Planning Commission considers private bottle license for Curling Club
The Planning Commission voted to urge City Council approval of a private bottle club permit for the Curling Club at the city arena, citing state liquor rules and the club’s 300 members. They also recommended a trailer campsite permit for Halvor Reise, a height variance for Renaud’s Restaurant sign, and delayed move of oil tanks until Feb 28 inspections. Don Bye was reelected chairman and Ruth Kannenberg secretary for 1972.
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Halvor Reise
Reise
Renaud
Arrests Ordered in Hughes Controversy
Swiss authorities issued arrest warrants for Clifford Irving and his wife on suspicion of document falsification in a scheme to divert 650000 in McGraw Hill checks for a purported Hughes autobiography. Extradition questions hinge on fraud charges. Swiss banks froze about 422707 likely under a pseudonym for Mrs Irving. Irving, in New York, faces grand jury appearances as his case unfolds.
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Zurich
Clifford Irving
Dist. Atty
Peter Veleff
McGraw-Hill
Howard Hughes
Veleff
Weleff
Hannah Rosenkranz
Irving
McGraw-Hill Book Co
Hughes
Life Magazine
New York
Helga R. Hughes
Hanoi rejects secret Paris meeting offer as Tho falls ill
North Vietnamese documents show Hanoi offered to send Minister Xuan Thuy to a Paris talk with Henry Kissinger, but the U S declined for a higher ranking representative. The planned session with Le Duc Tho stalled due to Tho’s illness and no meeting occurred.
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Washington
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Tho
Cigarette Ads To Carry Health Warning Nationwide
The FTC will require six major cigarette makers to print a health warning in all ads. The warning will read Surgeon General has determined that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health, placed in two lines within a black rectangle. The six firms account for 99 percent of U.S. sales and rulings should take effect by summer after comments.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
United States
American Brands Inc
Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp
Liggett and Myers, Inc
Lorillard
Philip Morris Inc
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Judge dismisses Ludwig suit against Bemidji over river pollution
Ninth Judicial District Judge James E. Preece dismissed Dr. James Ludwig’s lawsuit against the city of Bemidji alleging violations of Pollution Control Agency standards. The claims sought injunctive relief and damages under state nuisance law but were dismissed after findings that PCA hearing notice was inadequate for the challenged action.
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Ninth Judicial District
James E. Preece
James Ludwig
Bemidji
Pollution Control Agency
Preece
Ludwig
Minnesota
PCA
Pioneer Publisher Adds Full Time Reporter To Expand Bemidji Area News
Publisher George H. Williams announces Cathy Sollom becomes a full time reporter, boosting staff to six and expanding coverage across Cass Clearwater and Hubbard counties and the Blackduck area. The move follows her part time tenure since January 15 1972 with duties starting January 27.
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Pioneer
George H. Williams
Cathy Sollom
Bemidji
Cass
Clearwater
Hubbard Counties
Blackduck
Williams
Correction on Pioneer Snowmobile Marathon Fund Allocation
The Jan 29 Pioneer item misstated proceeds from the Snowmobile Marathon. The $1,821 earned by 31 riders, supported by Bemidji sponsors, went to the March of Dimes per mile, not the Heart Fund, as corrected.
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Heart Fund
Bemidji
March of Dimes
Legislators seek Price Board cut on phone rate hike
Reps John Salbert and James Rice of Minneapolis plan to petition the federal Price Board to limit Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.'s increase to 12.3 million dollars a year, arguing the Minnesota PSC inflated the base figures and approved a 17 percent rise. They warn rates could take effect if the board does not act by next Friday.
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Minneapolis, Minn
DFL
Federal Price Board
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Minnesota Public Service Commission
John Salbert
James Rice
Minneapolis
Washington, D.C
Price Board
PSC
Public Service Commission
Salbert
Rice
Atty
Warren Spannaus
District Court
FAA orders passenger baggage screening nationwide
The FAA mandates screening for all passengers and baggage at U.S. scheduled airlines to prevent hijackings and sabotage. Four systems may be used, including behavioral profiling and metal detectors, with rules to take effect within three days of Federal Register publication.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Federal Register
U.S
Killings inquiry set to calm Catholics in Londonderry
The British government moves to soothe Irish Catholics by proposing a court of inquiry with judicial powers into Sunday's killings of 13 civilians by British paratroopers in Londonderry. Catholic leaders threaten noncooperation, amid protests, bomb blasts, and barricades in Belfast and Dublin.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Dublin
Irish Republic
Edward Heath
Bernadette Devlin
Draft lottery Wednesday in Washington with two drums
Selective Service officials in Washington loaded two locked plastic drums, one with dates and one with numbers, to publicly match on Wednesday the birth years for induction priority. A backup set exists in case of a first-line drum failure observed by officials.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Selective Service
PCA serves incomplete complaint against Bemidji city
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency filed a complaint against the City of Bemidji for alleged effluent standard violations. City Attorney Gene Ouradnik said page 10 was missing, delaying discussion. He expects the missing page today and notes Bemidji then has 20 days to answer.
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Bemidji
PCA
Gene Ouradnik
Ouradnik
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