Federal news blackout on Wounded Knee peace talks
The U S government orders a news blackout on Wounded Knee negotiations with 150 to 200 militants holding the village for two months. A spokesman suggested a possible U S forces intervention if no agreement by Friday. Also reported are burial approvals for Frank Clearwater and the return of Russell Means to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
Richard Hellstein
Hellstein
Rosebud
Frank Clearwater
Lawrence LaMont
Pine Ridge
Means
Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
Los Angeles
AIM attorney denounces BIA and 1934 Act
Ramon Roubideaux chief counsel for the American Indian Movement told a county bar association that Indians are prisoners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and that the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 is a sham under mixed blood leaders working with whites. He urged abolishing the BIA and condemned tribal chairmen as a “small group of fat cats” responsible for high crime and poverty among Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
America
Bureau of Indian Affairs
American Indian Movement
Ramon Roubideaux
AIM
Roubideaux
BIA
Tighter controls eyed to slow inflation
Washington sources say Phase 3 wage price controls may tighten after a White House briefing with President Nixon and top advisers. Officials stress no new wage price freeze but stronger enforcement could occur as inflation remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Roy Ash
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Labor Management Advisory Committee
B B King to perform tonight at Bemidji State College
Blues legend B B King will give an 8 p m concert in Memorial Hall gymnasium at Bemidji State College. Tickets are at the door and information is available from the Hobson Union office at 755 2948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji State College
Hobson Memorial Union
BSC
BSC College
Union
B.B. King
Memorial Hall
BSC Hobson Union
Harpings Protect Our Birds Revenue Breaks and Loophole
A local notice highlights tax exemptions related to bird conservation efforts. It notes lawmakers weigh continuing protections while balancing fiscal impact and wildlife programs.
Connally to switch to Republican ranks announce in Houston
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally plans to announce a party switch in Houston at a noon news conference and defend Nixon’s Watergate handling. In Los Angeles, defense attorneys in the Pentagon papers case accused Ehrlichman of trying to bribe the judge and pressed to expose any Watergate links to the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
John B. Connally
Washington Post
The
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Connally
Houston
Tex
Nixon
Los Angeles
John D. Ehrlichman
White House
U. S. District Court
Matt Byrne
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony J. Russo
Bemidji council moves to halt twin theatre complex
The Bemidji City Council voted unanimously to pursue legal action to stop construction of a twin theatre complex on Hwy 2 west of Bemidji. The city seeks an injunction against Bud Woodard, arguing the project violates a 1969 ordinance near the municipal airport and could affect airport development funds. Woodard's attorney contends the ordinance does not apply and a building permit is unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji City
Bemidji
Bud Woodard
Woodard
Romaine Powell
Minnesota Vietnam veterans to receive tax free bonuses
Minnesota lawmakers near final passage of a Vietnam bonus law providing 100 to 600 dollars to about 143000 veterans. The program costs 85 to 90 million over 20 years and pays survivors and families 1000 dollars. Eligibility spans July 1 1958 to July 27 1973 with tax free bonuses and bonds issued by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Vietnam
Elmer Childress
State Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
Agnew gains new White House role
President Nixon elevates Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to vice chairman of the Domestic Council to involve him more in domestic policy. Agnew will liaise with governors and local officials while Ehrlichman’s duties shift to Kenneth R. Cole as the Domestic Council chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
John D. Ehrlichman
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Houston
Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Kenneth R. Cole
Stephen B. Buil
Modern day Hucks lose canoe trip to fire near Big Wolf Lake
Two Breck High School honor students from Minneapolis James Hanson and Duane Lee faced disaster when a campfire sparked grass fires and consumed their canoe and gear during a Father of Waters canoe project. Forestry crews fought the blaze, totaling about 10 acres and $605 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Lake Itasca
Bruce Hanson
Duane Lee
Big Wolf Lake
Hanson
Lee
Breck High School
Carson Berglund
Berglund
Schoolcraft
John Rodewald
Flood threat rises as rains persist along the Mississippi
Heavy rains across northern Missouri Iowa and Illinois threaten higher flooding downstream along the swollen Mississippi River. Weather officials forecast crests near 25 feet at Hannibal and Quincy with more rain likely. Ten plus deaths and over 11 million acres underwater across seven disaster states with damages exceeding 322 million dollars reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
St. Louis
River District
National Weather Service
Mississippi
The
Mississippi River Commission
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Ohio
Corps
Hannibal
Quincy
New Orleans Weather Service Office
Gulf
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europe
Paul Brandvik
Hellstern
Interior Department
Kent Frizzell
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota
Russell Means
Clearwater
Council
Webster Two Hawk
William Walker
Cost of Living Council
Walker
Edgar Fielder
the Treasury
Fielder
B. B. King
James Alland
Ruluth
Senate
House
Donald Samuelson
DFL
Brainerd
Hucks
of Army Engineers
Ill
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!