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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1973
Page
4
Minnesota lawmakers hold an historic open conference on taxes, diverging from past closed-door talks. The six-hour session yields eight noncontroversial items, including renter credits up to 120 dollars annually, while debates over local funding for tax relief continue.
Senate digest shows L Patrick Gray III saying the FBI found no link between the White House and Watergate wiretapping and that he relayed FBI findings directly to President Nixon. The document notes Gray believed White House aides were careless or indifferent, contradicting prior accounts of a coverup.
The Minnesota Board of Education plans to keep using the Minnesota Indian Education Committee advisory services despite a Chippewa Tribe recommendation to abolish it. Chippewa president Simon Howard said MIEC fails to represent all Minnesota Indians while MIEC chairman Henry Green crow urged the board not to disband. The committee was formed to contract for federal funds for reservation schools.
The set lists 20 nearest in future hints for a puzzle about water bodies. It includes clues like Eagle's nest and Perfect to map to terms such as streams and vital organ. The sequence also features river in France, burdened, sheer fabric, Arabian ruler, store event, and negative word Stir.
A West German firm, Starlight Tissue of Witzenhausen, markets toilet paper rolls with English lessons. The 26 lessons repeat every six squares, labeled Learn at Leisure Lerne in Musse to let users study while they wipe.
State Sens. Gerald Willet and Florian Chmielewski proposed a bill giving the governor authority to drop highway speeds to 50 mph during a major fuel emergency. They stressed the measure would only take effect to prevent a crisis and would be enforced to save gasoline.
The Minnesota Senate passed a DFL backed measure creating postcard pre registration and same day registration up to election day with proof rules. Republicans charged the plan invites fraud and burdens county auditors, while DFL sponsor Keefe argued it removes red tape to expand voting rights.
The Minnesota Senate, pressed by a May 19 deadline, advanced a flood of measures. Key actions included final passage of a state zoo bond bill totaling 26 million for a 467 acre Dakota County facility and a veterans bonus program funded by 60 million in 20 year bonds. Legislation also edged through on no fault auto insurance and divorce law reforms, and measures to regulate nursing homes, tax relief for seniors, and aging adult eligibility. The week featured hearings on the omnibus tax bill and actions on hearing aid prescriptions, silent school day prayers, and odometer tampering.
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