H E Rasmussen Dies Former Herald Publisher at 75
H E Rasmussen longtime Herald editor and publisher died at his home after a long illness. He celebrated his 75th birthday last week and had Parkinsons disease for 31 years. Funeral at St Olaf Lutheran Church with entombment at Oakwood Cemetery. He lived in Austin most of his life and taught journalism before joining the Herald.
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Tucker Mobilizes National Support for Solidarity Day Rally
Washington leaders rally for Solidarity Day backing the Poor People’s Campaign with Tucker directing outreach from the Washington Urban League. Organizers expect at least 25 000 demonstrators with 75 to 100 groups pledging support and speakers including Walter Reuther Edward Brooke Roy Wilkins Whitney M Young Jr and Mrs Martin Luther King Jr. The campaign runs parallel to a round-the-clock Agriculture Department vigil.
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Suspect Red Copters Seen in DMZ Area
U S military headquarters said aircraft suspected to be enemy helicopters were fired on near the DMZ in Vietnam. Vietnamese sources claimed nine helicopters were shot down, with six in the South China Sea and others inland or on the coast, amid ground fighting around Gia Dinh near Saigon.
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Court Denies Out of Freight Rate Cut Move
The Supreme Court blocked railroads from cutting freight rates to match truck and barge competition. The 8-1 decision, aligning with the Interstate Commerce Commission, says out-of-pocket cost as a metric could trigger ruinous rate wars. The case focused on whether costs were measured to allow undercutting rates below cost.
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Court Upholds 1866 Rights Law on Race Discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that the 1866 Civil Rights Act bars racial discrimination in sale or rental of property, applying to private and public action. Justice Stewart said Congress meant what it saw while Justices Harlan and White dissented. The case involved Joseph Lee Jones and Barbara Jo barred from buying a home in Paddock Woods Subdivision near St. Louis.
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Court rules jail for chronic alcoholics may continue
The Supreme Court split 5 4 refusing to ban jailing of chronic alcoholics for public drunkenness. Justice Marshall said medical consensus on alcoholism as a disease is lacking, warning against returning unsanitary, dangerous inebriates to streets. Four justices dissented.
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Supreme Court Defers on Welfare Benefit Residency Laws
The Supreme Court declined to rule on state laws barring welfare benefits to applicants who fail residency requirements. Announced as reargument cases from Connecticut District of Columbia and Pennsylvania are restored to the calendar.
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Rockefeller Wins Sharper GOP Endorsement In Presidential Race
New York Governor Rockefeller lands a strong endorsement from Pennsylvania Governor Shafer at Tulsa boosting his bid. Shafer estimates 45 to 50 of 64 Pennsylvania Republican delegates may back Rockefeller while Nixon holds a large delegational bloc. Nixon campaign says he has enough delegates to win. McCarthy and Moyer predict further moves as New York prepares for its primary with 123 Democratic and 82 Republican delegate seats at stake.
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Eisenhower in good spirits after major heart attack
Doctors at Walter Reed report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is alert and in good spirits after a major heart attack Saturday night. The bulletin notes stable vital signs, no heart failure, and no pain since the episode with no further bulletins planned before Tuesday.
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Drowns In Minnesota Lakes In Separate Incidents
A two year old boy fell from a Park Rapids dock and drowned in two feet of water at Lake Belle Taine. Rodney Goodwin 21, Des Moines Iowa, drowned in Lake Belle Taine while boating with family. Dennis Warehouse 21, Albert Lea Minn, drowned while swimming with companions. body recovered from Fountain Lake in Albert Lea.
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Meredith Arrested in Harlem Protests Over Teacher Dismissal
Civil rights activist James H Meredith was arrested after attempting to enter Public School 175 in Harlem during a parents protest over teacher Ralph Poynter's firing. Poynter faced harassment and resisting arrest charges. Meredith received disorderly conduct charges as the group threatened to seize the school.
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Viet general ousted from top assignment in Thieu purge
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang, once head of the pacification program and commander of the 4th Corps in the Mekong Delta, was removed amid Thieu Ky power struggles. Thang, 37, known for anti corruption drives, is on indefinite sick leave pending replacement by Lt. Gen. Nguyen Vang. American officials praised his energy and competence but rival officers opposed his approach.
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McCarthy Hunts Opponent as Tornado Toll Strong
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy compared himself to a knight without an opponent in the Democratic race against Hubert H. Humphrey. He toured Tracy Minnesota after a deadly tornado, noting the disaster area as he plans sharper questions on Vietnam Hershey and Hoover.
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Fraser proposes nationwide gun registration bill
Washington AP reports Representative Donald M. Fraser of Minnesota introduces legislation to register all firearms. The proposal would mandate licenses for buying rifles shotguns pistols and ammunition across the United States.
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Court Spares CATV on Movie Pay
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 1 that CATV operators need not pay for televised movies and other copyrighted material they retransmit to subscribers, a major win for community antenna systems and a setback for film licensors. The same report notes a Rochester area death in Vietnam as Marine Lance Cpl. Donald Geerdes, 19, was killed near Quang Nam.
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Soldier Killed in Georgia Traffic Crash
Pfc. Norman G. Lee 21, son of Mr and Mrs Gunder Lee East Grand Forks Minnesota, was killed in a traffic accident Sunday at Pembroke Georgia. He had just completed a 13 month Army tour in Vietnam.
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