Death penalty demise short lived in editorial view
The piece argues the death penalty may soon reappear as a national policy under President Nixon. It traces a historical pattern toward abolition and notes the proposed plan would limit capital punishment to specified crimes with new sentencing using aggravating and mitigating factors.
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Supreme Court
Nixon
Congress
United States
Liechtenstein
France
Spain
Europe
Africa
Asia
Middle East
England
Pennsylvania
Alexander Bickel
Yale Law School
Television station denied in Wounded Knee siege claim
Freshman Utah congressman backs Salt Lake City station KUTV against South Dakota colleague Abdner who accuses KUTV of instigating the AIM siege. Station officials defend filming the events in South Dakota and Rapid City, noting their crew stayed to cover Banks and AIM activities.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
South Dakota
American Indian Movement
AIM
Wounded Knee
S.D
Wayne Owens
James Abdner
R-S.d
KUTV
Abdnor
Custer
Owens
Robert Temple
Rick Spratling
Diane Orr
AIM National
Dennis Banks
Rapid City
Banks
Temple
Spratling
Moses
Minnesota handgun bill faces tough hearing crowd
A Minnesota House subcommittee holds a three hour hearing on a proposed handgun control bill backed by Atty. Gen. Spannaus as hundreds pack the State Office Building amid strong opposition. The plan would require permits to purchase and carry handguns with a 14 day wait and local police issuing permits.
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ST. Paul
Robert Lundgren
Roseville
Minnesota
Spannaus
Senate
DFL
Nicholas Coleman
Rep
Gary Flakne
Sen
Harmon Ogdahl
Readers thank Birch Leg Ski Race helpers in Bemidji
A Bemidji Sons of Norway lodge letter thanks individuals and groups including Menge Tusi Tak Lucille Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Bernie Williams Ace Hosts Bemidji State College Buena Vista Ski Area and local officials for a successful Birch Leg Ski Race. It also cites tax concerns and asks for environmental considerations from county planners and officials.
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Bemidji Lodge
The
Sons of Norway
Lucille
Bemidji Area
Tom Tolman
Jay Griggs
Pioneer
Paul Bunyan
All
Skadi
Vern Tollefson
State GOP head defends tax stand against critic letter
Reader Tom Qualley criticized the speaker in a Feb 21 letter. The GOP leader defends his tax stance amid the exchange, framing the argument as a matter of principle and policy.
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GOP
Tom Qualley
Can the Legislature Be Bought Debate Grows in Minnesta
A letter expresses grave concern over proposed amendments to the public employee labor bill. It argues the changes go too far and harm employees, government units, and the public, noting the bill favors teacher organizations and is ill conceived.
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Minnesta
Gardening yields big returns from a small plot
Gardeners can turn a $3.10 investment into over $100 worth of fresh vegetables. A 10 by 15 foot sunny plot yields high variety with six tomato plants, beans, beets, cabbage, lettuce and more. Replant after harvest. choose succession plantings to maximize output and save on groceries.
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Sheila and
Allan Swenson
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Word Cross Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A set of crossword style clues listing Across and Down items with definitions and wordplay prompts to fill a grid. The list includes terms from geography anatomy measurement and linguistics, asking for verbs nouns adjectives and abbreviations to fit the puzzle.
British plan offers gains to Ulster while pressing Irish republicans
Britain outlines a Northern Ireland settlement giving Protestants limited control over policing while recognizing Catholic equality. It aims to keep Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, require cooperation with a future All-Ireland Council, and hold three way talks in London Dublin and Belfast to discuss status consent and cross border action. Dublin faces constitutional risk in engaging with the terms.
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London
Britain
Northern Ireland
Ulster
United Kingdom
Irish Republic
Dublin
Belfast
Ireland
Liability ruling could impact fraud cases against state
A U S District Court judge ordered Illinois to pay 20 million dollars to 14 000 depositors in City Savings and Loan in a case that may widen state liability for fraud by regulated institutions. Judge Robson found state officials knowingly or permissively failed to supervise and allowed the collapse of the thrift, leaving little for savers. Mensik, the president, fled custody years earlier, with no indictments tied to city savings fraud.
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Chicago
U.S. District Court
Illinois
Savings and Loan Association
Edwin A. Robson
City Savings and Loan Association
C. Oran Mensik
City Savings
Robson
State of Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
State Financial Institutions Department
State of
Mensik
Allentown
Maryland
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