Senate unit okays Leech Lake fishing pact
Minnesota Senate committee approves a $1 surcharge on hunting and fishing licenses for Leech Lake Reservation to fund development while Indians forego commercial fishing. Opponents call it a treaty and blackmail. supporters say it preserves resources and is best obtainable. The deal could grow to half the state license fee in coming years and affects 2,800 Indians and 4,500 whites on the reservation.
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ST. Paul
Commission
State Department of Natural Resources
Senate
Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee
Wendell Anderson
DNR
Leech Lake Chippewa Band
U.S
Edward J. Devitt
Mandt Torrison
Minnesota Duck
John McArdle
Winnibigoshish
McArdle
Leech Lake
Herbst
Robert Renner
Devitt
Renner
Walker
Reservation Business Committee
Bemidji Area Schools Dismissed For Hockey Tournament
Most Bemidji area students will have no school Thursday and Friday as Bemidji High School participates in the state hockey tournament. District No. 31 voted at a Tuesday noon meeting to dismiss all but Vocational Technical, Laboratory, and special education students, with St Philips Catholic School also dismissed. Classes at the Seventh Day Adventist School will proceed as usual.
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Bemidji
POWs Get Big Sendoff as They Return Home
Eighty former prisoners of war began returning to the United States after emotional scenes at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. The remaining 56 POWs at Operation Homecoming were to depart in three flights on Thursday, with doctors reporting them in generally good shape and to receive follow up care at military hospitals near their homes.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Gail M. Kerns
Daniels
W. Va
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Kelly, Scott and
Travis
CIA analyst says Viet Cong had spies to learn U.S. Vietnam plans
In a defense case, Samuel A. Adams testifies that Viet Cong intelligence could access Pentagon study details via spies. Elisberg and Russo face espionage and theft charges for copying the Vietnam war study. FBI's Gray says White House invited him to Cleveland speech, Senate panel resumes hearings on his permanent director nomination.
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Los Angeles
Central Intelligence Agency
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Samuel A. Adams
Adams
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Washington
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Cleveland
White House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gray
AIM remains firm in ouster demands.
In Wounded Knee South Dakota the AIM holding the town demands the removal of Oglala president Richard Wilson and two BIA officials. Talks with Justice and Interior Departments resume today as fears of retaliation linger and the group pushes for Senate hearings into BIA management.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice and Interior Departments
Interior Department
Richard Wilson
Oglala
Wilson
Pine Ridge
AIM
Senate
BIA
Justice Department
Ramon Roubideaux
Sign of spring braces Bemidji road weight limits
Road restrictions in Bemidji area zones 5 and 6 take effect Friday March 9 as crews post signs on weight limits. Zones 1 2 3 and 4 already began March 6 and will lift when officials determine overweight loads no longer harm highways.
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Bemidji
Beltrami County acts on road limits welfare board nominations
Beltrami County Commissioners set axle weight limits on most roads due to thaw risks 10000 pounds with 11 exempted. They nominated three candidates for the County Welfare Board including Ray Boyer and approved funding for public health and planning efforts. A hearing on veteran land sales was scheduled for April 3 and discussions included lakeshore ordinances and district reapportionment.
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Welfare Board
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
State Welfare Department
County Welfare Board
Ray Boyer
Bill Davis
Lyle Caughey
Minnesota
Itasca
County Road and Bridge Fund
County Building Fund
Mental Health Fund
General Revenue Fund
Virginia Wickstrom
County Public Health Nursing Service
Mary Scharnogle
Mary Bjerke
R.N
Nursing Service
Planning Advisory Commission
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group
Dave Rasmussen
Bemidji Seeks More Candidates For Miss Bemidji Pageant
Eight candidates attended the first charm school session last night as organizers call for additional girls to join the Miss Bemidji pageant. Interested participants may contact Mrs. Al Snider at 751-1021 and attend the next charm school on Wednesday March 14 at 7 30 p.m. in the Otter Tail meeting room. The event selects a representative for Bemidji and also funds scholarships as part of the program.
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Bemidji
Otter Tail
Community meeting shapes Bemidji education needs
A day long town meeting at Bemidji Area Vocational Technical School brought together city and county officials, business leaders, and educators to map adult education needs. President Decker highlighted economic impacts of 100 students and urged community input to tailor courses, while E M Darwin proposed a community education coordinator to cut duplication. A five county survey and publicity push through a community corner in The Pioneer were planned.
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Bemidji
Bemidji State College
R. D. Decker
Bemidji Area
BSC
University of Minnesota
R.D. Decker
Decker
Dr. Decker
Bemidji Area Vocational Technical Institute
E.M. Darwin
Darwin
The
Pioneer
Harpings Girls Do Better With Beauty Than Brains
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy cooler conditions tonight and Thursday. Lows around 20 to 25, highs Thursday in the low to mid 30s with a 5 percent chance of precipitation.
Honest error prompts bus bid switch for District 31
The school board voided Tim's Truck and Equipment bid after a $1,500 error in their chassis bid. Excise tax was double counted, making Tim's bid higher than the next lowest. The board awarded three buses to Bob Lowth Ford and two to Thorson International, returning Tim's $736.96 bid security.
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Tim
Bob Lowth Ford, Inc
Thorson International
Lowth
Thorson
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Minneapolis
Greg Gits
James Froyd
Douglas Toven
Marden Schermerhorn
Paul Gustafson
MPIRG
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Roger Bucen
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