Federal grants boost Bemidji Industrial Park expansion
Federal and regional awards totaling 1 060 400 plus 311 600 city funds will extend Bemidji water and sewer lines to the southeast industrial park and add a 500 000 gallon storage tank. The EDA covers 960 400 with a 137 200 bonus. Upper Great Lakes adds 100 000. Nine current tenants plus two lots remain in play as three miles of water main and two miles of sewer main are installed along with new roads.
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Bemidji
Robert Bergland
Doug St. Onge
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Upper Great Lakes
Beltrami County
Bemidji Development Corporation
Stan Pechaver
Minnesota
Pechaver
Development Corporation
Bemidji Chamber of Commerce
State College
Charles’ Naylor
Grant Avenue
Cedar Service, Inc
Neilson Avenue
Norton Avenue
15Th St
Third Street
OPEC Leaders Plot Long Term Policy Behind Closed Doors
In Algiers OPEC heads aim to seal a solemn declaration guiding future customer relations. Algeria’s Boumedienne presses a price freeze until 1980 and a separate aid drive. He seeks a $10 to 15 billion OPEC fund to help struggling nations meet higher bills.
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Algiers
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Algeria
Houari Boumedienne
Phnom Penh Airport Shuts After Rocket Attacks But Airlift Continues
Rocket fire halted all commercial flights at Phnom Penh airport as Khmer Rouge shelling intensified. American cargo planes continued unloading 565 tons of ammunition and over 600 tons of rice plus 160 tons of fuel, with ground crews staying in bunkers. More than 40 rockets hit near the airport but no serious casualties reported. Foreign carriers had already suspended service since January due to the attacks.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bangkok
Tax burden for middle income doubles in two decades
Washington AP reports a government study finds middle income families paying twice as much in taxes over 20 years. The Advisory Commission notes higher public spending, rising Social Security costs, and faster wage growth in federal jobs vs private sectors, with broader tax and spending trends across levels of government.
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Washington
Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Congress
Commission
Dog attackers identified in Nymore girl incident
Six eyewitnesses identified a black and white dog as the attacker that mauled 10 year old Christi Chavez near the Nymore Arena. The dog is held 21 days for rabies observation after BCA tests could not link it to the girl’s blood or scene hair.
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Nymore
Bemidji Animal Control
Ron Schluster
Christi Chavez
Nymore Arena
Chavez
Schlueter
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
St. Paul
BCA
City attorney seeks stiffer penalties for college student shoplifting
Bemidji city attorney Eugene Ouradnik urged county court to impose stiffer penalties for college students convicted of shoplifting. He noted recurring cases at John's Super Valu near Bemidji State College, where sentences were previously stayed. Nelson, a Bemidji State master's student, pleaded guilty to stealing a sausage loaf worth 1.09 dollars. he faces up to 300 dollar fine and 90 days in jail, with pre-sentence investigation ordered and sentencing set for March 12.
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Jerry Doggett
Bemidji
Eugene Ouradnik
Bradley Nelson
Bemidji State College
Ouradnik
M. A. Reed
John’s Super Valu
BSC
Ronald Capenter
Nelson
Carpenter
John
County panel rejects liquor license for BSC veterans group
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners denied Bemidji State College Veterans Club a special 3.2 beer license for an April 26 fundraiser at Bemidji Raceway citing legality and crowd-safety concerns. The vote followed opposition from Sheriff Tolman.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Bemidji State College Veterans Club
Tim Elverman
Bemidji State College
Bemidji Raceway
Elverman
Tom Tolman
Tolman
BSC Veterans Club
Crime Commission
Lorenz freed unharmed after West Berlin kidnapping
West Berlin politician Peter Lorenz was released unharmed in the Wilmersdorf district after six days in confinement. Police launched a large manhunt for eight suspects linked to the kidnapping and offered a $40,000 reward. Lorenz planned a news conference and described his ordeal with police officials noting his appearance and the recovered glasses.
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West Germany
West Berlin
Lorenz
Wilmersdorf
Klaus Huebner
Huebner
Minnesota handgun control bill faces first 1975 hearing
A Minnesota handgun control proposal gains initial debate in the state legislature. Senator Nicholas Coleman and Rep. Tom Berg back a permit system for purchases with a 14 day wait while police background checks proceed. Proponents say it will save lives. opponents will testify in two weeks in the Senate and next Tuesday in the House. Police chiefs and counties weigh in as hearings begin.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Warren Spannaus
Spannaus
Senate Judiciary
House Committee On Crime Prevention and Corrections
Senate
House Committee
Nicholas Coleman
St. Paul
Tom Berg
DFL
Minneapolis
Bill draws wide backing from officials in gun control push
The bill received support from a group including two public defenders, a sheriff, a former governor, and mobt attorneys. Minneapolis Police Chief Jack Jensen urged stronger provisions on Saturday night specials and a mandatory first-offense gun sentence. William Kennedy of Hennepin County public defense warned gun sales to unstable individuals fuel homicides, while Former Gov. Elmer L. Andersen called the proposal modest but essential.
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Torneys
Minneapolis
Jack Jensen
William Kennedy
Hennepin County
Elmer L. Andersen
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Naylor
North Central Sheltered Workshop
Grizzly Pole
the Pioneer
People’s Natural Gas
Skaar Distributing
Northern Culvert
Armour and Co
Cedar Services, Inc
Schwan’s Warehouse
Charles Naylor
Them
Reed
BSC Veterans Group
Stuart’s Inc
Highway 2
Blackduck State Bank
Kelliher Citizen’s State Bank
First National Bank of
Northern National Bank
Security State Bank
Wilton Area
North Country
Blackduck
RC and D Commission
Cal Hegstrom’s
Bemi
Ray Boyer
County Welfare Board
Boyer
State Welfare Department
Vern Maltais
Veterans Service Officer
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