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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Three federal judges in Minneapolis ruled that Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman exceeded his authority by declaring martial law and using the National Guard to shut down the strikebound Wilson Co. packing plant in Albert Lea on December 11, following violence between pickets and non-union workers. The ruling allows the plant to reopen, with a stay until midnight Sunday for appeal.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,
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Three federal judges ruled today that Governor Orville Freeman went beyond his authority in using National Guardsmen to shut down the strikebound Wilson Co. packing plant at Albert Lea, Minn. They told the company it could reopen the plant.
The judges held Freeman had no absolute power to declare martial law at Albert Lea.
Their ruling barred Freeman and the National Guard from interfering with the company's right to have "free and unlimited" access to the plant.
The court panel granted a stay of its injunction until midnight Sunday, however, to permit the state an appeal to the U. S. Circuit Court.
Freeman declared martial law at Albert Lea on December 11 after violence broke out at the plant involving pickets and non-union workmen who had been hired by the company to replace strikers.
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Albert Lea, Minn.
Event Date
Today (Ruling); December 11 (Martial Law Declaration)
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ruling allows company to reopen plant; bars interference by governor and national guard; stay until midnight sunday for appeal. violence broke out on december 11 involving pickets and non-union workmen.
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Three federal judges ruled that Governor Orville Freeman exceeded authority by using National Guardsmen to shut down the strikebound Wilson Co. packing plant at Albert Lea after declaring martial law on December 11 due to violence between pickets and non-union replacements. The ruling permits the company free access to reopen the plant, with a stay until midnight Sunday for state appeal.