30 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1977
Page
1
The issue teases upcoming events and features across sections including February 18 ski touring in North Country, Alaskan Indians and oil relations, and a sports note on Beaver versus St Scholastica hockey.
Vice President Walter Mondale winds up his European tour with a three hour meeting at the Elysee Palace with French President Valery Giscard d Estaing. They discussed reducing nuclear proliferation and world arms sales with a warm reception from Paris. Mondale aims to start talks with other arms producers and push for Soviet involvement as well.
Frigid winds and up to 14 inches of snow shut roads and businesses from the Northeast to the Midwest. President Carter discussed a possible four day work week to ease the natural gas shortage and ordered disaster relief for New York and Pennsylvania. The storm left at least 36 deaths in eight states with widespread layoffs and energy restrictions as governors sought emergency measures. The Buffalo region endured a brutal blizzard with seven deaths and thousands stranded, while the National Guard aided stalled traffic and rescues across several states.
President Carter pressed Cabinet for action on the energy shortage and floated a voluntary four day work week for industries to save fuel. He ordered disaster aid for New York and Pennsylvania and prepared emergency aid for Florida over weather losses while urging governors to report crisis levels.
Freddie Prinze, 22, star of Chico and the Man, died 33 hours after shooting himself in despair over divorce and career pressures. He had been hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center after the Friday morning incident and never regained consciousness.
Breckenridge Minnesota officials say 16 people are believed dead after a hotel fire at Stratford Hotel. The search was suspended Saturday due to heavy smoke and extreme cold with wind gusts up to 30 mph. Firefighters pumped over a million gallons of water as the three story building burned rapidly before dawn.
Twelve explosions shook central London early Saturday. A caller to the Sunday Mirror claimed the Provisional IRA carried out the bombings and vowed the campaign would continue until British troops withdraw from Northern Ireland. The IRA seeks unification of Ireland and withdrawal of British forces.
A blizzard blanketing southern Lower Michigan caused the Flint Institute of Arts to cancel a Saturday class titled Snow Sculpture. The weather disrupted travel and led to the cancellation of the workshop as part of the institute’s winter schedule.
London AP reports actor Michael Wilding age 64 was improving Saturday from pneumonia at the National Hospital. The semi retired star endured the death last year of his third wife actress Margaret Leighton and was previously married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1952 to 1957.
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