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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1976
Page
1
In Soweto the second day of racial clashes saw students stone cars set fires and clash with police. At least 23 people were killed, 21 of them black, in the worst violence since Sharpeville. About 1,000 officers in armored cars patrolled the township eight miles south of Johannesburg. The riot resumed after a brief pre-dawn lull.
King Hussein arrives in Moscow with Queen Alia to explore Soviet antiaircraft missiles at prices under the $850 million U S system Saudi Arabia rejected. He confirmed talks on adding Soviet air defense batteries to Jordan’s Western trained forces and denied knowledge of any U S aid threats. It is his first Soviet visit since 1967.
Conferees work on a compromise to provide $6.8 billion in foreign military aid and tighten congressional controls on arms exports. The measure aims to address Ford’s objections after he vetoed a prior version in May, which he said would seriously obstruct his foreign affairs.
Civil rights leaders vow to oppose a Ford administration proposal to end court ordered busing after five years in certain cities. NAACP head Clarence Mitchell and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights chair Joseph Rauh say the plan lacks reasonable justification and will be contested.
The prosecution wrapped its case against ten British and three American mercenaries in Luanda, presenting ten witnesses. One witness was arrested for perjury, and Andrew McKenzie contradicted another witness by showing his passport proves he was in England during the alleged murders.
Nurses Narciso and Perez face federal charges of murdering five patients and poisoning 10 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor Michigan. The indictment also accuses them of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Narciso, 30, of Ypsilanti, is to be arraigned in Detroit and Perez, 31, of Evanston Illinois, in Chicago.
Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese leftists announce arrests of five members of the Lebanese Socialist Revolutionary Organization after an ambush that killed U S Ambassador Francis Meloy Jr and two Americans. Meloy and Robert Waring were struck while traveling between Beirut sectors. a driver was wounded. The incident heightened calls for Arab peacekeeping and evacuation plans for Americans in Lebanon.
A panel led by Dick Thomas from the EPA and MCA representatives discussed on-land sewage disposal for Bemidji. They compared rapid infiltration and irrigation systems, noting cost, maintenance, regulation, and PCA approval uncertainties. The city may face 10 percent construction costs if funded, with operation costs borne locally.
Washington AP reports a Louisiana congressman was arrested by vice squad agents who say he tried to solicit a police decoy for sex. The New York Post cites unnamed sources about a cover up reaching top Washington officials and the U.S. attorney registry.
Mayor Peterson delayed signing a Bemidji airport contract to install a microwave landing system after a North Central Airlines official questioned compatibility with a universal system. The council approved the contract 4 to 2, with city attorney Ouradnik later ruling Peterson lacked veto power over contracts.
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