13 May 1977
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1977
Page
1
President Carter signed a 20 billion economic stimulus bill plus a 4 billion public works package. The measure aims to create jobs, fund schools and libraries, and aid state and local governments. Unemployment stood at 7 percent last month as officials expect hundreds of thousands of construction and service jobs.
Bemidji area tourism leaders forecast a banner summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day 1977. Inquiries rose in March, with Chamber of Commerce officials noting a 15 percent jump from 1976. Resort owners report higher mid week demand and increased reservations, aided by milder bans, better roads, and attractions drawing visitors from Minnesota and Illinois.
At a Thursday meeting Bagley The School Board passed a motion to dismiss High School Principal James H. Cowan at year end. The vote was 3 to 2 with Johnston, Abraham and Neeland in favor and Reeber and Sandwick opposed. Cowan may request a closed or public hearing on the decision.
In a taped Frost interview Nixon portrays himself as in control of U S foreign policy. He claims initiating talks with China confronting the Soviet bloc during the 1973 Middle East war and saving Anwar Sadat from a coup. He says Kissinger resisted Cambodia operations in 1970 amid Kent State protests.
President Carter announced Israel will receive high priority in obtaining new U S weapons and military technology and the right to co-produce some American designed armaments, signaling a major policy win for Israel and its congressional supporters.
Forecast calls for fair and warm conditions today with a high near 85 to 90 degrees. Tonight remains clear to partly cloudy and mild with a low around 56 to 62. Saturday stays partly cloudy and warm with a high again near 85 to 90. Winds from the south around 15 mph today and 5 mph tonight. Lake level steady near 1339.47 from 1340.
A Fargo AP piece surveys beliefs around Friday the 13th detailing unlucky customs such as delaying marriages nails or new jobs and avoiding sick visits or bed changes. It traces origins from Christ crucifixion Norse lore and Celtic legends while noting modern compromises like skipping seating 13 and using crackers in bed for luck.
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