress rushes to pass emergency jobless aid and kill tax bill
Congress moved quickly to broaden unemployment compensation with a Senate bill of 7.5 billion dollars and a House measure for 2 billion dollars for public service jobs. The multibillion tax proposal to cut petroleum taxes and raise relief for low and moderate incomes was killed by the House Rules Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
America
Agriculture Department
Senate
House
Ford
Senate House
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Senate filibuster threats doom savers tax break plan
The measure faces a stalled path after Rules Committee action and a looming Senate filibuster. A House vote on excluding 500 of interest from savers would grant a 2 billion yearly tax break, but is blocked. Meanwhile NYC faces a 230 million deficit with 8000 jobs at risk, Cleveland plans 1104 payroll cuts, and retailers like Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co omit dividends due to rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rules Committee
House
New York City
Cleveland
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Welfare funding meetings set in Bemidji for Red Lake
Government and education leaders in Bemidji schedule meetings Monday and Tuesday to discuss funding of Red Lake welfare programs. The Dec 16 session in Beltrami County Courthouse will review state payment of welfare costs, with Beltrami seeking 100 percent reimbursement estimated at 500000 dollars. The Dec 17 agenda includes Beltrami Welfare Board, County Commission special session to discuss insurance contracts, and District 31 School Board budget proposals following a teachers contract settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Welfare and Corrections Division
Minnesota House of Representatives
Don Samuelson
DFL
Brainerd
Beltrami County
Red Lake Reservation
Red Lake
C. E. Melberg
Beltrami County Welfare Board
Welfare Board
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
District No. 31 School Board
The
Pioneer
Bemidji High School
Post Office Dog Rex Licks Stamps in Hornbeak
In Hornbeak Tennessee the rural post office uses Rex the mongrel dog to lick stamps. Postmaster Jerry Short says Rex licks stamps in the back of the building when carrier Tucker holds them out, a duty Tucker previously did himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hornbeak, Tenn
Hornbeak
Jerry Short
Rex
Jerry
Tucker
Enrollment declines edge private colleges toward closure
New York AP reports that college enrollment may fall in the coming decade, threatening private institutions and prompting consolidation of state campuses. Estimates from the National Center for Educational Statistics show 10.1 million students this year rising to 10.8 million by 1980, then dropping below current levels in many states in the 1980s as the baby boom ages and birth rates fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Center For Educational Statistics
Unfair Labor Charges in Cass Lake Strike
Unfair labor practice charges filed against Wheeler Division of St. Regis Paper Co Cass Lake by William C. Gooder regional representative of IWA AFL-CIO. Alleged unilateral changes to holiday pay vacations and insurance without union consultation affect a contract expiring November 30. Investigated by Morris E. Petersen field examiner. findings to be presented to the full board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler Division
St. Regis Paper Company
Cass Lake
National Labor Relations Board
William C. Gooder
International Woodworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Morris E. Petersen
Kilbo withdraws from Bemidji police chief race
Kilbo, a Golden Valley sergeant and one of three finalists, asks Bemidji to drop his name from consideration for chief. City Attorney Ouradnik says a second written and oral exam is needed to certify a new third name, while noting only two names remain eligible. The process reflects a ruling tied to a state statute and ongoing legal actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin H. Kilbo
Bemidji
John Lloyd
Kilbo
Golden Valley
Orono-Long Lake- Maple Plain
Minneapolis Tribune
Gene Ouradnik
Bemidji Police Civil Service Commisssion
Ouradnik
Minnesota
Calvin E. Lundberg
Carol F. Myhr
Thomas Hilligan
Raymond Holter
Two Bemidji Men Admit Theft in Lake Bemidji Fish House Breaks
Terry Hill and Kenneth Brooks were arrested after break ins to six fish houses on Lake Bemidji. Both pleaded guilty in County Court. Bond set at 300 dollars each. Stolen gear valued around 200 dollars found at their homes. Hill had been employed as a part time dispatcher. prior record unknown. A pre sentence investigation ordered. Brooks not involved in prior theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Hill
Rt. 4
Bemidji
Beltrami County
Hill
Brooks
Kissinger Signals Oil Price Plan At NATO Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger said the United States may back a subsidy to keep oil prices from falling if cheaper oil threatens energy alternatives, while stressing no decision has been made. He outlined a sequence for oil policy including conservation, new sources, and financial stability, with a potential later consumer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
NATO
Joseph Luns
Luns
Consumerssrom
Israeli forces seize Arab guerrilla suspects in Gaza Strip
Israeli forces seized about 25 Arab guerrilla suspects in the Gaza Strip, including a judge accused of leading Al Fatah terrorists. The action followed Israeli artillery on Nabatiyeh after guerrilla rocket fire on Safad, and came after an Israeli air raid on Palestinian camps near Beirut. Foreign Minister Allon said talks with President Ford opened space for partial concessions toward renewed Arab negotiations. An earlier air raid killed one Palestinian woman and wounded 17 others after a grenade attack on a Tel Aviv movie theater killed a British engineer and an Israeli woman, with 58 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaza Strip
al Fatah
Nabatiyeh
Tel Aviv
Yigal Allon
Washington
Ford
Allen
Irael
Bemidji Subsidepre-application Approved for Bus Subsidy
Bemidji Bus Lines' pre-application for state subsidy received approval from Henry A. Reed of the State Planning Agency. The city must submit a final application with a year round service requirement. total subsidy about 11890, with one third funded by the city, potential final approval by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Henry A. Reed
State Planning Agency
Reed
Israelis See Another War Likely Within Weeks or Years
Public opinion polls in Tel Aviv show Israelis split on timing of a new Arab-Israeli war with about 40 percent predicting fighting within weeks or months and another 40 percent foreseeing a conflict within one to two years. The study notes strong opposition to negotiating with the PLO and a belief that a Palestinian state would threaten Israel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Louis Guttman
Israel Institute of Applied Social Research
Israel
Golan Heights
Also Mentioned on This Page
Business Council
North Country
Lake Bemidji
Tom Tolman
Tolman
Phillip Nelson
Hill and
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Valery Giscard d
Ato
Cyprus
James Callaghan
Aregey
Dimitri Bitsios
Mehil Esenbel
Associated Press
Lebanon
Sidon
Tyre
U.S
Morocco
Yitzhak Rabin
Syria
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
United Nations
Palestine
Guttman
PLO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!