Food date bill stalls in Minnesota House subcommittee
A Minnesota open-dating bill to require perishable product use-by dates failed to advance in the House Commerce and Economic Development subcommittee on a 4-3 vote. Sponsors plan further hearings in the full committee as lawmakers also discuss per diem pay and pharmacy price advertising.
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ST. Paul, Minn
House
House Commerce and Economic Development Subcommittee
House Agriculture Committee
Ray Fariey
St. Paul
Dfler
Bill
Commerce and Economic Development Committee
Fariey
Minnesota Senate
DFL
Senate
Agriculture Committee
David Cleary
Bloomington
Michael Sieben
Newport
Sieben
Russell Stanton
Marshall
M. J. McCauley
Winona
Sherry Chenoweth
Consumer Affairs
House Rules Committee
Twin Cities
Nicholas Coleman
George Conzemius
Senate Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee
Conzemius
State Pharmacy Board
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Wholesale prices rise sharply in January
Washington AP reports wholesale prices increased 1.3 percent unadjusted and 1.1 percent seasonally adjusted in January, led by farm products and processed foods. The surge signals higher consumer prices, with farm product costs rising 4.9 percent and meats dairy cereals and feeds up sharply.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Nixon
Kissinger Begins Five Day China Talks in Peking
Presidential adviser Henry A. Kissinger started a five day round of talks with Chinese leaders in Peking to push U S China relations and discuss roles in the Vietnam cease fire. The discussions also cover broader Washington Beijing ties.
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Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
Vietnam
Washington
Wacky remark on caution and safety in traffic
A quirky, misspelled line notes that even when right on a path you risk harm if you stay still and do nothing. The speaker uses humor to warn against complacency and urges action to avoid an accident.
POWs May Get Tax Break From Minnesota Legislature
The Minnesota House and Senate tax leaders consider waiving 1973 state income taxes for returning prisoners of war. House Tax Chairman Ray Pavlak and Senate Tax Chairman Tony Perpich express support while Gov. Wendell Anderson’s spokesman indicates sympathy and review.
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Wendell Anderson
Jury won't indict in BIA affair
A federal grand jury declined to indict reporter Les Whitten and two Native Americans on charges tied to stolen Bureau of Indian Affairs documents. The government moved to drop the case, saying the trio intended to use the documents for their own gain, while Whitten and Adams disputed the accusations.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Les Whitten
Hank Adams
Anita Collins
Whitten
Returning POWs greet with red carpet at Travis
Forty more liberated American prisoners of war arrive at Travis Air Force Base California after the Valentine's Day return of 20 POWs. Lt Col Harlan P Chapman praises the joy of homecoming while families greet the veterans and others head to 10 military hospitals across five states.
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Harlan P. Chapman
Fremont
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Clark Air Base
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San Francisco
Nixon
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton
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Denton
Scripps Ifft Superintendent Joins Open House Staff
Pioneer Publisher Galth A Lords announces that Vern Jacobsen mechanical superintendent for Scripps Ifft Inc will attend the open house of the new Pioneer facilities to explain the flow concept. Jacobsen, who joined in 1967, designed Bemidji plant cabinets and layout. Bemidji business community hosts tonight 6 to 8 p.m. Public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Scripps- Ifft
Pioneer
Galth A Lords
Vern Jacobsen
Scripps-Ift, Inc
Jacobsen
Scripps Ifft, Inc
Bemidji
Partly cloudy to cloudy with light snow flurries
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with a slight chance of scattered snow flurries. Continued cold tonight and slightly warmer Friday. Lows tonight 12 to 22 below zero. Highs Friday 6 to 15 below zero. Snow chance 20 percent tonight and Friday.
Pool Closed for Plastering Feb 17–19
The District No 31 swimming pool will be closed on February 17 18 and 19 for plastering work in a shower room. The change affects those dates only while the rest of the month remains as previously published.
Missing Mooney plane sought by Wyoming CAP near Casper
Wyoming Civil Air Patrol continues a large search for a white and gold Mooney Mark 20 F missing since Sunday. Tony Roise 65 of Berthold North Dakota piloted the plane with four aboard including Dale Hergbert 37 and Virginia 36 Minot and Ella Roise 69 Boise.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Civil Air Patrol
North Dakota
Casper
CAP
Wyoming Highway 220
Tony Roise
Berthold
N.D
Minot
Rawlins
Wyoming
Boise
Ella
Dale Hergbert
Virginia
Mitau Sees Prudent Hope For State College Budget
Minnesota state colleges chancellor G Theodore Mitau expressed cautious optimism that the governor and legislature will seriously review college budget requests. He noted six state colleges faced enrollment declines this year, prompting funding and staffing cuts, and said colleges would offset declines by expanding regional educational services.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
Minnesota State Colleges
G. Theodore Mitau
Mitau
St. Cloud State College
St. Cloud
Igloo Club Sponsors MS Ride In Bemidji Area
The Bemidji Igloo Club sponsors a 50 mile MS fund drive ride on Saturday February 17 starting at 9 a.m. at the waterfront by Paul and Babe. Riders from Bemidji will meet those from Baudette and other northern towns then return together. Pledge sheets are available by calling 751 1519.
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Bemidji
Paul
Babe
Two Die of Asphyxiation in Cass Lake Home
Cass Lake police and Cass County officers report an elderly couple Roy and Marcella Boyer found dead in their Cass Lake residence. Neighbors alerted authorities after discovering the gas stove with the pilot light off, suggesting death since Sunday night. Boyer was employed by the Burlington Northern Railroad and the couple had lived in Cass Lake six years. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Thomas Funeral Home.
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Marcella Boyer
Warren Hempstad
Boyer
Burlington Northern Railroad
Thomas Funeral Home
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