District 31 board acts on kindergarten transport and more
District No. 31 voted to sign temporary contracts with parents for kindergarten transportation with costs potentially reaching 15000 plus five vans. The board discussed village recreation cooperation, bids for gas boilers at the high school, dental lab equipment, and policy against loitering. It also approved federal funds for NEA related program and hired an extra Lincoln school teacher while outlining civil defense plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim McMahon
Solway
Witt
Horace May
Vocational
Beltrami County
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Wayland Jones
Lincoln School
May School
Reading
Duluth lawmakers push tax incentives to save U S Steel plant
Duluth legislators pressed U S Steel spokesman Frank Nevers on tax incentives to retain the Duluth plant amid a 1200 job layoff estimate. Nevers said incentives are only one factor as the company weighs demand, competition and pollution controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Duluth
U.S. Steel Corp
Frank Nevers
U.S. Steel
Nevers
Clifford Brundage
Willard Munger
Mountain Iron
Munger
Iron
Northwestern Bell Rates Seen Overstated Say Professor
University of Maryland instructor Charles Olson testified before the Minnesota PSC that Northwestern Bell’s proposed rate increase is overstated. He suggested a fair Minnesota return on investments at 7.5 to 7.9 percent, while company spokesmen cited about 8.4 percent needed to satisfy investors. Northwestern Bell reported a 6.3 percent return from 1959 to 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
University of Maryland
Minnesota Public Service Commission
PSC
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Charles Olson
Northwestern Bell
Minnesota
Global News Briefs and Official Actions Across The World
GM recalls 760000 Corvair owners for heater system inspections to fix potential fumes. Tropical Storm Laura churns toward Florida after battering western Cuba with up to 70 mph winds. IRA vows reprisals over alleged torture. calls for international jurist inquiry. Thailand’s Thanom seizes power, dissolves cabinet, martial law declared. Attica inmates report slow gains in conditions post-riot. NY panel notes improvements yet grievances remain. Ford Foundation funds 1.2 million grant for Native American rights litigation. Senate fights over Social Security increases and campaign-finance plan amid tax-cut action. South Vietnam air force to join US in strikes on Ho Chi Minh trail in eastern Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
U.S
Navy
South Vietnam
Recycling begins in Bemidji center opens with volunteer help
The Bemidji recycling center started Tuesday 4 to 6 p.m. with cans bottles and paper. It will run 4 to 6 Tuesdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays until more equipment arrives. Open house tentatively set for Dec 4.
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Bemidji
Jay Griggs
Eric Angvall
BSC Conservation Club
Turtle River Watershed Association
Seven - Up
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Twin Cities
Ray Carlson
Angvall
Parish
Outdoor rink proposal discussed by Bemidji Parks Board
Bemidji Park and Recreation Board weighed a proposed outdoor rink near the Bemidji Arena. A report on feasibility, costs for flooding and maintenance, and the potential fire hydrant was ordered for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Park and Recreation Board
Jim Cameron
Jerry Moen
Cameron
Clarence Goldhamer
Chuck Grillo
Grillo
Dan Haluptzok
Bemidji State College
Haluptzok
Translator TV group to meet over Bemidji cable plans
The Headwaters Translator Television Corporation schedules a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Otter Tail Power Co. on Fourth Street and America Avenue to discuss funding for the three tower system delivering Channels 3 6 from Duluth and 11 from Fargo. If support lags, transmission may be suspended within weeks. The meeting, open to the public, will address a shift of funding to rural Bemidji and outlying areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headwaters Translator Television Corporation
Otter Tail Power Co
Fourth Street
America Avenue
Bemidji
Duluth
Fargo
Blackduck
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District 31 Board
Bemidji State College Conservation Club
Bill Parish
Tom Parish
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Wendell Anderson
House
Senate
Bemidji State College Music Department
BSC
Atlanta
Music Educators
W.A. Mozart
Bernstein
Don Ewens
Janelle Springborn
Suburbia
Bookcraft and
Glass Block Drug
Washington
General Motors Corp
Chevrolet
Miami
Fla
Laura
Cuba
Havana
Key West
National Hurricane Center
Isle of Pines
Belfast
Northern Ireland
The
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Bangkok
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom
Attica
N.Y
New York
Ford Foundation
Foundation
Native American Rights Fund
Boulder
Colo
Bemidji Jaycees
Alpha Phi Omega
Sorority
Gamma Sigma Chi
Bemidji Boat Co
Swedmark Hardware and
Lindrud’s
Bemidji Arena
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