Cold weather cripples auto industry and citrus crop
Freezing temperatures shut dozens of gas dependent plants and damaged Florida citrus, cutting crop by an estimated 15 percent or more. Inland waterways froze, forcing shipping slowdowns while utilities benefit from higher demand and power plants push record output. Economic losses mount as gas shortages persist and federal relief funds pipelines. Governor Reubin Askew remarks continue on page 13.
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Associated Press
Florida
Mississippi
Edison Electric Institute
Cairo Curfew Lift Ends Riots Return to Normal
Cairo authorities lifted a three day curfew as troops and tanks withdrew from strategic squares. The worst riots in 25 years left 77 dead and at least 700 injured after protests over food prices. President Sadat suspended the price increases after IMF advised subsidy cuts to cover a 3.2 billion dollar 1977 deficit.
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Cairo
Caro
Ministry of Interior
Anwar Sadat
International Monetary Fund
France Leader Giscard Arrives in Riyadh to Boost Arab Ties
President Valery Giscard d Estaing lands in Riyadh for an official visit aimed at strengthening France's links with the Arab world. He calls for a settlement of the Arab Israeli dispute that respects Palestinian rights and legal aims. His government faced Western criticism after Abu Daoud was released by a French judge over the Munich massacre case.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Europe
Giscard d’Estaing
Bemidji Connection highlights International 500 stopover
Special Pioneer supplement sheds light on the International 500 visit to Bemidji this Tuesday and Wednesday with a 1A to 8A spread. Includes an interview with a bank robbery specialist. Weekend sports in photos and stories cover pages 10 and 11. Energy sector impacts noted on page 13. Carter memorabilia boom in Plains featured on page 16.
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Bemidji
Pioneer Sports Department
Sullivan Seeks 7th District Seat In Bemidji Campaign
Mike Sullivan former Bergland Mondale aide seeks the 7th District DFL nomination to succeed Bergland. He faces Knutsen Kjeldahl and Allan Stangeland among others, arguing farming background not required to represent farming. Sullivan cites farm work FFA background and aims for agricultural committee membership while stressing district diversity.
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Tom Crawford
Mike Sullivan
Bemidji
Sullivan
Bob Bergland
Congress
Bergland
Walter Mondale
DFL
Allan Stangeland
Barnesville
Bridgeman
Driftwood Room
Jerry Willet
Doug St. Onge
Mondale
Agricultural Committee
FFA
Motley
Washington
Coya Knutsen
Bill Kjeldahl
Knutsen
Bemidji School Board to Study Four Day Week Amid Energy Crisis
Bemidji school board plans a Tuesday meeting to review a statewide energy crisis proposal for four day weeks. The session will hear Margorie Anderson on an education class appeal and discuss bids, seniority lists, AVTI budget adjustments, and a medical leave.
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Bemidji
J. W. Smith
Howard Casmey
Margorie Anderson
Bemidji State University
Bemidji Prepares for International 500 Snowmobile Race
Bemidji crews and volunteers train the Lake Bemidji route for the I 500 race while officials set start points from St Paul to Alexandria and Bemidji. Each leg includes maintenance windows, spectator areas, driver dinners, and a finish on the lake with $1500 in cash prizes and public viewing sites along Highway 71 to the lakefront.
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Bemidji
Lake Bemidji
Highway Department
Bemidji, Area
Swedmark
Hank Lindsey
Kermit Bjerke
Bob Williams
North Country
Bemidji Igloo
North Country Club
Jaycees
Jack Pine Communications
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Sheriff's
St. Paul
Alexandria
Arrowwood Lodge
Alex
Highway 71
Holiday Inn
Bemidji High School
Lakefront
Bemidji Jaycees
Mrs. Jaycees
Paul
Babe
Diamond Point
Coffee substitutes rise in cost and variety
USDA researchers catalog numerous hot drink substitutes for coffee. Flaxseed and bearberry cost seven and 13 cents per ounce, mistletoe 16 cents, rose hips 20 cents, up to ginseng at $1.75 per ounce. The department cautions these are not urges to switch but document prices and viability.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
James Duke
Duke
EPA to review Bemidji sewage issue in Monday meeting
EPA representatives will meet with PCA officials and local leaders at 1 30 PM Monday at the Holiday Inn to discuss cleaning Bemidji's sewage discharge into the Mississippi River. The session launches an environmental impact statement planning process assessing on land and mechanical systems and alternatives.
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EPA
Bemidji
State Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Missippi
Holiday Inn
University
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