21 Mar 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1973
Page
1
Bemidji Fire Marshal Jerry Moon warns residents against open burning of trash and garbage under local ordinances and Pollution Control Agency rules. Incinerators require a stack and spark arrestor and permits are only for extreme cases. For details call 751-8001.
Minnesota Senate authors say a bill allowing price advertising of prescription drugs will be revived after a defeat in the Health Welfare and Corrections Committee. A companion measure passed a House committee, while a separate referendum bill advances in the House. Lt Cmdr David Wheat, a Vietnam POW, returns home and supports a veteran bonus bill. Wheat and Sen. Schaaf are Duluth friends. Wheat plans a Navy career and remains on convalescent leave through late May.
The Interior Department says the occupation of Wounded Knee hurts the Pine Ridge Reservation with 244 Sioux refugees aided by Red Cross and BIA as AIM leaders dispute the government’s stance. Officials report no gunfire and no major incidents as talks continue.
Fair weather and a slight warming hug the region as AIM leaders insist talks with President Nixon or a special emissary. The government cites a plan for simultaneous talks and disarmament as unrest at Pine Ridge slows the reservation housing program and arrests are reported on the reservation.
Washington reports consumer prices climbed in February at the fastest pace since the Korean War, led by a record grocery price jump. The CPI rose 0.8 percent unadjusted, with food costs up 2.2 percent seasonally and grocery purchases up 2.4 percent, while meats and dairy surged.
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, upholds local property taxes for funding public schools, ruling education is not an explicit or implicitly protected constitutional right. The ruling reverses a lower court finding that Texas’ school finance system violated equal protection. Justice Powell cautions reform must come from lawmakers amid broader concerns about tax systems.
Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman argued before a regulated industries subcommittee that the wholesale liquor monopoly is unwholesome. He described his bill to overhaul liquor wholesaling as sweeping reforms presented Tuesday.
Northwestern Bell announces Bemidji will host the directory crew for the 1973 74 edition with Duluth staff Ken Marden Walt Lisiecki Paul Martinson and Tim Beebe under supervisor Frank Finn. Changes or additions should be directed to the Bemidji directory office at 751 6830 before April 5. A separate bill would loosen liquor license controls and allow retail price advertising while limiting state held margins and ties to city population.
Sen Frank Church says ITT tried in 1971 to foster chaos in Chile to block Allende and seek US help during his early presidency. Testimony from ITT officials and memoranda informed the subcommittee’s findings as of 1970 71. The Viet Cong says it will release the last group of American prisoners in Hanoi this weekend. US records show 147 Americans remain prisoners including 140 military and seven civilians.
James J. Needham former NYSE board chairman proposes easing capital gains taxes on long held property to boost Treasury revenue. He testifies to the House Ways and Means Committee during tax reform hearings chaired by Wilbur Mills. A sliding gains tax scale is discussed, with 50 percent inclusion for six months to five years.
U S district attorney spokesman says an appeal is expected after Judge Miles Lord ordered the Nixon administration to reinstate the disaster loan program for Minnesota farmers in 15 counties damaged by heavy rains in 1971 72. The ruling could bring about up to 10 million dollars in federal aid and was issued in a class action filed by four farmers.
Five guards remained captive as rebels at West Virginia Penitentiary clashed with staff after a fatal stabbing and injuries. Troopers and about 40 National Guardsmen were deployed, with 30 to 35 inmates behind the disturbance and up to 200 armed inmates believed present. Authorities pursued minimal unobtained demands.
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