06 Jul 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
1
The DH may bat only for the pitcher but may occupy any spot in the batting order. The answer from Minnesota Twins Public Relations clarifies current practice under AL rules.
A reader asks why a 10-year-old was barred from bumper cars at the Waterfront Carnival this year. The operator could not be reached, but Bob Medd of Bemidji Jaycees explains a minimum height requirement tied to insurance applies to that ride and others, and previous operators may have differed.
The VA notes veterans are strong credit risks with about half of the eight million VA guaranteed home loans repaid in full. Defaults and claims in 1972 stayed at 3.2 percent, the same low level as 1970 and 1971, the best since the late 1950s.
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday July 9 to discuss a preliminary 1974 budget as required by state law. The session also addresses airport zoning, a joint commission with Bemidji, a Northwestern Bell teletype agreement, and transferring EEA personnel to county payroll.
Reports show a grim national price picture just before Nixon's 60 day price freeze while jobless rate drops below 5 percent for the first time since 1970. Administration imposes export controls on 41 farm and meat items to restrain rising costs at home.
The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered St. Paul attorney T Eugene Thompson disbarred nearly a decade after his murder conviction for his wife Carol in 1963. He may not hold a conditional license to advise inmates at Stillwater Prison. Thompson, jailed for life, had appealed multiple times, delaying final action. The court left open whether imprisoned attorneys may use training behind bars.
AP survey across major retailers finds no widespread hunger risk though some chains face item scarcities especially fresh produce. Big chains stay healthier than smaller ones with prices and supplies pressured by a 60 day price freeze and new export controls on agricultural items.
Police Chief James McDowell will be honored with a retirement party at the Bemidji Elks Club on Saturday. A social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., followed by a dance. Tickets are sold at the city hall police desk or at the door.
The dollar fell to new world lows from Tokyo to Paris amid rumors of a dollar devaluation and currency realignments. Gold rose to 125 dollars an ounce as markets blamed the Watergate scandal and Nixon's authority for the crisis, with thin trading and widespread pessimism noted across Europe and Asia.
A Santa Fe tank car loaded with butane gas exploded in Kingman Arizona killing three volunteer firefighters and injuring 70 others. The blast damaged buildings, blocked U S 66 and disrupted rail traffic as crews battled fires and helicopters ferried the worst hurt to Phoenix and Las Vegas.
A clipped quotation notes that the optimal tactic to preserve dignity is to close the mouth and avoid comment. The line implies silence as a form of self preservation in social situations.
A 29-year-old man released from Stillwater Prison was being sought for questioning after his wife and her two children along with a live-in babysitter were found slain in a Rochester house. Authorities issued an all-points bulletin for David J Torgersen who escaped from a work release program last Saturday.
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