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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1973
Page
4
Park Rapids High School received a bomb threat at 11 43 a m prompting evacuation of all District 309 schools. Rose Maney, the switchboard operator, reported a male caller said there is a bomb in your school district 309 before hanging up. No bomb was located.
The Hubbard County Board of Commissioners approved a 25000 appropriation to acquire railroad right of way between Cass Lake and Park Rapids for a multi use trail. If built the route will serve snowmobiling horseback riding trail bikes bicycles and hiking.
A Piper Cub crashed into a road ditch near Fosston on Sunday afternoon. Owner Virgil Quick suffered a fractured pelvis and multiple injuries while passenger Kevin Tranby escaped with bruises. The collision also hit highline cables that shorted without igniting fire.
Three men Duane Fairbanks Doak Cobenais and Bruce Sayer were jailed at Bemidji after a Sunday morning break-in at the Clearwater Lake Store. Owner Orval Bjerke and his son Gary stopped the robbers, shots were fired at a damaged getaway car, Deputy Goodwin aided the capture, preliminary hearing set for May 7.
Fires, both accidental and set, kept Bagley Volunteer Firemen busy from Thursday through Sunday last week with six blazes. A witness said a person threw a “fireball” from a car, though no positive identification followed.
Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to set the age of majority at 18 with an effective date of June 1. Debate may hinge on extending welfare medical assistance to age 21 rather than ending at 18. Senator Robert North said the majority question is binary. The panel rejected a 19 year drinking age amendment.
Martha Mitchell says she faced public suspicion and an insane asylum accusation after urging Nixon campaign manager John Mitchell to quit. She testified in a Watergate related civil suit, describing White House attempts to discredit her and detailing her clashes with Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean.
The Department of Natural Resources will close spawning areas on several lakes and streams to protect fish during spawning. Posted sites include the Tamarac River upstream of Upper Red Lake, two bays on Beltrami Lake, two areas on Big Moose Lake, sites above and below the Mississippi power dam, and the island on Lake Itasca. Closures remain until spawning finishes.
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