Teenage gunmen surrender after Dallas hostage siege
Two teenage robbers who held 22 hostages for over eight hours in northeast Dallas surrendered at 8 46 a m. as nearly 100 officers surrounded the Inner Circle Lounge. Mil ton A Frank 18 of Dallas escaped a Terrell state hospital. his companion known as Shotgun remained unnamed. The pair demanded a car with gas and a plane, released hostages gradually and got help from the suspect’s wife who spoke to him.
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Dallas
Tex
Milton Allen Frank
Las Vegas
Milton A. Frank
State Mental Hospital
Terrell
Inner Circle
Beltrami County Board Hears Road and Ordinance Items
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners meets to discuss Highway Department matters with County Engineer John Kemp. Other topics include extending the Lakeshore Management ordinance to June 30, revising zoning rules, establishing county parks, Cass County withdrawal from a regional jail plan, creating a juvenile detention center, a county development resolution, and Red Lake Game Reservation legislation.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
John Kemp
Bill Parnaude
Cass County
Red Lake Game Reservation
Liberal expansion of free school lunch program proposed
The Agriculture Department proposes broader access to free meals beyond current income limits. Local officials would assess hardship cases, with open public comment through March 16 and a July 1 implementation target, as part of liberalized child feeding legislation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Nixon
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
POWs Benefit From North Vietnam Prison Aid
American groups in North Vietnamese camps helped sustain 116 U.S. prisoners released by Hanoi, while lack of such support in Viet Cong prisons affected 27 POWs freed north of Saigon. The 142 men arrived to freedom, writing valentines and enjoying showers and food. Kissinger arrived in Hong Kong for a rest before heading to Peking after Hanoi talks. Airport operators sought court relief to require posting security guards at boarding gates to curb hijackers.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon
Freedom
Hong Kong
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Washington
Leech Lake election set for February on Leech Lake Reservation
A special election to name a representative to the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee will be held Feb 16. District III includes Onigum Squaw Point Cass River Cass Lake Mission and Buck Lake with polling at Onigum Community Center and the Community Action Program office in Cass Lake from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cass Lake
Leech Lake Reservation
Ili
Bernice Pemberton
Delbert Ellis
Onigum
Squaw Point
Cass River
Mission
Buck Lake
Onigum Community Center
Community Action Program
Weather turns windy with blowing snow and bitter cold
The forecast calls for windy conditions and blowing snow at times early tonight with light snow ending tonight and partial clearing Wednesday. Temperatures drop to lows of 15 below to 2 above, and highs Wednesday reach 8 to 18. Snow chances are 20 percent tonight and 5 percent Wednesday.
Drug ad price bill defeated in Minnesota Senate panel
The Senate Health Welfare and Corrections Committee defeated a bill by Sen. Steven Keefe to let druggists advertise prescription drug prices. The 8 to 5 vote included no votes from Sen. Robert Tennessen and Sen. George Perpich, who warned that advertising could worsen a drug epidemic.
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DFL
George Perpich
Chisholm
Perpich
Dollar devalue shocks world markets in major U.S. move
President Nixon devalues the dollar by 10 percent to steady troubled world money markets and restore confidence in the U.S. currency. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz announced the action, paired with plans to phase out capital export controls and push a broad trade bill to lower barriers for American goods abroad.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Workingman
Congress
Japan
Tokyo
Finance Ministry
Bank of Japan
West Germany
France
Canada
Great Britain
John Turner
International Monetary Fund
United States
Paul A. Volcker
Volcker
Harpings Quote Sparks Debate on Friendship
A pointed remark about giving blunt advice stirs discussion on how to handle friendships. The line challenges the idea that honest feedback always strengthens ties, prompting readers to weigh honesty against tact in interpersonal fairness.
Nixon seeks fairer trade shake abroad after dollar devaluation
President Nixon urged passage of trade legislation to lower and raise barriers to obtain a fairer shake for America abroad. He said devaluation is temporary and stressed that measures must go up as well as down to persuade others to reduce discriminatory policies. The remarks followed a 10 percent dollar devaluation during a meeting with Treasury Secretary George Shultz.
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Washington
Nixon
America
United States
Oval Office
Treasury
George Shultz
State GOP chairman visits Bemidji and defends Nixon policies
Dave Krogseng the Minnesota state Republican chairman spoke at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Bemidji defending Nixon fiscal policies and criticizing the Democratic Congress and DFL legislature. He said Nixon withheld about 3.5 percent of funds and that 30 percent of the 1973 budget is for defense with 70 percent for human needs programs. He urged no tax increase and blasted spending trends from the 1960s. He also faulted Gov. Anderson for rising requests and noted reliance on revenue sharing. Willis Nord was introduced as Beltrami County’s new Republican finance chairman, succeeding Arnie Gilmer.
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Dave Krogseng
Bemidji Elks Club
Congress
Krogseng
Nixon
Krogsneg
DFL
Willis Nord
Beltrami County
Nord
Arnie Gilmer
Experimental city site chosen for Minnesota project
The Minnesota Experimental City Authority selected a site 18 miles south of Grand Rapids in Aitkin and Cass Counties for a 250000 person urban experiment. The 7 to 2 vote ruled out Douglas County near Alexandria and freezes public development pending legislative action. Wayne Thompson cited forest land, growth flexibility, and existing regional planning as advantages and opposition from residents at both sites continues as $1.2 million more planning funds are reviewed.
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Bloomington, Minn
Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Minnesota Experimental City Authority
Aitkin
Cass
Douglas County
Alexandria
Wayne Thompson
Authority
Aitkin-Cass
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Frank
McCaghren
Bemidji State College
Phil Jorgenson
David Dupont
Metropolitan Opera Company
Dupont
Crookston
Apollo Club
Jorgenson
Thief River Falls
Fulton Gallagher
BSC
R.D. Decker
Leech Lake
GOP
Bemidji
Wendell Anderson
Aitkin and
Cass Counties
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