End of a 56 Year St Olaf Choir Era as Christiansen Steps Down
Olaf C Christiansen ends 27 years as director of the St Olaf Choir capping a 56 year family era at the Minnesota college 40 miles south of Minneapolis. He led the nationally renowned a cappella group noted for precise text clarity and inspired moments during rehearsals and concerts.
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St. Olaf
Christiansen
Northfield
Olaf
United States
Norway
Germany
Paul
Concordia
Mayville
N.C
State Teachers College
Union Theological Seminary
Flint
Mich
Oberlin Conservatory
Oberlin College
Ohio
Christiansens
F. Melius
Savious
Dr. Olaf C. Christiansen
St. Olaf Choir
Paul Schmidt
Frederick
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Hunreds
Montana
Austin Herald Briefs June 13 1968
Local page notes happenings from Austin Minnesota with brief items from the Herald edition dated Thursday June 13 1968. Major details are summarized from the readable column items and society notices.
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Austin (Minn
Herald
Cheap Shoes Push Narrow Fits Across Girl Sizes
A store study shows 88 percent of girls in sizes 12 to 4 need a width narrower than D for proper fit. The ad describes buying progressively smaller shoes to force wear and grow-out discomfort, urging buyers to accept poor fit as normal.
NRA Questions Post Office Legality in Curbing Gun Mail
The NRA questions the Post Office move to block mail gun traffic while past practice suggests gun mail order houses will continue until Congress enacts stronger controls. Postmaster General Watson bans sawed off shotguns and short rifles from the mails unless addressed to authorized officials, and requires notice to local law enforcement before firearm delivery.
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NRA
U.S. Post Office
Washington
National Rifle Association
Post Office Department
Congress
Watson
Nixon Declines Rockefeller Debate Challenge
Nixon rejects Governor Rockefeller's televised debate request calling it divisive for Republicans. Rockefeller proposed a network televised clash during his Los Angeles campaign stop and said he would accept immediately if a network offered time. Nixon returned from an unannounced Bahamas vacation under heavy security.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Bahamas
Rockefeller
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
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