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Show vtota Chief, Calls Guards Defies Court North Dakota was placed under complete martial law today by Gov. William H. Langer. The executive, convicted recently recent-ly of a federal felony and facing a penitentiary sentence, virtually defied the state supreme court and his political opponents to uust him from officet The governor's proclamation, suspending civil law and turning the "state over to 1.200 national guardsmen, was issued less than three hours after the supreme court had billed that he was disqualified dis-qualified for office by his conviction. con-viction. Defies Impeachment Tt preceded by only 36 hours the convention of a special session of the legislature, called by Langer in contemptuous defiance of demands de-mands that he be impeached. The legislature will investigate his official of-ficial conduct, but being overwhelmingly over-whelmingly of his action of the Nonpartisan Republican organization, organiza-tion, is expected to acquit him of any offense. Lieut. Gov. Ole Olson, who under one interpretation of law became the acting governor when the supreme su-preme court ruling was handed down, refused to comment on Langer's coup d'etat. The supreme court ruling resulted result-ed from conviction of the governor on June 17 of conspiracy to extort political fund contributions from CWA and federal relief workers. Langer was sentenced to IS months' imprisonment and fined $10,000. He said he would appeal. Ten days after his conviction the progressive governor was renominated renom-inated overwhelmingly in the Republican Re-publican primary. |