Johnson forms high level draft study commission
President Johnson created a 20 member commission led by Burke Marshall to study the fairness and effectiveness of the draft. The panel will explore renovations including a possible lottery and national service by women, with findings due after at least six months.
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Tex
Johnson
Citizens’ Commission
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Marshall Act 7
International Business Lines
Commission
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
Imperial
Congress
Mary Jo Willenberg Crowned 1966 Miss American Legion
La Crosse teenager Mary Jo Willenberg 15 was crowned 1966 Miss American Legion at the Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium. First runner up Bonnie Nuttleman 16 and Lori Cantwell 15 placed second runner up. Diane Sullivan 15 won Miss Congeniality. The event featured escorts by local groups and highlighted weekend Fourth of July festivities in La Crosse with parades, boat contests, music, and fireworks.
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Mary Jo Willenberg
Bonnie Nuttleman
Lori Cantwell
Tribune
la Crosse
Miss Willenberg
Gwen Stenslien
S. 30Th
Diane Sullivan
Jackson St
Harold Willenberg
Ward Ave
Ray Plamadore
Tom Schini
David Woodruff
James Horn
Harley Lamke
Cheryl Ann Leitz
Lynn Cronk
Nancy Wells
Blackhawk Drum and Bugle Corps
the Fox
Duane Moore
Serendipity Singers
Mary E. Sawyer
Main St
Riverside Park
Casualty Count Slight In Hanoi Aerial Attack
Washington reports indicate no more than one or two civilians were killed in Wednesday bombing of oil targets near Hanoi and Haiphong. Intelligence suggests very low civilian casualties based on aerial photos and insider information from Hanoi.
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Washington
Hanoi
Haiphong
Johnson
U.S
Space-age Fourth caps rockets push to moon mission
The article highlights an era of peak space effort as Saturn 1B launches showcase powerful thrusts and lengths. It notes Saturn 1B at 224 feet with 1.6 million pounds of thrust, and Saturn V planned at 364 feet with 7.5 million pounds of thrust to propel astronauts toward the moon and the flag.
France detonates atomic bomb in Pacific test and eyes hydrogen arms
Paris reports France exploded an atomic device from a tower above a lagoon in the South Pacific, with Defense Minister Messmer forecasting a missile based nuclear arsenal within three years. The test at Maruboa, French Polynesia, is one of six planned this summer as France pursues thermonuclear capability.
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France
South Pacific
Defense
Pierre Messmer
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Messmer
Bikini
Maruboa
French Polynesia
Hroshima
Nagasaki
Polynesian Test Center
North Korea to Send Volunteers to Vietnam
North Korea announced it will send volunteers to Vietnam in a statement from the Foreign Ministry broadcast by Pyongyang radio. The pledge criticized U S bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong and gave no timetable.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Hanoi
Haiphong
Viet Nam
North Korean
Foreign Ministry
Pyongyang
Beer Down Liquor Up in Minnesota
Minnesota residents drink less beer and more liquor per the Liquor Control Commissioner. Fiscal year liquor taxes reached 18 million, up about 1.3 million from last year while beer taxes fell about 34 thousand. June taxes show liquor at 1.96 million up 76 thousand and beer at 460 thousand down 31.7 thousand.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
No La Crosse Tribune Edition on July 4 Holiday
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish editions on Monday July 4 due to the holiday. No papers will be issued that day in observance of Independence Day.
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la Crosse Tribune
Exploding School Population Faces La Crosse District
The La Crosse City School District battles crowded South Side and aging Central High School. A state planning official urges interim use of Central or replacement, with a 1967 1971 capital plan targeting a new South Side junior high and possible Central replacement to relieve overcrowding and improve conditions.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse City
South Side
Central High School
South Side High School
Board of Education
A. L. Buechner
State Department of Public Instruction
Central
James Bannen
Losey Boulevard
Green Bay Street
Tribune
Edward M. Huebner
Barland Won't Seek Re Election
Eau Claire Republican Assemblyman Thomas Barland will not seek a fourth term citing the growing time demands of being a legislator. He said the job has become nearly a full time position rather than a one third time role.
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Eau Claire
Thomas Barland
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