Turks Seize All U S Bases In Turkey Amid Cyprus Crisis
Turkish commanders announced control of all U S intelligence bases in Turkey with operations halted at most installations except Incirlik. Brussels outlined talks with NATO on arms from the United States, while 25 bases are reported occupied and U S personnel reportedly not being removed.
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Birdie hole at Grandview Golf Course draws audacious rival
In Des Moines Iowa a red winged blackbird guards a clump of bushes beside the 11th tee at Grandview Golf Course. The bird attacks approaching players especially those with bright caps or bald heads, even pecking at a Panama hat and drawing blood in some cases.
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Grandview Golf Course
Chick Schumann
Paul LaMunyon
Roy Dunn
Dunn
Nigerian military ruler Gowon toppled in bloodless coup
Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's military ruler, was reportedly overthrown in a bloodless coup while in Kampala for an African leaders summit. BBC quoted Radio Lagos saying he ceased to be head of government amid recent upheavals.
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Leading indicators rise 1.9 percent in June signal brighter economy
The Commerce Department reports the leading business indicators index up 1.9 percent in June, the fourth straight month of improvement. It also notes a record second quarter trade surplus of 3.5 billion and a first half 1975 surplus near 5.5 billion. Petroleum imports average just under 5.7 million barrels daily in Q2, down from over 6.2 million in Q1, with oil import costs at 5.9 billion versus 6.5 billion.
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Congress Overrides Ford Veto On $2 Billion Health Bill
Congress overrode President Ford's veto of a $2 billion health bill with a 348 to 43 House vote and a 67 to 15 Senate tally. Ford condemned the package as too costly and duplicative of existing programs, marking the first successful override in five tries this session.
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Apollo fumes slipup endanger crew on Pacific splashdown
Apollo astronauts faced poisonous fumes entering the cabin as they approached a Pacific Ocean splashdown closing a joint U S Soviet space flight. NASA avoided labeling it pilot error, citing possible electronic interference and a missed step with two switches to start an automatic landing system.
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Planning panel rejects alcohol center for residential Bemidji area
Bemidji Planning Commission votes down the Native American Coalition request to use 621 Irvine Ave as a drug abuse and alcohol counseling center with a cap on staff and clients. Nearby residents opposed. former police chief cites neighborhood protection concerns.
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Bemidji Planning Commission
John Yocum
Coalition
Cornelius Whitefeather
Whitefeather
Cass Lake
Red Lake
Paul D. Brown
David J. Benke
St. Louis Park
County Board weighs tax forfeited land use in Beltrami County
Beltrami County Commissioners debated use of 146000 acres of tax forfeited land in the south. Adela Elwell of the Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society urged a moratorium until use guidelines exist and a classification committee with timing set by September 15. Other groups proposed compromises while opponents cited tax base concerns.
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Mississippi Headwaters Audubon Society
Audubon Society
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Beltrami County Planning Commission backs changes to subdivision rules
The Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission debated minimum lot sizes and approved amendments to subdivision controls. A 4–3 vote defeated a smaller minimum lot size, while a revised version set a 150 foot width and 60,000 square feet minimum to take effect Sept 1, 1976 for new plats. Additional amendments cover surveys, parcel sizes, setback distances, and review procedures. The panel also approved the Contree Acres final plat on the Mississippi River and gave preliminary approval to a Frohn Township project.
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Dick DeVries
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Bill Parnaude
Margaret Carlson
Jack Snively
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
County Auditor
Register of Deeds and Zoning Administrator
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Contree Acres
Mississippi River
Frohn Township
Lee and
Harold Wickman
Ford visits Auschwitz site and plans European summit trip
President Ford toured Auschwitz in Krakow and paid respects at the gas chamber memorial before flying to Helsinki for a European security conference. He met with Harold Wilson and Leonid Brezhnev and toured a Polish donation funded children's hospital as thousands gathered in Old Town Krakow. Former President Nixon visited Poland in 1972.
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