21 May 1975
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1975
Page
1
President Ford adopted a non political Bicentennial strategy to kick off 1976 campaigning. He presented himself as Bicentennial President before distinct Philadelphia and Charlotte audiences, a move seen as encouraging to his team.
About 100 youths seized the U.S. aid agency headquarters in Vientiane and painted Americans go home in red. In Savannakhet a dozen Americans and six other foreigners were under loose house arrest for the sixth day, though not in danger.
Labor Department data show April price increases broad based with food up after two months of decline and sharp gains in nonfood items like used cars furniture homes gasoline magazines auto insurance and meats. Earnings and hours rise but weekly purchasing power falls.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew to West Berlin to issue another warning to the Communists about misreading U S response following South Vietnam’s conquest. He stopped overnight in Bonn and met Portugal’s Ernesto Antunes, dined with Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and had breakfast with Helmut Schmidt.
About twenty Cambodian naval officers who trained at the U S Naval Education and Training Center and two Vietnamese officers plus one Cambodian senior officer at the Naval War College sought asylum in the United States after their governments fell to Communist insurgents. Immigration officials said they strongly favored granting asylum.
Incumbent Dr. Frank Goodell and William R. Howe won three year terms on District No. 31 School Board after a field of seven. Robert Edwards led the vote tally with 664, Kay Weiss 554, Gloria Westerdahl 265, Arnie Oliver 133, Allen Hess 102. for the two year seat Edwards received 984 votes and Art Lee 756. Terms begin July 1 joining Nancy Er tresvaag M. J. Haack and Wayland Jones on the six member board.
The Bemidji area school board chose local attorney Ralph T. Smith to be chief negotiator for future teacher contracts. The decision came after debate over open meeting law limits. The board also discussed growth needs including new classrooms and potential junior high construction.
Ray Holter acting Bemidji sergeant and David J. Simonder tied for highest marks in the May 10 written exam for the police chief post. Five of 18 candidates passed, with others like Richard H. Salverda and two unnamed contenders also scoring. The city will hold an oral board and weighted final exam before naming a chief.
In Tehran two U S Air Force Lt Cols Paul R Shafer Jr and Jack J Turner were shot dead by terrorists while en route to work. Iran linked the attack to Marxist guerrillas and vowed to find and punish the killers. The incident followed a clash with Iranian revolutionaries and amid an active underground.
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