Never retire as granddad builds for grandkids in Bemidji
Al Wahlrabe, a nine year Bemidji resident with 50 years carpentry, keeps busy in winter making two portable playhouses for grandchildren, sandboxes, and a tree-house idea. He also experiments with aeronautical fashion by turning a yard pipe into a wind vane. Helen, his wife, runs a babysitter service and tends a large home menagerie of birds and plants.
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Rich Nelson
al Wahlrabe
Bemidji
Grandad
Helen
Ford weighs tax rebate plan to spur spending
President Ford mulls a one time about 10 percent tax cut for 1974 and possible distribution of government tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers. Officials say a nine month timetable, oil levies, and a State of the Union message frame the administration’s plan to ease the recession with cash injections.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
White House
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
House
Carl Albert
George McGovern
Ford Administration
America
Sled dog races kick off weekend in Bemidji
Paul Bunyan Sled Dog Races face fresh snow and tough sledding as 108 entries arrive. Race officials pack trails with snowmobiles while events on Lake Bemidji include five classes and a Celebrity Race featuring local figures and media personalities.
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Paul Bunyan
Bemidji
Jerry Sizer
Sizer
Bill Taylor
Taylor
Fairbanks
Alaska
Michigan
Wisconsin
Canada
Minnesota
Lake Bemidji
Doug Peterson
Bemidji State College
R.D. Decker
KBM
Chuck’’ Matala
Mardy Karger
Bemidji High School tackles sports injury records
The Bemidji School system requires pre participation physicals and uses injury claims filed with insurance for each case. Recent history shows few serious injuries like a knee operation a concussion and a shoulder dislocation, with many sprains cuts and bruises. A complete injury ledger has not been kept but steps are underway to establish an accurate, year by year record.
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Bemidji
Bemidji High School
Records of French's Business College stored location
E. J. Aalberts registrar of BSC states interested parties should call 755-2021 to inquire where French's Business College records are kept. The note directs official contact for archival access.
Tornadoes strike McComb and region killing eight
Tornadoes hit McComb Mississippi and nearby towns injuring about 70 and killing eight. Twisters damaged schools in McComb and Summit while hospitals faced ambulance shortages and power outages disrupted care. Numerous towns including Natchez Greenville and Brandon reported damage and injuries.
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Mccomb
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Texas
Louisiana
National Weather Service
Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
Illinois
Acadia Parish
Mermentau
Ronnie Benoit
Lake Charles
Evangeline
Summit
Southwest
National Guard
Natchez
Greenville
Monticello
Nola
Brandon
Pelahatchie
Jackson
McComb Hospital
Airlines profits rise as DOT calls for 10 percent fare rollback
The Department of Transportation urged a 10 percent cut to domestic fares to curb inflation and boost jet fuel efficiency. 1974 profits are strong at about 350 million, aided by higher past fares, while Pan American and Trans World faced losses. Trans World warns of dire economic impact if cuts proceed.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Department
Pan American
Trans Wield
Air Transport Association
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert H. Binder
CAB
Transportation Department
Trans World Airlines Re
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
United Airlines
Bombs blamed for TWA crash off Greek coast in 1974
The National Transportation Safety Board said a bomb in the air cargo caused the TWA jetliner disaster off the Ionian Sea after takeoff from Athens on Sept 8, 1974, killing 88 people including 17 Americans. A second TWA flight over the area two weeks earlier carried a hidden device that failed.
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Washington
Trans World Airlines
Greece
National Transportation Safety Board
TWA
Safety Board
United States
Pacific Airlines
Continental Airlines
Missouri
National Airlines
Gulf of Mexico
Tel Aviv
Israel
New York
Athens
Rome
Ionian Sea
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AI Wohlrabe
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Pioneer
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ST. Paul, Minn
White Earth
Mille Lacs
Lower Sioux
Prairie Island
Upper Sioux
Mora
Montevideo
Winona
Detroit Lakes
Minn.cep
Oliver Emmerich
McComb Enterprise Journal
Airlines
the Safety Board
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