Wangberg among candidates for 7th District GOP endorsement
Minnesota Republicans open a two day session to choose a 7th District congressional candidate in Detroit Lakes. Nine contenders include Lou Wangberg and Arlan Stangeland with a special election likely Feb 19 or 26. The endorsement process and televised candidate spots shape the race.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
Minnesota
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Moorhead
Dflers
Michael J. Sullivan
Walter F. Mondale
Sulli
Van
Robert Bergland
GOP
American Party
Kris Sanda
Staples
State Party
Carter nominees advance in Senate committees
President elect Carter’s defense secretary nominee Harold Brown won unanimous approval from the Senate Armed Services Committee. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was poised to vote tonight on Cyrus Vance for secretary of state. Carter’s agriculture secretary pick Bob Bergland cleared the Agriculture Committee earlier this week.
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Washington
Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cyrus R. Vance
Brown
Senate Armed Services Committee
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Senate Agriculture Committee
Republicans Choose New Party Chairman Amid Divisions
The GOP National Committee elects a new chairman with seven candidates and no clear front runner after President Ford backed James A. Baker III, who withdrew five days later to avoid a divisive race.
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Washington
Ford
GOP National Committee
James A. Baker
Gilmore Execution Watch Set by Utah Prison
Convicted killer Gary Mark Gilmore, three days from death, invited his girlfriend, an uncle, two attorneys and the promoter who bought his life story to witness his sunrise execution. The warden warned of possible disruption as opponents file appeals and religious groups plan vigils outside the Utah State Prison.
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Salt’ Lake City
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah State
Hughes Will Claims Put Dummar Testimony In Las Vegas Probate
A Howard Hughes attorney declines labeling the will phony despite Dummar admitting he delivered it. The attorney notes Dummar has not explained how he obtained the document but will testify at a Las Vegas probate court.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Melvin Dummar
Dummar
Harold Rhoden
Noah Dietrich
Las Vegas
New
Bemidji Set for Paul Bunyan Sled Dog Races This Weekend
More than 1000 dogs and owners gather for Bemidji seventh annual Paul Bunyan Sled Dog Races with 7500 in prizes. Race chairman Todd Jansen calls it a big three event with eight races in five classes. Top teams from U S and Canada compete on Lake Bemidji with races from class A to C and junior and novice divisions. First prizes range from 1600 to 200 dollars with trophies for top five in each class.
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Tom Crawford
Bemidji
U.S
Canada
Paul Bunyan
Terry Martin
Jerome
Idaho
Edgewater
Todd Jansen
Ely
Ashland
Wis
Jansen
Babe
Diamond Point
Cameron Parks
Lake Bemidji State Park
Knutson seeks Minnesota Seventh District seat again
Former congresswoman Coya Knutson announces a bid for the Minnesota Seventh District seat. She cites her prior service from 1954 to 1959 and her work on a college loan bill and cystic fibrosis research, while pledging seniority and district offices. The DFL has endorsed Mike Sullivan, with Knutson facing a primary.
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Jenny Gish
Coya Knutson
Minnesota Seventh District
United States Congress
Knutson
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Minnesota
U. S
House of Representatives
Washington
Bemidji
Moorhead
Alexandria
Odin Langen
Andy
Coya
DFL
Mike Sullivan
Motley
Walter Mondale
Arctic chill eases but Minnesota stays freezing
The Arctic cold wave weakens in Minnesota but subzero temperatures persist overnight. Forecasters expect more snow with clouds increasing and flurries possible Saturday. Low temperatures range from 28 to 35 below tonight, with highs Saturday from eight below to fourteen below. Wind shifts to northwest 10 to 15 mph.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Bemidji City Council Sets $13 Million Improvement Priorities
Bemidji City Council informally set a five year capital plan totaling about 13 million dollars. Top priorities include Highway 2 west water project airport improvements the Soo Line Viaduct a new wastewater treatment system and a new City Hall. Council aims to align expenditures with revenues and pursue federal state and local funding while considering rate increases to cover inflation and reserves.
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Bob Tucker
Bemidji
Don Dougherty
Dale Page
Dougherty
Dale
PCA
Burlington
Soo Line
Lake Irving
Soo Line Railroad
Ralph Moberg
Page
5Th St
Highway 2
Nymore
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Pequot Lakes
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Merlyn O. Valan
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7Th District
Lowell
Tex Martin
Hughes Will
Council
Fairgrounds
North Central Airlines
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