1978-82 NEWS STORIES
ABOUT THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGIONAL
COMMISSION SCANDAL IN THE DULUTH HERALD & NEWS TRIBUNE -
SIMILAR
ARTICLES APPEARED IN NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE STATE (NOTE:
I used an optical scanning device to scan this list. Because
my copy was faint some of the words are garbled especially those in the second
column of section numbers)
1978
DATE PAPER (H-Herald, T=Tribune) STORY
TITLE
780317 A01T FBI STILL
INVESTIGATING UPPER LKS FUNDING
780318 A02T FBI UPPER LAKES
PROBE TO INCLUDE USE OF OFFICE
780331 AO1T *UGLRC FUNDS SUL IS
DELAYED
780414 B14T SOLAR HOUSE FUNDING
CLARIFIED/LTR TO ED/BECHTEL
780603 A02T SENATE UNIT DELAYS
REGIONAL FUNOS PROBE
180606 B08T SMELLY
PATRONAGE/EDIT
780610 A02T LAKES UNIT REQUIRES
AUDITS
780616 A14H I-8I STILL PROBING
AREA AGENCY FUNDS
780617 A02T LAKES FUND PROBE
CONTINUES
780621 AOIH GRAND JURY DIRECTOR
in LEAVE POST
780621 A12T US ATTORNEYS MUM ON
FUND USE PROBE
78n622 A11T SCAT) EXPECTS STATE
POST
780705 A01H ANDERSON NO NEED FOR
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
780706 A01H JUSTICE ENTERS PROBE
OF MISSING LAKES FUNDS
780728 AOIH LAKE FUNDS
INDICTMENTS NEAR
780729 A02T INDICTMENTS COMING
IN LAKES UNIT FUNDS
780731 A01T REPUBLICAN TAKES
OVER INVESTIGATION OF LAKES FUNDS
780801 AOIH MATTSON JOINS LAKES
PROBE
780802 A01H LAKES STUDY
CONCLUDES THAT FISH TASTE FISHY
780802 A02T STATE AUDITOR
EXPLAINS TIME PUSH IN FUNDS PROBE
780803 ANKH ANDERSON STAFF PAID
WITH LAKES FUNDS
780804 A02T ANDERSON-NO COMMENT
UN LAKES CHARGE
780805 AO2T MATTSON LAKES PROBE
CALLED POLITICAL PLOY
780808 A01H JUSTICE EXPERT JOINS
FUNDS PROBE
780809 A02T JUSTICE ASSISTS
REGIONAL PROBE
780814 A01H NO INDICTMENTS YET
IN LAKES FUNDS PROBE
780830 A04T *RECORDS CLOSED ON
USE OF LAKES AGENCY FUNDS
780831 A02H MATTSON TOLD
INDICTMENTS EXPECTED ON LAKES FUNDS
780907 D08T LID ON AGENCY
INQUIRY IS TO PRESERVE CASE/LTR-BECHTEL
780908 B16T MATTSON CLARIFIES
ROLE IN INQUIRY/LIR-ED/MATTSON
780912 A02T GRANT TO KEEP
VOYAGEUR'S UNIT OPEN
780915 A14H LORD PRESSES QUICK
LAKES FUNDS QUERY
780918 AOIH *GRAND JURY INDICTS
BOYD ON FRAUD COUNTS
780919 AOIH 565000 FAR SHORT OF
SUM MISSING
780919 A01T *BOYD ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH 20 COUNTS CF FRAUD
780919 612T MORE TO COME/EDIT
780920 A02H UNABLE TO RAISE BAIL
BOYD JAILED
780920 A03T BAIL SET IN BOYDS
1ST COURT APPEARANCE
780921 008T CARLSON CRITICIZES
MATTSON ROLE/LTR-ED/CARLSON
