AIM convention at Farmington to continue amid tensions
AIM leaders said the national convention near Farmington will go on through June 17 despite a shooting of Russell Means. Vernon Bellecourt said reports prompted some attendees to head to South Dakota, but plans remain unchanged. Meanwhile New Orleans saw governors urge emergency energy action but fail to agree on specifics.
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N.M
AIM
Vernon Bellecourt
Dennis Banks
South Dakota
Russell Means
Means
Wounded Knee
S.D
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Cannonball Bridge
N.D
Bureau of Land Management
New Orleans
Democratic House
Ford
Ky says Thieu sought his murder after coup plot
Former South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky claims President Nguyen Van Thieu attempted to kill him following Ky and allies plotting a military coup in April. Ky says security guards stopped three would be assassins who breached Tan Son Nhut airbase. He spoke from a northern Virginia home, saying the plot aimed to prevent Thieu’s fall to Communists and was deterred by U.S. Ambassador Graham Martin who said Thieu’s departure would be arranged.
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Washington
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Virginia
South Vietnam
Graham Martin
End of British Columbia Penitentiary siege Ends Hostage Crisis
A 41 hour prison siege at the British Columbia Penitentiary ended with a hostage dead and several injured. Officials said top authorities did not trigger the finale and one shot was fired during the resolution. Mary Steinhouser identified as the slain employee.
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New Westminster
B.C
British Columbia
Jim Murphy
Mary Steinhouser
Murphy
VD cases rise again in 1974 after brief dip
The CDC reports infectious syphilis up 2.3 percent in 1974 to 25,385 cases, with gonorrhea up 6.7 percent to 898,943. Increases were strongest among women and under 30, led by California and Florida and reversing a 1973-74 nine month decline.
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Atlanta, Ga
National Center For Disease Control
California
Florida
Ralph Henderson
Center
VD Control Division
Means seeks Kunstler aid in defense in Bismarck case
American Indian Movement leader Russell Means said attorney William Kunstler would arrive in Bismarck to help in his defense after a weekend incident. U.S. Magistrate Harry Pearce asked for a quick meeting to set a preliminary hearing date on a federal charge. Bond was set at 25000 for aggravated assault and battery and 5000 unsecured for interfering with a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer.
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Bismarck
N.D
Russell Means
William Kunstler
Means
U.S
Harry Pearce
Pearce
Morton County
Richard Schnell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ex-DEA Chief Bartels Accused of Blocking Probe
Andrew Tartaglino testified before a Senate subcommittee that former Drug Enforcement Administrator John R. Bartels Jr. tried to frustrate an inquiry into a top aide’s alleged ties to criminal forces and discouraged probes of other high officials. Levi ordered the case reopened. Bartels was fired May 30. Promuto defended himself, saying the allegations are unproven.
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Washington
Drug Enforcement
John R. Bartels Jr
DEA
Bartels
Andrew C. Tartaglino
Tartaglino
Senate
Justice Department
Department
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Levi
Vincent Promuto
Grand Portage to vote on legalized gambling referendum
The Grand Portage Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota will hold a June 24 referendum to decide if gambling should be legalized. About 110 residents are eligible, with the RBC controlling profits for Band benefits and pledging to retire loans, address housing, and fund new facilities.
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Grand Portage, Minn
Grand Portage
Minnesota
Reservation Business Committee
RBC
Four candidates picked for Minnesota energy head post
The Legislative Energy Commission recommended four nominees for Minnesota energy director, excluding Gov. Wendell Anderson’s favored choice. The panel endorsed deputy director Phil Getts, Alan Greene of Red Owl, John Milhone of Iowa Energy Policy Council, and Michael Murphy of the Upper Midwest Council. St Paul councilman Patrick Roedler was not recommended and had been contacted by the governor.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Legislative Energy Commission
Wendell Anderson
Commission
Phil Getts
Alan Greene
Red Owl Co
John Milhone
Iowa Energy Policy Council
Michael Murphy
Upper Midwest Council
St. Paul
Patrick Roedler
Governor’s Office
Veto of state banking bill sparks MBA criticism
G M Pieschel of the Minnesota Bankers Association challenged Gov. Wendell Andersons veto of an electronic funds transfer bill at the MBA annual convention in Duluth. The veto was the lone rejection among 438 acts passed in 1975.
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Duluth
Savings and Loank
Anderson
Pieschel
American Bankers Association
Minnesota
West St. Paul State Bank Robbery Under Investigation
Police and the FBI pursue two men who robbed West St. Paul State Bank shortly after 3 p.m. They entered through a door to a late service area, looted at least two cash drawers, shoved a teller, and fled in a late model Chevrolet found later in St. Paul. Suspects are in their early 20s, about 5'11", 150 to 160 pounds, wearing sunglasses.
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West ST. Paul, Minn
FBI
West St. Paul State Bank
St. Paul
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