Lebanese jets strike guerrilla bases near Beirut amid crisis
Lebanese air force launches steady attacks on guerrilla positions near the Beirut airport as government and Palestinian leaders fail to halt fighting. Arafat and Franjieh reportedly agreed to a brief ceasefire, but heavy bombardment continues with casualties among guerrillas and civilians.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Middle East
Amin Hafez
Franjieh
Bir Hassan
Army Combat School
Bourj el Barajneh
Shatila
Beirut Radio
Hafez
Washington Post wins 1973 Pulitzer for Watergate reporting
Washington Post reporters Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein earned the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service for coverage of the Watergate scandal. The Post praised sticking to facts under pressure and avoiding speculation as the award highlighted journalistic integrity.
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New York
Washington Post
Robert Woodward
The
Post
Howard Simons
Woodward
Carl Bernstein
White House
David Broder
Associated Press
Huynh Cong
Nick
Robert Boyd
Clark Hoyt
Knight Newspapers
Washington
Thomas F. Eagleton
DMO
Eagleton
Chicago Tribune
Sun Newspapers
Omaha
Neb
Boys Town
Max Frankel
New York Times
Frances FitzGerald
Vietnam
Robert Coles
W.W. A. Swanberg
William Randolph Hearst
Luce
Swanberg
Columbia
Pulitzer
Maxine Kamin
Michael Kammen
Elliott Carter
Carter
James Thomas Flexner
George Washington
Blackduck honors twenty eight graduates at annual banquet
At Blackduck School Auditorium twenty eight graduates were honored for achievements and department contributions during Ladies Night and the senior banquet. Ollie Jamtaas, marking the 40th anniversary of the organization, was honored as the sole remaining charter member. Music by Herbert Lien Jr. and plans for Pioneer History by Mary Jo Parker were announced, with Galth Lords of Bemidji Pioneer as guest speaker and arrangements by Keith Anderson.
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Blackduck
Blackduck School
Ollie Jamtaas
Herbert Lien Jr
Mary Jo Parker
Steve Parker
Galth Lords
Keith Anderson
Home Economic Department
al Gerner
Consul Freed After 76 Hour Kidnapping Ordeal
U S Consul General Terrance G Leonhardy was freed in Guadalajara after 76 hours in captivity by FRAP militants. He appeared tired but unharmed, thanking Mexican authorities and his family, as the government released 30 prisoners in a ransom exchange and met the group’s demands for communiques. The diplomat had been seized Friday afternoon while driving home. his wife and two daughters abroad.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
U.S
Terrance G. Leonhardy
Jack Higgins
State Department
Leonhardy
Jack Dennis
Dennis
Morelos 1864
Terrance Leonhardy
Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People
FRAP
Luis Echeverria
Floods threaten cotton crops in Mississippi Valley
Federal officials warn new rainfall in the flooded Mississippi Valley could wipe out cotton planting this season. Three inch rains in Mississippi and Louisiana push back expected planting by May 15, with emphasis shifting to soybeans. Floodwaters rise across the river system, delaying flood recession and keeping most of the Mississippi closed to navigation.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Fred Anderson
Mississippi River Commission
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
River
Illinois
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Gulf
Hannibal
Anderson
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Platte River
Denver
Nebraska
John Love
Nixon
Delayed Koscot pay to Minnesota distributors due ruling
A Pittsburgh federal court blocked new actions against Koscot Interplanetary and Glenn W. Turner Enterprises, delaying repayments to about 550 Minnesota residents. The judge ordered distributions halted until the broader class action nationwide suit is resolved, affecting roughly 75,000 buyers.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Koscot Interplanetary Inc
Pittsburgh
Koscot
Ramsey
Harold Schulz
Orlando
Fla
Glenn W
The Pioneer Publication Details and Subscriptions
The Pioneer is a daily paper except Sundays and holidays published by The Pioneer division of Scripps iift News Papers, Inc. It lists mail and carrier subscription rates, with zones Bemidji, Minnesota postal details and professional associations.
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The
Pioneer
Scripps Iift News Papers, Inc
Neilson and
Pioneer Street
Bemidji
Minnesota
Associated Press
Minnesota Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Speeding debate grows over lowering freeway limits
Interior Secretary Morton and oil firms urge voluntary 10 mph cuts to save gas. Mobil cites one gallon saved per seven by 50 mph vs 60. Minnesota Patrol chief warns speed drops raise overall danger, and Gov Anderson signals no official limit change, possibly urging voluntary restraint.
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ST. Paul
James Crawford
Wendell Anderson
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Topeka
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Ronald Powers
Chicago Sun-Times
Pulitzer Trustees
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Columbia University
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Miller
Eudora Welty
Red Lake
St. Maria
St. Mary’s Mission School
St. Madonna
Redlake
Frank Bain
Avid
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Hecknat
Warren Beatty
Goldie Hawn
M. J. Frankovich
Richard Brooks
Columbia Pictures
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Anne Jackson
Eli Wallach
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