Hays Faces Stripped Power As New Administration Chair Named
House leaders nominate Rep. Frank Thompson to head the Administration Committee while stripping the panel of independence over staff and travel funds. A task force led by Rep. David Obey recommends returning allowances to the full House and appointing all members, citing the Hays scandal and payroll abuses.
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Washington
House
House Administration Committee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Hays
Thompson
David Obey
D-Wis
Carl Albert
Phillip Burton
California
Obey
Elizabeth Ray
Calm in most South African towns amid uprisings
Police reported calm in most black areas of South Africa but noted sporadic arson in Mamelodi outside Pretoria. A medical clinic and shop were set ablaze by thugs with no shootings reported. Police Minister James Kruger said 140 people had died and 1,128 injured, mostly blacks.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Pretoria
James Kruger
Lebanese Civil War Rages While Peacekeeping Stalemates Hostilities
In Beirut and on other fronts the Moslem and Christian Lebanese forces clash with artillery and machine gun fire. Security officials report 47 killed and 78 wounded overnight as peacekeeping troops from Libya and Syria curb Syrian Palestinian guerrilla fighting.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Inflation outlook seen steady as May CPI rises modestly
Government economists forecast no sharp shift in inflation soon though growth will quicken later in the year. The May consumer price report is due, with Maynard Comiez predicting a 0.4 percent rise matching April’s increase.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Maynard Comiez
Commerce Department
GOP platform aims to unite party in 1976 campaign
Washington AP reports that the Republican Party may draft a platform for the 1976 campaign that avoids big issues to keep Ford and Reagan united. Any substantive disputes are expected mainly in foreign policy, with the aim of minimizing controversy to present a cohesive GOP front.
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Washington
Republican Party
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Dog Bites Two On Bemidji State Campus Then Is Killed
A dog on the Bemidji State University campus bit two young people and harassed several others. Bemidji Police and animal control officer Ron Schlueter shot the dog at about 3 15 PM after it chased Janet Yackle and a 13 year old boy, with both victims treated and released. The owner was later identified as James Thibodian of Bemidji and the dog had current rabies inoculations.
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Deputy Hall
Bemidji State University
Bemidji
Allen Hess
Ron
Janet Yackle
Schlueter
Miss Yackle
Hess
Yackle
James Thibodian
City Council Eyes Step II Sewage Plant Proposals
Bemidji city council discussed Step II design for the proposed sewage plant and possible new design firms besides Stewart and Walker. The armory contract was awarded to Rice Building Systems for 535,141 dollars with ground breaking planned for August, occupancy by spring.
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Jon Eng
Stewart and Walker, Inc
Dow
Stewart and Walker
Whiting
EPA
Gene Ouradnik
Don Dougherty
Ouradnik
Dougherty
Berglund
McMahon
Moberg
Davis
Bemidji
Doug Peterson
Rice Building Systems
State Highway Department
Bemidji Ave
3Rd St
Minn-Kota
Jim Walker
Walker
FAA
Board of Adjustment
Beardless Wanderers Targeted in Bemidji Jaycee Vigilante List
Bemidji Jaycee Vigilantes publish a 12 person Ten Most Wanted list for beard rule violations. Names include Doug Schwartz Jack Naastad Jerry Pickett Cliff Hendrickson Scotty Baird Les Harmon Rev Mark Wittner Fire Chief Jerry Moon Fran Seager Bill Montgomery and added financiers Ted Magnan Joe Suman Jr. Court date set Friday at the Jaycee Kangaroo Courthouse with fines funding the Water Carnival.
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Youny Yinkslinger
Jaycee
Bemidji Jaycee
Les ‘Hirsute’ Harmon
Mark Wittner
Jerry Moon
Moanin
Fran Seager
Bill Montgomery
Our Fair City
Ted Magnan
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Miss Ray
Albert
P.m
Ron Schlueter
City Animal Control Officer
Lysekils
Paul
Babe
Duluth
Armory
David Simonder
Public Works Committee
Tamarack Ave
Highway 2
Ridgeway Ave
Retail Clerks Union Local No
Westwood Acres
Highway 2 West
David Fankhanel
17Th St
Park Ave
Jon Setzler
Edna Rath
U. S
Mondale
U.S
Robert Bergland
Peterson
Lowell Biella
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Joe Suman, Jr
Slim’ Simonder
Tom Tolman
Bob Decker
Bill Cross
Mike Moline
Don Campbell
Ed Caduff
Jeff Mayer
Roy
Ron Coons
Bun ‘Jock’ Fortier
M. A. ‘Ma Barker’ Reed
Clair ‘Clyde’ Siple
Jaycee Kangaroo Courthouse
Bookcraft
Jaycee Water Carnival
Bemidji Area
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