Delia heads north toward Louisiana as Gulf storm gathers
Tropical Storm Delia, about 140 miles offshore Galveston, gains strength and shifts north with an undefined eye toward the Louisiana coast. Forecasters warn of 6 foot tides and up to 10 inches of rain as evacuations and sheltering expand along the upper Texas coast.
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Delia
Louisiana
Davis Benton
Galveston National Weather Service Office
Texas
Freeport
Cameron
National Weather Service
Benton
Upper Texas Coast
Galveston- Freeport
Sabine Pass
Louisiana Line
Bolivar Peninsula
Galveston Bay
Brazosport
Pete Collins
Christine
Caribbean
Leeward Islands
Missing infant returned to hospital in St Paul
A five day old girl from Lakeville was taken from Children's Hospital in St. Paul Monday night and returned early today. Police questioned a 29 year old woman and recovered the infant after a milk purchase attempt led to a license plate alert.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minneapolis
Children’s Hospital
St. Paul
Tricia Pratt
Richard Pratt
Lakeville
Stephen Boros
Cholera Death in Rome Tied to Sea Snails Near Naples
An 88 year old man dies in Rome from cholera, linked to sea snails from a Naples area. Nine deaths in Naples, three countrywide in Bari. Naples reports subsiding cases.
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Rome
Naples
Bari
Minnesota State Fair attendance falls short of 1972 record
Final 1973 attendance reached 1,440,330, about 8,500 fewer than 1972 but still the third highest in history. Labor Day turnout was 108,495 versus 108,545 in 1972. Al Kaeding of the publicity department cited unusually hot, muggy weather for the drop.
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ST. Paul, Minn
al Kaeding
Weather Outlook Cloudy and Cooler Through Wednesday
The forecast calls for a cool period with a low 45 to 55 and a high near 65 to 75 today. Showers are possible today and tonight with a 30 percent rain chance, and a 20 percent chance tonight. Mostly cloudy Wednesday with a high of 58 to 68 and a 20 percent rain chance. Lake Bemidji water level at 1340.20, normal level 1340.00.
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Bemidji
Weekend Rain Dampens Bemidji Labor Day Activities
Six inches of rainfall over three days hit Bemidji with an hour of heavy showers Sunday. Streets flooded as motors stalled in low-lying areas including Diamond Point Park. The lake rose to 1340.20 feet, the season's high, above the normal 1340.
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Bemidji
Diamond Point Park
Harpings A Fool and His Money Are Soon Partied
A lighthearted local note pivots on a saying about budgeting during social gatherings. The piece highlights a humorous take on spending missteps and the social consequences of quick purchases.
Market basket survey shows consumer gains late period
The Associated Press report notes a seven percent rise in the six month market basket overall with pork chops and eggs easing late July to August while butter and cookies rose. Prices varied by city as controls and Phase 4 altered the inflation picture.
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Associated Press
Boston
Los Angeles
Nixon
Colby Becomes CIA Chief With Nixon Endorsement
President Nixon swears in William E. Colby as director of the CIA praising him as a true professional. Colby, 53, previously deputy for plans, led Phoenix pacification in Vietnam and pledged to deliver facts with human values while facing Senate scrutiny over CIA domestic roles.
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Washington
Nixon
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Oval Office
Colby
South Vietnam
Intelligence Organization
Office of Strategic Services
Phoenix
James R. Schlesinger
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense
Schlesinger
Richard Helms
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Iran
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Powell offers pro bono legal aid to Bemidji city
Bemidji attorney Romaine Powell offered to donate his legal services to defend a lawsuit brought by the Bemidji Police Officers Federation. The offer came at a closed meeting with Mayor Jansen and city officials after Powell’s hiring was approved 4 to 3 not from contingency funds. Powell cited sympathy with the police civil service bid, citywide recruitment support, and the city attorney’s workload in the case.
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Bemidji
Romaine Powell
Gene Ouradnik
Bemidji Police Officers Federation
Powell
Todd Jansen
John Lloyd
Ouradnik
Cameron McMahon
Ray Holter
Jansen
Lloyd
Pioneer
The
Police Civil Service Commission
James McDowell
Minnesota tribes award grants to 24 area schools
Grants totaling over 1 million dollars are awarded to 24 Minnesota school districts under the Johnson O'Malley Act. George Goodwin of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe said Nett Lake Pine Point White Earth Naytah waush Cass Lake Waubun and Mahnomen receive more than fifty thousand dollars each with several other districts listed for smaller amounts.
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Cass Lake
Minnesota
George Goodwin
Tribe
Goodwin
Nett Lake
Pine Point
White Earth
Naytahwaush
Waubun
Mahnomen
Grand Portage
Remer
Walker
Squaw Lake
Deer River
Bemidji
Orr
Tower
Bagley
Park Rapids
Fosston
Onamia
Sandstone
Isle
Brookston
Carlton
Cloquet
Ainleys sell Park Rapids Enterprise newspaper
Park Rapids Enterprise changes hands with Doug Hirsch and John Meyer of Detroit Lakes and Alan Cramer of Wayne Nebraska buying the paper from John Ainley and John Ainley Jr. Hirsch becomes publisher. The Ainleys, who shifted the paper to twice weekly in 1972, retire with the elder Ainley living in California.
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Park Rapids
Park Rapids Enterprise
John Ainley
John Ainley Jr
Doug Hirsch
John Meyer
Detroit Lakes
Alan Cramer
Wayne, Neb
Hirsch
Ainleys
Enterprise
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Ainley
Bemidji Daily Pioneer
Lake San Marcos
Calif
Beltrami County Delays 1974 Budget Action
Beltrami County Board of Commissioners postponed final action on the 1974 budget at today’s 9 a.m. meeting. The session planned a review in an early Pioneer issue and included a presentation by Doyle Aultman of Region A Crime Commission on use of matching funds. The board also considered removing parcels from restricted land status under a 1941 zoning ordinance for veterans.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Pioneer
Doyle Aultman
Governor's Crime Commission
Bemidji City Council Set For Five Variance Requests Tonight
The Bemidji City Council will consider five variance and special use permit requests at tonight's 8 p.m. meeting in City Hall. All five were recommended for approval by the planning commission on Aug. 27 and include Johanneson Inc. 1106 Midway Drive setback variance and Louis Marchand 2523 Birchmont Drive garage setback, plus other zoning and street-closure items. The agenda also lists three ordinance readings on Milne Avenue, public nuisance penalties, and annexation, with city manager updates on Park Avenue work, firehose equipment bids, and arena lighting.
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City Hall
City Planning Commission
Johanneson’s Inc
Midway Drive
Louis Marchand
Birchmont Drive
26Th Street
John Lloyd
Park Avenue
15Th
City Arena
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