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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900 – August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives from 1938 to 1948 and in the United States Senate from 1948 to 1973.
Karl Mundt died in Washington, D.C., in 1974 of a heart ailment and is buried in Madison, South Dakota.
Karl Mundt's personal papers are archived at Dakota State University in Madison, where the campus library was named in his honor in 1969.
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 Karl E
Mundt’s Senate office is recreated and preserved as it was in Washington, giving visitors a first hand glance at the actual base of the Senator’s far reaching career.
In 1988, the Mundt biography, A Fair Chance for a Free People by Scott Heidepriem was published and a biographical film with the same title was released by the foundation.
In 1994, a complex index of the Mundt Archives was assembled by Pauline Teagarden and published by the Mundt Foundation.
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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Karl Earl Mundt
Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900 – August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives from 1938 to 1948 and in the United States Senate from 1948 to 1973.
Karl Mundt died in Washington, D.C., in 1974 of a heart ailment and is buried in Madison, South Dakota.
In 1948, Mundt joined with Richard Nixon to introduce a bill to require registration of Communists in the United States and to bar Communists from holding public office; a modified version of the bill was passed in 1950 as the McCarran Act.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Karl E. Mundt   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karl Earl Mundt (1900 - 1974) was a U.S. educator and a Republican United States Senator from South Dakota from 1948 to 1973.
Karl Mundt was a founder and President of the National Forensics League, a high school honor society promoting speech and debate activities.
Mundt was a progressive leader who worked to protect the available resources of the country while utilizing them to their full potential.
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 S.D. recalls last empty Senate seat - Boston.com
Mundt's wife, Mary, refused to vacate the seat despite pressure from the state's Republicans.
Mundt, a staunch anti-communist, rose to national prominence for his roles in the Alger Hiss case and the dispute between Sen. Joe McCarthy and the Army.
Mundt was known as a conservationist who pressured the Interior Department for better protection of endangered species.
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 Mundt Archives . [Home]
A native of South Dakota, Karl E. Mundt was born in Humboldt, South Dakota, June 4, 1900.
In 1938 Karl Mundt was elected to the House of Representatives where he served five terms, after which he served four terms as a U.S. Senator.
Karl E. Mundt was a progressive leader who worked to protect the available resources of the country while utilizing them to their full potential.
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 S.D. has had an ailing senator before
Karl Mundt suffered a stroke in 1969 and never returned to the Senate floor, but Tim Johnson showed encouraging signs Friday.
The Mundt experience has prompted speculation and concern among South Dakotans about the future of Johnson, a Democrat, and whether his brain trauma might significantly impair his ability to participate in Congress.
Mundt never appeared in the Senate chambers after suffering a stroke in November 1969.
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 Senator Johnson and Senate Rules -- 12/19/2006
In 1966 Senator Karl Mundt handily was re-elected.
Mundt, on the other hand, wanted the higher pension benefits if Mundt served his complete term.
Mundt, observing that the pension benefits were substantially the same if the senator resigned near the end of his term or if he stayed in office until January of 1973.
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 What the Fate of Johnson's Seat May Portend - WSJ.com
Republican Sen. Karl Mundt, also of South Dakota, stopped appearing in the Senate after being disabled by a stroke in 1969, but he remained in office until his term expired in 1972.
Mundt's chief of staff, Robert McCaughey, ran the office, and recalled in an interview yesterday that he couldn't vote or speak for Mr.
Mundt, a longtime friend and employer, to resign his seat, but faced opposition from Mrs.
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 Not first time illness sidelines senator from S.D.
In November 1969, Sen. Karl Mundt, R-S.D., suffered a debilitating stroke and was taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital before undergoing months of speech and physical therapy at his Washington home.
Mundt at the time ranked third among the Senate's 45 Republicans, and he was the top Republican on the Government Operations Committee and second ranking minority member on the Appropriations and Foreign Relations committees, according to AP archives.
Mundt was known as a conservationist who pressured the Interior Department for better protection of endangered species.