780922 A01H BOYD SAYS HIS LAWYER
QUIT CASE
780922 A01H $10000 LISTED FOR
JFP IN FUNDS PROBE
780922 A02T AUDIT PANEL FINDS NO
RECORDS OF CONSULTANT WORK
780923 A01T FIND PROBE LOOKS FOR
JFP REPORT
780923 AU2T *BOYDS LOSS OF
ATTORNEY DELAYS PLEA TO TOES
780924 A01T JENO MISSING STUDY
ON FILE WITH COMPANY
780925 A01H *JUNO CLAIMS WITCH
HUNT AS REPORT FOUND
780926 A07H LAKES AUDIT OFFICIAL
SAYS NO ONE'S ACCUSED
780926 A01T *ULLAND INSISTS
WENDY PAY FOR PHONY AWARDS
780926 AU2T JENO WASN'T ACCUSED
STATE PROBER SAYS
780926 812T AUDITS G PUBLIC
S/EDIT
780927 A02T BOYD ARRAIGNMENT
DELAYED NC ATTORNEY
780929 A05H BOYD DENIES FRAUD IN
FUNDS CASE
780929 A02T BOYD PLEADS INNOCENT
781002 A05H *STATE DISCLAIMS
ROLE IN LAKES FUNDS PROBE
781004 402H GRANT FOR WDSE/EDUCATIONAL
TV
781007 A01T *AUDITOR'S SAYS KELM
ASKED NAME DELETION
781009 A04H NC NAMES IN AUDI IS
NCI FEAR CF GETTING CAUGHT
781012 A01H RECORDS SHOW PRIVATE
FIRM PROBED MISSING FUNDS
781013 A01T WENDYS HOUSE-HUNT
TRIP COSTS QUERIED
781014 A02T PUBLIC MAY HAVE
FOOTED ANDERSON HOUSE-HUNT HILL
781015 8131 MISUSE (1F FUNDS
DENIED BY MAROTZKE
781016 B1CT SUSPICION IS
WORSE/EDIT
781018 A17H *BOSCHWITZ ASKS
WENDY RECONSIDER AUDIT RELEASE
781020 A01H FEES EXAMINE WENDY
AIDES 1N LAKES PROBE
781020 A06H UPPER GREAT LAKES
MESS/EDIT
781020 A06T STATE SUES EX-HEAD
FOR MISSPENDING FUNDS
781021 AOIT NO MORE INDICTMENTS
SEEN IN FUNDS PROBE
781024 A02T SECRECY OF AUDIT
PAPERS BACKED BY DFL LEADERS
781024 B12T OPEN BUT NOT
OPEN/EDIT
781025 A05H QUIE SAYS PERPICH
CAN ORDER AUDIT PAPERS FREED
781027 A01H SECRET AUDIT PAPERS
SHOW ITEMS DELETED
781028 AOIT AUDIT CHARLES
DELETED
781029 A01T *DFLERS RELEASE
SECRET AUDIT DATA
781031 A04H A LAW AGAINST
SECRETS/EDIT
781101 A01H LAKES OFFICE MAIL
COSTS UP IN ELECTION YEARS
781102 A01H *ULLAND ASKS STATE
BOARD TO REVIEW DANIELSON ROLE
781102 A08T ELECTION-YEAR
POSTAGE EXPENSES SOARED AT LAKES OFFICE
781103 A05H REHASH CHARGED/UGLRC
781117 4068 FREE PORT STOGY/EDIT
781117 A08H PORT STUDY PROPOSAL
RAISES CONFLICT CHARGE
781117 C09T *PORT AUTHORITY SEES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST-536000 SIDY
781118 A02T *TRIAL BEGINS NON IN
BOYD FRAUD CASE
781121 A01H BECHTEL LINKS DEL TO
OFFICE
781121 A02T BOYDS TRIAL UNDERWAY
781122 A01F FBI LINKS BOYD TO
KICKBACK LISTS
781122 A01H BOYD TRIAL TESTIMONY
HITTING CLOSE TO HUME
781122 A02T MANOS DETAILS DEL
KICKBACK
781123 A06T MANOS DETAILS CASH
KICKBACKS TO BOYD
781127 A03H MANOS DETAILS
