Incumbents Win Key Wisconsin City Mayors in 1963 Races
Hotly contested spring elections produced victories for incumbents in Madison Green Bay La Crosse Racine Port Washington Menomonie Antigo Mellen Marionette and other Wisconsin cities. Reynolds Denissen Knutson Beyer Hagen Deneen Koepke Dvorsky Meyer Eick Perz Peters Wolenski Heuer Dyer Sendecki Piotrowski win re election or first term bids across multiple locales.
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Associated Press
Madison
Green Bay
la Crosse
Henry E. Reynolds
Albert J. McGinnis
Reynolds
McGinnis
Superior
Lawrence Hagen
Charles Denewith
Hagen
Racine
Jack H. Humble
William H. Beyer
Beyer
Racine County Board of Supervisors
John Dvorsky
Meyer
Dvorsky
Gene McNaughton
Menomonie
William Eick
Eick
McNaughton
Antigo
Robert Perz
Anthony Kentney
Kentney
Wisconsin
Howard Peters
Mellen
Edward Wolesky
Marinette
Otto Heuer
Berlin
Donald Dyer
Ed Send
Election at a Glance Milwaukee Supreme Court Justice and Referenda
Milwaukee voters elected Circuit Judge Bruce J Beilfuss to the Supreme Court. Referenda on amending the constitution included salary increases for sitting judges rejected, raising municipal debt limits approved, and delaying political reapportionment in an extra session rejected. The piece mentions the Missouri Plan as Wisconsin discusses judge selection with ballot approval by voters.
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Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Bruce Jbeilfuss
Wisconsin Voters Reject Midterm Pay Increase for Judges
Wisconsin voters rejected a constitutional amendment to raise salaries for Supreme Court justices and state judges during their terms. They approved higher local government debt limits benefiting city schools and defeated a plan to allow reapportionment after the next federal census. The results came as Gov. Reynolds touted the turnout and urged ongoing judicial election rights. Chief Justice Timothy Brown plans to retire next January. George Currie will become Chief Justice. Beilfuss, a former district attorney, voiced commitment to maintaining judicial quality and justice.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Supreme’ S Court
Timothy Brown
Brown
iGeorge Currie
Beilfuss
University of Wisconsin Law School
Clark County
Tain
Knutson Wins Fifth Term In Record La Crosse Turnout
La Crosse Mayor Milo G. Knutson defeated Warren Loveland by 1 880 votes to secure a fifth consecutive term. A record 72.8 percent turnout of 24 256 registered voters participated, with Knutson carrying 15 wards and his strongest support in wards 18 17 7 6 5 and 3. The total vote was 17 679.
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Green Bay
Roman P. Denissen
Denissen
Don Tilleman
la Crosse
Milo G. Knutson
Warren Loveland
Manitowoc
Walter G. Koepke
Koepke
Robert Rand
Larry Lamont
la Crosse Tribune
Knutson
Loveland
North Side
Alf Hanson
Voters Vanquish Five Aldermen in Council Shakeup
Five of eleven aldermen seeking re election were defeated in a broad council reshuffle. Key losses included Emil O Schultz chair of the finance committee and four other censured members. Victor Groves defeated Schultz in the 13th Ward. John Murphy beat Kaufmann in the 19th. Donald Medinger toppled Jahnke in the 18th. Glendenning beat Holberg in the 11th. John Frost edged Suter in the 12th with other gains and incumbents noted.
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Harold Lee
Kenneth Niedbalski
L. Peter Groves
Wesley M. Denny
Emil O. Schultz
Groves
Tribune
Jack Kenward
Common Council
Citizens Education Committee
Schultz
Robert Suter
John
Jack) Frost
Ernest W. Holberg
David W. Glendenning
Frost
Suter
Glendenning
Holberg
Frank Kaufmann
John Murphy
John Jahnke
Donald Medinger
Murphy
Kaufmann
Medinger
Jahnke
Warren Smith
James Shoger
James Bates
Ralph E. Horn
Horn
Shoger
Khrushchev rejects China visit invitation
In Moscow Khrushchev turns down Mao Zedong’s bid for a China visit and proposes high level talks in Moscow instead. He offered that Chinese representatives come to Moscow to clear the air over the rift, with no immediate Chinese response reported.
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Moscow
Peking
Khrushchev
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Moscow-Peking
China
Chou En-lai
Mao
Cambodia
Beilfuss Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat
Circuit Judge Bruce Beilfuss of Neillsville defeated Harry E. Larsen to take a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat by a wide margin as 3,451 of 3,529 precincts reported. Beilfuss advocated broader access for news coverage of trials and supported modifying ABA Canon 35, while Larsen campaigned on stricter courtroom media rules. The election drew less than a quarter of eligible voters.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Bruce Beilfuss
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Harry E. Larsen
Neillsville
Larsen
Beilfuss
Oteree
17Th Circuit
Assembly
American Bar Associations
Madison
Chicago
Sauk County
Jane Dakin
Pulpwood Fire Flares Again in Cloquet
In Cloquet Minnesota a large blaze at Northwest Paper Co erupts in stacked pulpwood. About 100 firefighters battled shifting winds, destroying an estimated 10 000 to 11 000 cords and causing losses exceeding 200 000 dollars according to a plant official.
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Cloquet, Minn
Northwest Paper Co
Cloquet
Blanchard defeats Wickum in Wisconsin Assembly race
Republican Carolyn Blanchard won the Rock County 2nd District special election 5940 to 2448 over Democrat Arnold Wickum after a high profile campaign aided by Gov. Reynolds and U.S. Senators Proxmire and Nelson. Blanchard succeeds her late husband David Blanchard, former Assembly speaker.
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Edgerton
Carolyn Blanchard
Assembly
Rock County
Blanchard
Arnold Wickum
David
Reynolds Concedes Beating Shows Tax Plan Gap in Rock County
Gov. John Reynolds acknowledged a poor showing by Democrat Arnold Wikum in Rock County’s Second Assembly District race. Republican Mrs. David Blanchard won 5 940 to 2 448 as Reynolds blamed voter comprehension and spring election dynamics for the weak result.
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Madison
John W
Reynolds
Arnold
Wikum
Rock County
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Willum
Edgerton
David Blanchard
Skier group of 18 rescued after four days missing
A German army helicopter located 17 men and a 23 year old woman in the Alps near Berchtesgaden. They had been missing in an avalanche prone area for four days and were found in good condition after being trapped by blizzards and fog while camping together.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Alps
Here
Local Election Upsets Shifts In La Crosse County Race
Four La Crosse County Board members lose seats as city and town leaders fall in Tuesday’s vote. Incumbents including Mary Hinsberger and Robert Connors are unseated. Hart and Schwalbe win in Campbell. Urban defeats St Jacque. Witzke and Kaatner secure reelection.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse County
West Salem
Town of
A. Robert Peterson
Robert E. Connors Jr
Connors
Peterson
Campbell
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Niedbalski
Bernard Maney
David Hogue
Harold Hilbert
Herman King
Curtis Storck
Khrush
Big Edge
U.S
GOP
Claude ‘Jasper
Jasper
Walt Linderman
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Ipsen
Wilbert
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Hart
Schwalbe
Mike Holeman
Henry Rebhan
Donald Mueller
George Russell
Chester Peterson
Marge [Staats
Irene Schultz
George J. Kaatner
George Foellini
Steve Hauser
Barre
Edward Schmeckoeperl
Milton See
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