19 Sep 1975
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Newspaper
Bemidji Pioneer
Location
Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1975
Page
1
FBI arrests Patricia Hearst in San Francisco with William and Emily Harris after a dramatic 19 month fugitive period. Hearst faces state and federal charges. bail set at 1 050 000. She is held in a county jail as officials outline the capture details and subsequent arraignment.
U.S. and Soviet officials announced a grain shipping agreement through 1976 raising the rate to 16 dollars per ton for grain moved by U.S. flag ships. The accord aims to restart U.S. tanker activity after a year-long market shutdown while linking labor and subsidy dynamics to the broader grain sales outlook.
President Ferdinand E Marcos announced a drastic shakeup to remove 2000 undesirables from the government as he marked the third anniversary of martial law. He also ordered a defense department probe into reports of high level military corruption in arms purchases.
Weather and a contractor withdrawal slowed grading on Highway 71 from Turtle River to Blackduck. Hoffman Brothers Construction now takes over grading, with drainage issues in the north part and focus shifted to the southern section. The road will remain passable this winter as a gravel surface.
Catherine and Randolph Hearst reunited with their daughter Patty at the San Mateo County jail in Redwood City. The 21 year old received a bouquet of yellow roses and said she wanted to come home as the family noted she had not seen them in 19 months.
Consumer prices in August edged up two tenths of a percent, the smallest monthly increase in three years. Annual rate implied around 2.4 percent. Officials welcomed the data but doubt it signals a sustained trend after July's sudden 1.2 percent jump and June’s 0.8 percent rise.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan 25 to 8 to expand the minimum tax. It would increase revenue from about 30,000 people to roughly 80,000, raising annual take from $180 million to about $700 million.
District 31 and BEA representatives report limited gains in talks over the teacher contract. Ralph Smith notes progress in wording but no settlement yet while BEA's Dick Evenson sees movement and hopes for a settlement through mediation. BEA seeks 18 percent annual raises plus benefits and extracurricular pay. Mediator Phillip Johnson has engaged with both sides. MSBA notes few large districts have settlements as of Sept. 4.
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