Nixon sweeps Minnesota GOP delegates at convention
At the Minnesota GOP convention in Minneapolis a slate of 10 at large delegates pledged to President Nixon was elected, yielding a 13 men and 13 women delegation heading to Miami Beach. Lillian Warren became the first black named to a high party office in Minnesota. Steve Perkins, Rudy Boschwitz, Rhoda Lund, and others were named as national committeemen and committeewoman. The party endorsed a middle of the road platform and emphasized jobs and taxes as key campaign issues.
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Minneapolis
Ofice
GOP
Minnesota
Steve Perkins
Excelsor
Lu Slocker
St. Paul
Rudy Boschwitz
Plymouth
Rhoda Lund
Edina
Marge Hammersly
Glenville
Jeanne Luukinen
Duluth
Vern Peterson
Coon Rapids
John Pierson
Mendot
Korogseng
Statewide lockout median sessions begin in Minnesota
Mediators from the Associated General Contractors of Minnesota meet with federal mediators at 1:30 p.m. on the first day of a statewide lockout ordered Friday. The action could idle up to 175,000 workers and halt more than 90 percent of highway and heavy construction projects statewide. Negotiations follow a Saturday meeting with Gov. Wendell Anderson as round-the-clock bargaining was urged. Wages are not the main issue. work rules in expired contracts are. About 14,000 union members in Twin Cities and Duluth area already walked out beginning June 12. Gov. Anderson remains concerned about public facilities and state tax revenue.
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AGC
Twin Cities
Duluth
Anderson
World at a Glance North Vietnam says new forces join transport upkeep
AP dispatch reports North Vietnam claiming new forces have joined efforts to keep the transportation system running amid heavy U.S. bombing. Radio Hanoi says maintenance is succeeding while U.S. claims say bombing greatly reduces movement of supplies to units in South Vietnam.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Radio
Pats
County planners to meet tonight
County planners convene this evening to discuss agenda items. Residents with matters for the meeting should call Zoning Administrator Bill Patnaude at 751-4412 for inclusion.
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Bill Patnaude
Weather outlook shows showers possible through Tuesday
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunder. Tonight remains warmer with a low around 55 to 60 degrees. Tomorrow’s high expected at 76 to 80 degrees with little temperature change overnight.
Democratic platform drafts seek Indochina withdrawal
Washington AP reports first draft planks for the Democratic 1972 platform call for mediate and complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces in Indochina and take a middle ground on racial school busing. The eight plank platform faces floor fights as a 15 member drafting subcommittee failed to agree on a defense spending plank and the full 150-member committee opens a two day session.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Wallace
Alabama
McGovern
South
Public hearing on Bemidji Bus Lines suspension set
The Minnesota Public Service Commission schedules a 9:30 a.m. public hearing at Beltrami County Courthouse second floor courtroom for Bemidji Bus Lines to discuss summer suspension. The carrier filed March 21 for authority to suspend routes. an April 25 order allowed 20 days to file written opportunity to be heard.
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Bemidji
Minnesota Public Service Commission
Beltrami County
Bemidji Bus Lines
Taaltar Ie
Moonlight Madness Opens Bemidji Fourth of July Weekend
Bemidji Chamber announces festival weekend starting Friday June 30 with Moonlight Madness from 6 to 10 p.m. and a pow wow at the First National Bank Parking lot beginning at 10 p.m. Merchants advertise specials in the Thursday Pioneer.
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Bemidji Chamber
Bemidji
Moonlight Madness
First National Bank
Sailor on leave drowns in area lake accident
Gary Theisen 21 of Blackduck drowned Saturday in a boat accident on Borden Lake in Horney Township while home on Navy leave. His body was recovered two hours later by Conservation officer Leo Manthei. Funeral services set for Tuesday at St Ann's Blackduck with a Rosary this evening. Theisen, a 1968 Blackduck High School graduate, had served a year in Vietnam and is survived by his parents, siblings, and grandfather.
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Blackduck
Borden Lake
Leo Manthei
St. ‘Ann’s Catholic Church
Sinstad
Theisen
Blackduck High School
Navy
Vietnam
Gene Raymond
Wayne
Ronnie
Jayson Dearborn
Kathleen
Big Lake
Sandra
Theresa Rae
John Hentges
Dorset youth drowns in Little Stoney Lake
A Park Rapids youth, Jeffrey Larson, 19, drowned Saturday while swimming with friends in Little Stoney Lake south of Dorset. Authorities recovered his body about 200 feet from shore. he was the son of Mr and Mrs Van Larson.
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Jurset
Minn
Park Rapids
Little Stoney Lake
Dorset
Minnesota
Jeffrey Larson
van Larson
Clearwater County gets 209000 grant for water expansion
The Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission and the Economic Development Administration approve grants totaling 209 600 to Clearwater County to extend water lines and add a 250 000 gallon storage tank for Arctic Enterprise Co. in Clearbrook. The project aims to grow jobs, with the village supplying 52 400 of the 262 000 total cost.
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Clearwater County
Upper
Arctic Enterprise Co
Ptley
Clearbrook
Economic Development Administration
Upper Great Lakes
EDA
Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission
Public Works and Economic ‘Act
Upper Great Lakes Commission
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
City Planning Commission to Review Permit Requests
City Planning Commission meets tonight at City Hall to hear permit requests including a trilevel 36 unit apartment at 25th and Irvine with garage by Weldon Nelson and Norman Otterkill. Other items include a pizza hut building on Hwy 2 West by Roger Athens and a mobile home retail outlet proposal by Halvor Reise on Hwy 2 West. Ramond and Grace Bahr seek a modular two family dwelling at 7th Street and McKinley Avenue. Bemidji Bow requests six lane addition at 2317 Bemidji Ave. E T Jansen requests front yard setback variance at 17th Street and siren lane. Bemidji Sign Co seeks a 30 foot extension at 209 W 23rd St.
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25Th
Irvine
Weldon Nelson
Norman Otterkill
City Hall
Roger Athens
LeMars
Iowa
Halvor Reise
Bemidji
Hwy
Ramond and
Grace Bahr
7Th Street
McKinley Avenue
Bemidji Bow
Deputy Dies in Redwood County Gun Slaying
Redwood County deputy sheriff Lawrence Feleyn, 32, of Redwood Falls, was shot to death during a routine patrol near Morgan Minnesota. The sheriff's office said a search for the suspected assailant is ongoing with no arrests, and further details were not released.
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Redwood County
Morgan
Herman Tonak, Jr
Sherif
Lawrence Feleyn
Redwood Falls
Feleyn
Sheriff's Office
Minnesota
Redwood Fair
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