Bearded Citizens Targeted In Bemidji Ten Most Wanted List
A spoof Ten Most Wanted List names Bemidji leaders including Beltrami County Sheriff Terrible Tom Tolman and police chief Dave Slim Simonder as targets for not shaving. The mock vigilante event at the Jaycee Kangaroo Court is linked to the Water Carnival and Bicentennial activities, urging compliance by June 18 1976.
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Youny Yinkslinger
Jaycee
Bemidj
Tom Tolman
Beltrami
Dave ‘Slim’ Simonder
Bemidji
Mark ‘Ma Barker
Reed
Clair
Clyde) Siple
Bob
Black Bart) Decker
Bun
Jock) Fortier
Jaycee Vigilante Posse
Jaycee Kangaroo Court
Third and
Twin tornadoes strike Mankato area causing fatality and heavy damage
An 83 year old man, Carl Wirsing, was found dead in a collapsed barn on a rural farm near Mankato after a tornado damaged the Mankato Airport and surrounding countryside. Over 20 light planes were destroyed or damaged with an estimated $700000 in losses.
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Associated Press
Mankato
Minnesota
Carl Wirsing
Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office
Wirsing
Paul Arenson Jr
Arnesen
Good Thunder
Windom
Westcentral
Ford and Reagan vie as party nominees in sprawling delegate fight
Ford campaign names nine regional chairmen to keep delegates in line while Reagan moves to win 38 Washington delegates. Carter strengthens bid with support from Frank Church and Fred Harris as Brown presses ahead in California. AP tally shows Ford leading Reagan 963 to 881 with 159 uncommitted delegates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Oklahoma
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Connecticut
Delaware
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Averell Harriman
Robert Wagner Jr
Russia builds six plants tied to biological warfare fears
U.S. intelligence says Russia has six sites that may produce or store biological weapons banned by a treaty. Some reports label the plants as suspected BW facilities, while others say they produce agricultural biological products that could be adapted for warfare.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Syrians advance toward Marjayoun after capturing Rachaya
Syrian tank forces moved toward Marjayoun in southern Lebanon after seizing Rachaya, the gateway to guerrilla bases. A Palestinian spokesman said the Palestinian factions have been embroiled in Lebanon’s civil war, delaying raids into northern Israel. The Syrians appear to be establishing a move into the area to deter renewed cross border raids and Israeli retaliation.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Marjayoun
Israel
Rachaya
National ID plan blocked over privacy fears
The Federal Advisory Committee on False Identification rejected a nationwide ID card or domestic passport as a privacy threat. The Justice Department task force proposed legal changes to curb false IDs, illegal immigration, and Social Security fraud, including tougher rules to obtain false birth certificates.
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Washington
Federal Advisory Committee On
Justice Department Task Force
Weather outlook and lake level update
Cloudy conditions with a chance of showers today, clearing to partly cloudy tonight. Highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s, with northerly winds 15 to 20 mph and a 40 percent precipitation chance. Lake level at 1339.60, normal level 1340.
City Council Meets Tonight Over EPA Contract Updates and Variances
A special city council session at City Hall follows the Board of Equalization at 7 p.m. Two items on the agenda: adding EPA requirements to Bemidji’s wastewater contract with Stewart and Walker, Inc. to secure EPA funding. and two variance requests by Chester Swedmark for a Highway 2 West hardware store, recommended for approval by the Planning Commission.
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City Hall
Board of Equalization
Bemidji
Stewart and Walker, Inc
Gene Ouradnik
EPA
Chester Swedmark
Highway 2 West
The
City Planning Commission
Swedmark
School board set to meet with new admin posts planned
The Indiana District 31 school board will meet at 7 30 p m to approve two new administrative posts and a promotion. Nominees include Ken Hausauer to director, Melvin Salberg as assistant director, and Jon Huttemier to direct special education. The district will withdraw from BRIC July 1 and appoint two principals, with other routine actions on the agenda.
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Moorhead
Board Action Tonight
Jon M. Huttemier
White Bear Lake
Bemidji Regional Inter-District Cooperative
BRIC
Jerome L. Knapp
Princtoss
Bemidji
Richard T. Sauer
Northern Elementary
Ruth Lehmann
Poposky
Pleasant Valley
Bemidji Educator Heads to India Seminar on Fulbright Tour
James Lahti principal of Central Elementary School leaves Bemidji for two months in India under a Fulbright Hayes Seminar. Twenty education administrators from the U.S. study in New Delhi June 18 to August 22, including Charles Burnside of Anoka.
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James Lahti
Central Elementary School
India
Lahti
Fulbright
Charles Burnside
Anoka
New York
New Delhi
Sahti
Government of
Central School
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