09 Nov 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1973
Page
1
The Pioneer- Question Mart offers to act as a go-between to obtain replies from authorities and to plead readers’ cases on request, aiming to solve problems and find answers.
Docks at public lake access points are taken out in October as the water is cold and tools used require bare hands. Bemidji moves quickly to skating season with outdoor rinks and warming houses being prepared. Three ramps on Lake Irving and one on Lake Bemidji stay open year round. Plans to improve Cameron Park access are yes.
State and city require food handlers to wear caps nets or hair restraints. City Ordinance 382 Section 6 item 16 imposes fines up to 100 dollars or 90 days in jail. Report violations to City Health Officer Mike Barclay at City Hall or contact the state health department office at 15th Street and Delton Avenue.
A vehicle not used during a year need not be licensed. If it is returned to service in later years, an affidavit must testify to the period of non use. The advisory comes from the Minnesota Motor Vehicle Services Division.
In Atlanta a calm bank hostage taker was killed after hours of negotiation with Lt. L C Chatham as two women were released unharmed. In Santa Cruz Edmund Kemper, 25, was found sane and guilty of eight counts of first degree murder. In Cape Canaveral Skylab 3 stabilizer fins undergo replacement to avoid delaying launch. In Atlantic City a rapid urine test for heart attacks was reported as a potential diagnostic advance.
The United States moves to cut energy use after President Nixon's appeal. Officials statewide lower thermostats, drivers ease speed, and lights go off. Some resist changes while cities and schools copy conservation steps and major roads adopt 50 mph limits.
Egypt and Israel approve a six point plan to start negotiations toward a permanent settlement under U N auspices. The plan calls for a cease fire observance, disengagement talks, aid to Suez town residents, civilian evacuations, non military supply access, and U N supervision of checkpoints. Prisoner exchange and Egyptian Army supply issues are noted as covered in later shipments.
About 100 area residents and county officials attended a Bemidji fire hall meeting led by State Speaker Martin Sabo and House Majority Leader Irvin Anderson. Officials from Clear Lake, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and Beltrami counties raised issues on environmental rules, tax realignments, tax-forfeited land sales, and local welfare services, urging state action to aid counties.
A local informational public meeting on energy conservation was proposed after a Thursday meeting led by Extension Agent Elmo Skare. Charles H. Fuchsman of the Center for Environmental Studies at BSC will arrange resources and set a possible date and site within a week.
President Nixon signed a bill raising the federal share in school lunch programs from eight to ten cents per lunch. The expanded aid covers reduced price and free meals and raises eligibility to families earning up to 7,200 dollars annually, lowering previous income limits to 6,300 dollars. The secretary of agriculture must extend the free milk program to any requesting school.
E Howard Hunt received a 2% to 8 year prison term plus a $10,000 fine for his role in the June 17 1972 Watergate break in. James McCord Barker Eugenio Martinez Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzalez and G Gordon Liddy received varied terms. McCord later said the full facts may still be undisclosed and Barker’s daughter condemned the outcome.
White House lawyer J. Fred Buzhardt pledged to explain why a midnight set tape recorder began recording in the afternoon. Testimony in U.S. District Court showed a basement machine may have switched on between 4:35 and 4:55 p.m. on April 16, contradicting prior testimony. Rose Mary Woods later said two recorders were operating that day, complicating the transcription of Nixon Dean conversations.
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