Bemidji council approves microwave landing system contract
In a combined session the Bemidji Board of Equalization heard four tax grievances with minimal action. The council then approved a parking lot variance and signed a microwave landing system contract for Bemidji Airport while planning a new wastewater plant contract to meet EPA rules. Mayor Peterson had initially refused to sign, seeking an attorney opinion on authority.
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Bemidji Council
Board of Equalization
Chester Swedmark
Highway Two
Swedmark
Bemidji
Stewart and Walker, Inc
EPA
Federal Register
Gene Ouradnik
Ouradnik
Wonder City Charter
Peterson
Dow
FBI probe into extortion and letter bombings hits 200 firms
The FBI seeks the perpetrators who allegedly extorted millions from 200 corporations and mailed 13 bombs to firms or executives. Twelve bombs failed to explode while one detonated at Merrill Lynch in New York, injuring four.
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Washington
FBI
Merrill Lynch Inc
New York
Angolan court hears witnesses in mercenary murder trial
Prosecution witnesses describe 13 white mercenaries on trial in Luanda for mass murder looting and robbery during the Angolan civil war. Fernando Baires testifies he saw Daniel Gearhart of Kensington Maryland threaten FNLA soldiers with death while gears are examined under cross examination.
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Luanda
Angola
Fernando Baires
People’s Revolutionary Court
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
FNLA
Bob Cesner
Columbus
Ohio
Gearhart
Bemidji School Board weighs kindergarten and new classrooms
At a Bemidji School Board meeting the Pleasant Valley issue prompted a petition for a kindergarten class to ease long bus rides. The board discussed long term Pleasant Valley plans, considered selling an old site, and reviewed options for temporary or permanent classroom space with bids and cost estimates.
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Bemidji School Board
Pleasant Valley
Solway School
Darlene Mohler
L. M. Wangberg
M. J. ‘Buck’ Haack
Wangberg
Wayland Jones
Architectural Resources Inc
Grand Rapids
Sawyer targets Hubbard DFL chair payroll in HUD housing plan critique
Ed Sawyer, candidate for State Senate District 4, accuses Hubbard County DFL chair Gary Dusing of a $799 monthly state payroll position overseeing an inactive Park Rapids HUD housing model home project. Sawyer cites HUD funding gaps, compares with other states, and notes a $9,600 annual salary amid stalled construction in Bagley and Park Rapids.
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State Senate
Ed Sawyer
Hubbard County
DFL
Park Rapids
Sawyer
Headwaters Regional Development Commission
Gary Dusing
State Housing Finance Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Dusing
Main Street
California
South Carolina
Bagley
Jerry Willet
Nu-Ply Restores Production At Bemidji Factory
The Nu-Ply hardboard plant on Midway Drive Bemidji resumes full operation after replacing a 15 ton hydraulic press cylinder that failed March 24. Fifty two of about 100 employees were temporarily laid off during repair while maintenance staff kept payrolls and assisted with cylinder removal and installation. The German made aging machinery was replaced with a Seattle built cylinder. Nu Ply is a division of Superwood Corporation.
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Bemidji
Bob Riley
Seattle
Lake Bemidji
Midway Drive
Nu- Ply
Superwood Corporation
Pioneer
Jonathan Eng
Dan Gould
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Chris Mattison
Childrens Education Committee
Community Education Advisory Council
Lincoln School
Nellie Cameron
Craighton
Jim Walker
Stewart and Walker
Gene
Tom Crawford
Jim Saccomen
Senate
Akeley
Willet
Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca
Morrison and
Wadena Counties
Bemidji Area
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