Congress Eyes Better Spending Despite Forecast Deficit
Washington AP says Congress approved spending plans forecasting a 68.8 billion dollar deficit and a budget ceiling of 367 billion for the year starting July 1. House Appropriations Chair George Mahon warns spending tends to rise and vows to limit each appropriation to the minimum.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
George Mahon
D-Tex
Ford
Mahon
Widow searches for odd jobs as fraud probe swells
A 67 year old widow in Florida plans to hunt for odd jobs to rebuild savings erased by what state officials call possibly one of the biggest frauds in history. A task force of federal, state and local authorities meets in Tallahassee to coordinate strategy against the scheme that allegedly robbed thousands of investors of millions.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Elizabeth Butler
Hialeah
Bill to fund job projects reaches Senate amid veto threat
The 5.3 billion measure backing 900000 jobs moves to the Senate after a House vote of 293 to 107. A dispute over 700 million for railroad improvements remains unresolved as the House returns the item to the Senate. President Ford has threatened a veto.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Ford
House
Police intelligence network under scrutiny by officials
Washington report notes disclosure of a nationwide police intelligence unit alarms some city leaders. A Cook County prosecutor plans an investigation into the unit’s possible role in Chicago police surveillance of private citizens. Dallas officials say they had not heard of the unit despite Dallas Police being a member.
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Washington
Cook County
Ill
Chicago Police
Dallas
Dallas Police Department
Laos Students Threaten Executions Over Officials
In Vientiane pacifist demonstrators threaten to execute three American hostages unless corrupt provincial officials and right wing figures are removed. Diplomats say the threats are taken seriously though unlikely to be carried out. A high level Pathet Lao delegation traveled to Savannakhet to negotiate the hostages pending release from the anti American protest.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Savannakhet
Laos
Marines Evacuated From Koh Tang After Mayaguez Rescue
U S helicopters rescued nearly 200 Marines stranded on Koh Tang island as heavy fire delayed the first attempts. Two Marines died and eight were wounded. 40 crew of the merchant ship Mayaguez were unharmed. The Coral Sea carried out the evacuation with Hancock and other ships nearby. The Mayaguez then steamed toward Singapore under its own power.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Pentagon
Koh Tang
Coral Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Hancock
Mayaguez
Navy
Ford
Congress
Carl Albert
Ream
Kompong Som
Albert
Sattahip
Waterfront upgrade ideas shown to Bemidji panel
At a Parks and Recreation meeting Don Campbell presented tentative designs for remodeling Bemidji waterfront. The plans map nine sections from the lakefront of Bemidji State College to the Mississippi River inlet, with detailed area plans to follow in two to three weeks for public comment. The committee is Cham ber of Commerce backed and seeks broad community representation.
Nymore resident donates land for park
Bemidji resident Mrs. Lillian Schmunk transferred deed to a one block parcel at the northwest corner of 1st Street South and Lake Avenue to the city. She hopes the land be named in memory of her husband Otto Schmunk. Neighbors plan to clear brush and set up a small neighborhood park this summer with possible future playground equipment.
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Bemidji
Lillian Schmunk
1St. St
Lake Avenue
Otto Schmunk
Schmunk
Tony Ungstad
Veterans of Foreign War
Jim Cameron
Ungstad
Don Dougherty
Ken McAtee
Southview Church of Christ
City Council
Doug Schwartz
Cameron Park
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Dave Stevens
William Naylor
Donna Kunz
Arland Johnson
William Howe
Max Boyer
1St. Street
Otto
Minnesota tax conference aims for progress after five meetings
After five meetings in four days the 10 member tax conference committee seeks common ground on a relief bill. Negotiators schedule two sessions with a dinner break amid debates over circuit breaker and county welfare cost takeover. They agree to exempt federal rebate checks from state income taxes.
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ST. Paul
Senate
House
George Conzemius
DFL
Nicholas Coleman
Colement
Capitol
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Ottena Puff
Doug Peterson
Ain
Parks and Recreation Meeting
Nymore
Library Park
Paul
Babe
Mississippi River
Bemidji Curling Club
Bemidji Figure Skating Club
Bemidji Area Softball Association
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12Th
Mississippi Ave
Newpark
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