King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is Assassinated
Beirut AP reports King Faisal, a key U.S. ally and Arab wars financier, was shot and killed by his nephew Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn Abdul Aziz. Crown Prince Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz proclaimed king, Fahd named crown prince. Oil markets react as Middle East stability darkens.
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Saudi Arabia
United States
Israel
Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz
Middle East
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Riyadh
Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn
Abdul Aziz
Mohammed
Khaled
Fahd
Washington
Geneva
London
Cleveland
Ohio
Bemidji Council Posts Sign Ordinance With Licensing Plan
At the April 7 meeting the Bemidji City Council will consider a sign ordinance requiring sign constructor licensing with a five thousand dollar bond and twenty five dollar annual permit. The proposed rules set standards for sign aesthetics, maintenance, variances, and district allowances while expanding entrance sign area and height in retail zones. The plan also tightens setbacks for highway businesses and imposes removal deadlines for certain signs and banners.
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Bemidji City
Bemidji
Simon warns Congress of possible veto of tax cut
Treasury Secretary William E. Simon warned that President Ford would veto a tax cut if it reached the proportions of the Senate bill. House and Senate tax conference negotiators met again to bridge differences after eight hours of closed talks with no major agreement. Rep. Herman T. Schneebeli said the veto threat was the clearest yet and depended on content, not size.
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Congress
Washington
Treasury
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Ford
Senate
House
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Schneebeli
Bubble gum card kings of Bemidji claim vast collection
Terry Kraft and Brian Hofmeister, both 13, boast a combined 16 130 bubble gum cards. Terry began after first grade with sports cards and built a 5 500 collection. Brian, Bemidji's top collector with 10 630 cards, cherishes a 1955 Mickey Vernon and a Tony Oliva card.
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Terry Kraft
Brian Hofmeister
St. Philips School
Terry
Brian Piccolo
Gary Sayers
Brian
Mickey Vernon
Boston Red Sox
Gale Sayers
Tony Oliva
Bemidji
Park Rapids
Larry Fritch
Steven's Point
Wisconsin
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U.S. to airlift 10,000 refugees daily from Da Nang
U S using contracted airliners will start Thursday an airlift of 10,000 refugees per day from Da Nang in South Vietnam. Da Nang near Saigon has grown vulnerable after North Vietnamese advances and the fall of Hue. Thousands have fled to Da Nang, a city of about 500,000.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Radio Saigon
Hue
da Nang
Thieu
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Thanh Binh
Hai van Pass
U.S
Air Vietnam
Arnett
Tam Ky
Quang Ngai
1St Infantry
Mekong
Delta
Can Tho
My Tho
Chon Thanh
United States
Storm closes Duluth as blizzard wrecks Minnesota roads
A spring blizzard moved out of Minnesota after paralyzing Duluth and trapping thousands. Deaths in Wisconsin were linked to the storm while hundreds sought shelter in Cloquet and Mahtowa. Power outages lingered in Cottonwood County as crews worked to restore service and officials warned of continued severe cold.
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Wisconsin
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