19 Jan 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1973
Page
1
The Pioneer Question Mart acts as a go between to cut through red tape and obtain responses. It offers to plead cases to proper authorities on request, assisting readers with sticky questions and problem solving.
Ned Goodwin of Paul Bunyan Broadcasting explains that broadcasts depend on each game’s importance to the team and conference. Scheduling is decided week by week amid season conflicts, not by home or away status.
A Bemidji reader asks about Councilman Ralph Moberg on leave and pay. The Pioneer notes the city charter allows vacancy after three months away and that interim appointment is not provided, leaving a four meeting absence equivalent to two months.
The Minnesota veterans bonus approved by voters in November awaits final funding. Final approval rests with the Minnesota Legislature, per Veterans Service Officer Vern Maltais.
Former FBI agent Alfred Baldwin III described radioing a warning from a motel balcony before the June 17 Watergate arrest. He identified E. Howard Hunt Jr. and signaled police presence as two men emerged with guns, while the case moves through appellate scrutiny over bugged conversations.
The column notes a common saying about live wires and electricity causing surprise among onlookers. It reflects cautionary humor about household safety and everyday electrical risks.
Bemidji Civil Air Patrol plans a winter fishing derby January 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. on the lakefront near the National Guard Armory with prizes including a two horsepower outboard motor a bicycle a sled and door prizes such as a Polaris snowmobile a four man tent a portable TV and a Coleman heater. Door prizes require a $1 donation to fund search and rescue equipment. Winners need not be present. The Bemidji squadron with 38 members recently acquired an L 19 Bird Dog plane and operates two aircraft from Bemidji Municipal Airport. The event is the fifth annual derby and volunteers will clear snow cut ice holes and provide minnows and light refreshments.
About 2,000 military reinforcements have been called in as a precaution for Nixon's inauguration. Antiwar groups plan large protests with up to 50,000 expected at the Washington Monument grounds while the presidential ceremony proceeds at Capitol Hill. The routes are separate. Saigon signals readiness to accept a peace agreement but seeks clarifications on annexes before talks resume in Paris. U.S. and North Vietnam aim to finish text of an end to the war as Kissinger and Tho prepare to meet. American air strikes against base areas continue to bolster Thieu for a cease-fire.
Tonight mostly fair with low temperatures around 13 to 23 degrees below zero. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs near 22 to 28 degrees and a small chance of rain or snow.
The Minnesota Health Department confirmed the first laboratory case of true influenza this winter, an A2 strain likely the London flu. The patient was at a St Paul hospital. three others there show similar illness pending lab results. Officials anticipate isolated cases but no major outbreak.
The FBI arrested Bruce Roche, 29, of International Falls, in Spokane on warrants for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and burglary in the Nov 2 theft at Vera Parenteau’s Bemidji home. A second suspect, Daniel LaJambe, 2, also International Falls, is jailed in Libby, Montana awaiting trial. Safes held about $35,000 cash, $5,400 in savings bonds, three handguns and papers.
Police hunt for motive in the execution style killings at a Washington home linked to Hanafi Muslims. Seven people, including five children, were slain. four Black men fled the scene as investigators noted possible eight assailants.
The holdout juror who voted guilty says she still doubts and believes Juan Corona deserves another trial. Corona was found guilty on 25 counts of first degree murder after a 14 week trial and 46 hours of deliberation over eight days.
About $20,000 worth of TV equipment lies idle awaiting council approval to televise Bemidji meetings. An open meeting law opinion says the council cannot bar broadcasts but live TV and editing rules are disputed. Council members differ on unedited vs edited coverage and FCC guidance remains pending.
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