Bemidji Area Jobs Steady Despite Small Decline
Employment in Bemidji shows a slight dip of one worker from mid-October to mid-November while unemployment claims stand at 912 as of Dec 1. November benefits totaled 104 713 dollars, with 909 claimants a year earlier drawing 80 813 dollars. Veterans unemployment remains undetermined locally. Retail jobs rose 50, offset by 57 fewer in construction. services gained 12. transportation and public utilities fell 12. wholesale dropped three. manufacturing rose nine.
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Bemidji
Minnesota
Beltrami County
Israel prepares for big Christmas holiday in Jerusalem
The Tourism Ministry reports Israel readies for its biggest Christmas since 1967. Up to 35,000 visitors expected by year end, while about 20,000 pilgrims visited last year. State radio notes hotel reservations canceled amid rising Middle East tension.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Bethelehm
State Radio
Middle East
Bemidji State College Awarded 47480 NSF Grant For Physics Institute
Bemidji State College received final approval of a 47480 grant from the National Science Foundation to operate an eight week Project Physics summer institute in 1972. The program will serve 30 high school physics instructors using or planning to use Project Physics. Each participant will receive a stipend travel and family allowance. Director Wesley W Winter notes the method targets a broad range of students not now taking physics. The program covers motion in concepts of motion heavens triumph of mechanics light electromagnetism models of the atom and the nucleus.
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Bemidji State College
National Science Foundation
Wesley W. Winter
Winter
Wesley Winter
Sattgast Hall
BSC Bemidji
Thorson to be guest director at Midwest Clinic Chicago
Dr. Theodore W. Thorson, Bemidji State College bands director, will guest direct the Thomas Jefferson High School band at the 25th annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago December 15 through 18. The event draws over 5,000 band directors and will be at the Sherman House.
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Theodore W. Thorson
Bemidji State College
Thomas Jefferson High School
Chicago
Sherman House
Thorson
BSC
Thief Takes Cedar Christmas Tree From Marshall Lawn
Mrs. W. L. Minor awoke to find her 15 foot cedar Christmas tree missing from the front lawn after someone sawed it down during the night. She heard no noise and was left with only a six inch stump.
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Marshall, Tex
W. L. Minor
Adoption of Little Smokey as Smokey Bear heir announced
Chippewa Forest Supervisor M. K. Lauritsen reports the adoption of a year-old black cub known as Little Smokey from Washington DC to be groomed as the heir to Smokey Bear. The cub joined Smokey and Goldie at the National Zoo after a U.S. Department of Agriculture reception with officials and local children.
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Little Smokey
Smokey Bear
Washington, D. C
M. K. Lauritsen
Ray L. Bell
Lincoln National Forest
New Mexico
U. S. Forest Service
Lauritsen
Bell
Goldie
Washington
Smokey
U.S.D.A
Forest Service
Edward P. Cliff
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington Area
Jackson Weaver
Litthke Smokey
National Zoo
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