Nixon Returns Praises Talks China Visit Amid Debate
President Nixon urged no secret deals as he addressed the nation after a 12 day trip to China. He sought to reassure conservatives on Taiwan while praising agreements to broaden trade and exchanges and to build a lasting peace structure in the Western Pacific.
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Washington
China
Nixon
U.S
Taiwan
Andrews Air Force Base
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Republican Party
Western
Pacific
Mao Tse
Senate battles busing rider as desegregation bill advances
The Senate remains split over busing for desegregation as it moves toward a compromise on a bill funding higher education and school desegregation. Supporters seek to block a Griffin rider that would strip court power over busing, while Democrats push Mansfield Scott alternative preserving court authority. House Judiciary panel also weighs an antibusing constitutional amendment with testimony from Rep. Fletcher Thompson. The Congressional Black Caucus opposes the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Griffin
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Griffin
Scott- Mansfield
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Judiciary
Fletcher Thompson
R-Ga
Thompson
Congressional Black Caucus
Claim filed against Beltrami County over jail injury
Beltrami County faces a notice of claim for 75000 from Stanley Cobenais of Redlake after a Jan. 22 incident at Beltrami County Jail. Cobenais alleges two Bemidji policemen slammed a cell door, causing finger loss and permanent disability. He accuses County oversight failures and has one year to pursue legal action.
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Beltrami County
Stanley Cobenais
Redlake
Bemidji
Cobenais
Lebanese army closes in on guerrilla stronghold in Arkoub
Lebanese troops move into southeast Lebanon confirming a shift after Israeli forces claim to have killed about 50 guerrillas and wounded nearly 100 in four days of air and ground strikes. In Saigon, 82 enemy troops killed and 15 captured as U S B 52 raids continue near North Vietnam. A lobbyist memorandum links ITT financing of the Republican National Convention to antitrust settlement.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Arkoub
Saigon
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
ITT
ITT Washington
Jack Anderson
Nixon defends Taiwan pledge after China trip
President Nixon reassured a large crowd at Andrews Air Force Base that the United States remains bound to defend Taiwan and said no secret deals were made. He announced a future withdrawal of U.S. forces from Nationalist Taiwan, a move critics say could undermine Taiwan defense commitments.
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Washington
Nixon
China
U.S
Taiwan
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Bemidji Planning Commission meets with new appointees
The Bemidji Planning Commission discussed two new members Doug Smart and Jean Vaughn on the Project Pride Committee and Elwin Rakke on the Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee. The panel recommended variances for St Bartholomew Episcopal Church and R L Giles gas bulk plant relocation. Armory site talks dominated the meeting with multiple locations reviewed and city water sewer requirements noted. Don Holmes proposed Fourth Street site and the commission asked cost checks from City Manager John Lloyd. A property near McKinley Avenue was discussed for spring tax sale removal and park use, with Smith seeking a corner to build a garage.
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Doug Smart
Commission
Project Pride
Elwin Rakke
Chamber of Commerce Airport
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
10Th Street
Beltrami Avenue
Rick Maynard
Bemidji
Curling Club
Fourth Street
Gregg
Plumbing
Airport
Holiday Inn
Don Holmes
John Lloyd
Holmes Holmes
Midway Drive
Irvine Avenue
Jerry Moen
McKinley Avenue
Tom Smith
Smith
Monthly Siren Test Set for Bemidji Fire Hall
Fire Chief Jerry Moen says the Bemidji siren atop the Fire Hall will be tested Wednesday at about 12 30 p.m. The brief test lasts only a few minutes and occurs on the first day of each month.
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Bemidji Fire Hall
Jerry Moen
Death toll 67 in West Virginia flood disaster
National Guard officials report 67 dead from Buffalo Creek Hollow floods in West Virginia with about 250 still missing or unaccounted for. Thousands homeless as relief efforts begin and emergency housing applications rise. rescue teams continue searching piles of debris in Lundale and Lorado.
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MAN
W. Va
National Guard
William F. Maroney
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Maroney
Arch A. Moore Jr
Federal Housing Administration
National
Lundale
Walter Garrett
Lorado
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Registrar of Motor Vehicles Office
Harriet Crowser
Martin Sabre
Fern Seller
Jay Griggs
By Jay Griggs
Pioneer City
Bemidji Planning Commission
Jean Vaughn
R. L. Giles
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Harold Thole
State Highway Department
Thole
City of
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Armory
Armory Commission
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