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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1971
Page
1
A reader asks if Alaska and California earthquakes are connected after residents in Longville replace sand screens. A Bemidji State College geologist says seismic waves are unlikely to travel such distances and the events are probably coincidental.
Area stores reply to a reader about see through packaging. Lueken's says they use pulp-like trays and unpackage on request. John's Super Valu confirms experiments show cardboard trays absorb bleed-out better than plastic.
We routinely request information from all new patients and allow them the opportunity to make payment on the date of their visit. About 40 per cent of our total bills are mailed to patients who live outside Bemidji. Duane Carlson Bemidji Clinic business manager.
The Civil Rights Commission accuses the federal government of condoning racial segregation in its major home ownership subsidy program on the eve of a presidential statement. Strikes by New York City municipal employees bolster support for Nixon revenue sharing. Lockheed Aircraft chair Daniel J. Haughton begs Congress for a bailout as the firm faces severe financial trouble.
The Hatfield McGovern plan to halt all U S funds for operations in Indochina after December 31 faces likely defeat as debate just starts.
In Saigon AP reports B52 bombers struck a new North Vietnamese highway from Laos into South Vietnam’s northern area. The strike targets Hanoi supply depots and advancing forces as described by officials.
SAIGON AP reports the National Assembly passed the presidential election law last week amid charges that President Nguyen Van Thieu used the move to secure another term. CALCUTTA AP notes refugees say the Pakistani Army incites violence in East Pakistan as they escape to India.
Officials of the Illinois Central Railroad said a locked wheel likely caused by an electrical failure led to the flaming derailment of the City of New Orleans passenger train. Ten people were killed and 94 injured in the crash.
The Minnesota Senate plans to reconvene at 5 p.m. Monday with the Tax Committee set to act at 10 a.m. on a compromise proposal. A floor vote on the tax bill is unlikely before Tuesday as leaders debate relieving property taxes and revenue targets.
Former Gov. Elmer L. Andersen is slated to assume chairmanship of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents this Saturday. In St Paul Minneapolis a Magna Charta for what's wrong with higher education is expected to be approved today by the State College Board.
Lockheed Aircraft chairman Daniel J. Haughton faced Senate Banking Committee grilling as a $250 million loan guarantee to back the L-1011 TriStar was discussed. Reports linked a possible McDonnell Douglas counteroffer to lock in orders, while Browne and Shaffer urged the loan for national aviation interests.
A Nu Ply foreman's unoccupied 1959 pickup was shot through the driver side at about 11 p.m. The Beltrami Sheriff's office reports the attack followed earlier violence by striking workers. A number of roofing nails were spread on the driveway. Carlson, Nu Ply plant worker, could not comment. Three arrests were made last Tuesday in a separate assault on a Nu Ply lab technician.
Late night host Johnny Carson contends that window washers wake him at 8 a.m. in his $375000 cooperative at 860 United Nations Plaza. He asked the state Supreme Court for an injunction to bar work before 10 a.m. Justice Rosenberg ordered the building’s management to show cause on June 17.
Officials say a locked wheel likely caused by an electrical failure led to the flaming derailment of the City of New Orleans passenger train two miles north of Salem Illinois. Eleven people died and 94 were injured as the four locomotives and fourteen cars left the track at about 90 miles per hour.
A passenger train traveling from Chicago to New Orleans derailed two miles north of Salem at 90 mph. Officials report 224 aboard, including 18 crew, with one woman killed. Investigators cite a wheel defect and a stuck frog crossing as causes amid the Amtrak era. Survivors describe chaos and injuries as track twisted and cars scattered.
Tricia Nixon and Ed Cox complete final rehearsals for their Saturday wedding in the White House Rose Garden with partly cloudy weather forecast in the 80s and a 30 percent rain chance. A wood platform and white carpet lead to the altar while guests and family gather for rehearsals and dinners at Blair House.
The body of Richard Arlt a 27 year old University of New Hampshire graduate student missing since a December boating accident has been recovered by the Coast Guard in Great Bay Newington. Earlier Maurice Wood 24 of Deering was recovered in April and companion James Boynton 23 of Durham survived after their duck hunting boat swamped.
In International Falls Minnesota a fisherman recovered the body of Keith Anderson 23 of International Falls and recalled that he and Russ Wile 21 of Minneapolis were fellow Gustavus Adolphus College students who drowned May 15 in Rainy Lake.
Today at 5 30 p m conference dinner at Neilson Reise Arena 9 p m entertainment and dance. Saturday registration 8 a m Bemidji Fire Station 9 30 a m MSFDA conference at High School Auditorium 10 30 a m Credentials Committee report 1 30 p m continuation 2 p m address by Warren Spannaus Attorney General 5 30 p m convention parade 12 30 p m women's luncheon style show and Sweet Adelines at Walnut Hall. Sunday memorial service 10 a m adjournment session and installation of officers at High School.
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