Evacuation Expands as Militants Vow to Die at Wounded Knee
Seven of eight remaining former hostages were to join women and children evacuating Wounded Knee as militants declared they were prepared to die. Federal officials called the situation extremely grave and urged nonresidents to leave unarmed by 8 p.m. EST.Authorities reported gunfire overnight and noted reinforcements arriving while negotiations stalled.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Paul Manhart
Wesley Hunter
Huron
South Dakota Council of Churches
Carter Camp
American Indian Movement
AIM
Justice Department
FBI
Bemidji to host first state snowmobilers conference
The Minnesota Association of Snowmobilers will hold its first state workshop conference in Bemidji on Saturday March 10 at Bemidji State College. MAS President Jack Stumpf and keynote Robert Rygg will address snowmobile trail development safety legislation and industry topics with panels by experts from the snowmobile sector medical and related fields.
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Minnesota Association of Snowmobilers
MAS
Bemidji
Bemidji State College
19Th Street
Hwy. 2
Jack Stumpf
Minnesota
Stumpf
Robert Rygg
Sled, Snowmobile and Leisure Equipment Distributors, Inc
Howard Potter
Cochairman
Upper Great Lakes
Tom Wenzel
Lyle Haseltine
2Nd Ave
Forest Lake
Edith Irving jailed in Hughes autobiography hoax case
Edith Irving was sentenced to two years in jail for involvement in the $650,000 Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. She faced a maximum five-year term. Police in Brisbane found no evidence tying a nightclub fire at Whisky-A-Go-Go to protection racketeers.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Edith Irving
Howard Hughes
Brisbane
Australia
Raymond Whitrod
County road limits not yet set for spring season
County Engineer John Kemp said no definite start date for spring road restrictions on county roads has been set while weather will decide. In Bemidji area state roads in zones 5 and 6 will have weight limits begin Friday March 9 with signs posted. County commissioners approved 10 000 pound axle limits on 11 roads except CSAH 11 from CSAH 7 to US Highway 2 where no restrictions apply.
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John Kemp
State Highway Department
Bemidji
Board of County Commissioners
Recycling supporters gain credit for donations
The Northern Minnesota Recycling Center sells certificates for every $5 donation. Certificate holders gain one vote at the annual meeting and member status of Recycling Collection Center, Inc. They become eligible for board offices. Donations can be mailed to 101 Beltrami Avenue or to Bob Welle at the bank. contact Kris Angvall at 751-3083.
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Northern Minnesota Recycling Center
Northern Minnesota Recycling Collection Center, Inc
Beltrami Avenue
Bob Welle
First National Bank
Kris Angvall
Predicted gasoline crisis may not materialize
Local Bemidji operators say rumors of a summer gasoline shortage and sharp price hikes are unfounded. A government one per cent price increase limit for the 23 largest oil companies aims to curb costs, with exceptions for cost justification. Prices seen as stabilizing, though opinions vary on a looming shortage and pollution controls cited as contributing factors.
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Bemidji
Cost of Living Council
Alaskan
Living costs jump as wholesale prices surge in February
Wholesale prices rose 1.9 percent in February the largest monthly gain since 1951 with farm products and processed foods climbing 3.9 percent the third straight sizable jump. Industrial raw materials rose 1.1 percent as patterns reflect phases of economic controls and pressure on wages and living costs.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Organized Labor
Bureau
Emergency meeting for Schoolcraft Watershed Association
A special emergency meeting of the Schoolcraft Watershed Association will be held at Horace May School on Monday March 12 at 7 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
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Schoolcraft Watershed Association
Horace May
Minnesota again considers $93 weekly unemployment ceiling
Gov. Wendell Anderson and business leaders met as a DFL backed bill would raise unemployment benefits from $64 to 60 percent of state average, about $93 weekly this year and $98 in 1974. A subcommittee vote is planned next week with tax hikes to finance the rise.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
Capitol
DFL
House
Senate
Emmett J. Cushing
Neil Sherburne
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Sherburne
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Bemidji High School Lumberjacks
Coachman Cafe
Hibbing
First State
Fred Dunlap
Beltrami County
Dunlap
Terry Knutson
Todd Jansen
Ade Mann
March Heart Fund
Heart
Pioneer
Washington
Accord
Southeast Asia
Commerce and Economic Development Committee
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