Bemidji to host weekend District Lions conference
R W Denny Dennis of Coeur d Alene Idaho will address 700 Lions from Minnesota Manitoba and Ontario at the District 5 M 3 Mid Winter Conference in Bemidji. He serves on Lions International Board of Directors and was reelected to a two year term last summer.
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R.W
Denny) Dennis
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Minnesota
Manitoba
Ontario
Bemidji
Dennis
Lions International Board of Directors
Mexico City
Beaux Arts
Hobson Union
Bemidji State College
Huron (Sd
University of Idaho
Lionism
Elks, Masons, Chamber of Commerce
Hazel
Bemidji Elks Club
Elks Club
Cass Lake Lions Club
Timbers of the Hobson Union
Harpo Dexter
Pioneer
Bemidji State College Jazz Ensemble
Hagg-Sauer Hall
Bemidji First
Alameda crash devastates apartment block. toll unknown
Rescue crews search charred debris after a Navy A7 Corsair crashed into a four story apartment building in Alameda California. Fire chief says up to 40 may have perished. four known dead, at least 17 injured, with many missing. Police and military investigate amid a massive blaze and evacuations.
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Alameda
Calif
Navy
Ernest Servente
Servente
San Francisco Bay Area
Malcolm Longaker
James Haverberg
Nixon Loses Early Budget Skirmish Over REAP
Washington Nixon faces a failed bid on the budget as the House votes 251 to 142 to restart REAP with 52 Republicans supporting. The measure needs a two thirds margin to survive a possible veto. In Saigon talks, ceasefire groups plan the first POW release this weekend near An Loc. In Belfast five more killed as riots intensify.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Weather outlook for northeast tonight into Friday
Fair to partly cloudy skies with a few snow flurries expected in the northeast. No major temperature changes through Friday with highs 10 to 18 and lows 0 to 10 below zero. Chance of snow remains near zero to 10 percent from southwest to Friday.
Harpings Quips on Grounded Men and Pants
A witty remark from Harpings asserts that a man who stays grounded cannot pull on his pants easily. The line plays on balance between practicality and social posture.
Bemidji Chamber Sponsors Mock Election For Presidents Day
The Retail Trade Committee of the Bemidji Area Chamber sponsors a two day mock election on February 15 and 16. Shoppers vote in stores for the greatest American president with ballots earning storefront merchandise prizes. On February 19, three cash prizes of 88, 44, and 22 will be awarded from all ballots. KBUN will broadcast returns and interview retailers.
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Bemidji
KBUN
Tension centers shift to Custer as arrests loom in Indian protests
In Custer South Dakota twenty five Indians faced arraignment after a protest riot tied to the death of a white man. Rapid City Mayor Donald Barnett and Racial Conciliation Commission members met with AIM leaders while surrounded by protesters. Dennis Banks urged Rapid City focused negotiation, warning war with other towns.
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Custer
S.C
Black Hills
Rapid City
American Indian Movement
AIM
Donald Barnett
Racial Conciliation Commission
City Auditorium
Barnett
Commission
Dennis Banks
Minneapolis
Banks
No Progress in County Wage Talks
A meeting with county and state officials and the International Union of Operating Engineers yielded no settlement. Ken Palmer of the State Bureau of Mediation Services discussed a county counter-proposal, to be voted on by union members who have labored without a contract since January 1.
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Ken Palmer
State Bureau of Mediation Services
Board of County Commissioners
International Union of Operating Engineers
Secretary Rogers reports Laos cease fire near
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States expects a Laos cease fire soon and a withdrawal of foreign forces. He said about 60,000 North Vietnamese troops are in Laos, a key transit route to South Vietnam, and cautioned slow progress on postwar reconstruction aid for North Vietnam. The Nixon administration has not committed to economic help for Hanoi, though it could be an investment in peace.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
Laos
U.S
South Vietnam
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rogers
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
Indochina
Vietnam
Cambodia
Soviet Union
China
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Denny’ Dennis
Viking Room
All Lions
Jack Downing
Bill Schwartz
Chet Swedmark
Dick Beitzel
Les Harmon
Virg Reuter
Chet Berg
Steve Knudsen
Lyle Caughey
John Nelson
Clint Torfin
Jens Jensen
Nestle Grimes
Clarence Oelslager
Frank Goodell
Sid Erickson
Vic Weber
John Ovsak
Elmer Kannenberg
Todd Jansen
Flin Flon
Pas
Dryden
O.F. ‘Oli’ Thorsteinson
Lupie Perez
Lemoore Naval Air Station
Here
Robert Lee Ward
Lemoore
Alameda Naval Air Station
Terry Lacroix
Oakland
Bay
San Francisco
Saigon
Pentagon
An Loc
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
International Commission
Roger
Bat
Mike Johnson
Shirley Gill
Dental Health Association
Mike
J.W. Smith
Brian Hickerson
Elizabeth Moore
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