Bodies recovered in Leech Lake plane crash
Four men died when their Piper Cherokee 235 crashed into Leech Lake near Uram Bay. Divers recovered the bodies after a day long search by Cass County units. The pilot Jim Thormodson owned the plane. passengers included Rev. James Hayden Kevin Cashman and Douglas Pizel. An FAA investigation was planned.
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Harvey Meyer
Jerry Doggett
Walker
Leech Lake
Cass County
James Hayden
Rochester
Kevin J. Cashman
Jim Thormodson
Hanska
Douglas Pizel
Uram Bay
South Shore
Duluth
Longville
Louis Chalich
Don Rosenberry
Richard Duff
Backus
Federal Aeronautics Administration
FAA
Thormodson
New Ulm
Pizel
Cashman
Hayden
Suspect in Girl Scout murders eludes search
A 250 man posse plus state police, Tulsa officers and 150 volunteers hunted near Skunk Mountain three miles from Camp Scott for Gene Leroy Hart, the convicted rapist suspected after the June 13 killings of three Girl Scouts. Dogs, bloodhounds and a Tulsa television helicopter aided the search as authorities weighed Hart’s possible Locust Grove ties and 1973 jail escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Ranae
Gene Leroy Hart
Weaver
Hart
Locust Grove
Tulsa
Pryor
Camp Scott
Oklahoma
Lewis Lindsey
Granite State Reformatory
Fishing for Fun Supports BSU Scholarship Fund
Fishermen take part in Bemidji State University Foundation sponsored Fishing for Fun contest for the BSU scholarship. The event, held with the Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce and KDAL, offers over 2500 in prizes and a fish fry dinner. Tickets are 7.50, with 4.50 for dinner and 3 for the scholarship. registration at the Chamber includes a fishing kit and free tackle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji State University Foundation
Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce
Kdal Radioe and Television of
Duluth
Chamber of Commerce
Surprising findings at Bemidji EIS meeting reveal population, flow drops
Environmental consultant Clark Boli told Bemidji residents that population has fallen from 1970 to 1975 and wastewater flow has declined since 1973. He noted 1975 wet and 1976 dry years did not explain the decrease and said the EIS must re-evaluate plant alternatives as 2000 projections shrink. The EPA hired Wapora Inc to prepare the EIS and guide the final treatment plant decision amid the ongoing controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Eng
Bemidji
Clark Boli
Boli
Wapora, Inc
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mississippi
A Look From The Inside explores Lee’s reform hopes
In this installment by Bob Tucker probation officers debate the failures of the system to help Lee escape a decade of revolving door offenses. Lee cites counseling needs while officers blame his avoidance of responsibility and insist on harsher penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Tucker
Lee
Leroy Winge
Winge
Tonry Casts Himself as Rocky in Democratic Primary Fight
Former Congressman Richard Tonry, who resigned after an election fraud scandal, portrays himself as a Rocky type fighter in his bid to reclaim a U.S. House seat. He adopts the prizefighter theme and vows that pressure fuels his refusal to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Richard Tonry
U.S
Tonry
Chileans start hunger strike at Red Cross in Geneva
Eight Chileans began a hunger strike at the Geneva headquarters of the International Red Cross while 26 Chileans ended a 10 day fast at a United Nations office in Santiago and five American sympathizers ended a six day sit in at a U N office in Washington. The demonstrators seek a United Nations inquiry into the fate of 2 500 people who disappeared after the 1973 military coup in Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross
United Nations
Santiago
U.N
Washington
Chile
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Luther Larson
Dexter
Bayshore Resort
Chalich
Rogers Point
Pelican Island
Fishing For Fun
BSU
EIS Sewage Meeting
Wapora Research
Wapora
Diamond Point
Curly Lehn
Gary Roach
Brainerd
Lindy-Little Joe
Ray-O-Vac Corp
John Melhus
John Peterson
Jerry's Bait and Tackle Shop
DNR
DNA
AMF Crestliner
Lindy Little Joe
Ray-O-Vac
Core Craft
Arctic Enterprises
Bombardier Corp
Chicago Cutlery
Crule Corp
Kodiak Corp
Deer Country
Floyd Olson Marine
Garcia
Stern Tackle
Paducah Tackle
Master School of
Duluth Sport Center
Holiday Inn
Nestle Grimes Realty
First National Bank
Northern National Bank
Security National Bank
First Federal Savings and Loan
Deer Park
Jerry's Bait and Tackle
Alee Aes
Justice System
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