Laos cabinet resignations amid anti US protests signal Pathet Lao advance
In Vientiane more than 3 000 students and teachers protested near the U S Embassy shouting Yankee Go Home and CIA Go Home rocks were thrown and an attempt was made to lower the flag but Pathet Lao police and student leaders redirected the crowd No injuries were reported A U S Marine later raised a new flag atop the staff
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Vientiane
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Associated Press
Peter O’loughlin
Victory
CIA
National Stadium
Energy conservation bill faces key House test
The energy conservation bill moves to the House Ways and Means Committee for its next major review. Panel members split on the measure with supporters arguing it is sound while critics charge it adopts a flawed approach to the energy problem. The plan proposes higher gasoline taxes, new car taxes, import quotas, petroleum duties, taxes on industrial use, and a tax credit for home insulation.
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House
Ways and Means
al Ullman
Dore
Andrew Jacobs Jr
D-Ind
Inventory drops hit all sectors as March totals fall
The Commerce Department reports a record 1.9 billion drop in March inventories across manufacturing, wholesale, and retail. Economists say further liquidation is needed before new production can start, with declines of 685 million in manufacturing, 645 million at retail, and 594 million at wholesale.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Appalachia Strip Mine Operators Hire West Coast PR Man
Edward Shaw, a Beverly Hills PR man, works from a Washington hotel to aid the Appalachian Surface Mining Association in lobbying against a bill aimed at reducing environmental damage from coal strip mining. Shaw says he is donating time and even losing money on the assignment.
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Washington
Beverly Hills
Calif
Edward Shaw
West Coast
Appalachian Surface Mining Association
Bemidji seeks HUD grant amid tight odds for 2000 funds
Bemidji City Council heard that HUD has ranked the city just below the cutoff for a share of 4.4 million in community development block grants. The request seeks 200000 for Nymore sewer and water, with the city proposing short and long term needs including industrial development and housing upgrades. The hearing and plan aim to guide future applications, though several council members were absent.
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Don Dougherty
Bemidji
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Nymore
Seven Bemidji School Board candidates to answer questions
Seven of nine candidates will take part in a question and answer session May 13 at J.W. Smith Elementary. Attending are for the one two year term Bob Edwards and Dr. Art Lee. for the three-year terms Kay Weiss Dr. James R. Brown Arnie Oliver Gloria Westerdahl. Dr. Frank Goodell will try to attend despite a prior commitment. William R. Howe cannot attend. Allen Hess has not responded. The panel includes Max Boyer Rose Fagerstrom Mardy Karger and Jerry Doggett. The event runs 7 30 p m and will be recorded for CATV replay May 14.
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Bemidji School Board
J.W. Smith
Bob Edwards
Art Lee
Kay Weiss
James R. Brown
Arnie Oliver
Gloria
William R. Howe
Allen Hess
Howe
KBUN
Mardy Karger
Pioneer
Jerry Doggett
CATV
Channel 2
Bemidji
The
Portrait in black The kid who came in from the cold
Editor notes the Bemidji Police on weekend shift at the Law Enforcement Center. A young man from St Cloud, only 25 cents, seeks a friend, is held informally, and released after hospital orders are unclear. Night shift sergeant Lucken recalls Fergus Falls murder links and predicts more incidents ahead.
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Bemidji
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Law Enforcement Center
Veterans Administration Hospital
St. Cloud
Norm Lucken
Fergus Falls
Lucken
Bemidji Area Hosts Dual Clean-Up Day Saturday
Bemidji area residents stage two cleanup efforts Saturday. Resort Area Drive Association members begin at 10 a.m. at Mission Corners old Cass Lake Road, hauling litter with bags supplied. volunteers to bring pickups and rakes. Bemidji High School student council starts at 9 a.m. at Diamond Point Park, moving toward the Mississippi River Bridge as part of a Bicentennial Commission statewide cleanup led by Tim Kunz.
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Resort Area Drive Association
Mission Corners
Cass Lake Road
Bemidji High School
Lake Bemidji
Diamond Point Park
Mississippi River
Bemidji Bicentennial Commission
Tim Kunz
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