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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1972
Page
1
City manager says garbage cans will be placed on street corners before the answer but are removed in winter due to sidewalk shoveling and theft. Project Pride Chairman Vern Schanilec notes cooperation is sought.
Explains surfactants as wetting agents and biodegradable detergents, outlines phosphorus and phosphates, and notes ecological impacts on lakes and groundwater. Advises on septic system reliability and local guidelines, then covers municipal sewage funding and a related court-style opinion on bonds without elections. Also reports Stillwater Prison drug overdose concerns.
Bemidji State College schedules a weekend of free events. Friday features the C V Hobson Memorial Union dedication at 7 p.m. and a 8:30 p.m. play in Bangsberg theatre. Saturday includes open house from 10 a.m. and Beaver Relays at 10 a.m. with matinee and evening shows. Sunday offers open house all day, a 1:30 p.m. Bangsberg dedication, a 3 p.m. final performance of I Never Sang for My Father, and a 4 p.m. Elijah oratorio by the Bemidji Civic Oratorio Society.
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners met to set a public hearing on establishing a county housing authority for June 14 at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse. The board also discussed detentions facilities, nursing home issues, land purchase funding, Lake Windigo boat motor ban, and various road and zoning projects with no immediate action taken.
A Belfast alley death after a stabbing and a terrorist blast hit the quiet town center. In Kellogg Idaho a rescue team nears 50 missing miners at the Sunshine mine after a deadly fire that claimed 32. Antiwar protests memorialize Kent State Four with up to 2000 arrests nationwide.
State Auditor Rolland Hatfield reported Minnesota property taxes fell to 957 million dollars this year, an eight percent drop from last year’s just over one billion. The 1971 Omnibus Tax and School Aid Law raised sales income and excise taxes to cut local property tax reliance.
Bemidji Airport Committee reviews ADAP federal aid and cost shares for runway and taxiway upgrades. A new lighting system could cost 70 000 to 100 000 with 50 percent federal, 25 state and 25 local funding. Discussion includes land for expansion and potential boarding tax to raise city revenue. Local officials cite a night landing problem and seek fees benchmarking with similar airports.
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