Peace hopes rise as Wounded Knee talks move forward
Negotiations split 150 miles apart between Rapid City officials and Wounded Knee occupiers aim to settle the 29 day siege. Abourezk urged progress while Frizzell outlined talks on civil rights investigations, tribal finances, and a potential election, with roadblocks manned by volunteers and federal observers watching for compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
Oglala Sioux
Rapid City
American Indian Movement
AIM
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Kent Frizzell
U.S
Abourezk
Sen. Abourezk
Frizzell
Aaron de Sersa
AIM Communications
Marvin Franklin
Interior
Indian Affairs
Franklin
Richard Wilson
Lloyd Eaglebull
Justice and Interior Departments
Wilson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
AIM leaders accused of hijacking risk on Cuba bound flight
North Central Airlines received a warning from South Dakota authorities that Dennis Banks and Russell Means, leaders of the American Indian Movement, may attempt to hijack a plane to Cuba after fleeing Wounded Knee on horseback. The pair were involved in the occupation of Wounded Knee last month. A 715 foot Canadian freighter opened the St. Lawrence Seaway season early, in ballast, to Montreal, due to favorable conditions and shipment needs.
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Minneapolis
North Central Airlines
Cuba
Dave Moran
North Central
South Dakota
AIM
Dennis Banks
Russell Means
Porcupine
S.D
Wounded Knee
Banks
Means
Massena
N.Y
Menihek
Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lawsuit Filed Over $750000 Traffic Death Near Glyndon
Germaine Y Berglund as trustee for the Berglund heirs sues for 750000 in Clay County alleging negligence in a August 21 accident near Glyndon. Defendants Joseph Lesch of St Paul and 8F Douglas Truck Line Inc of New Brighton reply that Berglund was negligent.
Fulbright seeks hearing on Cambodia bombing mission details
Sen. J. W. Fulbright demands a public hearing with the secretary of state to explain U S bombing missions in Cambodia. He questions authority, targets, personnel, and the policy as Nixon aides cite cease fire violations and Paris accords.
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Fulbright
Cambodia
Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
Nixon
Secretary of State
Congressional
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
North Vietnam
Indochina
Vietnam
Laos
Lon Nol
Stop Look Listen Warns at Intersections
Tip warns drivers at intersections to brake and stay alert to avoid rear end collisions from inattentive drivers.
Trail signs damaged on Bemidji Old Indian Trail
Vandals damaged bridges and markers along the Old Indian Trail at the lakefront. Of eight original signs only three remain. guard rails on Ah Zho Gance bridge were torn away and stairs railing damaged. Two fires burned cedars and shrubs. the Women's Garden Club started the trail about five years ago with labor from Minnesota Green Thumb workers and other programs.
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Bemidji Park
Jim Cameron
Erwin Mittelholtz
Beltrami County
Historical Society
Lake Front
12Th Street
Women’s Garden Club
Minnesota Green Thumb
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Minnesota
Erwin Mitterholtz
McCord to Testify in Closed Door Watergate Probe
Convicted Watergate conspirator James W McCord Jr agreed to answer questions under oath in a closed door interview with a Senate investigation committee. The session precedes public hearings on the Watergate bugging of Democratic headquarters and other alleged political espionage from last year’s campaign. E Howard Hunt Jr awaiting sentencing and scheduled to appear before a federal grand jury.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Nixon
White House
John W. Deanell
Sen
John Tower
Texas
Senate Gop
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Conference
McCord
Watergate Committee
Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Indictments Seen as Negotiating Tool in Wounded Knee Crisis
U S Attorney General Kleindienst says grand jury indictments are being held to pressure negotiations with militant Indians at Wounded Knee South Dakota. He disclosed sealed indictments issued by a Rapid City grand jury as part of a bargaining tactic.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.S
Richard G. Kleindienst
Justice Department
Wounded Knee
S.C
Kleindienst
Federal Bar Association
Rapid City
S.D
Pine River’ Indian Reservation
Weather outlook: colder with mixed skies regionally
Fair to partly cloudy conditions in the north while the south remains cloudy with light intermittent rain. A slight chance of measurable precipitation remains through Thursday. Colder today and tonight with highs 36 to 46 and lows 20 to 25. Precipitation chance about 20 percent north today tonight and Thursday.
Public input urged on Beltrami County zoning update
Beltrami County Planning Advisory Commission discussed gathering opinions from residents and groups before finalizing a new zoning ordinance to supersede Interim Ordinances for the Management of Shoreland Areas. A committee will coordinate with watershed and environmental groups to study rough outlines ahead of a mid June adoption target with public hearings planned in late April.
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Beltrami County
Planning Advisory Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Patnaude
State Highway Action Plan Meeting Held in Bemidji
Today the Minnesota State Highway Department hosts the first action plan session at 2 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Bemidji district office at the Trunk Highways 2 and 371 junction. The plan aims to ensure full consideration of social economic and environmental effects and solicits public and agency input during project development. This Bemidji meeting is the first of eight statewide sessions.
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State Highway Department
Bemidji (Dist. 2
Bemidji
Committees OK Gun Control Bill In Minnesota
Atty. Gen. Warren Spannaus handgun permit bill advances in Minnesota with Senate judiciary subcommittee approval 4-1 and House subcommittee voice vote. Amendments set Oct 1 effective date and time limits on agency action. Main provisions include handgun purchase permits and a strict carry permit. exemptions cover home, property, and hunting trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Joseph O'Neill
R-St. Paul
Senate
Nicholas Coleman
Dfl-St. Paul
Minnesota
Senate Judiciary Committee
CD head foresees state fuel shortage
Minnesota Civil Defense director James Erchul warns of a spring and summer fuel shortage as farm acreage rises 11 percent and motorist demand grows 7 percent. He notes 60 percent of farmers buy fuel from cooperatives and cites Farmland supplying southwest Minnesota.
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ST. Paul
Civil Defense
Minnesota
Erchul
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Vernon Long
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Stan Holder
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lake Irving
Magruder
Gerald L. Warren
House
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D-Pa
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R-Ill
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