Food price decline offset by soaring industrial costs
Wholesale food and farm product prices fell in April for the first time in six months, led by a 2.9 percent drop in meat. Industrial raw materials climbed 1.4 percent, the largest monthly gain since January 1951, pushing overall wholesale prices up 0.8 percent for April. The Labor Department notes a 17.3 percent six month annual rate and a base price index of 130.7.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Minnesota Senate OKs record school aid bill and veterans bonus
The Minnesota Senate approved a $1.276 billion school aid package surpassing prior totals, boosting aid to districts with high poverty and growth and state cost takeover of bus programs. The chamber also advanced a $60 million Vietnam veterans bonus by bonds, while reviewing abortion and contraceptive measures amid a wider policy push.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Senate
Senate
Wendell Anderson
Minnesota
House
Vietnam
Senate Rules Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Bemidji to honor Outstanding Young Man awards in 1972 banquet
Nominees for the Outstanding Young Man and the Boss of the Year and Outstanding Woman awards are under judging for Bemidji 1972. The event at Bemidji Country Club features a 6:30 social hour, 7:30 banquet, then dancing and entertainment by Joe Vene and Trevor Blue.
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Bemidji
OYM
Bemidji Country Club
Bill Howe
Bemidji Jaycees
Howe
Roger Stubbins
Frank Goodell
Joe Vene
Trevor Blue
Ron Patterson
Arnie Schwartz
Bob Liapis
Ira
Ron Batchelder
LeRoy Hill
White House Aides Haldeman Ehrlichman to Meet Watergate Prosecutor
Washington AP reports outgoing aides Haldeman and Ehrlichman are to visit the Watergate prosecutor and later meet Senate Watergate committee investigators amid reports they face indictment for involvement in an alleged White House coverup of wiretapping. Beirut fighting persists as Franjieh rejects a Palestinian occupation army despite a shaky cease-fire.
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Washington
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Senate Watergate Committee
Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Phase out plan for Emergency Employment Act in Beltrami County
Ted Tower, EEA administrator, outlined to the county commission a diminishing continuation of the program from May 15, 1973 to June 30, 1974. He noted a $163,220 federal grant funds the effort but covers less than half the needed amount. He also serves as administrative assistant to County Auditor Wayne Alsop.
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Beltrami County
County Commission
Ted Tower
Tower
Wayne Alsop
Sunny Weather and EEA Job Plan Highlight Local Affairs
A forecast shows sunshine through Friday with highs in the mid to upper 50s and minimal precipitation. The county discusses absorbing EEA workers into non subsidized posts and allocates 45000 for a summer youth program employing 106 youths nine weeks from mid June to mid August. The plan, coordinated by Bi County Community Action Program and Minnesota Manpower Service, mirrors last summer's Neighborhood Youth Corps projects.
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EEA
Tower
Minnesota Manpower Service
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Harpings Hidden Truths Spark Marital Tension
A man confesses a secret he has kept from his wife about feeling unworthy of her, planning to reveal it as a calculated surprise rather than a confession. The statement hints at unresolved personal issues affecting the marriage.
Flooding levels ease as rains end for upper Mississippi
Forecasters say heavy Midwest rain will end today with the Mississippi and its tributaries receding slightly in the north while southern reaches remain flooded. The Cairo crest at 55 feet is expected today as floods have already caused 11 deaths, over 11 million acres underwater, and more than $300 million in crop damage across six states.
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Midwest
Mississippi
National Weather Service
St. Louis
Winfield
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Cairo
Ill
Louisiana
Falk resigns as Beltrami County Board chairman
At the Beltrami County Commissioners meeting Carl Falk stated his desire to resign as chairman for personal reasons. Ernest Tell appointed as chairman with Rodney Benson as vice-chairman. Falk remains a county commissioner from the fourth district. The board plans to adopt the Lakeshore Management ordinance at the June 5 meeting and discussed cross-border law enforcement with Marshall County.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Carl Falk
Ernest Tell
Rodney Benson
Falk
Grygla
Beltrami County
Marshall County
Tom Tolman
Bemidji State hosts College Community Day for area residents
Bemidji State College invites Northern Minnesota residents to a free open house from 2 to 8 p.m. at Hobson Union. Demonstrations, performances, and exhibits across all divisions showcase programs while guests enjoy free swimming, clinics, a beaver football intra-squad scrimmage, and an inexpensive buffet. The 8 p.m. concert by the concert choir directed by Dr. Paul Brandvik closes the day.
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Bemidji State College
Hobson Union
Bemidji State
BSC
David Pedersen
The
College Community Day
Pedersen
Minnesota
Paul Brandvik
Bemidji Area Chamber
Vern Wrolstad
Robert Decker
Bemidji
Todd Jansen
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Brenda Pickett
Eileen McFarland
Pioneer
Ray Fariey
DFL
St. Paul
House Senate
State Tax Department
Department of Revenue
Senate Tax Committee
Sunny
Marshall County Commission
Northwest Regional Juvenile Training Center
Pine Tree
Three Island
Independent School District 31
West 15Th Street
Schoolcraft Acres
Lake Plantagenet
A.L. Bye
Lennard Bergstrom
Walden
Charles
Audrey Combs
Shooks Township
Hobson Union Ballroom
Europe
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