Bemidji School Bond Vote Defeated In Two To One Margin
Bemidji School District No. 31 failed a 9.2 million bond and a six mill levy by about two to one. Bond would have funded a new middle school for seventh and eighth grades and two new elementary schools with expansions to others. Levy would have raised roughly 344000 annually for operations. Only Pleasant Valley showed any marginal support. polling places included Bemidji Senior High and several elementaries.
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Bemidji
Pleasant Valley
Bemidji Senior High
Lincoln
Solway
Northern
Horace May
Riverside
Frank Goodell
Citizens Task Force
Pioneer
Greg Booth
District 31
Bemidji District 31 approves 15 percent raises for aides
Bemidji School Board approves a 15 percent pay raise over two years for instructional and health aides converting to hourly wages. Starting rates are 2.63 and 2.69 per hour. Board also reviewed an emergency closing policy, AVTI budget request of 1.684 million, added extracurricular AVTI positions, and teacher contracts. Feb 8 declared an in service day.
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Bemidji
Lou Wangberg
Area Vocational Technical Institute
AVTI
State Department of Education
Susan J. McLean
Patricia Brink
Mary E. Murphy
Catherine M. Sullivan
Lincoln
Northern
Horace May
Minnesota
Minnesota Health Department
Edward Pryzina
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Health Department
University of Minnesota Veterinary College
Blackduck man dies in pulp truck crash
Reuel Smith, 48, of Blackduck, died Tuesday night when his pulp truck left Highway 11 71 near International Falls as loads shifted crushing the cab. State patrol cited slippery roads around 9 p.m. Funeral plans with Snnstad Funeral Home pending, services likely Friday at 4 p.m. at Kitchi Pines Mennonite Church Pennington.
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Reuel Smith
Blackduck
State Partol
International Falls
Snnstad Funeral
Servigh
Kitchi Pines Mennonite
Pennington
Clearbrook area residents press county on snow removal
About 40 Clearbrook residents told Clearwater County commissioners on December 12 that roads were blocked and plowing mismanaged during the snowstorms. Ted Olson cited delays and mixups, noting trucks and plows were slow to respond and snowmobiles were used to reach jobs.
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Pearl Highberg
Bagley
Clearbrook Area
Clearwater County
Arthur Tobkin
Clearbrook
Knutson
Minnesota herbicide controversy lingers after snow cover
In Minnesota forests the debate over 2,4-d use to promote timber growth continues despite a government study finding no environmental harm. Governor Perpich weighs possible restrictions while activists seek more monitoring and a full environmental impact statement.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Perpich
William Seltzer
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board
Peter Vanderpoel
Vanderpoel
Donna Waters
Chaska
Chippewa and
Superior National
U.S. Forest Service
EQB
Ms. Waters
Quake in Iran Leaves Hundreds Dead and Homeless
In Iran's coal basin 519 people died and 671 were injured across 16 villages as rescue teams struggled in subfreezing temperatures. Many fatalities were children trapped by mudbrick walls collapsing, with thousands of miners and families left homeless.
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Tehran
Tiran
Iran
Weizman Holds Surprise Talks With Sadat On Sinai Withdrawal
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman met with President Anwar Sadat and Egypts war minister in Cairo in surprise talks focused on security arrangements Israel seeks in return for withdrawing from most of the Sinai Desert, sources said.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ezer Weizman
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sinai Desert
OPEC to Freeze Oil Price at Current Level
In Caracas two OPEC leaders signaled a price freeze through spring. UAE oil minister Mana Saeed Otaiba said unanimity hinges on 13 ministers agreeing to hold the base price at 12.70 dollars per 42 gallon barrel.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United Arab Emirates
Mana Saeed Otaiba
Women soldiers could face hostile fire under new policy
Washington AP reports a new Army policy lets women serve in missile units and combat support roles once closed to them. Direct combat by women remains forbidden in infantry field artillery tanks and front line units.
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Washington
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Aly
Jennifer Gish
Clearwater County Commissioners
Tobkin
Olson
Pat Johnson
Sandra Gardebring
Forest Service
Manila
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Subic Bay
OPEC
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