Hunt testifies in Ellsberg record burglary probe
Watergate figure E Howard Hunt testified before a Los Angeles County grand jury in the 1971 break in at Dr Lewis Fieldings office. He along with Bernard Barker Eugenio Martinez and Felipe De Diego are to explain if Ellsbergs psychiatric files were copied or stolen and the White Houses possible role. The witnesses were flown from a federal prison in Danbury Conn to Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
E. Howard Hunt
Daniel Ellsberg
Hunt
CIA
White House
Plumbers Squad
Grand Jury
Lewis Fielding
Ellsberg
Tergate
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio Martinez
Dist. Atty
Joseph Busch
Danbury
Anthony J. Russo
G. Gordon Liddy
DeDiego
Barker
Associated Press
Ellsberg says FBI seized records before Fielding break in
Ellsberg testified that FBI agents with warrants accessed his personal files the day before Fielding's office break in. He believes the grand jury seeks information on higher government officials who arranged the psychiatric record raid. Ehrlichman Krogh Colson may testify Friday.
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Ellsberg
FBI
Fielding
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
Charles W. Colson
Egil Krogh Jr
Leech Lake fish-in plan splits community factions
Cass Lake reports growing rift over a June 23 fish-in protest against new Leech Lake Reservation fishing rules. The Leech Lake Area Citizens Committee opposes the regulation, while the Reservation Business Committee urges Indians to stay lawful. Both sides cite legal action and tensions from AIM influence, fearing civil disobedience.
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Leech Lake
Cass Lake
Leech Lake Area
Leech Lake Reservation
Simon Howard
Dave Munnell
Munnell
American Indian Movement
AIM
Howard
Committee
Hwy. 2
Town and Country Day invites residents to display items
Bemidji Area Chamber Retail Trade Committee plans a Krazy Daze reverse event on August 18 offering free space and tables for residents to sell garden produce antiques handicraft art and other articles. Co chairs Ron Patterson Fran Saeger urge registrations by mail or phone. details in The Pioneer. Nightly pow wows begin June 15 at 7 p.m. and continue weekly for 10 weeks at the waterfront.
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Bemidji Area
Bemidji
Ron Patterson
Fran Saeger
Patterson
Krazy Daze
Weather outlook with shower chance and mild temps
Fair to partly cloudy through Thursday with a slight shower risk today and tonight. Temperatures steady with highs in the low to mid 60s, lows in the 40s. Thursday brings upper 60s to low 70s and a 5 to 20 percent precipitation chance.
Senate subpoenas logs in Nixon White House case
The Senate Watergate committee plans to subpoena logs of Nixon and former White House counsel John W. Dean III. The White House initially resisted access, then said the question is under study. The session also featured Gemstone espionage documents tied to Mitchell.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
White House
John W. Dean III
Gerald Warren
Senate Committee
Robert Reisner
Gemstone
John N. Mitchell
FBI seeks ID of handcuffs used in Piper kidnapping
The FBI asks for help locating sales sources for handcuffs used on Mrs. Virginia Piper. Japanese imports labeled Detective Romo with serial numbers J4201 to J4440, including J4296, are sought via the FBI hotline 335 8300.
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Minneapolis
Beltrami County Fair Book insert in The Pioneer
The Beltrami County Fair Book is included as an insert in this Pioneer issue. It serves as a reference for readers seeking information on fair displays of stock and produce.
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Beltrami County Fair
The
Pioneer
Harpings Seeks Romantic Ideal Like Onassis Spouse
In a note of personal longing, Harpings expresses desire for a partner resembling the woman who married Aristotle Onassis. The statement frames an appetite for an iconic, high-profile match.
Bemidji Vo-Tech graduation set for Friday evening
The Bemidji Area Vocational-Technical Institute will graduate 134 students at its seventh annual commencement on Friday June 8 at 7 30 p m in the Junior High School gymnasium. Guest speaker Vernon R Maack director of the Alexandria Area Institute has 23 years in vocational education and holds former presidencies in state groups. A reception follows in the student activity center and the public is invited.
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Vernon R. Maack
Alexandria Area Vocational - Technical Institute
Maack
Minnesota Vocational Association
Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce
Skylab crew rehearses space walk to free jammed solar panel
The Skylab repair team at space center Houston practices a two man space walk to pry free a one inch aluminum strip holding a jammed solar panel. Commander Charles Conrad Jr. and Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin will attempt the maneuver with Weitz relaying from the workshop.
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Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Conrad
Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Man Held After Shooting Death of Merlin Spry
A man was held by police in the shooting death of Merlin Spry, 49, at 734 E. 16th St. Spry was shot once in the chest with a .38 caliber pistol. The slain man's acquaintance was held but not immediately charged.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Merlin Spry
Spry
Carl Johnson
Johnson
16Th St
Kissinger Tho resume Paris talks on Vietnam cease fire
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resume discussions in Paris aimed at a workable cease fire for South Vietnam and neighboring states. Kissinger voiced determination to strengthen peace in Indochina and noted progress from May 23 as negotiators push to conclude the round amid objections from South Vietnamese President Thieu to certain details. Preparatory meetings between U S and North Vietnamese officials continue.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
South
Vietnam
Indochina
Tho
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Thieu
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