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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1971
Page
1
Inmates at the West Virginia penitentiary raised nearly 300 for a Christmas party at the Marshall County Child Shelter. Nancy Clark organized the drive, with $33 from prison staff and $50 from the Jaycee chapter, then prisoners added $210. Each teen received school clothing and a watch.
In Minnesota emergency extended benefits begin the week of January 2 1972 for about 40 000 jobless residents who exhausted regular benefits. The program follows the federal state Extended Benefits Law triggered by unemployment above 4 5 percent for three months.
Two new laws raise veterans pension levels effective January 1. Costs of living increases average 6.5 percent for nonservice connected disability and death pensions to about two million beneficiaries. Income limits rise by 300 dollars, expanding eligibility for veterans widows and dependents. The increases apply to prior and current beneficiaries including those with no dependents and those with dependents. Additional boosts include 10 percent for widows, five percent for children, and 6.5 percent for parents of service connected deceased servicemen.
A lone student wanders the Bemidji State College campus during Christmas break, finding the Beaver Union quiet as staff fill the building. He recalls loneliness from overseas duty and hospital work, noting the emptiness contrasts with holiday preparations and the warmth awaiting him at home. He vows not to return until January 3.
James R. Hoffa, former Teamsters leader, is reunited with his ill wife and family after being freed from federal prison by President Nixon. Other items note Bob Hope’s claim of POWs’ potential release, a Minnesota boy’s death from poisoned weed killer, Bhutto’s cabinet shift, Gandhi’s warning on external meddling, and a judge ruling on waste discharges requiring environmental impact studies.
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