08 Oct 1973
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
1
Fourteen people died in Minnesota traffic crashes over the weekend raising the 1973 toll to 737. Victims include Rosalie Iceman and her 2 year old son Brian drowned near Red Lake, plus numerous other fatalities across Meeker Dakota and Hennepin counties.
A Bemidji two year old Debra Balton was injured in a one car rollover a half mile north of Nebish. She was transferred Sunday to Fargo ND medical facilities in critical condition. The Balton family including David Balton, his wife, and children ages six four two and four months were treated and released at Bemidji Hospital.
Copley Press chairman James Strolin Copley will be eulogized by Rev Billy Graham at a Roman Catholic requiem mass Tuesday in San Diego. The 57 year old dies of cancer with burial set for Wednesday in Aurora Illinois after the service.
As the conflict enters its third day Israel and Syria reported advances while Egypt claimed deeper Sinai penetration and control of the Suez eastern bank. Egypt and Syria reported heavy losses with air battles erupting over both fronts and U.S. maneuvers at the United Nations seeking a stopgap plan.
Beltrami County commissioners will consider centralizing licenses in the courthouse with game and fish licenses and other permits moved from current offices. The agenda includes budget reviews, highway matters, quotes for a deputy patrol car, and a city paving delegation from Teastrike.
The United Nations faces the Middle East conflict with deep division in both the Security Council and General Assembly. A Sunday night Security Council meeting was urged by President Nixon after U S consultations but no action is expected. Syria Egypt and others blocked a cease fire appeal citing Israel withdrawals from 1967 war Occupied territories.
Five people including a baby were trapped waist deep in swift current about 700 yards upstream from Niagara Falls for two hours after their boat lost power. A helicopter crash and a patrol boat loss occurred as six would be rescuers fell into the water while attempting the rescue.
The Bemidji parking committee will convene Tuesday at 10 a.m. in city hall council chambers for a public meeting. In separate incident on Woman Lake, duck hunter Leon A. Olson, 38, drowned after a small boat capsized and his brother Louis swam for help.
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