21 Jun 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
1
The Labor Department reports May living costs rose six tenths of a percent with food driving the gain, lifting the annual rate to 7.2 percent and cutting purchasing power. Meat prices edged down slightly as Phase 4 controls loom.
In a 5 4 ruling the high court empowered states to regulate obscene material using local community standards rather than national norms. The decision allows juries to consider whether the work taken as a whole lacks serious value and cites hard core pornography as a target. Justices Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist White joined by Nixon appointees in the majority.
Four Red Cross pararescue workers from Mexico City prepared to jump into rugged El Moro Mountain to reach survivors of an Aeromexico DC9 crash south of Puerto Vallarta. The jet from Houston reportedly exploded on impact, 23 passengers and 4 crew unaccounted, with remote terrain delaying on foot access.
The first day of summer in Minnesota arrives at 8 01 a m with cool expectations highs mid 60s to 70s. Clearing skies move in from the west and south and push northeast tonight. Lows range from mid 40s in the north to low 50s in the south. Warmth returns Friday with highs in the low 70s northeast to low 80s southwest.
In a closed testimony summary John W. Dean III cites J Iger Hoover telling Nixon electronic surveillance occurred in 1968. Nixon allegedly replied that he would use bugging to his advantage in the future. The claim appears in a Watergate committee document.
The House Agriculture Committee approved a broad general farm bill 31 to 4 with a 37 500 per crop subsidy ceiling and target prices for wheat corn and cotton. Chairman Poage hopes floor action in July though a veto threat is noted. References to cotton acreage limits and administration opposition accompany the vote.
Skylab astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz finish deactivating the lab on schedule and begin final reentry steps. They will detach the Apollo from the lab on Friday, fly a photographic check, fire thrusters, and splash down in the Pacific at 9:50 a.m. EDT aboard the carrier Ticonderoga, with favorable weather predicted. The crew reports good health while data return from medical and Earth resources experiments is awaited.
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev prepared to sign an agreement on principles to guide SALT talks in Geneva and a second pact on peaceful atomic energy cooperation. The signing was planned in the White House East Room as talks continued at Camp David with aides, ahead of a westward trip and business meetings.
Minnesota officials say the new 65-foot twin-trailer law will take effect July 1 but route designation requirements delay use until Aug. 1. Trucks must pass approvals from state county and city bodies for nonfour lane routes to terminals. A $75 to $200 tax will apply to tractors pulling double trailers.
Red Lake Minnesota tribal leaders promote tourism with a brochure inviting visitors to fish on multiple lakes and streams within the communal lands. The reservation houses about 3,200 residents, with a four dollar daily fishing fee and an active commercial base including a saw mill producing 3 to 5 million board feet annually.
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