Beaver Island idea aired on WMBN’s “Sound Off,” 1970

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Event

Date: circa 1970-03
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationgovernancecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1970 Beaver Beacon reports that V. H. “Dick” LaFreniere called Bill Supernaw’s WMBN “Sound Off” program with a humorous proposal that Beaver Island become an autonomous, casino-supported “republic.”

Evidence and limits

The item documents community commentary carried through local radio. It is not evidence of a formal secession, governmental action, or development plan.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “Sound Off.”
Reports V. H. “Dick” LaFreniere calling Bill Supernaw's WMBN program with a humorous proposal for Beaver Island autonomy and casino-supported development; it is an opinion/commentary item, not a formal governmental proposal.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published radio-call report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island idea aired on WMBN’s “Sound Off,” 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sound-off-radio-call-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1970, “Sound Off.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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