BISMARK, N. D. —(®)— Gov.
A. G. Sorlie of North Dakota died
at the executive mansion here at
3:45 a. m. Tuesday.

Death came after an _ illness of
more than a month, during the last
four days of which his condition has
been critical. He was suffering with
heart disease,

Walter Maddock of Plaza, who
succeeds Governor Sorlie asthe
state’s chief executive, was to ar-
rive in the state capital Tuesday to
assume his duties.

Governor Sorlie’s death brings to
the executive's chair a_ real dirt
farmer, and one who is rated a self-
made man. He was educated in the
common schools and business colleze.
Later he studied law and civil en-
gineering, taking mail courses in
those subjects.

Governor Sorlie was born April
26, 1874, near Albert Lea, Minn. His
parents were Iver and Mary Sorlie,
natives of Norway. Whén he was
19 years old he came to North Da-
kota where he worked in a bank,
operated qa general store and then

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WASHINGTON (UPI) — The federal government
says it has spent nearly $2 million improving President
Nixon’s homes in Florida and California, all of it
relating to ‘‘security.’’ The White House also disclosed
that businessman Robert H. Abplanalp, who helped the
President buy his San Clemente, Calif., retreat,has
been getting some money back in the form of rent
associated with Nixon’s Key Biscayne, Fla., place. A
month ago the White House had listed $39,000 in federal
funds for improving the Western White House at San
Clemente since Nixon bought it in 1969.
 