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 Don't Expect Tim Johnson to Leave Office by John Gizzi - HUMAN EVENTS
Karl Mundt still evokes warm memories among older readers of Human Events, the early, longtime owners of which (James Wick and Frank Hanighen) were close friends of the Republican U.S. representative (1938-48) and senator (1948-72) from South Dakota.
Farrar also told me he indicated that if Mary Mundt was uninterested in succeeding her husband, he would have had no problem naming someone from the Senate staff—possibly McCoy himself—to the seat or turning to one of his two immediate Republican predecessors, former Governors Archie Gubbrud (1960-64) and Nils Boe (1964-68).
Mundt but, in his words, “I never broached her about this.” After Farrar lost re-election as governor to Democrat Richard Kneip in 1970, the volume of talk about a Mundt resignation and replacement before the new governor was sworn in rose a few decibels among Republicans.
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 MPR: South Dakota bald eagles make a comeback
Upstream from the Karl Mundt Wildlife Refuge along the Missouri River near Lake Andes, South Dakota, there are often many bald eagles in trees.
Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge, S.D. It's Mike Bryant's job to create habitat to improve the eagle population.
The Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge is closed to the public and hunting is not allowed.
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 Expert About mu:Mundt
Mundt Archives A native of South Dakota, Karl E. Mundt was born in Humboldt, South Dakota, June 4, 1900.
In 1938 Karl Mundt was elected to the House of Representatives where he served five terms, after which he served four terms as a U. Mundt recognized the dangers of communism and worked to establish controls against communist activities in this country.
A 2001 graduate of the University of Tampa, Mundt was a four-year letterwinner for the Spartans.
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 The Tragedy Of Senator Johnson And Senate Rules -- Paul M. Weyrich -- GOPUSA
In 1966 Senator Karl Mundt handily was re-elected.
Mundt guarded him day and night and would not permit reporters from South Dakota to see him.
Mundt, observing that the pension benefits were substantially the same if the Senator resigned near the end of his term or if he stayed in office until January of 1973.
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 Madison Daily Leader - Mundt Foundation halts grant money for coming year
With continuing low interest rates and a decrease in investment income, the Karl E. Mundt Historical and Educational Foundation is putting a hold on its grants for the 2003-04 budget year.
Karl Mundt served in the U.S. Congress from 1939 to 1972, with five terms in the House of Representatives and four in the Senate.
The foundation was started in 1963 to construct and operate facilities to house his archives and memorabilia and to fund programs relating to agriculture, free enterprise, humanities, forensics, history and education.
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 Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge - South Dakota Recreation Area
Karl Mundt NWR was established in 1974 for bald eagle protection and is closed to the public.
The Karl Mundt Unit serves as an invaluable roost area for eagles - numbers of which may approach 200 during harsh winters.
From the community of Lake Andes, travel north.5 mile then east 3.5 miles on a hard-surfaced county road, crossing the Lake from west to east before reaching the office and visitor center nestled under the cottonwoods.
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 Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge | South Dakota | State Parks
The Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge Complex consists of Lake Andes and Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) and Lake Andes Wetland Management District (WMD).
Karl Mundt NWR was established in 1974 for bald eagle protection and is closed to the public.
The Karl Mundt Unit serves as an invaluable roost area for eagles - numbers of which may approach 200 during harsh winters.
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 NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Breaking News Weblog
Mundt has driven in 41 runs and is hitting.478 with eight home runs, helping make Northlake (21-5) one of the most dangerous hitting teams in Class 1A.
Mundt, a junior, has hit about.400 in all three years of varsity play.
Coaches say Mundt is one of the best defensive catchers in St. Tammany Parish, with the ability to throw out baserunners as well as pluck pitches out of the dirt.
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 South Dakota Magazine » Hartford’s Lone Shortcoming
Karl Mundt’s father was Ferdinand and they lived in Humboldt when Karl was born in 1900.
Karl was an arch conservative but as a true conservative should be, he was an outstanding conservationist who established the endangered species list.
