Doubleheader night at Miss Minnesota pageant
Friday's preliminary rounds at Austin High School featured contestants from Mankato Vacationland St. Paul and White Bear Lake in talent and swimsuit events. Sally Louise Nordgren Miss Vacationland won a talent award for singing Happy Heart, while Reva Lee Morton Miss Mankato took a talent prize. Tied in swimsuit were Linda Hagan Miss St. Paul and Linda Tamillo Miss White Bear Lake.
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Judy McDermott
Henning
School of the Associated Arts
Reva Lee Morton
Mankato
Morton
Santana Inter
Reva
Mankato State College
Hampton
Linda Tamillo
Joseph Tamillo
White Bear Lake
Linda
University of Minnesota At
ST. Paul
Linda Hagen
Reva Morton
Sally Nodgren
Private war against polluted air cyclist wears miner mask
Vincent Summer ton, 53, of Port Elizabeth cycles to work daily to filter fumes with a miner's mask. He says he has always enjoyed cycling to work except for the awful smell of exhaust, which he calls a serious health hazard. AP Wirephoto via London.
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Vincent Summerton
Port Elizabeth
London
For Sale 17 ft Square Stern Canoe in Ad
Advertisement notes a 17 foot square stern canoe, five years old, with two paddles. It sold quickly after a low cost six day want ad run priced at 5.40. Readers were urged to call 433-8851 to achieve similar results.
Russia tightens vodka controls amid anti-drink drive
Moscow reports a two week campaign against alcoholism climaxing with new rules to curb vodka production and ban its sale in many places. Public imagery shifts as vodka, long seen as Russia’s national drink, is cast as a public enemy.
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Moscow
Prime Minister Sato to retire in July after eight years
Tokyo AP reports pro American Prime Minister Fuisaku Sato will step down in July after nearly eight years as Japan's head and party leader. He tearfully told the nation that with Okinawa restored it is the best time to resign. Sato pursued Okinawa reversion since succeeding Hayato Ikeda in 1964.
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Tokyo
Fuisaku Sato
Sato
Okinawa
Japan
U.S
Hayato Ikeda
Air association seeks court order to halt pilots strike
The Air Transport Association asks a federal court to stop a 24hour work stoppage by American airline pilots that could disrupt air traffic in 64 nations and affect up to a million passengers. The protest by the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations aims to press for security and hijack-prevention accords, involving about 50,000 pilots. the stoppage was set to begin at 2 am EDT Monday.
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New York
The
Air Transport Association
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Ola Forsberg
Federation
St Cloud youth named governor at Boys State convention
A St. Cloud youth, John Rajkowski, was elected governor of the American Legion Boys State convention at St. John’s University alongside John Michaels of Bloomington as lieutenant governor. The event drew 430 high school students to Collegeville.
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St. Cloud
Collegeville, Minn
The
American Legion
St. John's University
John Rajkowski
John Michaels
Bloomington
McGovern to Speak at South Dakota Democratic Convention
Senator George McGovern will be featured speaker at the South Dakota Democratic convention in Pierre on July 29 and 30. State Chairman James Gulfey announced the event amid party planning.
Schedule of Pages VS.-Mkts.-2 Area News-6 Editorial-4 Farm Page-7 Society-5 Sports-8
The page list outlines sections for various departments including Area News Editorial Farm Society Sports and Classifieds with page allocations. It serves as a navigational guide for readers to locate content across sections in the newspaper.
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Mkts
Air and naval forces end ground combat role in South Vietnam
The United States deactivated its last infantry brigade in South Vietnam, ending ground combat participation while maintaining a 100,000-man air and naval force. Air strikes against North Vietnam continued, with major raids near Thanh Hoa and on MIG bases. The 3rd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division was inactivated, reducing U.S. strength to about 49,000 by month’s end, as other units shift to bases in Thailand.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nikolai Podgorny
U.S. Command
Navy
Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
da Nang
Air Force
Thailand
Nixon
Guam
Taiwan
7Th Fleet
Woman sparks Father’s Day origin tale in Spokane
Spokane woman Mrs John Bruce Dodd sparked a movement after a 1909 Mother's Day sermon. She urged recognition for fathers, leading to a national Father’s Day observed on the third Sunday in June. Her efforts, aided by the Spokane Ministerial Alliance, culminated in Wilson’s 1916 recognition and Coolidge’s urging in 1924.
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Spokane
Wash
John Bruce Dodd
Dodd
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
Three Die in Asphyxiation at Todd County Cabin
In Grey Eagle Minnesota three people William Warner David Wanner and Geoffrey Kahn all from St Paul died and three others were hospitalized in critical condition from apparent asphyxiation in a Mary Lake cabin Todd County sheriff says. Separately UN ends two week environmental conference with a 26 guideline declaration urging disarmament and safety from nuclear and mass destruction risks. Belfast scene reports hooded man found shot dead on roadside marking the 369th fatality in three years of Northern Ireland violence. another man with multiple wounds dumped from a car outside the city.
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Grey Eagle
Minn
Mary Lake
Todd County
Stockholm
U.N
Belfast
Northern Ireland
First hurricane of year developing near Cuba
The National Hurricane Center reported tropical Storm Agnes, already tied to the deaths of four Cuban boaters, could become the first hurricane of the year. The storm drifts eastward across the Caribbean near Cozumel Island and may reach 74 mph winds by late today or Sunday.
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Miami
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Caribbean Sea
Mexico
Cozumel Island
McGovern Defends Plan to Aid Poor and Cut Defense
Senator George McGovern defended his income maintenance proposal and argued for a smaller military budget at a three hour hearing. He cited a goal of $54 billion for defense by 1975 and said shifting funding to new priorities would create thousands of jobs each year, while tax reform would phase out loopholes over three years and tax the plan with a substantial bite on higher incomes.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Hostil
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Congress
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Train Crash Near Paris Kills 35, Injures 78
In a Janus tunnel northeast of Paris two speeding passenger trains collided, killing 35 and injuring 78 as rescue personnel toiled through the night. About 500 people were aboard when one derailed amid debris and rock, with the second train striking the wreckage.
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Paris
Soissons
France
Red Cross
Vierzy
Laon
Jeannine Michel
Thursday in central highlands near Cheo Reo reported
A report from the central highlands of South Vietnam places Thursday near Cheo Reo, about 200 miles northeast of Saigon, with details limited to the location statement from the field.
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Central Highlands
South Vietnam
Cheo Reo
Saigon
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