KICKBACK SCHEME
781128 A01H *KELM DENIES
KICKBACK ROLE
781128 805T *WITNESS SAYS BOY
TOLD OF LAUNDERING KICKBACK CURREN
781129 A01H BOYD DENIES CHARGES
781129 A01T KELM GENIES KNOWING
OF KICKBACK SCHEME
781130 A01H BOYD CASE MAY GO TO
THE JURY TODAY
781130 A01T BOYD DENIES
INVOLVEMENT IN KICKBACKS
781701 AOIH FURTHER LAKES FUNDS
INDICTMENTS POSSIBLE
781202 A02T PROSECUTOR SEES MORE
INDICTMENTS
781203 D02T AN UNANSWERED
MYSTERY/EDIT
781209 A02T LAKES UNIT OKS
MINING STUDY
781214 402T FINNTOWN RENEWAL
FUNDS RECEIVE
781227 A02T 2-4 MORE LAKES
INDICTMENTS SEEN
780926 A01T *ULLAND INSISTS
WENDY PAY FOR PHONY AWARDS
781102 AOIH *ULLAND ASKS STATE
BOARD TO REVIEW DANIELSON ROLE
1979
DATE PAPER STORY NOTATION IN THE DULUTH PUBLIC
LIBRARY (H-HERALD, T=TRIBUNE)
790108 A01T JUDGE OF LAYS SENTENCING OF DONALD BOYD
790109 A04H BOYD-STILL QUESTIONS
790126 A01H *BOYD DRAWS 5 YR TERM IN KICKBACKS
790127 A07T *BOYD TO
ENTER PRISON MON
790129 A02T REMEMBER BOYD/EDIT
790130 AOIH *BOO TO HEAD STATE LAKES COMMISSION
790131 AO1H *UNKISSED BY SUN LEMON WILTS ON ORANGE ST
790131 A02T *800 T0 OPEN LAKES UNIT T HE RE
790206 A01H BEAUDIN TALKS TO
GRAND JURY
790207 A02T BEAUDIN BYE TESTIFY IN LAKES OFFICE PROBE
790214 C02H ULLANDS LAKES C0MPLAINT DISMISSED
790215 A06H ULLAND AS WATCHDOG/EDIT
790227 A0IT
PAY LAGGING BUT REGION PERKING UP
790228 A01T *GOVENORS TO STUDY EXPANDING UGRLC
790228 A04T WASHBURN NEBAGAMON GET GR LKS REGIONAL GRANTS
790302 B12T STILL A $1 MILLION QUESTION/EDIT
790320 A01H JUSTICE TAKES OVER LAKES CASE
790310 A07F COUNCIL NIXES GREAT LAKES PANEL EXPANSION
790321 A021 LAKES FUND INVESTIGATOR ARRIVES
790311 B12T LIFTING THE LID ON GREAT LKS PROBE/EDIT
790322 A02T ULLAND ELATED BY NV14 LAKES FUND PROSECUTION
790227 A021 QUIE TAKES REGION GOVERNORS 10 MEET l JANE 4
790523 A01H *BERGLAND QUIZZED (IN LAKES FUNDS
790524 A04 T BERGLAND QUIZZED BY FBI IN PRIMF
790601 A01H FBI SIFTS WENDYS RECORDS
790602 A01T FBI FINISHES ANDERSON PAPER PROBE
790602 A01T FBI SAYS ANDERSON WASN'T TARGET OF PROBE
790505 B01H GREAT LAKES OKAYS GOLDFINES REMODELING
790605 A01T *GOLDFINE CONVERSION FUND VOTED DIY AREA GOVERNORS
790607 A01H BOYD - I WAS SET UP AS PATSY
790607 A06H NO HOPE FUNNY MONEY
790608 A01H SCAPEGOAT BOYD DOUBTS THERE'LL L
BE OTHERS
790608 A02 T *BOYD BELIEVES OIL HAS SCAPEGOAT IN LAKE AGENCY PROBE
790614 EO8T SPREADING GREAT LAKES FUNDS/EDIT ST PAUL PIONEER PRESS
790620 A0TH PINTARS INDICTED BY JURY/MICHAEL
& BARBARA
