Rural fire protection funding and equipment plans discussed
A Bemidji Rural Fire Protection Association meeting is set for Monday March 27 at 7 30 p m at the Bemidji fire hall to discuss granting Grant Valley and Eckles Townships admission and whether to buy another tanker pumper. The board will consider extending the five mill levy for one more year to build a reserve while reserving funds for new equipment. the stated tax figure of 11 per 100 is incorrect and fire protection costs are about 1.35 to 1.80 per 100 in the four townships.
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B.F
Turtle River
Bemidji
Grant Valley
Eckles
Bemidji Rural Fire Protection Association
Frohn
Turtle Lake
Guy Cooper
Wayne Alsop
Beltrami County
Britain suspends Northern Ireland home rule amid crisis
London announces direct control of Northern Ireland for one year as Prime Minister Edward Heath says the Protestant government is suspended and internment without trial for suspected rebels is authorized in a move aimed at restoring peace but risking civil war.
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London
Northern Ireland
Edward Heath
House of Commons
Ulster
William Whitelaw
Heath
Commons
Whitelaw
Frazier Agnew
Belfast
Young Unionists
Irish Republican Army
Edward MacAteer
Westminster
Northern
Ireland
Irish Republic
Britain
Edward VIII
Brian Faulkner
Faulkner
Bemidji student injured by blank cartridge wad in parking lot
A 16 year old Bemidji High School student was struck in the knee by a wad from a blank cartridge fired from a .22 gun. The incident occurred at 1 50 p m in the school parking lot. Police seek an approximate 18 year old male shooter. He was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji High School
Douglas Black
Route 2
Black
Freezing Underground Pipes in Bemidji This Winter
City water engineer Ernie Slough says many homes froze due to unusually deep frost this winter. About 200 residents, including those on Birchmont 29th Street and Norwood Drive, faced frozen pipes. running cold water during severe cold spells is advised to prevent damage.
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Birchmont
29Th Street
Norwood Drive
R.S
Bemidji
Ernie Slough
City
Federal Building Employee Count and Payroll Details
In Bemidji the exact number of people employed in the Federal Building cannot be determined without contacting each government office there. Many offices have field workers and payrolls come from multiple programs. To learn counts, contact the specific office or program.
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L.S
Bemidji
Civil Service
Pioneer Editorial Department
Pilot Killed In Fargo Air National Guard Jet Crash
An Air National Guard F101 trainer crashed during takeoff in Fargo killing Lt. Burton D. Humphrey 23 and injuring radarman 2nd Lt. Sanford Borlaug 25 and two others. The plane skidded across railroad tracks and struck a house destroying it.
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Fargo
N.D
Air National Guard
Burton D. Humphrey
Sanford Borlaug
Borlaug
National Guard
Gerald Reed
Air Force
Washington, D.C
119Th
North Dakota Air National Guard
World at a Glance: Chile, Nixon, and Phnom Penh Strikes
Reports cite Jack Anderson documents alleging US and ITT links to plots to block Allende in Chile. State Department denies improper electoral activities. Nixon weighs firings to balance union defections as Woodcock exits the Pay Board. Education Secretary Richardson defends busing cuts. Berrigan case moves to motions for acquittal after 64 witnesses. Phnom Penh bridge bombing kills three, wounds five as arrests follow.
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Santiago
Chile
Jack Anderson
Washington
Salvador Allende
Anderson
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
United States
DFL to Meet in Beltrami County Saturday Evening
The Beltrami County DFL will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. in the VFW clubroom to name delegates to the state and district conventions elect county officers and conduct other pertinent business.
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Beltrami County
DFL
VFW
Water shortage threatens Arctic plant in Clearbrook
At a March meeting in Clearbrook over 120 Arctic Enterprise employees and local business leaders heard Ed Mazurek warn the plant could close if fire protection water is not supplied by December 1, 1972. Mayor Boomgaarden outlined a proposed 70 percent federal grant with state 10 percent and local 20 percent funding to build a 250,000 gallon tank. operations will shift part of the track work to Thief River Falls to preserve jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearbrook
Jacob Boomgaarden
Arctic Enterprise
Economic Development Administration
Boomgaarden
Ed Mazurek
Arctic Enterprises
Dewey Paulson
Thief River Falls
Mazurek
Arctic
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Pioneer
N. Ireland
Blank
Federal Building
Public” Pay Board
Nixon
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Elliot L. Richardson
Senate
Capitol Hill
Harrisburg, Pa
Philip Berrigan
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Baumgaarden
James Fletcher
Bemidji Junior High School
Jeff Heath
Douglas Bjerke
Larry Graham
Kevin Olson
Randy Seitz
Mike Drews
David Gitz
Richard Hensen
Paul Preston
Kirby Stittsworth
Cecil Raiter
Jay Griggs
Bill Joyce
Terry Ellenson
Ron Mathisen
Bemidji Junior High
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