Former Canada leader Lester Pearson dies at 75
Lester B Pearson diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner dies in Ottawa at 75 after cancer. States funeral planned at Christ Church Cathedral with burial in Wakefield. Pearson's career included postwar welfare reforms and Canada’s maple leaf flag, with a life in diplomacy and United Nations service.
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Terrorists seize Israeli embassy in Bangkok
Five Arab terrorists seized the Israeli embassy in Bangkok, taking six hostages including Israeli ambassador to Cambodia Shi on Avimov. Thai police surrounded the site as negotiators sought safe conduct for the attackers in exchange for release of nine Palestinian prisoners, with varying reports of hostage status and possible diplomatic arrangements.
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Nixon Shuts Off Farm Loans Amid Budget Clampdown
The Nixon administration ordered the Farmers Home Administration to halt new emergency disaster loans in counties designated as disaster areas due to severe weather. The move aims to keep federal spending within a $250 billion ceiling, with loans already totaling 79 million to 15,855 borrowers since July 1.
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Governor to protest end of two federal farm conservation programs
Gov. Wendell Anderson's spokesman said he will write to Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz to urge revival of the Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP and the Water Bank Program, ended by the Nixon administration. Minnesota saw about $4.3 million in REAP funds in 1972 for soil and wildlife projects, with 337 contracts covering 13,517 acres.
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US air attacks continue over Hanoi Haiphong area
US bombers pressed saturation raids on Hanoi and Haiphong as U S Command reported the loss of two more B52 bombers and a rescue helicopter. Six missing from one B52 raised total Americans missing killed or captured to at least 81. two sailors died aboard a Navy destroyer hit by shore fire.
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Pioneer Classifieds and Publication Details
The Pioneer is a daily newspaper published except Sundays and holidays by The Pioneer, a division of Scripps Newspapers, Inc. It is located on Highway 71 South Bemidji Minnesota 56601. It is a member of the Associated Press, Minnesota Newspaper Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscription rates list $18 per year within the trade zone, $20 outside the trade zone by mail, and carrier delivery at $2.50 per month.
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Six B52s and helicopter lost in Vietnam air attacks
The U S Command reported two more B52 bombers and a CH53 rescue helicopter lost in North Vietnam and Laos actions. Six crew members were missing after one B52 in Nin Nakon Phanom area was hit and crashed. another B52 was shot down near Hanoi. The helicopter crew was rescued with one wounded. Total American aircraft losses since December 18 reached 22, with 81 Americans reported in crashes.
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Retired banker Gimse jokes as he retires
Al Gimse, 65, a former bank controller and auto dealer manager, sent Christmas cards announcing retirement with a witty message “No phone, no address, no worry, no business, no prospects, no money” and a verse about reading obits. He plans to stay active in civic affairs, joking he remains a spry 39 and a skiing bug.
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Managua Sees No Epidemic After Quake Say Doctors
Foreign doctors report enough medical personnel and supplies to ward off typhoid or typhus in quake devastated Managua. U S relief officials praise grain flour and powdered milk deliveries while Nicaraguan authorities say more trucks are needed to reach 19 distribution points outside the ruined city.
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Rising food costs push White House wage price plan shifts
The Nixon administration weighs changes to wage price controls as rising food costs fuel concern. Shultz says inflation might have allowed a lower guideline, with talks on profit margins, rent controls, and broader coverage. Officials consult labor and business leaders while considering acreage, subsidies, tariffs, and quotas to boost food supply.
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