Legal battle over Pentagon Papers paths to Supreme Court
A major constitutional fight over government secrecy and press freedom heads to the Supreme Court as appeals court rulings allow The New York Times and The Washington Post to resume reporting parts of the Pentagon Papers. The Justice Department plans to appeal, while Nixon vows to share the 7000 page study with Congress but keep it secret pending executive review.
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Minnesota Senate moves tax package through committee
A $608.1 million tax package heads to the Senate Tax Committee with floor action likely Friday or Monday. The plan raises income taxes, sales tax, and cigarette tax while overhauling property classifications and boosting local school funding, with Conservative doubts about full support.
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Stanley Holmquist
Holmquist
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Workman killed in L A water tunnel explosion
An underground water tunnel explosion in Sylmar Los Angeles killed at least one worker and trapped sixteen others. Fire officials said vents were destroyed by the blast likely ignited methane gas and a torch design.
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Los Angeles
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Mrs Truman in Good Condition at Research Medical Center
Officials at Research Medical Center in Kansas City said Mrs. Harry S. Truman remains in good condition after admission Monday for a checkup.
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Warm humid weather increases livestock danger in Minnesota
The National Weather Service warned that warm humid conditions push the livestock safety index to danger in southern Minnesota. Confined livestock face ongoing risk with forecasts of upper 80s temperatures and 40 to 50 percent humidity. The Twins Fly-in at Metropolitan Stadium was postponed and rescheduled for July 8 due to thunderstorms and low ceilings.
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Secret Vietnam study sparks revelations across Knight papers
Knight Newspapers report that McNamara proposed a coalition government in 1967 and that a 47 volume Pentagon study portrays him as disillusioned with the war. The Los Angeles Times notes a 1963 NSC rejection of pulling out, while the Chicago Sun-Times cites Kennedy sending Johnson to Saigon in 1961 to press for aid.
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Tornado Hits St. Cloud Area Damaging Barns Birds Loss Likely
A tornado struck near St. Cloud Minnesota lowering roofs and uprooting trees. It destroyed a 372 by 34 foot chicken barn owned by Imholte for Jack Frost Inc. and could force a 75000 dollar replacement with potential bird losses.
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St. Cloud
Faribault youths charged in drug probe
Five of nine Faribault youths arrested for alleged drug violations were charged by Rice County authorities. Those charged are Brian Ricke 20 for LSD sale Craig 18 for stimulant or depressant sale or possession of marijuana Thomas Stoltz 19 for LSD sale Michael Silvernail 19 for marijuana sale and Dean Hetlevedt 19 for marijuana sale. One remaining arrestee is a 17 year old juvenile. The five were lodged in Rice County Jail after a month long investigation.
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Thomas Stoltz
Michael Silvernail
Dean Hetlevedt
Schedule of Pages Editorial Sports Society
The page list outlines sections for Editorial on page 4, Sports on pages 14 and 15, Society on pages 6 to 8, VS Matk on page 16, Area News on page 10, Comics on page 17, Summerset Tab, and Classified on pages 11 to 12 and 18 to 19.
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Times seeks Supreme Court print right for Pentagon study
The New York Times appealed to the Supreme Court to print uncensored articles on the Pentagon study of the Vietnam War. In Georgia a two star general denied threatening a soldier with a court martial to testify against Medina. In Paris North Vietnam accused President Nixon of direct involvement in the Vietnam war. In Minnesota the House approved a 234.3 million department spending bill 124 to 2 and adjourned until Monday evening.
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Bernard W. Rogers
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Lawrence Charles la Croix
Paris
North Vietnam
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Minnesota
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U.S. and Soviet space linkup eyed in near future
American and Soviet space experts in Houston discussed compatible docking systems and testing them on existing spacecraft. Officials said a joint flight could occur as early as 1973 and certainly by the mid 1970s, advancing possible future space missions.
Rochester Girl Killed As Car Left Curve On US 14
A 19 year old Rochester woman Marleen J Nelson was killed when her car left a curve on U S 14 near Rochester around 2 15 this morning Osage County authorities identified the victim as Marleen J Nelson 19 A 22 year old Rochester man Robert Cook was hospitalized as a passenger in the same car A separate two vehicle crash in St Paul Wednesday night left one dead and another injured
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Rochester
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Olmsted
Marleen J. Nelson
Robert Cook
St. Paul
Schlafly urges Nixon to bow out for Reagan in 1972
Phyllis Schlafly, biographer and conservative activist, reports in her June newsletter that a poll of grassroots Republicans shows Nixon certain to lose in the 1972 election and urges him to step aside in favor of California Governor Ronald Reagan. The note frames Reagan as the favored alternative among GOP supporters.
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Congress Chiefs Hope No New Leaks On Vietnam Study
Congress plans limited access to a top secret Pentagon study on Vietnam with doors closed and no copies allowed. House and Senate leaders promise secrecy while panels weigh readings, aiming to avoid leaks as the 47 volume history and a 1965 Tonkin study are made available to lawmakers.
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