790621 A11H PINTARS DENY FRAUD/POLITICIANS RETICENT/2 ART
190621 A0IT *PINTAR WIFE INDICTED Oil LAKES FOND PROBE
190621 A02T LITTLE COMMENT ON
INDICTMENTS/BEAUDIN/OBERSTAR
790622 BO1H *LORD QUITS CASE/JUDGE MILES LORI)
790627 A08H GRANTED ITS FOR ART/$
10000 GRANT FROM UGLRC
790711 A07H PINTARS TRIAL SCHEDULED IN ST PAUL
790713 AOIH LAKES FUNDS USED TO WOO WRITERS
790714 A02T LAKES FUNDED TOUR RAPPED
790715 002T MORE WAYS TO MISUSE LAKES FUNDS/EDIT
790717 B03H PINTARS WILL GO TO TRIAL ON SEPT 17
790717 A02T TRIAL DATE OF PINTARS SET BACK
790722 C03T GREAT LAKES COUNCIL ANSWERS CRITICISMS/LTR-ED/HARMS
790812 A12T *PINTAR CHARGES DRAW FIRE
790905 D03H PINTARS TRIAL BEGINS SPET 17
790906 AIOT PINTARS INDICTMENT UPHELD TRIAL ORDERED
790907 2161 TIME FOR TRUTH/EDIT
790908 A02T SUPERIOR GETS NEW FEDERAL LAKES OFFICE
790910 AIIH SPIRIT VO-TECH GET UPPER LAKE GRANTS
790917 A02H JUDGE SEES 2 WEEKS FOR PINTAR TRIAL
790917 A01T JURY SELECTION BEGINS IN PINTAR TRIAL
790918 A01H OFFICE SERVED DFL POLITICIANS PINTAR JURY TOLD
790918 A02T 9 WOMEN 6 MEN TO SIT ON JURY FOR PINTAR TRIAL
790919 A11H SECRETARY TELLS OF DOING POLITICAL WORK-PINTARS
790919 A02T PROSECUTION WANTS BOYD AT P114TAR TRIAL
790920 AOIH *OBERSTAR LAKES OFFICE LINKED
790920 AOIT SECY TELLS PINTAR TRIAL OF POLITICAL WORK
190921 A01H MORE POLITICAL WORK AIRED AT PINTAR TRIAL
790921 A02T EX-PINTAR AIDE SAYS KELM AUTHORIZED NO WORK
790922 ALIT JURY TOLD POLITICAL JOBS DONE
790922 A05T OBERSTAR DEFERS COMMENT ON TRIAL BEAUDIN WONT TALK
790923 A01T IMPLICATIONS IN PINTAR CASE MAY GO BEYOND DEFENDANTS
790924 AOIH KELM SAYS R PERPICH URGED HIM TO FIRE PTNTAR.
790925 A01H *BERKELMAN CHALLENGES TRIAL WITNESS
790925 AOIT *BOYD TESTIMONY ABRUPTLY CANCELLED
790q26 A07H MULDOON DISCLAIMS WORKING ON POLITICS IN PINTAR OFFICE
790926 A08T DFLERS TELL OF SOME POLITICAL WORK AT LAKES OFFICE
790927 A01H BEAUDIN TELLS OF POLITICAL WORK
790927 AOIT MAYOR RECOUNTS POLITICKING ROLE
790928 A01H *POLITICAL WORK ON OFFICE TIME RELATED BY PINTAR
790928 AOIT PINTAR TELLS OF OFFICES ELECTION JOBS
790929 A02T PINTAR DENIES HE RECEIVED BOND MONEY
790930 AOIT PINTAR TRIAL AWAITS WORD OF BOYD
791001 A01H BOND TESTIFIES PINTAR CONDUCTED JOB INTERVIEWS
791002 AOIH JURY EXPECTED TO GET PINTAR CASE LATE TODAY
791002 A01T BOND TESTIFIES AGAINST PINTAR US RESTS CASE
791003 AOIH JURY STILL UNDECIDED ON PINTARS
791003 AOIT *PINTARS FATE LIES WITH JURY
791004 DOIH AFTER 2 DAYS P114TAR VERDICT STILL PENDING
