NYC police intensify hunt for Son of Sam killer
New York City police added 10 detectives to 50 officers working full time in the manhunt for the Son of Sam, the .44 caliber killer. The New York Daily News offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. In 11 months, 11 people have been shot in Queens and the Bronx, dating from July 29, 1976, to last Sunday morning, with four women and one man dead and one woman paralyzed.
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New York City
Sam
New York Daily News
Queens
Bronx
Plastics scrutinized after Tennessee prison fire toll
Washington AP reports the government probes polyurethane and polyvinyl chloride burning to assess safety. The plastics are common in upholstery, carpet padding, and vehicle and aircraft interiors, following Sunday’s fire that killed 42 inmates at a Tennessee prison.
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Washington
Tennessee
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration
Merritt Bicky
Fire Prevention Administration
Carter Nears Decision on B1 Bomber Production
President Carter nears a final decision on approving production of the B1 bomber, a plan that would create the most expensive combat aircraft in U.S. defense history. He has been revisiting his stance after previously calling the project wasteful and is set to announce at a Thursday news conference.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Supreme Court halts immediate cut of federal abortion funds
The Supreme Court refused to allow an immediate cut of federal Medicaid funds for abortions not necessary to save mothers and sent the question to Judge John Dooling for review. The ruling follows a 1973 decision that most abortions are not illegal and aligns with earlier state-funding rulings.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Henry Hyde
Ril
U.S
John Dooling
Brooklyn
N.Y
High Court
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Dooling
House
Senate
Bemidji Holiday Inn valuation cut by Board of Equalization
Bemidji Board of Equalization reduced the 1977 assessed valuation of the Holiday Inn by 15 percent, cutting 1978 city taxes from about 63000 to 53000. The vote was 4 to 1 with Cameron McMahon and Les Jones absent. George Williams, Ralph Smith, and city assessors testified during the session. The Board, same members as the city council, meets annually to hear property tax complaints.
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Jon Eng
Bemidji Board of Equalization
Bemidji
Holiday Inn
City Counci
George Williams
Ralph Smith
Board of Equalization
Cameron McMahon
Les Jones
Williams
Minnesota
Smith
Beltrami County approves rural elderly bus program
Beltrami County Board finalizes a $7,267.20 contract with Bemidji Bus Lines for a twice monthly rural senior citizen bus service starting between mid August and early September. Six monthly round trips include Bemidji to Washish Kelliher Debs Pinewood Solway Wilton and Nebish routes with riders 60 and over eligible. A $1 contribution is optional per round trip.
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Jerry Doggett
Beltrami County
Bemidji
Headwater
Regional Development Commission
HRDC
Committee On Aging
Washish
Kelliher
Debs
Pinewood
Solway
Wilton
Poposky
Nebish
Bemidji Bus Lines
Nottingham
Lowell Biella
Welfare Department
Doyle Aultman
Crime Commission
Governor's Crime Commission
Aultman
Headwaters
FHA defends loan program in Beltrami County dispute
FHA representatives told the Beltrami County Board that their office is expanding housing loans, noting 144 active accounts with 28 in 1976 and about four to five loans yearly before Elmer Sorenson took over. They cited staff limits, high delinquency, and that Beltrami lags behind Clearwater and other counties, while offering to review specific cases in privacy.
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Jerry Doggett
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Beltrami County
Beltrami
Bob Bourdage
Grand Rapids
Raymer Hoyum
Hoyum
Blackduck
Bourdage
Elmer Sorenson
Clearwater County
Clearwater
Sore
Three Lavinia Boys Rescued After Eighthour Missing Spree
Three boys aged 8 10 and 11 from Lavinia were missing for over eight hours Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies Civil Air Patrol and citizens searched east of Lavinia toward Bass Lake and along Burlington Northern tracks toward Turtle River before they were found near the Bemidji golf course road. A motorist returning them home said they hid from rain in a railroad ditch and walked back along old Highway 71.
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Sheriff's
Civil Air Patrol
Bass Lake
Burlington Northern
Turtle River
Bemidji
Brad Larson
Merton Larson
Jeff Hill
Don Hill
Matthew Ernst
Paul Ernst
Larson
Weather Brief Mentions Showers Tonight Into Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Lows tonight mid 50s and Thursday highs in the upper 70s. Lake level steady. tonight's level 1339.78 versus normal 1340. PMID
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