Minnesota School Board Elections Set for Bemidji Cass Lake
Statewide school board voting occurs Tuesday with Bemidji District 31 featuring incumbents Ted Thorson and Bob Edwards opposed by Ruth Lehmann and Maurits Sorensen. Polls run 4 to 8 p.m. at Bemidji High Lincolnwoo Horace May and other area schools. Cass Lake district fields seven candidates for two seats with incumbents Sally Adkins and Butler Gregory challenged by five newcomers. polling 5 to 9 p.m. at Bena Village Hall and Cass Lake High School.
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Minnesota
Bemidji
Poneye
Ted Thorson
Bob Edwards
Bedda
Thorson
Edwards
Ruth Lehmann
Star Route
Maurits Sorensen
Route 5
Cass Lake
Sally Adkins
Butler Gregory
Robert Caneen
James Chase
Joseph Holstein, Jr
Forrest Snodgrass
Richard Meyers
Bena Village
Cass Lake High School
Mondale Praises Portugal Leaders in Lisbon Meeting
Vice President Walter Mondale met with President Antonio Ramalho Eanes and Portuguese officials in Lisbon, praising Portugal's path to democracy and human rights. He announced over 700 million dollars in Western loans, with 300 million funded by the U.S. over 15 months, and discussed aid to modernize armed forces and a 5000 man airborne brigade for NATO.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Walter F. Mondale
Europe
United States
Mondale
Eanes
U.S
Antonio Salazar
NATO
Legislature weighs ban the can vs litter tax
Minnesota lawmakers face a week of decision between a 10 cent deposit on beverage containers to push refillables and a broad litter tax on businesses handling paper plastic metal and other materials. Some observers doubt either passes this session.
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ST. Paul
Oregon
Washington
House Tax Committee
Rudy Perpich
House
Perpich
Dflers
Joe Begich
DFL
Eveleth
Begich
Minnesota
Sen
Bill Luther
Brooklyn Center
Senate
Luther
Eight arraigned in Bemidji drug bust case
Eight Bemidji area adults were arraigned in Beltrami County Court on sale of a controlled substance charges tied to a major drug bust after two months of investigation by local and state law enforcement. Three juveniles were also arrested. Several defendants face bond issues and omnibus hearings set for June 6.
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Bemidji Area
Beltrami
Bemidji
Beltrami County
Bushie
Clarks
Carroll Caswell
Jude 6
Edward Bushie
Ben Franklin
Paul Kief
Charles Caswell
Leon Cool
Clarence Clark
Randall Anderson
Bonnie Lee Clark
Dave Simonder
Bemidji High School
West Bemidji
Simonder
Bemidji School Board Sets Tough Agenda For Tuesday
The Bemidji district schedules an eight pm meeting at the high school library with a long agenda. Items include approving Worker Compensation bids through Baumgartner Insurance Agency for 38568 dollars, potential volleyball program for senior girls, and bids for security fencing installation. Additional actions cover Title I aid application, hiring summer staff, negotiating terms with the Bemidji Education Association with Ralph Smith as chief negotiator, selling the AVTI built home, more AVTI telephones, bids for AVTI building space, and resignations of three staff members.
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Bemidji
Baumgartner Insurance Agency, Inc
Home Insurance Company
Wausau
Lou Wangberg
Bemidji Education Association
Board of Education
Ralph Smith
Area Vocational Technical Institute
AVTD
AVTI
Patricia A. Lundquist
Viola Hanseth
Isla E. Streeter
Lake level forecast with showers chance on Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with a slight 20 percent chance of measurable rain. Highs Tuesday expected in the low 80s and tonight’s lows near 58, with southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Normal lake level is 1340, today’s level 1339.45.
State of war declared by Zambia against Rhodesia
President Kenneth Kaunda announced Zambia is in a state of war with Rhodesia. The army is on full alert and orders were issued to shoot on sight any Rhodesian aircraft entering Zambian airspace. He told Zambians the nation will fight and directed forces to act against intruding planes.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Rhodesia
Kaunda
Congress Proposes Multibillion Dollar Tax Bill
Congress moves toward final passage of a tax bill that would cut taxes by an average of 111 dollars for 46 million taxpayers while raising taxes for two million single workers. The measure, the latest in a 1975 tax cut sequence, awaits final House approval and Senate action. President Carter is expected to sign before month end.
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Congress
House
Senate
Carter
Bemidji City Council Set for Regular Session Tonight
The Bemidji City Council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall for a regular session. Agenda includes planning commission recommendations a special use permit for a light industry in the old brewery building a rezoning request at 431 Wood Ave and a temporary beer license ordinance for the BSU campus. Stop sign placement at three intersections also on the agenda.
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Planning Commission
Bemidji Brewery
Wood Ave
BSU
18Th
America
5Th
Beltrami
Sth
Minnesota
Perpich Signs Bill For Twin Cities Sports Stadium
Gov. Rudy Perpich signed a bill creating a seven member citizens commission to choose a site and design for a new Twin Cities stadium. The measure authorizes up to 550 million dollars in revenue bonds and sets deadlines for site selection by Aug. 1 and a final decision by Dec. 1, 1978. The commission includes Daniel Brutger as chair and features members Solveig Premack Josephine Nunn Marion Kennon Ron Gornick Kelly Gage and Richard Radman. Possible sites are Bloomington Metropolitan Stadium Minneapolis Industry Square and Coon Rapids with the panel free to pick other locations or stadium plans.
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Rudy Perpich
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Citizens’ Commission
Perpich
Anderson
Twins
New Sports Commission
Daniel J. Brutger
St. Cloud
Solveig Premack
Minneapolis
Josephine Nunn
Champlin
Marion Kennon
Edina
Ron
Bloomington
Vikings
Industry Square
Coon Rapids
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Diamond Point Park
Minnesota Soft Drink Association
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Gornick
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Kelly Gage
Mankato
Richard Radman
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Nunn
Kennon
Radman
William Kirchner Richfield
Brutger
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