King Olav V Honored in Decorah Visit
Norwegian King Olav V visited Decorah with a large turnout from Luther College and the community. He spoke gratitude for the welcome, announced a chair in Scandinavian studies at Luther, and recalled past visits with praise for Decorah and the Decorah-Posten. The event featured a parade, a campus speech, and a chorus performance by the Decorah group.
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Olav
Decorah
Robert C. Gehl
la Crosse Tribune
Olav V
Norway
Luther College
Harold Hughes
B. Anundsen
E. A. Landsverk
Loren Singing Society of
Luther
Svein Refshal
Permanent Mission of
United Nations
United States
Luther College Pres
E. D. Farwell
King Olav V
Walter H. Nel
Speakler
Crown Prince
Harald
Decorah-Posten
King
King Olav
Rolfe Haatvedt
Dr. Haatvedt
King Haakon
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
Viet Cong Shell Saigon and Other Cities in Vietnam
Viet Cong shelled Saigon and a dozen South Vietnamese cities in coordinated dawn attacks. Small street fighting occurred in five Saigon districts including Cholon, with casualties reported but no major ground offensives.
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Viet Cong
Saigon
Vietnam
Robert D. Ohman
Cholon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong
Hue
da Nang
Quang Tri City
Hoi An
My Tho
Can Tho
Vinh Long
Kontum City
Ben Tre
Phan Rang
Bien Hoa
Lai Khe
Newport
Thanh My Tay
Thu Duc
Northwestern agrees to student demands after business office encampment
Negro students at Northwestern University ended their Friday encampment of the business office after officials reached a settlement on demands. The university said it would move toward separate housing for 125 Negro students, add Negro culture courses, more Negro professors and counselors, and establish a black student union and orientation program.
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Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Roland L. Hinz
University
America
Three Olson Children Found After Long Missing Ordeal
Three Olson siblings Eugene nine Norman six and Deanne five were found by Ramsey County deputies in a Bald Eagle Lake boathouse two miles from home after missing for about 161 hours. They had wandered for candy and shelter, returning home tired hungry and cold to concerned parents Mr and Mrs Norman Olson and their brother Darryl seven.
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White Bear Lake
Minn
Wee Sateday
Norman Olson
St. Paul
Eugene
Norman
Deanne
Ramsey County
Aiboat House
Bald Eagle Lake
Darryl
Venturing
Johnson signs measure banning obscene calls nationwide
President Johnson signed a federal law establishing criminal penalties for obscene abusive or harassing telephone calls across state lines or within the District of Columbia. Violations carry up to six months imprisonment fines up to 500 dollars or both.
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Washington
Presdent Johnson
District of Columbia
Moves To Amend Housing Code Seen Possible
The Common Council Judiciary Committee discussed possible amendments to the housing code at the Monday Committee of the Whole meeting. Proposals include banning race based discrimination in rentals sales and home loans, with exemptions for up to four roomers or certain religious group homes, sparking opposition from some.
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Common Council
Judiciary Committee
Council
la Crosse League of Women Voters
The
la Crosse Human Rights Committee
Charles Whaley
Jomn
Wisconsin Democrats Clash Over McCarthy Delegates in Rice Lake
Wisconsin district Democrats in Rice Lake selected delegates to the Democratic national convention, a move criticized as contrary to the April primary results. Senator Eugene McCarthy supporters warn the action could set a troublesome trend if McCarthy loyalists are not seated as prescribed by state statutes. Peterson asserts McCarthy carried eight districts and Milwaukee County, urging replacements only for delegates not recommended by his committee.
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Rice Lake
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Donald O. Peterson
Minnesota
Peterson
McCarthy
Eau Claire
6Th Congressional District
Sheboygan
McCarthy Committee
Jack Nikolay
Abbotsford
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Monarch
Luther Campus
Gov. Hughes
Deborah
King OF
Rachel Smedsrud
U.S. 1St Division
League
la Crosse State University
Harold H. Otto
Clayton E. Johnson
3Rd Ward
League of Women Voters
Edward Bertz
Milwaukee
Madison
Cees Eevenas
Sateen
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