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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
1
The Pioneer Question Mart prints guidance on letter ownership. A letter remains the sender's property until delivery and becomes the recipient's after delivery. Officials note legal ownership transfers at handover.
Widespread demonstrations against Nixon Vietnam policy prompt U.N officials to close its New York HQ to visitors. Protests sweep campuses and streets as police clash with crowds.
In Kellogg Idaho 91 miners died after the Sunshine mine fire. Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson, the only survivors of 93 trapped, were rescued a week after the May 2 blaze. Federal and state authorities probe safety rules as families mourn. Wilkinson may return to mining while Flory seeks retraining under a governor’s relocation offer.
The Legislative Advisory Committee in Minnesota has reluctantly agreed to pay 18 105 dollars in fees for a legislative reapportionment plan. The decision follows delays and objections to the cost and process of drawing new district boundaries.
Northome High School names Julian Olson salutatorian for the class of 1972 and Reathel Giannonatti valedictorian with 15 credits and active in student council journalism and cheerleading. Baccalaureate May 21 and commencement May 23. A three judge panel of the U S District Court orders a new plan after ruling the earlier cut to the legislature oversteps authority. Special masters will be paid from 1971 emergency funds.
A site for Mrs. Agnes Lofgren to house six mentally disabled adults was discussed after a prior permit denial. The committee will search for an alternative site, with Fire Marshal approval noted. Bridge group offers to fund the down payment, with Mrs. Lofgren making payments and refunding the loan. A public hearing before the planning commission would follow if Lofgren approves.
The Bemidji High School Vocal Music Department will present its Spring Concert on Tuesday May 16 at 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium with the theme Wind Weather and a Wonderland of Seasons. The freshman sophomore and concert choirs will sing selections about spring wind and hent. The program includes works by Schultz Scarlatti Bach Mendelssohn and Hindemith plus current year songs and a jazz rock composition. Admission is 75 cents for adults and 50 cents for students.
National Guardsmen replaced barricades on the University of Minnesota campus while protests cooled. Across Minnesota about 600 students were ousted from a Mankato State College building, 165 blocked a Southwest State College highway, and police arrested 119 in Marshall as demonstrations drew 4000 in Minneapolis where Eugene McCarthy urged Nixon impeachment.
Bemidji Hospital joins 7000 hospitals nationwide in National Hospital Week May 7 to 13. L C Swanson notes the week includes a 50th Anniversary Tea for the Auxiliary, marking the 52nd observance. The theme We Want You In the Picture of Health highlights hospitals now serve both sick and well with expanded services.
Delegates at the American Indian Movement convention in Cass Lake Minnesota call for the transfer and discipline of state conservation officers Richard Heinlen and Gordon Buchanan and urge censure of Cass County Sheriff William Merrill. The gathering, with about 3500 attendees, also addresses the death of Raymond Yellow Thunder and designates Sunday as Raymond Yellow Thunder Day.
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