Pledges, Pucks, and Proceeds From Bemidji Question Mart
Community inquiries reveal Bemidji high school sales of Bemidji Puck Power buttons were not school activities but private ventures by three entrepreneurs. Proceeds use remains unspecified. A separate legal note explains DUI penalties under Minnesota law, with a 90 day jail or $300 fine cap per 1969 amendments. Local city attorney reiterates statutes.
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Bemidji
G.W.J
John Schuiling
Pioneer
A.B
Cass Lake
Minnesota
Gene Ouradnik
Visiting canines raise neighborhood dog safety concerns
Bemidji readers asked about protecting a fenced yard from a neighbor’s aggressive dog. City residents should contact animal control or police if a dog is a hazard. rural residents may call the sheriff, though coverage is broad.
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D.O.M
Bemidji
Ron Schleuter
City Animal Control Officer
Sheriff's Office
Pioneer Editorial Department
Minnesota Supreme Court rules heavy machinery taxable real estate
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed earlier rulings, declaring that ponderous industrial machinery is taxable real estate in most cases. The decision impacts Abex Corp. and broadens tax burdens for business personal property across the state, with a three part test for taxability and a burden on taxpayers to prove non temporary use.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Abex Corp
Two Harbors
High Court
Abex
Wendell Anderson
MacLaughlin
Anderson
Alex
Housewives join Minnesota meat price boycott plan
In at least 11 Minnesota communities, housewives aligned with Fight Inflation Together plan a meat and fowl boycott the week of April 1. Leaders cite rising prices and urge not to buy meat on Tuesdays and Thursdays and possibly the full week, aiming to force lower costs.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota
FIT
Los Angeles
Dorothy van Horn
Richfield
Minnesota Fit
South Minneapolis
Fridley
Hopkins
Eden Prairie
Shakopee
Assessor Sees Limited Local Impact From Court Ruling
Beltrami County Assessor Donald Freude said he had not read the court ruling yet but noted it would have little effect locally due to limited heavy industry. He mentioned a few potential exceptions and will wait for further study before acting.
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Beltrami County
Donald Freude
Court Rules Heavy Machinery Integral To Real Estate
The majority opinion by Justice Harry A. MacLaughlin states that machinery physically incorporated into real estate or annexed on a nontemporary basis is real property and thus not exempt under tax laws for business firms. Chief Justice Knutson and Justice Fallon Kelly dissented.
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Harry A. MacLaughlin
Oscar R. Knutson
Fallon Kelly
Conspirator Is Sentenced in Watergate Case
A federal judge sentenced one of the seven Watergate conspirators to 20 years in prison. Provisional terms were given to five others and another defendant’s sentence was postponed amid claims of political pressure to keep principals silent.
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Washington
Dedyday
Weather outlook with showers and a slight thunderstorm
Mostly cloudy conditions persist tonight with a 30 percent chance of showers. Saturday brings a similar chance of rain and a small possibility of a thunderstorm along with highs near 44 to 48 degrees.
Prisoners in Vietnam Delay Slow Release Talks
The United States and North Vietnam kept a deadlock today delaying the release of 138 American POWs. At a Joint Military Commission meeting the U S delegation said it had evidence of a renewed antiaircraft missile site near Khe Sanh and threatened retaliatory action. The Irish Republican Army Provisional wing rejected Britain's Northern Ireland blueprint, saying reforms would prolong division and leave Catholics with no option but to fight on.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Khe Sanh
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Ireland
Senate approves Leech Lake fishing and hunting surcharge bill
The Minnesota Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill ratifying an agreement with the Leech Lake Chippewa Band. The plan adds a one dollar surcharge to state licenses for hunting and fishing on the Leech Lake Reservation with funds supporting the tribe, while protecting Indians' rights elsewhere. Critics call it blackmail and warn of unknown factors if enacted.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Senate
Leech Lake
Department of Natural Resources
Norbert Arnold
DFL
Pengilly
Nixon seeks broad tariff powers in new trade push
President Nixon asks Congress for broad tariff and import authority to strengthen U S bargaining in international trade. House Ways and Means Chairman Mills signals general support, calling the proposal a possible Fair Trade Act as he notes flexible tariff adjustments may be needed.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Mills
Executive Department
Harpings The Deadlier Sex in Speakers Clash
A brief item notes a dispute over speaking roles where the female participants are described as more assertive and decisive than the male counterparts. The report highlights gender dynamics in a public debate setting and mentions key local figures among the speakers.
No break seen in Pine Ridge talks
The return of Assistant U S Attorney General Harrington Wood to Pine Ridge after a Washington trip did not signal a break in the 25 day Wounded Knee standoff with AIM. Indian leaders demand Nixon talks or a presidential emissary and say 500 Rosebud Sioux will march into the village for ceremonies while asserting treaty rights.
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Wounded Knee
S8s. D
U. S. Atty
Harrington Wood
American Indian Movement
AIM
Pine Ridge
S.C
Washington
Interior Department
James Harpster
Nixon
Russell Means
Wounded Knee Trading Post
Bureau of Indian Affairs Police
Means
Justice Department
Horace Webb
Angela Davis
South Dakota
Ramon Roubideaux
Rapid City
Sioux chief seeks UN help to oust U.S. troops
At the United Nations Chief Frank Foolscrow and a delegation of Oglala Sioux met reporters to press for recognition of Sioux independence and to urge action against U.S. government forces on the reservation. They eyed a Security Council or General Assembly resolution, while noting the long history of broken treaties and loss of land.
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Foolscrow
U.N
Meredith Quinn
Washington
Vernon Bellecourt
American Indian Movement
Security Council
General Assembly
Pike Bay election challenged in Pike Bay Township race
A complaint filed with the Pike Bay Township clerk alleges irregularities in the March 13 election for township officers. Simon Howard seeks District Court action arguing Ford Trosen and Ruth Trosen are ineligible because Trosen ran as a candidate and served as an election judge. Ford Trosen won supervisor 96 to 40, Ruth Trosen won treasurer 96 to 39 plus one write-in vote. Hans Gordon won constable with 27 votes amid 15 write-ins. Gordon’s race not contested.
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Cass Lake
Pike Bay Township
Simon Howard
Ford Trosen
Ruth Trosen
Trosen
Howard
Leech Lake
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East Nymore
Bemidji Fire Department
Forestry Service
Kelly
Knutson
Otis Lodge, Inc
Grand Rapids
State Tax Department
City of
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Delco Development Co
Cain
Senate
United Nations
N.Y
World Organization
Frank Foolscrow
U.S. Cavalry
Mother Earth
Pike Bay
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