Carter abandons B1 deployment after testing continues
President Carter announced he would halt deployment and production of the B1 bomber while backing continued testing and research. He endorsed deploying a submarine and airborne cruise missile as alternatives and noted Congressional support in the House.
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Headway in Bemidji teacher contract talks
School officials and Bemidji Education Association reached partial accord on severance, leave, and release terms for the 1977-78 and 1978-79 contracts. Salary proposals were debated with teachers seeking about 805000 over two years and the board proposing roughly 250000. health insurance terms remained under discussion.
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Ralph Smith
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Edith Herington
Bemidji Education Association
Weather Outlook With Lake Level and School Leave Policy
Fair becomes partly cloudy tonight with a 30 percent chance of measurable precipitation Friday. Lows remain cool with a mild, fair weekend through Monday. Today's lake level is 1339.78, normal level 1340. The district revises teacher coverage demands and approves leaves up to two years after five years of service, subject to individual circumstances.
Paul Bunyan Band heads for Seattle on tour
The Paul Bunyan Band advances toward Seattle with a note that personal leave is approved by the superintendent and will not be deducted from sick leave in this agreement. A minor policy tweak raises yearly special leave accrual from one half to two thirds of a day for ten plus years of service. A board teachers’ meeting is set for July 6 at 9 30 am in the high school board room to continue negotiations.
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Jerry Tischer
Dean Luther
Cindy Kansa
Laurie Norum
Cindy
Idaho
Washington
Kenyan police post attacked as Somali forces strike border
Six Kenyan policemen and seven Somali soldiers died in a surprise assault by 3,000 Somali troops on a police post near the Kenya Somalia border at Khamu in northeast Kenya. Thirty five additional Somalis and four Kenyans were wounded. Government said troops were sent and the situation was calm by Wednesday.
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Girl Scout Abduction Near Sarasota Shocks Community
15 year old Girl Scout was abducted at a dawn campsite as her sister watched. The abductor a heavyset man promised to release her by the next day, according to Sarasota County Sheriff Jim Hardcastle. The girl later contacted her parents saying she was all right and the abductor pledged to free her today.
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Charlotte Grosse
Charlotte
Nakomis
Sarasota County
Jim Hardcastle
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