791004 AOIT JURY STILL OUT IN PINTAR TRIAL
791005 AOIH PINTAR HOSPITALIZED JURY STILL UNDECIDED
191006 A02T PINTAR JURY TO RESUME DELIBERATIONS TODAY
791007 AOIT *PINTARS FOUND GUILTY ON l9 COUNTS
791008 AOIH PINTARS TO APPEAL CONVICTION
791008 A01T PINTAR TRIAL MAY NOT BE CLOS114G ACT IN POLITICAL DRAM
791009 AOIT JURORS WERE SURE OF MICHAEL PINTARS GUILT
791009 A03T *:BERKELMAN CLAIMS LINK UNFAIR
791011 AOIH OBERSTAR PROFESSES HE DIDNT KNOW
791012 A02T *OBERSTAR SAYS HE WAS UNAWARE OF ILLEGAL AID
791014 BOLT A REPORTERS NOTEBOOK PINTAR TRIAL HAD COMIC MOMENTS
791015 AOIH I-R LEADER WANTS DFL TO PAY BACK/KNICKERBOCKER
791021 C03T OBERSTAR STAFFER CONTACT WITH UGLRC NEGLIGIBLE/RHEIN
791102 A02H 4 DFLERS JOIN CALL FOR FURTHER SIFT
791102 A01T DFLERS URGE FURTHER LAKES UNIT PROBE
791105 AOIH BOND RESENTENCED BUT GIVEN HOPE
791105 B102 GREAT LAKES GATE/EDIT
791106 A02T BOND AGAIN SENT TO PRISON
791121 A02T FREE TRADE STUDY NOT WORTH COST
791122 A02T BOO REAPPOINTED TO UPPER GREAT LAKES POST
791127 012T OUIE'S INTEGRITY/EDIT
791128 A01H *QUIE AIDE CLAIMS JOB NOT HELD FOR BOOS RETURN
791129 ALIT QUIE MONT PROMISE JOB TO BOO AIDE SAYS
791202 A15T DFL TO STUDY POSSIBLE TIES TD SCANDAL
791203 AOIH DFL PLANS OWN INQUIRY INTO LAKES SCANDAL
791205 A07H PINTARS TO BE TOLD THEIR FATE THURSDAY
791205 0087 WHITEWASH OR WITCH HUNT/EDIT
791206 AOIH PINTAR GIVEN 12 5-YEAR TERMS
791206 C07H B00 APPOINTMENT EXCEPTION TO RULE
791207 A01T PINTAR PAIR SCHEDULED FOR LOCKUP
791208 B1OT DFL ETHICS PANEL/EDIT
191215 A02T PORT STUDY TOURISM GET US GRANTS
791219 A07T ULLAND RAPS SEAWAY UNIT FOR TIMIDITY
791120 B01H AN AGING LETTERHEAD UNLOCKS SECRET OF HOUSE
1980
DATE PAPER STORY NOTATION IN
THE DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY
800129 A02T LUND TO DIRECT
SUPERIOR OFFICE OF LAKES AGENCY
800130 AOLT *QUIE DREYFUS PLEDGE
TEAMWORK ON HARBOR 1 SSUE S
800131 0IOT CLOUT FOR
PORTS/EOIT
000103 O18T COMMISSION PROBE
CONTINUE S
800207 A07H UPPER GREAT LAKES
CASE WITNESS ADMITS TO MISDEMEANOR
800213 A02T PINTAR GOES TO
PRISON VOLUNTARILY
000113 A01T *PINTAR BEGINS
SANDSTONE PRISON TERM
800114 A02H TACONITE PROCESSING
DREDGING PLANS AIRED
800215 A01H FINAL AUDIT OF-
AGE14CY GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
800215 AO6T PINTAR TO DE
ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN 1901
800216 AIOT AUDITS OF
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE-S HAY PROCEED
800216 A09H ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS APPROVED FOR 3 AREA PROJECT
