Cleanup after worst Minnesota tornadoes devastates region
Clean up efforts continued after eight tornadoes swept central and eastern northern Minnesota killing at least 13 people. Missing are two children near Outing. Governor LeVander tours Cass and St Louis counties declaring disaster areas. Tornado path up to a mile wide and 30 miles long with additional damage near Floodwood and Island-Boulder Lakes.
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Minnesota
Cass County
Aitken County
Jacobson
Boulder Lakes
Duluth
Paul Brokke
Bloomington
Sharon Dugan
Huron
Harold LeVander
Cass
St. Louis
Dark Lake
Island-Boulder Lakes
E-TV to City Expand with Three Translators in Southeast Minnesota
Construction begins to provide educational television to Austin Albert Lea Owatonna Rochester Eyota and Kyota with three new translators and signal upgrades. FCC granted permits July 18 to Twin City Area Educational Television Corp. for KTCA TV and KTCIL TV. New towers and existing CATV relay sites will serve schools and public viewing by Sept. 1 with per pupil charges and channel assignments 77 73 and 80.
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Austin-Albert Lea
Owatonna
Rochester
Kyota
Austin
Ktca-Tv
St. Paul
Austin- Albert Lea
Mason City
Iowa
CATV
Rushford
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Washington, D. C
Twin City Area Educational Television Corp
Eyota
Austin - Albert Lea
Heaviest Viet Nam Fighting Since Mid-June Break
Heavy clashes erupt across South Vietnam with higher casualties and a rare Viet Cong attack in Saigon. U S military spokesmen caution the uptick may be a temporary pause in the lull, not a mass Allied counteroffensive, as reports confirm 147 enemy killed and 178 Allied casualties since midnight Wednesday. Additional actions near the DMZ involve North Vietnamese forces with 82 NVA and 8 Americans killed and 24 wounded.
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Saigon
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Central Highlands
Cam Ranh Bay
Dmz
Closed trial hinted for Rheault case in Vietnam
Military sources suggest parts of a forthcoming hearing for Col. Robert B. Rheault and seven subordinates may be closed due to cloak and dagger secrets. The group faces murder and conspiracy charges tied to a Vietnamese victim, with secrecy surrounding the case and involvement of elite counter-insurgency units. A separate Minot case reports a former bank president and two tavern owners bound over on federal financial irregularities charges.
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Col
Robert B. Rheault
MINOT
N.D
Minot Bank
U.S. District Court
Troop levels in Vietnam clash with pullout claims
Senate comments say U S forces rose to 539000 on July 1 and would fall to 515000 by September 30, despite earlier Pentagon targets. Critics note 40000 leave and 40000 arrive monthly, leaving many in transit as the pullout schedule tightens.
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John C. Stennis
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Mississippi
Armed Services Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Albert Gore
U. S
Nixon
Gore
Stennis
Jerry Friedheim
Fraser urges large postwar defense cuts and MIRV freeze
Rep. Donald Fraser urged the House Armed Services Committee to cut 10 to 30 billion dollars from the defense budget after the Vietnam War ends. He called for a freeze on MIRV testing and deployment until a mutual Soviet moratorium is achieved, arguing funds are needed for domestic health education and public safety.
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Washington
Donald M. Fraser
House
Armed Services Committee
Minnesota Democrat
Fraser
United States
Nixon nominating anniversary celebrated at White House
AP reports the GOP marked the 1968 Nixon nomination with a White House celebration and predicted yearly support through 1976. Other dispatches note East Germany calling West Germany Europe’s main peace threat, Duluth annexation affirmed by Minnesota Supreme Court, Vietnam war fatalities rise to 793, a Winthrop group welcomes home 71 reservists, and Russ Morgan dies at 65 in Las Vegas.
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Worthington
Minn
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452Nd General Supply Co
Vietnam
Israeli jets strike inside Jordan for third day running
Israeli planes again crossed into Jordan to hit rocket sites after Arab guerrilla groups claimed 60 Israelis were killed in raids on three Israeli settlements and outposts in the northern Jordan River Valley. Jordanian air defenses engaged with no losses reported.
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Associated Press
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Israel
Dead Sea
Sodom
Tel Aviv
Shaky PAA pact is set in late night talks
Negotiators drafted a tentative agreement in the Pan American strike as Teamsters officials flew in from New York for a review. Assistant Secretary of Labor William J. Usery Jr. said final action awaited that review after progress reports overnight. About 10,000 Pan Am ground workers were on strike since 2 a.m. with wildcat walkouts on both coasts, while Transport Workers Union members pledged not to cross Teamster lines.
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Pan American World Airways
William J. Usery Jr
Teamsters
New York
Geroge P. Shultz
Thomas C. Kinsella
National Mediation Board
Pan Am
Transport Workers Union
Teamster
Utilities Board approves two cent gas surcharge
The Austin Utilities Board votes a two cent per thousand cubic feet increase on gas usage to cover higher natural gas costs approved by the Federal Power Commission. The change, averaging $4.50 to $5 yearly per customer, will be reflected in September bills due October 1.
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David Kranz
Austin Utilities Board
Federal Power Commission
William Dunlap
Dunlap
Finance Committee
Richard Baudler
Baudler
Miniature pigs eyed to replace Arnold on Green Acres
Frank Inn seeks a white miniature pig to replace Arnold the pig on Green Acres. Dr. Almut Dettmers at the Hormel Institute and the University of Minnesota have been developing miniature white pigs for research and may supply one for TV. Arnold’s trainer notes color challenges but fans favor a white pig.
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Frank Ian
Star of Green Acres
Ian
Hormel Institute
Almut Dettmers
Arnold
Dr. Dettmers
Austin
Canada
Dettmers
University of Min
Nesota
California
Nixon Prefers New Welfare System With Guaranteed Income
President Nixon plans a national address to outline a replacement for the U S welfare system including a guaranteed income and job incentives. He would shift ant poverty programs from community action to creating new job opportunities and propose automatic tax revenue sharing for states.
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Washington
Nixon
Nation
U.S
Capitol Hill
Congress
Minnesota approves 7.5 million bond plan for college unions
The Minnesota Building Commission greenlighted a 7.5 million bonding program to fund expanded student union facilities at five state colleges. Construction is set to finish by late 1971, with Southwest State College receiving 1.3 million. The college board raised the student union fee from five to ten dollars per quarter, except at Winona where facilities suffice.
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ST. Paul
Con Aegative Building Commission
Minnesota
State College Board
College
Winona
Hopkins board rejects busing plan for parochial students
The Hopkins School Board in suburban Minneapolis voted unanimously to not provide bus service for parish or parochial students within the district after a two hour meeting noted by AP.
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Minneapolis
Hopkins School Board
Why cant we stay at home asks Agnew on page four
The Herald editorial previews an Agnew address on U S policy urging more focus on domestic problems rather than foreign commitments and money. The piece notes columnist Victor Riesel requested the article and directs readers to turn to page four for the full transcript and arguments.
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U.S
Herald
Victor Riesel
Spiro Agnew
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