City teachers strike marks first in St Louis history
Public school teachers in St Louis joined Chicago and Philadelphia colleagues walking off duty in the first strike in the city’s history. The action follows wage disputes and protest over classroom conditions as educators seek better pay and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis Teachers Union Local 420
The
St. Louis Teachers Association
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Chicago Teachers Union
Two Children Die in Stabbing in Biwabik Minnesota
In Biwabik, Minnesota, Richard M. Valimaki aged 5 and his sister Lynn aged 3 were found stabbed to death in their beds. Their mother Ann Valimaki, 27, was hospitalized with a stab wound and listed in fair condition. The father Rolly Valimaki reportedly returned home to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biwabik
Minn
St. Louis
Donald Werner
Richard M. Valimaki
Lynn
Ann Valimaki
Aurora
Werner
Rolly Valimaki
Valimaki
Five dead in Bemidji car truck crash near Carl Jorgenson
Early Saturday on Highway 2 west of County 11 a car struck a semi-truck rear end. Five occupants of the Thunderbird died at the scene including Robert Melhus Lorraine Melhus Jeanine Mistic Wanda Heemstra and Raymond Valeri. McIntosh 21 survived with multiple injuries and was treated at Bemidji Hospital. The incident remains under investigation by Highway Patrol. Funeral services are planned for the deceased in Bemidji and Hibbing churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Hospital
Hwy. 2
Carl Jorgenson
McIntosh
Bemidji
Robert Melhus
Lorraine Melhus
Jeanine A. Mistic
Thomas Mistic
Wanda Heemstra
15Th St
Raymond Valeri
Hibbing
Highway Patrol
County 11
Old Dump Road
Ray Thronson
Thronson
Edward C. Mousseau
Kelly Lake
Ray Voges
Dwayne Mattfield
Calvary Lutheran Church
Thomas
Jeanine) Mistic
St. John’s Catholic Church
Nebish
United Methodist Church
Raymond S. Valeri
Dougherty Funeral Home
Final cease-fire plans underway
Kissinger returns to Paris to join allies and Communist officials in final steps toward ending the Vietnam War. Washington signals aim to sign this week with a cease-fire and prisoner exchanges, as South Vietnamese officials cite captured documents outlining a Wednesday initiation and Sunday cease-fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
White House
Kissinger
Communist High Command
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Agnew
Capitol Hill
Nguyen Thi Binh
Pilgrimage Flight Crashes on Landing in Fog
A Jordanian jetliner bringing 2022 Moslems home from Mecca crashed while landing in fog at Kano Nigeria and burst into flames. Officials report many dead with death toll ranging from 162 to 191. about 40 survivors are cited by Radio Nigeria and 11 persons were recovered alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanu
Nigeria
Mecca
Radio Nigeria
Wife seeks Chanel number five TV choice
A playful remark notes the wife insisting on Chanel number five as the preferred TV option, highlighting a humorous conflict over entertainment choices.
Vietnam setbacks and Brooklyn siege dominate world brief
In Vietnam, two battalions are overrun near Saigon with about 80 soldiers returning to government lines after escapes and a rejected Viet Cong cease fire offer. In New York, four gunmen surrender after a two day siege at a Brooklyn sporting goods store ending with one officer killed and two wounded. In Washington, Nixon begins his second term facing Vietnam talks and a Watergate trial update notes Hunt offered plea deals to other defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Fields
Washington
Time Magazine
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
Brooklyn
John & Al's Sports, Inc
Williamsburg
Akeley Youth Killed in Highway 64 Crash Near Akeley
Loren Schedin 20 of Eagan Township died Saturday after being pinned between two cars by the impact of a third on Minnesota 64 six miles south of Akeley. Richard Fenzel Jr. drove the fatal vehicle. Fenzel was released from St. Joseph's Hospital. Schedin's tow car and his car were chained together when struck. Randy Hartman 16 of Akeley was treated and released. Ewald Semmler 28 of Akeley is in ICU at St. Luke's Fargo. Gary Semmler 17 of Akeley is listed in fair to good condition at Bemidji Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Fenzel
St. Joseph's Hospital
Park Rapids
Randy Hartman
Akeley
Ewald Semmiler
St. Luke's Hospital
Fargo
Gary Semmler
Bemidji Hospital
Welfare topics dominate Beltrami County board session
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will meet jointly with the Beltrami County Welfare board on Tuesday to revisit bids for supplying gasoline fuel oil and other petroleum products and to discuss welfare matters. Welfare Director Charles Melberg and staff will cover Poster Care in Beltrami County a legislative report rent payments from General Relief housing detoxification payments and other financial aid issues plus a quarterly report. A new telephone system and office equipment including an IBM typewriter and five four drawer files will be requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Beltrami County Welfare Board
Charles Melberg
Beltrami County
Lloyd Johnson
Herb Rosch
John Keyes
Melbert
IBM
Weeknight chill with light snowfall chances linger
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows around five degrees. Tuesday remains fair and colder with daytime highs in the teens and a five percent chance of snow.
Oil suppliers press for end of strike at Koch Pine Bend refinery
The Minnesota refinery labor dispute reaches day 14 as 315 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 6632 members strike Koch Refining Co. at Pine Bend. Major truckers refuse to cross picket lines while pipelines carry some output. Gov. Anderson is urged to intervene by over 20 telegrams from fuel suppliers and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bend, Minn
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Koch Refining Co
Pine Bend
The
Northwest Petroleum Association
Supreme Court curbs states in early abortion decisions
In a 7-2 ruling the Supreme Court barred state interference with a woman and doctor deciding to end a pregnancy in the first three months. Justice Blackmun called abortion in the first trimester relatively safe and rejected fetal personhood, upholding privacy rights. The court struck down Texas and Georgia abortion provisions as unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
White
Cart
Georgia
Two Day Siege Ends in Gunmen Surrender in New York
Four gunmen who threatened a deadly showdown surrender after nine hostages are freed in a peaceful conclusion to a two day siege in New York. Police reported the gunmen had vowed to die for paradise and expected a fatal confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conversion to gas planned at Smith school
The district 31 school board voted at a noon Friday meeting to convert J W Smith School’s heating system to natural gas to ease fuel shortages. Work starts immediately and should last about a month, with the change aimed at partial relief or a full solution to high fuel use at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of
District 31
J.W. Smith
City Planners Hear Three 4 Plexes and Other Permits
City Planning Commission meets tonight at 8 in City Hall council chambers. Richard Siegert seeks a special use permit to build three four-plex two bedroom units at Second and Lincoln. Melvin H. Zacher requests a permit to operate a commercial printing business at 722 Beltrami Avenue. LeRoy Stenstrom seeks a sports shop at 431 Wood Avenue. Lance Johanneson and Henry Olson seek to use 508 Second St as a dry storage warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Siegert
Second and
Lincoln
City Planning Commission
City Hall
Melvin H. Zacher
Beltrami Avenue
LeRoy Stenstrom
Wood Avenue
Lance Johanneson
Henry Olson
Second St
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Pioneer
Jay Griggs
Hwy
Mally
Midwest
Koch
High Court
Smith School
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!