I don’t know of a connection of my Mundt family with Carl Mundt but considering they were in the same area, they may have been related.
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 Karl Mundt
Mundt was also involved in real estate and the insurance business.
A member of the Republican Party, Mundt was elected to Congress in January 1939.
Mundt was a member of House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and remained in Congress until 1973.
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 News for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa
Karl Mundt was an influential voice for South Dakota on Capitol Hill.
But Mundt's political connections and prestige would be tested when he suffered a stroke in November of 1969.
But Mundt's wife Mary held out hope that her husband would recover and return to the Senate...
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 NPR : Johnson's Illness Clouds Future of Senate Control
There is a recent precedent even in South Dakota, where Karl Mundt, a Republican, suffered a stroke in 1969.
Republicans pressured Mundt to step down shortly before the 1970 elections, when it appeared the GOP was going to lose South Dakota's governorship -- and with it the ability to appoint his Senate successor.
There was never talk of a motion to expel, though the Republican Conference eventually stripped Mundt of committee assignments.
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 Richard Nixon: Address at the Dedication of the Karl E. Mundt Library at General Beadle State College, Madison, ...
I first want to begin with a personal note, responding to the very gracious remarks that have been made to me and about me by the Governor and by Karl Mundt, and, as I respond to them I want you to know that I feel very much at home here.
In addition, the Karl E. Mundt Library will house the papers of a wise and dedicated man who for 30 years has been at the center of public events.
And Karl Mundt represents that kind of honesty, decency, and honor.
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 Illness seldom a reason to give up a seat   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ritchie recalls a 1969 incident in which another South Dakota senator, Republican Karl Mundt, had a stroke.
Mundt offered to resign on the condition that the state governor -- who has the authority to appoint a senator between elections when the seat is vacated -- name his wife to replace him.
And before Mundt, there was Virginia Democrat Carter Glass, a senator who was absent from Capitol Hill from 1942 up until his death in 1946, due to heart problems.
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 Mundt Archives . [Foundation]
The Karl E. Mundt Foundation was formed in 1963 by friends of Senator Mundt in South Dakota.
The first was to construct and operate facilities that could hold Senator Mundt’s memorabilia and archives.
In 1966, the South Dakota Board of Regents, Dakota State College and the Foundation Board of Directors agreed that Dakota State College's new library would be known as the Karl E. Mundt Library with the Foundation to be housed in the lower level of the building.
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It was Senator Mundt's ongoing objective to awaken an interest and concern for good citizenship and love of country in young Americans.
The Karl E. Mundt Foundation was formed in 1963.
The Mundt Foundation has become a partner to the National Forensic League by providing student scholarships and awards for oratorical contests.
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 Nola.com's Printer-Friendly Page
Mundt spearheaded an 11-hit attack -- eight of which went for extra bases -- as the Wolverines defeated Glenmora 11-1 in a game stopped by the 10-run rule after five innings in the Class B semifinals at Bringhurst Field.
Mundt went 3-for-4, including three doubles, drove in four runs and scored two runs.
Mundt stretched high, made the catch at home, then threw Seal out at first.
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 Eagles at the Karl E. Mundt National Wildlife Refuge
During their winter stay, most eagles perch within 50 feet of the river-bank, preferring tall cottonwood trees in close proximity to their source of food.
There appear to be five major communal roosts located within the Ft. Randall - Karl Mundt wintering area.
It is for this reason that the Karl Mundt National Wildlife Refuge is closed to public use.
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 Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) in Critical Condition; Senate Majority Potentially at Stake - Center for Media and Democracy
The Senate last faced a situation such as this in 1969 when Sen. Karl Mundt, a Republican from, ironically, South Dakota, suffered an incapacitating stroke.
In that case, Mundt remained in office until his term expired in January 1973.
Mundt was pressured repeatedly to step down during his illness, but he refused because the sitting governor refused to meet his demand that the governor appoint his wife to fill the seat.
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