North Dakota sheriffs plan Declaration reading for Fourth of July
North Dakota lawmakers back a bicentennial plan urging county officials to read the Declaration of Independence from courthouse steps at a morning ceremony. Sheriffs and volunteers would recite the text, sing patriotic songs, play a state bird recording, and fire volleys for the original 13 colonies and all 50 states, amid efforts to avoid commercial bicentennial hype.
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N.D
Bob Harvey
Burleigh County
North Dakota
University of North Dakota
Joseph Smeall
Ora
Smeall
Daniel Rylance
Grand Forks
Smearl
Union
Rylance
England
George III
Harvey
Dan Selmann
State Bicentennial Commission
Haaland
Gordon Taylor
River swimmers near St. Louis after 600 mile Mississippi trek
Marine Capt. Alan Jones and Wayne Thompson reach Hannibal, Missouri in good shape after leaving Minneapolis May 24. They expect to reach the Gateway Arch by noon Monday, with Jones to stop in St. Louis and Thompson planning to continue to New Orleans. Jones, from Iowa, describes their voyage and minor health hiccups while Gov. Bond and other dignitaries awaited at the Arch.
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Hannibal, Mo
Mississippi River
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Hannibal
Gateway Arch
Alan Jones
Arch
Jones
LaMars
Iowa
Wayne Thompson
Portland
Ore
Marine Corps
Quantico
Thompson
New Orleans
Missouri
Christopher Bond
Extradition Fight Over Banks Heads to Court Next Week
South Dakota Attorney General William Janklow says he will seek court action next week to compel Dennis Banks extradition from Oregon or California to South Dakota. Banks, 39, faces assault and riot convictions in Custer County for a 1973 courthouse demonstration.
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Banks
Custer
S.C
Fugitive
American Indian Movement
Oregon
South Dakota
Bob Straub
California
San Francisco
Straub
Pat Dooley
Multnomah County
Attorpe Roberts
Oakland
al If
Roberts
Edmund G. Brown, Jr
Edmund) Brown
Dooley
Ja W
Janklow
Dayton’s strike ends with three year contract ratified
A 10 day strike by drivers and warehousemen against Dayton’s stores ended with ratification of a three year pact. Local 638 Teamsters approved 124 to 32. The agreement adds 2.32 to 2.12 dollars hourly for drivers and helpers, 1.85 for warehouse workers, and 1.65 for other warehouse staff. The union failed to win a 40 hour week.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Dayton
Teamsters Union
Dear Polly on whitening antique satin draperies with care tips
A reader asks how to restore dirty white satin draperies after dry cleaning. The columnist shares a method of washing a panel by hand in cold water with detergent, in a deep tub, noting possible shrinkage and hem checks, plus stretching as they dry and a caution about risk.
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Polly
PollyAdvice Aids Readers With Housekeeping And Handy Hacks
Dear Polly column offers tips on altering clothing fit for women, crafting emergency candles from coffee cans, washing leafy vegetables with salt to remove grit, and preserving eggs with plastic tape to seal air exposure. The letters show everyday domestic concerns and practical fixes.
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Polly
L. V
Lucille
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