23 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1977
Page
1
The Democratic majority in Congress aims for swift approval of President Carter's election law package while some Republicans resist public financing of congressional campaigns. Senator Bob Packwood and other GOP members label the plan as the "ept congressmen" phrase, voiced Tuesday in opposition.
London AP reports Prime Minister James Callaghan has secured a deal to win Liberal Party support, giving Labor a 13 vote House majority for a pending no confidence vote. A loss could trigger a general election likely to favor the Conservatives.
A body found beside a dirt road near a Livonia intersection is tentatively identified as Timothy King, the seventh victim in county child abduction slayings. A skateboard and clothing described in the report were found near the body as investigators weigh whether this death fits the pattern of earlier abductions and killings.
Katangan rebels remain entrenched in Kasaji and other towns in southern Shaba despite Mobutu government claims of recapture. Reports say about 2,000 Katangan troops in Zaire with 5,000 more in Angola and continue fighting near Kolwezi and Dilolo. The invasion faces fuel shortages and limited air support, with Cuban and Soviet arms alleged but denied by Castro.
Beltrami County Board discussed allocating about 380000 in federal revenue sharing funds, with 182000 for courthouse repairs, 100000 for road and bridge, 50000 for general fund, 23000 for a county personnel office, 15000 for senior programs, and 10000 for general government. A final action was postponed to April 5 to allow public comment.
A Minnesota Senate committee narrowly approves a bill requiring retailers to accept and pay deposits on beverage containers. The plan would apply a 10 cent defunct value with a 9 cent return, aim to push refillable containers, and take effect July 1, 1978. Competing amendments and prior defeats shape expected floor action.
President Carter prepared to unveil a semi final list of as many as 32 water projects at risk of cancellation. The list includes new flood control and dam works in Tennessee Tombigbee Alabama Mississippi and adds Bureau of Reclamation sites in Colorado Wyoming. It also restates many previously tied projects and aims to save billions by scrapping costly items.
The Carter administration asked Congress to approve a three year set of farm programs more modest than farm state proposals. Agriculture Secretary Bergland said the package could cost $500 million to $2 billion, depending on weather and prices, with a reserve of 300 million bushels of wheat for emergencies.
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