22 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
1
The Pioneer offers to act as a go-between to cut through red tape and obtain replies from authorities. Readers may request assistance to plead cases and seek answers from proper officials.
Beltrami County Auditor Wayne Alsop cites unofficial word that townships failing to qualify for at least 200 dollars received no revenue sharing funds. The list published by Congressman Bob Bergland’s office left unanswered why Quiring Battle and Washish townships appeared as zero.
Bemidji readers ask if a public broadcasting service channel such as PBS will be added to the local Bemidji TV cable system. The answer notes a delay awaiting FCC approval and that PBS plans were in the original franchise application but stalled, with future service dependent on FCC restrictions.
A reader asks why a landlord bears unpaid refuse charges. The reply cites Bemidji City Ordinance No. 421, which assigns service charges to the owner or occupant and allows ongoing unpaid charges to be assessed as an annual levy. The text notes copies are available at the City Clerk's office.
AP dispatch reports intensified U S air strikes batter Hanoi and Haiphong with no end in sight. U S Command confirms two more B52 bombers and two fighter-bombers down, 16 crewmen missing, raising total losses since Monday night to eight bombers and 43 airmen. Pentagon accuses North Vietnam of Geneva Convention breach near a bomb damaged POW camp nicknamed Hanoi Hilton. In Belfast, Irish Republican Army units conduct operations from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day as violence spikes with nine deaths in 45 hours.
Two Uruguayan plane survivors, with 14 others still believed alive, trekked down from the crash site in the Andes to seek help. Police reported the affair in Los Maitenes near San Fernando, as helicopter rescue plans faced weather delays. The plane carried 5 crew and 40 rugby players when it vanished on October 13 amid a severe snowstorm.
Harpings voices concern over a missing teen after authorities issue a statement about the boy being in a car. The remark underscores public confusion as searches continue. Local officials stress vigilance and provide contact details for tips.
Kansas City AP Harry S Truman's doctors said he endured a dangerous early period of cardiac instability triggered by low blood pressure and a fluttering pulse. The 88 year old former president remained in very serious condition though not yet on the critical list, with kidney function improving under an amino acid diet and careful monitoring for adverse chemical changes.
Variable cloudiness continues through Saturday with a chance of occasional light snow or freezing rain tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight with a high of 25 to 32 and a low near 20. Probability of precipitation around 3 percent tonight and Saturday.
Federal officials say a radar blind spot may have contributed to a collision at O'Hare International Airport killing nine aboard the North Central DC9 and injuring 14 on the Delta Convair. Investigators will study cockpit tapes and flight records as two air controllers are examined.
The fifth member of Dr John D Smith Jr's Bellevue family has died from injuries after a light plane crashed near Flying Cloud Airport. The victims include pilot John D Smith 37 and his wife Janet 36, son Bradley 12, daughter Michelle Ann 10, and another child. The craft struck a fogbound hill one half mile from the airport on Wednesday night.
Champlin Minnesota eight of nine Champlin Police Department members resign citing pay and equipment demands effective Jan 2. They seek $120 raise to 750 monthly fulltime pay, a faster squad car and a working shotgun. Mayor Nunn will review with Chief Galloway. council not in session when resignations filed.
Four people died in two icy highway crashes in northern Minnesota raising the state highway toll to 963. Arthur Vagle and Nellie Vagle, both 62, and their grandson Donovan Balderson, 13, were killed when their car struck a power pole near Wauban. In a separate incident Patricia Peacock, 20, of Cloquet died when Harvey Pequet, 36, lost control on an icy patch west of Cloquet. Pequet was hospitalized in critical condition.
A morning blaze gutted the James Malmquist residence in Lavinia, a total loss after four hours of effort. Firefighters said a faulty furnace leaked fuel oil into the basement, igniting a fire that spread through the center of the two story house. Malmquist was away. his teens Lauri Ann 19 Mike 18 Casey 15 and David 13 managed to save some valuables. Firefighter Jim George injured his arm slipping on the wet footing.
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