Volunteer effort buys mini bus for Ah Gwah Ching Nursing Home
The Ah Gwah Ching Nursing Home in Walker received a 12 passenger mini bus funded by a Volunteer Council after three years of stamp trading and donations. Elaine Grossman handed the keys to Jim Wahl who presented them to Bruce Pound as State Sen. Gerald Willet and Vern Lake spoke. Gov. Wendell Anderson offered encouragement and volunteers plan a lakeside day camp for residents.
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Ah-Gwah-Ching Nursing Home
Ah-Gwah-Ching
Walker
Elaine Grossman
Jim Wahl
Bruce Pound
Gerald Willet
Park Rapids
Vern Lake
State Department of Public Welfare
Willet
Wendell Anderson
Lake
Nurshing Home , Social Service and Recreation
Chris Mattison
Carter nears Democratic nomination milestone in 1976 race
Jimmy Carter reaches a crucial milepost in his pursuit of the Democratic presidential nomination at the New York convention. He plans to name a running mate after securing the 1,505 delegates, with Muskie Mondale Glenn among top possibilities and Mondale awaiting the moment he is tapped. Carter's team emphasizes unity as the convention hammers out the final votes and speeches.
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Georgia
White House
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
John Glenn
Ohio
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Illinois
Reuben Askew
Florida
Morris Udall
Arizona
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Ellen McCormack
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Udall
Brown
McCormack
Peter W. Rodine
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Richard M. Nixon
Margaret Costanza
Rochester
Andrew Young
Archibald Cox
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
James M. Killilea
Boston
Massachusetts
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Associated Press
Muskie
Portland
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Mondale
Senate
Glenn
Charles Kirbo
Weather Outlook With Cooler Thursday
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with increasing clouds tonight and on Thursday. Highs near 80 today, Lows around 50s tonight, and Thursday highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds west to northwest 10 to 15 mph today diminishing tonight. Lake level sits at 1339.78, normal is 1340.
Bemidji Council Acts on Armory Move and City Hall Funds
Bemidji city council at a special session moved to buy and remove the old armory and to apply for EDA funds for a city hall community facilities complex if conditions with the Minnesota Highway Department are favorable. The panel also backed reexamining wastewater treatment options and invited firm recommendations for engineering.
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Jon Eng
Bemidji
Doug Peterson
Herb Whiting
Whiting
Minnesota Highway Department
Frank Marzitelli
Marzitelli
MHD
Mazzitelli
Bemidji Ave
Victor Berglund
Larry Dow
Ralph Moberg
Don Dougherty
Dougherty
National Guard
Senate
House
Ford
Economic Development Administration
Dow
Enw
Berglund
Jim Walker
Walker
EDA
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Federal Environmental Protection
Grand jury to probe Bemidji girl's death in Warroad area
A grand jury is asked to investigate the death of Joni Kay Stangle 16 found nude in the Warroad River near Warroad. William Boucha 20 was charged with first degree murder after being arrested in Warroad. The case involves a party the night before and injuries to Stangle's head and temple. Mrs Evelyn Stangle of Bemidji is her mother.
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Joni Kay Stangle
Bemidji
Warroad River
Warroad
William G. Boucha
Roseau County
David
Lucille Landby
City of
City stands firm in contract talks with liquor store workers
Councilman Larry Dow defended a firm city stance in the municipal liquor store wage dispute as unions push a 7.2 percent demand while negotiations linger. Strike action and picketing continue at the two stores though one remains open. Authorities plan to examine the legality of picketing on city property.
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Larry Dow
Dow
Bemidji
Don Dougherty
Midway Drive
Highway 2 West
Gene Ouradnik
Syria increases troops in Lebanon battle at Baalbek
Beir ut reports Syria sent 1000 motorized troops across the eastern border to reinforce assaults on Baalbek and Sidon. The joint Palestinian leftist Lebanese command said tanks entered Baalbek and fighters conducted house to house searches to disarm residents.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Baalbek
Sidon
Ford Birthday Underdog Aches For Gains In Narrow Lead
Gerald Ford marked his 64th birthday as an underdog while Dem nominee Carter and rival Reagan loom in polls. In California, Viking 1 mission planners announced a moon like plain as the July Mars landing site with no turning back unless spacecraft issues arise.
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Jerry
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Ford
Pasadena
Calif
Viking 1
Mars
America
Reagan Heads To New Jersey and Pennsylvania Drive
Ronald Reagan tours New Jersey and Pennsylvania to win delegates for the Republican National Convention. He aims to trim Gerald Ford's lead with speeches and private talks to uncommitted delegates and those who might switch allegiance.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Reagan
Ford
California
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Reagan
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Leech Lake Indian Reservation
Sheriff's Department
Stangle
Boucha
Evelyn Stangle
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Shade
Don
Fred McGehan
McGehan
Viking
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