31 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
1
Governor Rudy Perpich says he personally pursues speeding drivers, radioing state troopers to issue tickets and sometimes tailing offenders. He notes names of painted truckers and follows up with company notices urging lawful conduct, insisting the aim is safety, not votes.
President Carter says he will not soften his human rights crusade as SALT talks resume in May in Geneva with Vance and Gromyko leading. He warns Moscow to act in good faith or risk intensified U.S. weapons development while stressing a methodical, comprehensive nuclear reduction. House and Senate leaders back his stance.
Senior defense officials see no need for rapid changes to U.S. weapons programs despite Russia rejecting Carter's nuclear arms limits. The Soviet decision could improve the B1 bomber's prospects for continued production under his administration.
The House Assassinations Committee, granted two years to complete its work, aims to settle rumors surrounding the murders of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Its sharply divided chamber extended the panel’s life through 1978 by a 230 to 181 vote after chief counsel Richard A. Sprague resigned.
An investigator says at Santa Cruz airport Spanish air controllers gave correct English instructions to KLM and Pan Am jets that collided on the runway. Cockpit recorders from both 747s are being flown to Washington for analysis with KLM and Pan Am personnel able to identify voices.
An AP report via CFTC cites unconfirmed word that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and wife Margaret may separate. A Trudeau spokesman labeled the claim extremely unlikely and declined to officially deny without consulting the prime minister.
President Mobutu Sese Seko sends reinforcements to Kolwezi to defend the copper center in Shaba province as about 2,000 Katangan fighters reportedly pause within 30 miles of the town. Diplomats say Kolwezi is key to export income. Mutshatsha had fallen earlier.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill boosting pay for state leaders and judges, setting the governor at 58000 and lawmakers at 16500 to 18500 over 1979 1980. It reallocates judges salaries and requires deputies to earn 85 percent of their bosses' pay.
Investigative Reporters and Editors findings describe Arizona as the United States main narcotics corridor from Mexico with 23 major smuggling rings, several linked to New York Detroit and Chicago families. The series notes 800 pilots flying drugs into Arizona and ties to Bonanno Spilotro Licavoli Gambino figures.
Ten small Minnesota districts would band together to operate five high schools under a House bill approved 111 to 1. The measure, sponsored by Rep Art Braun, allows paired districts to share high schools with enrollments ranging from 204 to 607 and an average just under 300. The Senate weighs a separate plan to consolidate 438 districts into 92 counties wide.
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