800217 A02T BWCA TOURISM
PROMOTION RECEIVES SHUT IN ARM
800228 A02T STEEL MILL PLAN
LIVES DESPITE BECHTEL VETO
800301 010T LAKE
SUPERIOR STEEL MILLS/EDIT
800311 A02H OBERSIAR PERPICH
STAGE CONFRONTATION
000319 Bl2T AN END RUN BY
ORERSTAR/EDIT
800319 A01H *OBERSTAR
ACKNOWLEDGES JURY TESTIMONY
800319 AOIT OBERSTAR SAYS
HE APPEARED BEFORE GRAND JURY IN 179
800319 CLOT NO TRUTH TO PERPICHS
RUMORS/LTR-ED/OBERSTAR
800310 A13T *OBERSTAR PERPICH
FEUD SIZZLES
800311 A02T BECHTEL
TO HEAD 34 STATE COUNCIL
800312 AOIT REDS FIND
OBERSTAR CLEAN IN UPPER GREAT LAKES PROBE
800323 AOIT PERPICH ISNT
BUYING US LETTER ON OBERSTAR
800324 A02T PERPICH
SAYS OBERSTAR HAS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER
800316 B14T HOWLING AT THE
MOON/EDIT
800329 805T NEW BUDGET TO
CUT LAKES FUND
800330 A10T LAKES PANEL
FACES BRICK AND MORTAR CUTS
800330 C03T QUESTIONS FOR
INCUMBENT/LTR-ED/PERPICH
800405 A07T MANOS GETS
JAIL TERM FINE IN UPPER LAKES FRAUD CASE
800611 A09H PINTARS APPEAL
UNDER ADVISEMENT
800614 A01T MINN STEEL
STUDY GETS FUNDS
800615 A12T NORTHERN WIS
GETS PANEL GRANTS
800716 A06H BOYD BACK IN
BRIMSON HOME FOLLOWING PAROLE
800723 A05T NELSON PROTESTS
UPPER GREAT LAKES BUDGET CUT.
800903 A01H *P[NTARS CONVICTION
REVERSED
800903 A01T *FEDERAL COURT
ORDERS NEW TRIALS F0R PINTARS
800904 A01H *PINTARS FREE HOPES
TROUBLES OVER
800904 A01T *PINTAR RELEASED
FROM SANDSTONE
80)905 A01T
LAKES FUNDS SURVIVE COMMITTEE VOTE
800927 005T $200000 GRANT CKD no
LEECH LAKE
801223 A01T BUDGET CUTS THREATEN
COMMISSION/BECHTEL
801228 C02T UPPER GREAT
LAKES REQUIEM/EDIT
1981
DATE PAPER STORY NOTATION IN THE DULUTH PUBLIC
LIBRARY
810104 BO3T
COMMISSION HASN'T OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS/LTR
810204 AO1H
OBERSTAR TO PUSH UPPER LAKES FUNDING
810201 AO2T
DEMISE OF REGIONAL PANEL MAY BE NEAR/BECHTEL
810211 A02H
PINTARS LEGAL BATTLES END QUIETLY WITH GUILTY
8 l 0215 B01T
VARIETY OF PROJECTS IMPERILED IF COMMISSION
810225 A02T
LAKES PANEL HEAD FIRED/BECHTEL
810226 D10T
REAGANS MACHETE CROSSES C PARTY LINES/EDIT
810227
AO1H ALL REGIONAL UNITS TO BE TERMINATED
810228 BO4
REGIONAL PANEL POST TO REMAIN VACANT
810817 A09 H
SCANDAL FIGURES PINTARS TO DIVORCE
810 20 A11T
AREA S MAY LOSE13 MILLION IN GRANTS
810521
A11T LUND RESIGNS FROM 1 LAKES
COMMISSION
810716 602T
EX-ASHLAND MAYOR
TO QUIT LAKES PANEL/HENDRICKSON
810905 A01T
*PINTAR GOT
KICKBACKS IRS SAYS
810927 812T
*JOHNSON JOINS
CONSULTING FIRM