Voyageurs Park plan faces added criticism at final hearing
At the last Park Service hearing on the Voyageurs National Park master plan, critics predicted five years to build capacity for visitors. Gordon Mikkelson and others urged clearer guidance for private developers and local governments. Snowmobile routing drew strong comments while Myr Brooks said a summary will be released later this summer.
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Minneapolis
Mikkelson
St. Louis County
Archie D. Chelseth
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
CNR
Chelseth
The
Park Service
Brant
Duncan Storlie
American River Touring Association
Kettle Falls
Minn
Myr Brooks
Explosion Shakes Rockefeller Center Bank Facade
A 4:43 a.m. blast at Banco de Ponce in 10 Rockefeller Plaza shatters windows and blows in a revolving door. A bakery truck driver is lightly injured by flying glass. A Weather Underground claim of responsibility surfaces, marking the seventh such incident in under five years.
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New York
Banco de Ponce
Cuba releases hijacker ends long captivity
Michael Lynn Hansen 24 of Fargo North Carolina faced air piracy charges after being seized by U S sky marshals in Barbados and flown to Kennedy Airport where FBI agents arrested him. He hijacked a Western Airlines jet to Cuba in 1972 and vowed to hijack more planes before his capture.
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New York
Michael Lynn Hansen
Western Airlines
Cuba
U.S
Hansen
Barbados
Kennedy
FBI
Fargo
N.C
Havana
United States
America
Indochina
Humphrey Links Crime Rise to Joblessness at Crime Institute
Sen. Hubert Humphrey told the 22nd National Institute on Crime and Delinquency that rising crime stems from unemployment and poverty. He urged federal spending to expand justice systems and fight poverty, arguing prison growth mirrors unemployment.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
National Institute On Crime and Delinquency
Banks trial begins in 1973 courthouse melee case
Jury selection starts in Custer South Dakota for American Indian Movement leader Dennis Banks. A gag order limits coverage to court events. Banks faces second degree arson assault with a dangerous weapon but is free on bond 13500. Several related charges were dismissed. Banks was indicted with 13 others over February 6 1973 courthouse disturbance.
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Banks
Engineer in Amtrak collision faces assault arraignment
In Buffalo Ontarios Lawrence Beebee 63 engineer of the Toronto Hamilton and Buffalo two car motor express was charged with second and third degree assault after a Canadian train rammed Amtraks Empire State Express in a switching yard. Police said a breath test indicated .16 alcohol content. Thirty four people were injured including eight children with four admitted in fair condition.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Amtrak
Lawrence M. Beebee
Ancaster
Ont
Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo
Frank Angelo
Beebee
Angelo
Goldwater Sees Rockefeller as Fine Secretary of State
Sen Barry Goldwater on ABC says Vice President Nelson Rockefeller would be a fine secretary of state. He adds he would dislike wasting Rockefeller’s talents on the vice presidency and suggests Rockefeller finish the term then become secretary of state. Goldwater notes Rockefeller’s foreign policy stance could differ from his own.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thomas
Jefferson
Arizona Republican
ABC
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Minnesota Strikes Expected by Carpenters Laborers Across State
About 17 000 carpenters and 4 000 laborers in Minnesota were poised to strike today against highway and heavy builders of the Associated General Contractors. Ironworkers had already struck May 20, with other trades silent while negotiations continued since March. Details of a tentative Operating Engineers Local 49 agreement were not disclosed and ratification awaited.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
Associated General Contractors
AGC
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Twin Cities
Herbert Kortz
Minnesota State Council of Carpenters
Engineers Local 49
Investigation launched into grain handling at Duluth ports
An investigator from the U S Department of Agriculture will begin early this week a probe of grain handling at the Port of Duluth and at Minneapolis and St Paul barge facilities. Rod Elam of the USDA said no indication of wrongdoing has been found in Duluth or river facilities. The inquiry will review shipping records and interview grain inspectors and handlers to assess bribery or mishandling risks.
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Duluth, Minn
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rod Elam
Usda Office of Investigation
Mississippi River
Elam
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Minnesota Park
Lloyd Brant
Voyageurs National Park Association
Humphrey
Dennis Banks
William Gary
State Farm
Daryl Ender
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington
Illinois
Jcpenney
Jcpenney Pixy
Penneys
Bemidji
Ridgeway
Alexandria
Eva Gabor
Paul Bunyan Smorgasbord
Lincoln Avenue
WIG Salon
Exandria
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