Cass Lake Builds Own Water System with HUD Grant
Cass Lake, the last Minnesota city to gain its own water system, completed a 300 gallon monthly setup and paid off 25 000 debt after receiving a 36 000 HUD grant. The combined water and sewer system is expected to gross 25 000 this year, funding expansion to cover 100 percent of residents.
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Cass Lake
Dick Neises
Lawrence L. Pound
Northern Minnesota Water Co
Crookston
Neises
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pound
Cass Lake City
Nesses
Minnesota Senate approves 19-year-old drinking age bill
The Minnesota State Senate gave final approval to a bill raising the minimum drinking age from 18 to 19 with a September 1 effective date. A grandfather clause preserves rights for 18-year-olds already turn 18 before September 1, while those turning 18 on or after must wait a year.
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ST. Paul
Senate
Wisconsin
Roger Laufenberger
Dfl-Lewiston
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Cloudy day with light snow possible and cool temps
Increasing cloudiness brings a chance of light snow by late afternoon with a 30 percent precipitation risk today and again tonight. Partial clearing Friday includes snow flurries with highs near 15 to 20 and lows from eight below to twelve above. light winds shift from west to north at 10 to 20 mph.
House passes pesticide bill in Minnesota
The Minnesota House approved an amended pesticide regulation sending the bill back to the Senate. It would require certification to use restricted pesticides and allow operators with over 50 000 dollars in assets to apply without extra bond. University of Minnesota Extension Service will run the certification course.
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ST. Paul
House
Senate
The
Agriculture Department
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
University of Minnesota Extension
Rhodesia cool to Mozambique war threat and border closure
Rhodesia reacts with restraint to Mozambique declaring a state of war and closing the border. Rhodesian others say the move will harm Mozambique more than Rhodesia and signal weakness by Samora Machel.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Unemployment Stays High In Many Major Areas
The Labor Department reports 131 of 150 major labor areas remain at substantial unemployment of 6 percent or more. Richmond Virginia and Harrisburg Pennsylvania hit 4.2 percent while Muskegon Michigan rose to 15.6 percent. Manchester New Hampshire was dropped, Kenosha Wisconsin added in December.
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Washington
Labor Department
Manchester
N.H
Kenosha
Wis
Richmond Va
Harrisburg
Muskegon, Mich
Mansfield to retire from Senate after 23 years
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield announced he will not seek re election in the 95th Congress ending 23 years in the Senate and 34 years in public service. He cited his wife Maureen Hayes Mansfield's counsel as part of the decision.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana Democrat
House
Maureen Hayes Mansfield
Sean
Montana
Mansfield
Wholesale prices fall in February signaling easing inflation
Wholesale prices dropped five tenths of a percent in February the sharpest decline in nearly a year led by a 2.3 percent fall in farm and food prices. Industrial goods rose three tenths of a percent but less than in prior months, hinting at lower consumer prices ahead. The Labor Department report supports the Ford administration view that inflation is easing.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Bayh Abandons Active Run as Florida Primary Near
Indiana Senator Birch Bayh ends active Democratic bid after Massachusetts showing depletes campaign treasury. He will continue to voice issues and urge backers to stay engaged. Four other Democrats press Florida campaign as Reagan moves toward the South.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Florida
Bayh
New York
Massachusetts
Violence erupts as police clash with workers in Vitoria
The Basque capital Vitoria faces deadly rioting with reports of three killed and 30 wounded as police engaged demonstrators near a major strike by 20,000 metal workers. Government ships in reinforcements while unverified claims of army presence emerge amidst street debris and arrests.
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Vitoria
Spain
Valladolid
Zaragoza
Bilbao
Gaceta del Norte
Francisco Aznar
Francisco Peralt
Francisco Franco
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