Reformer urges states to lead ethics drive at governors meeting
John W. Gardner of Common Cause told governors that states have shown more responsiveness to ethical reform than Congress amid Watergate. He noted at least 40 states passed reforms in 18 months and called for campaign finance reform and broader disclosure by officials and lobbyists.
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Seattle
Congress
John W. Gardner
Governors
Gardner
Citizens’ Lobby
Common Cause
Govs
William G. Milliken
R-Mich
Patrick J. Lucey
D-Wis
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Colson Could Play Key Role in Impeachment Inquiry
Former White House counsel Charles W. Colson seeks to "tell everything I know" as the House Judiciary Committee widens its watergate probe. Colson’s taped conversations with Nixon are subpoenaed while he faces sentencing for defaming Ellsberg. He may testify as the committee speeds its inquiry amid ITT and milk industry links.
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White House
Charles W. Colson
House
Judiciary Committee
Colson
Nixon
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Daniel Ellsberg
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Ellsberg
Jaworski
William Merrill
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Robert McClory
Illinois
Congress
Peachment
ITT
Senate
Richard Kleindienst
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Pasco Judge Killed by Explosive Package
Judge James J. Lawless, 50, was killed when a mailed package exploded as he opened it in his office. The incident in Prosser and Pasco remains not linked to other cases, with police protecting two other local judges and investigating motive.
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Pasco
Wash
Jim Boldt
Superior Court
James J. Lawless
Prosser
Donald Linton
Lawless
Bob Gregory
Maxine Hancock
Frank Suhadolnik
Beth
Prison lobotomy case spurs protests in Nevada
Prison officials defend former inmate Eugene Austin now in a convalescent home after a 1953 prefrontal lobotomy. He spent 33 years behind bars for killing a woman, was released in 197? May 28, 51, while protests mount over the procedure once used. In other notes, Magruder recounts Nixon approval of a campaign dirty trick in 1972 and Lockheed’s Miller predicts nongovernmental growth. California and eight states hold primaries for governor candidates and reform measures.
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Nev
Ed Pogue
Nevada State Prison
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Austin
Washington
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Magruder
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Alabama
Iowa
Mississippi
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
Second Community Services Fair in Bemidji Friday
On Friday evening June 7 the second Community Services Fair will take place in downtown Bemidji with booths from over 30 agencies. Co sponsored by the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Human Service Professionals, the event features a 35 foot mobile health unit from the Department of Health District Office and a Headstart classroom demonstration with the Language Learning Center. Contact Ed Knudson or Sid Swedmark to participate.
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Bemidji Area
Minnesota State Employment Service
Social Security Office
Bemidji Hospital
Veterans Service
Red Cross
Beltram Association For Retarded Children
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Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Senior Citizens Twilight Club
League of Women Voters Unit 3
Minnesota
CEP
Vocational Technical Institute
Minnesota Association For Children With Learning Disabilities
Hospital Auxiliary
Planned Parenthood
Barbershoppers
Beltrami County Welfare Department
Beltrami County Nursing Service
Bemidji State College Office of Area Services
Ed Knudson
Sid Swedmark
Harpings On Learning To Swim From The Bottom
A brief saying warns that attempting to learn by starting at the base may lead to failure or harm. The moral emphasizes gradual progress and caution in risky undertakings.
Thunderstorms Deliver Heavy Rain Across Southern Minnesota
Storms drenched southern Minnesota with over two inches of rain in places, Potsdam logging 4.15 inches. Pine Island and Byron reported three and 2.35 inches respectively, Rochester 1.71 and Minneapolis St Paul 1.26 inches. A possible tornado near Claremont, a Rochester house struck by lightning, and hail from pen to marble size were noted with minor damage and several roads briefly flooded.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Potsdam
Olmsted County
Rochester
Pine Island
Byron
Eyota
Minneapolis St. Paul
Duluth
Bemidji
Claremont
Dodge County
Red Lake money hearing scheduled at Red Lake High
Public hearing at Red Lake Senior High Gymnasium on June 5 starting at 10 a.m. will hear testimony on the use and distribution of funds awarded to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians by the Indian Claims Commission docket 189. Oral or written views allowed. written comments due by June 14, 1974 to Area Director Minneapolis.
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Red Lake
Nixon to Lead Five Nation Middle East Peace Tour
President Nixon will tour Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan from June 12 to 18 to consolidate progress toward peace. He will depart for Salzburg Austria first and be accompanied by Mrs Nixon and Secretary Kissinger as impeachment pressures loom at home.
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Washington
Nixon
Middle East
White House
U.S
Salzburg
Austria
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Israel
Jordan
DFL Chairman Forecasts Big Victory and Convention Plans
DFL State Chairman Hank Fischer said in Bemidji that he expects an overwhelming state victory this fall and described the party platform and farm and housing programs. He outlined convention preparations in Minneapolis and noted potential debate over the platform. Fischer also touted the Dollars for Democrats Drive running June 10 to 28 aiming to raise over $200,000 from 25,000 Minnesotans.
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DFL
Hank Fischer
John O’boyle
Beltrami County
Minneapolis
Bemidji
Fischer
Minnesota
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