Ecology vs economy flare over Lake Plantagenet plat
Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission held a public session on the Schoolcraft Acres plat on Lake Plantagenet north shore. The study committee recommended preliminary approval despite environmental protests over marshland habitat and potential spillover effects. One dissenting vote cited ecological risks. the DNR opposes dredging or filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bain
Beltrami County
Commission
Jack Snively
Alden Kittleson
Ron Olson
Bill Okerman
U S marshal wounded in roadblock confrontation at Wounded Knee
Federal negotiators said they would talk with AIM leaders at Wounded Knee after U S marshal Lloyd Grimm was wounded at a village roadblock. Grimm, 56, Nebraska, was shot in the chest and flown to Colorado, with officials stating his condition as serious but not critical. The siege enters its fourth week as authorities seek a peaceful settlement and aid deliveries are contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
Lloyd Grimm
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
U.S. Marshals Service
Wayne Colburn
Colburn
Grimm
Pine Ridge
American Indian Movement
AIM
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Aurora
Colo
Colorado
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
William Hall
Richard Wilson
Justice Department
Wilson
Communication Gap With Youth Echoes Old City Lingo
A fragment notes a gap in talk between adults and youth with expressions like Holler and 23 Skidoo, then a youth replies with pride about owning a 72' Caterpillar earthmover. The report captures regional slang and street banter as a snapshot of everyday speech.
Filing dates set for Independent ISD 31 school board election
Wayland Jones announces filing window for candidates and petitions from March 30 to April 24 at the district offices. Incumbents M J Buck Haack and Wayland Jones term expiries are noted. Absentee voting rules specify requests between March 31 and April 23 for the May 15 poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Wayland Jones
Minnesota
Jones
M.J
Buck’’ Haack
Haack
H.W. Dickinson
Gasoline tax battle stalls mass transit plan in Minnesota
In St Paul the House Transportation Committee rejected a bill to amend the constitution to divert gasoline tax funds to mass transit. The proposal, by Reps. Farley and Berg, would have referred the issue to voters in 1974, while current law keeps highway funds for highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
House Transportation Committee
Ray Fariey
DFL
Thomas Berg
Minneapolis
Berg
Senate
House
Hennepin
Becker
Douglas
LeSueur
Morrison
Otter Tail
Pennington
Rice
Sherburne
Swift
Todd
Ramsey County
Last American prisoners freed. Vietnam laos repatriation completed
At Clark Air Base Philippines the final 32 American POWs released from Hanoi arrive as the last phase of repatriation in Vietnam and Laos ends. In Washington G Gordon Liddy refuses to answer grand jury questions citing self incrimination and seeks immunity. In Erie William J Prater is convicted of three counts of first degree murder for the Yablonski slayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Vietnam
Laos
Washington (Ap
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
Democratic
Danbury
Conn
U.S. Dist
John J. Sirica
Erie
William J. Prater
United Mine Workers
Yablonski
Prater
UMW
Joseph A. Yablonski
Senate approves Leech Lake fishing and hunting fee deal
Minnesota Senate backs an agreement with the Leech Lake Band to impose a $1 surcharge on hunting and fishing on the 600000 acre reservation. The Indians would drop unlimited rights in exchange, with funds to support economic development and limits on commercial fishing. Gov. Anderson backs the plan as Rep. Herbst urges House passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Senate
Leech Lake
Walker-Cass Lake
Wendell Anderson
House
Environmental Protection-Natural Resources Committee
Robert Herbst
Commissioner of
Natural Resources
Joe Graba
DFL
Wadena
No Burning Permits Cancelled by City Fire Marshal
Fire Marshal Jerry Moen announces immediate cancellation of all burning permits including fire barrels and trash containers in Bemidji. The order cancels permits and bans burning activity starting now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Bemidji
Jerry Moen
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Margaret Carlson
Schoolcraft Acres
Department of Natural Resources
Dorothy Andree
John Rose
Dick DeVries
Ernest Tell
Pioneer
Mark Sheehan
Department
Oglala
Tribal Council
Leo
Wilcox
Scenic
Pine Ridge Reservation
Pennington County
George Behrens
Lloyd Eaglebull
AIM Forces
South Dakota
Leo Wilcox
Johnson Holy Rock
U.S. District Court
Andrew Bogue
Rapid City
Chamberlain
John Keller
Keller
Oglala Sioux Country
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
Capistrano
Golden Eye
Lake Bemidji
Minnesota Experimental City
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