27 Dec 1972
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1972
Page
1
The President's Council of Economic Advisers forecast rapid expansion and a slower inflation in 1973. It urged stern budget cuts and congressional restraint to decelerate the wage-price spiral and suggested Phase 2 changes may be proposed soon. The 1972 economy showed strong growth and falling unemployment near 5 percent.
Postmaster Harold Fruetel announced the Bemidji office will close to all delivery services. No rural or city mail delivery will occur, but the box lobby remains open for mail pickup and dispatch from Bemidji on Thursday evening.
A meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, led by chairman Bill Corrigan, will convene at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall council chambers. The open session will discuss two new possible locations for a proposed treatment plant, with rural township input encouraged to meet a February 1 Pollution Control Agency deadline.
The widow and daughter of former President Harry S. Truman faced news of his death with noted style and grace, as shared by a family friend. The report also covers ongoing North Vietnam bombing, Israeli strikes on Syria, South Korea's presidential oath, and missing passengers from an Andes crash.
Independence Missouri AP report details the final journey of Harry S Truman from his home to the presidential library for burial. The ceremony will be simple per the Trumans’ wishes with a limited private service and a public lying in state. President Nixon and former President Johnson will attend, with tributes planned in Washington and Independence.
Weather forecast shows fair to partly cloudy skies with occasional flurries and a chance of snow in northern areas this afternoon and for the entire region tonight into Thursday. Temperatures range low teens to mid twenties with light winds.
In Managua survivors scavenge amid collapsed buildings as fires burn across the city. Gen Somoza blames insurers while others accuse demolition teams and looters. troops fire on looters yet some clashes between hungry survivors occur. Official death toll ranges from three to six thousand with as many as twenty thousand injured.
Los Angeles AP reports Managua's 6.3 tremor caused extensive damage and thousands of deaths not from exceptional force but from being near the city, shallow depth, and construction on loose volcanic debris. Caltech and USGS seismologists note Central America’s offshore trench and vulnerable building practices amplify impact.
Lowell Biella was declared the winner in a contested Beltrami county commissioner race after a final recount. Biella won 1,116 to 1,112 over Henry C Rossiter, with 17 ballots disputed on each side and only one Rossiter ballot disallowed. Biella will be sworn in January 1, 1973 alongside other county officials.
An east New Mexico crash on US 60 84 killed 19 people and injured at least 14 when a cattle truck rammed a bridge rail and tore into a chartered bus carrying a Woodlawn Baptist Church youth group bound for a ski retreat near Glorieta. The National Transportation Safety Board took over the investigation.
A Christmas Day fire in a small fire room of the U S District Courthouse damaged documents connected with the trial of former United Mine Workers President W A Tony Boyle. Exhibits from Boyle's trial were damaged. the cause was suspicious. FBI to investigate. 95 to 100 percent of records can be duplicated from photostats.
Pamela Wolff, 22, was burned while cleaning a motorcycle in her Sauk Rapids apartment. Fumes from gasoline ignited by a stove pilot light. Damages about 7000 dollars. She was hospitalized in St. Cloud. Fire chief Emil Kelm said the incident happened Tuesday afternoon in the 12 unit building.
Harpings mocks two kinds of drivers urban and Bourbon in a sharp quip. The remark highlights street lore and comedic bias, reflecting a columnist tone while naming the target groups and their alleged driving flaws.
Billionaire Howard Hughes landed at Gatwick early today after fleeing Managua following a devastating earthquake. He entered the UK without a passport but was expedited through immigration at American authorities’ request and was whisked away in Rolls Royce limousines amid a security convoy.
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