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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1975
Page
1
An inoperative locker bomb shattered the LaGuardia baggage area. at least 11 dead and over 50 injured as the airport closed and 45 flights were diverted or canceled. FBI agent Jeff McMurtney was among the injured. police searched for two suspects described as teens or early twenties.
The City and the Bemi Federation of Police officers reach a two year 1976 77 tentative contract covering wages sick leave and loss of income protection. Wages rise about 15 percent over two years with 6.5 percent in 1976. Sergeants patrolmen 8.7 percent dispatchers 7.8 percent animal control 10.7 percent secretaries 6 percent meter monitors 7 percent. Insurance contributions frozen at 11 dollars monthly. Council expected to approve Monday after private dinner poll.
Commission members debated staff policy, pre announced local meetings, and agenda control to align with HRDC policy. They planned bi monthly full meetings, increased information for townships, and more public-facing HRDC influence through transparent expenditures and regional input.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey has paid about 900000 in loans at four cents on the dollar to 18 creditors, closing most debts from his 1972 bid. By February 15 he hopes to finish all accounting though about 80000 remains unsettled, with an estate settlement and a negotiated debt still pending.
Bemidji Police Civil Service Commission voted unanimously to implement the court decree certifying the top three names from a seven person eligible roster for police chief to City Manager Don Dougherty. The formal step concludes a nearly three year effort.
Indian leaders and historians dispute a U.S. Army study claiming restraint at Wounded Knee in 1890 and labeling the massacre as mischaracterized. They argue the soldiers killed many, with witnesses and survivors calling it a preplanned slaughter and question the Army’s impartiality and burial practices.
U S S District Judge Earl R Larson held the Rozelle Rule violates antitrust law, barring the NFL and its 26 teams from enforcement. He stayed the ruling and a permanent restraining order pending NFL appeal, as Mackey and 14 others sought to end restrictions on player mobility and salaries.
The Soviet Union and France joined the United States in offering high capacity pumps and technicians to help flood a northeastern India coal mine where at least 372 miners are feared dead. U S officials say 10 pumps of 2500 gpm capacity are en route from Midland Texas with four experts to assist.
The Postal Service raises the price to mail a letter from 10 to 13 cents on Wednesday after a U S Court of Appeals stay blocked the earlier hike. Judge John J Birica granted the stay delaying a merits ruling while rates rise in the interim.
Washington AP reports the index of leading economic indicators edged up in November after October's decline, marking the first increase in three months and suggesting a flat economy as growth tapers post-recession. The Commerce Department notes a four tenths rise versus a four tenths drop in October, with September down slightly.
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