Senator fights tax increment financing reform in Minnesota
State Senator Jack Davies DFL Minneapolis targets repeal of tax increment financing a law used to fund private redevelopment warnings that the scheme diverts public funds into private profits. He now pushes reforms noting reputational and fiscal risks while citing Pillsbury Minneapolis and Prudential Plymouth as contrasting corporate choices.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Jack Davies
DFL
Minneapolis
Davies
States
Senate
House
Pillsbury Co
Prudential Insurance Co
Plymouth
Appleton
Benson
Clarkfield
Farmington
Windom
Carter panel in Honolulu seeks clarity on Vietnam war missing
President Carter’s special commission to Indochina paused in Honolulu for rest before returning to Washington. They secured Vietnamese assurances to set up procedures to clarify the status of Americans missing in the Vietnam War. Commission leaders cited hopes Laos might assist and noted Hanoi delivered remains of 12 pilots for identity confirmation.
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Honolulu
Carter
Indochina
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
Washington
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Army Mortuary
Oakland
Calif
Leonard Woodcock
United States
Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Cambodia
Commission
Band Seeks Funds for Seattle Trip by Bemidji High
The Paul Bunyan Band plans to represent Minnesota at the National Jaycees Convention in Seattle this June. They must raise 18000 and have 8918.17 so far, with proceeds from local events this weekend and upcoming fundraisers adding to the total. Major community support comes from Bemidji businesses and organizations, plus theater donations and multiple family efforts.
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Seattle
Minnesota
Eagles
Bud
Gloria Woodard
Amigo
First Presbyterian Church
BPO
Bemidji
Carter Fukuda Talks Open Two Day Economic Summit Prep
President Carter and Japan's Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda begin two days of talks in Washington on global economic and security issues. A White House ceremony with military honors welcomes Fukuda during his official visit as discussions aim to cover bilateral economic ties and preparations for the May London economic summit with the United States, Japan and other industrial democracies.
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Washington
Carter
Japan
Takeo Fukuda
White House
Fukuda
London
United States
Gandhi to resign amid election losses in India
NEW DELHI AP reports Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is likely to resign after losing her Parliament seat and suffering Congress party setbacks in the general election. With 283 of 542 seats counted, Janata leading with 135 seats and nine possible allies, while Congress trails with 103.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Congress Party
Weather outlook with snow flurries and cold Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight with variable cloudiness. Snow flurries possible tonight and Tuesday as temperatures drop. Highs today in the 30s, Tuesday’s highs in the low to mid 20s. Lows tonight near single digits to mid teens. Winds Southeasterly 10 mph, turning 15 to 20 mph this afternoon, then NW 15 mph tonight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent tonight.
Panamanian tanker breaks in two off North Carolina coast
A 676 foot Panamanian tanker Claude Conway split in two after an explosion about 140 miles southeast of Wilmington. Of 39 crew, 27 were rescued, 12 missing, with five injured. Survivors were taken to Camp Lejeune as the stern and bow drifted apart, an oil slick reported at the scene. The ship, 20 years old and Japanese built, was owned by Cosmopolitan Shipping Co S.A of Panama.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Atlantic
North Carolina
Claude Conway
Moss Point
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Wilmington
Conway
Cosmopolitan Shipping Co., S.A
Panama
United States
Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. Inc
New York
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Geese” Ausbie
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