Independent trucker boycott slows Minnesota shipments nationwide
Independent truckers continue a nationwide boycott, slowing Minnesota transport to a trickle and causing layoffs in industries relying on truck shipments. Violence reports surface as negotiations with the federal government proceed in Washington amid safety concerns and potential National Guard involvement.
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Associated Press
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Washington
James Crawford
Minnesota State Patrol
Wendell Anderson
Crawford
National Guard
Anderson
Jaworski Seeks White House Talks on Tapes Access Issue
White House counsel James D. St. Clair and special prosecutor Leon Jaworski will meet later this week to resolve an access issue involving secret tapes. The talks aim to clarify steps and authorities governing the handling of the tapes in the Watergate investigation.
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White House
Washington
James D. St. Clair
Watergate
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State of the Union
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Beltrami GOP Dinner Highlights Finances and Strategy
Beltrami County Republicans heard a favorable financial report at their Monday night dinner at the Elks Club. Rudy Boschwitz of Minneapolis spoke on party finances and urged local campaign workers to recruit strong candidates while noting rural areas remain underrepresented. Chairman Chet Oman said the local GOP is entering the election year financially debt free.
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Chet Oman
Elks Club
Boschwitz
Minnesota
Oman
Beltrami County
The
Minneapolis
Plywood
State Central Committee
Minnesota Republican Party
Weather and political budget notes mixed in town report
Light snow and drifting conditions raise travel hazard with 1 inch new snow and 60 percent snow chances today. A statewide budget overview shows Beltrami County elect resources and Minnesota GOP allocations for candidates, campaigns, and operations.
Alioto’s wife safe after disappearance
San Francisco mayor Joseph L. Alioto announced his wife Angelina telephoned to confirm she is safe after vanishing on January 18. The couple planned a reunion today, likely in San Francisco, according to an Alioto aide.
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San Francisco
Joseph L. Alioto
Alioto
Angelina
Tom Flynn
City hall plans tabled after pre council session
At a pre council gathering the council agreed to not discuss a proposed new city hall at the regular meeting. Architect plans costing 300 000 to 350 000 were reviewed and a funding approach via federal revenue sharing was cited, with more information needed before any public discussion.
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Jaworski
Cameron McMahon
John Lloyd
Lloyd
Pioneer
Bell
McMahon
Jim Walker
Dow
Herb Whiting
Truck traffic slows hit Bemidji area stations
A Bemidji area truck stop reports sales down more than 50 percent since late last week as closures and slowdowns affect Highway 2 operations. Phillips 66 and Continental Oil stations report steady to weak business with fewer grain trucks and tanker movements observed. a local grain trucking firm says no trucks are moving and waits on Washington action.
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Bemidji Area
Highway 2 West
Continental Oil Co
Phillips 66
Highway 2
Ball Club
Dakotas
Duluth
Washington
Beltrami County to vote on welfare board vacancy bids
Beltrami County Commissioners meet with department heads to appoint a panel for a welfare board vacancy and review bids for Beltrami Nursing Home equipment. Officials discuss Law Enforcement Assistance funds, land sale to the Highway Department, tax-forfeited land timber improvements, the 1973 financial statement, and homestead classifications. The next meeting is set for Tuesday Feb 12.
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County Welfare Board
Beltrami Nursing Home
Don Freude
Lennard Bergstrom
Tom Tolman
C.E. Melberg
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
County Highway Department
Board of County Commissioners
South Vietnam rejects China's Spratly claim as groundless
South Vietnam's Foreign Ministry says it will defend its territory but seeks no hostilities with any country. In Britain, police hunt IRA sympathizers after a massive Manchester bombing kills 11, the worst terrorist attack here this century. In Pasadena, Mariner 10 nears Venus for close-up clouds, sending photos from 27.5 million miles away as it approaches 3,585 miles from the planet.
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China
Spratly Islands
South China Sea
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Nguyen Bich Mac
London
Irish Republican Army
Manchester
Britain
Yorkshire
Midlands
Pasadena
Calif
Venus
Mariner 10
Earth
Bemidji to raise volunteer firefighters pay to four dollars
In a unanimous vote at the City Council meeting, Bemidji will raise volunteer firefighters pay to four dollars per hour beginning March 1, 1974. Current rates are three dollars for the first hour and two dollars thereafter. The raise comes after a 12 year request for higher pay.
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Bemidji
Hazel Shimmin
Carol Schwartz
John Lloyd
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