Twisters Smash Areas In Missouri Kansas And Iowa
Severe wind damaged Rochester Minnesota businesses with roof crashes and blown signage. The Holiday Motel and Sears outlet suffered the worst damage while Mayo Clinic and nearby hotels remained unscathed. Weather bureau linked the Rochester storm to a broader low pressure system moving into Wisconsin with snow expected in eastern Dakota and Minnesota areas.
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Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Sears
Arthur Hotel
Mayo Clinic
Fairgrounds Grandstand
Crossroads
Weather Bureau
Rochester
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tornadoes Rain Destruction Across Three States
Six are dead and more than fifty injured as tornadoes hit eastern Kansas western Missouri and southwestern Iowa. Names of the dead include Mrs. Jack L. Wilson and Warren Kenyon Sr. near Garnett Kansas and Flora Eichhorst in Yorktown Iowa. Buildings and vehicles were hurled by the storms as residents searched for survivors.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Jack L. Wilson
Independence
Kan
Warren Kenyon Sr
Neosho
Ella
Garnett
Charles Hedger
Miller
Leavenworth
Weston
Yorktown
Eichhorst
Grissom And Young Are Picked For Gemini Flight
Maj. Virgil I. Grissom and Lt. Cmdr. John W. Young were selected to pilot the nation's first two man space flight a three orbit Gemini mission slated for late this year. Back up crew will be Walter M. Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford.
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Houston, Tex
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Gemini
Manned Spacecraft Center
Schirra
Grissom
Cape Kennedy
Young
Stafford
Mercury
John Glenn
Glenn
Soldier Killed in Viet Nam as Fighting Rages
AP report details a weekend of heavy combat across Vietnam. An American helicopter crew member died, 11 U S soldiers were wounded, and South Vietnamese casualties surpassed 100. Multiple incidents include a U S Marine wounded, and a Navy officer injured in an ammunition accident near the North Viet Nam frontier.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Chuong Thien
Viet Nam
Chuuog Thein
Kien Phong
Tra Vinh
Mekong Delta
U.S. Navy
North
Viet Nam Frontier
Rusk Signals U S Not Ruling Out Viet Nam War Expansion
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a closed SEATO session that Washington has not completely ruled out extending the Viet Nam conflict into North Viet Nam, while stressing that widening the war is not desired. He blamed North Viet Nam and Red China for instability in the region.
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Rusk
Viet Nam
Manila
U.S
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
United States
South Viet Nam
Mutual Defense Organization
Southeast Asia
Laos
SEATO
Red China
Thailand
Philippines
France
China
Malaysia
Viroqua Man in Critical Condition After Highway Crash
Wesley Olson of rural Viroqua was critically injured Sunday when his car left Highway 56 and struck a roadside boulder. His five children Sandra 6 Terry 8 Tommie 10 Susan 11 and Steven 12 suffered multiple injuries. Olson was airlifted to a La Crosse hospital.
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Viroqua
Wis
Wesley Olson
la Crosse
Sandra
Terry
Tommie
Susan
Steven
Vernon County
Szekszard Quake Shakes Hungary Town Sides
A quake struck Szekszard in southern Hungary injuring no one and damaging several buildings including the Communist party headquarters. Panic spread through the 50 000 residents with tremors felt in Budapest and Belgrade. No casualties reported.
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Vienna
Szekszard
Hungary
Radio
Budapest
Communist Party
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Missing Wisconsin man fends off vast search effort
More than 100 people scoured a six square mile area near Chaseburg Vernon County Wisconsin for Bernard Orum 32 who vanished January 22. The hunt along Coon Creek and Bad Axe River included National Guard civil defense workers sheriff's deputies and 10 La Crosse Civil Air Patrol volunteers.
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Viroqua
Wis
Bernard Orum
Westby
Vernon County
Morris Moon
Chaseburg
Coon Creek
Bad Axe River
Orum
National Guard
Civil Defense
King Hussein Begins U.S. State Visit in Philadelphia
King Hussein of Jordan arrives in Philadelphia to start a state visit at the invitation of President Johnson. The 29 year old monarch is greeted by Mayor Tate at International Airport and will travel by helicopter to Washington for a noon meeting with President Johnson.
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Philadelphia
King Hussein of Jordan
United States
Johnson
James H. J. Tate
International
King Hussein
Washington
Fuel Oil Tank Explodes at Green Bay Yard
A storage tank containing 15 500 gallons of fuel oil exploded during a grass fire fight at the Chicago and North Western Railway yards in Green Bay. No injuries were reported as firemen sprayed water on nearby tanks and controlled the blaze amid wind gusts up to 49 mph. Sparks from a switch engine reportedly ignited the grass beneath the tanks.
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Green Bay
Chicago and North Western Railway
Governors attack on county patrols sparks sheriff backlash
Wisconsin sheriffs denounce Gov John Reynolds remarks calling county highway patrols lousy. Sheriff Mike Spencer accuses the governor of an unwarranted slap, while Reynolds pushes a state patrol transfer plan to fund salaries and bolster road safety amid rising fatalities. Sheriff Roger Reinel says an apology is owed.
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Wautoma
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
Jefferson County
Roger Reinel
Assembly
Robert Haase
Marinette
Reynolds
Maneuverable Sputnik Launched By Soviets
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched a second maneuverable space station Polyot-2 on the third anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight. Polyot-1 followed last November, fueling speculation of future orbital rendezvous by manned craft.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin
Election Year Seen Sharpening Differences In State Legislature
Wisconsin lawmakers reconvene to tackle reapportionment taxes and highways with party lines sharpened in the election year. Gov Reynolds seeks 26 Milwaukee Assembly seats and tax cuts from a projected surplus while Republicans push 25 seats and caution on revenue. A May 1 deadline looms for final reapportionment.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Milwaukee County
Supreme Court
Senate
Assembly
Sen. Leonard
Leonard
Southwest Winds Ravage City and Area Farm Regions
Southwest winds of 44 to 60 miles per hour struck the Coulee Region early Monday causing widespread damage. Downed lines, a broken billboard, a unroofed house, fallen trees, and a flooded basement were reported in La Crosse and surrounding communities with minor injuries and extensive property damage.
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Rochester
Soldiers Field Golf Course
William Naas
Highway 53
Onalaska
Tribune
Coulee
13Th
Farnam Streets
Kane Street
King Street
King
Bernard Lugar
King St
N. 5Th Avenue
Ben Franklin
5Th Avenue
Jay Street
Clayton Stover
Caroline St
French Island
Black River
Riverside Park
Weather Bureau
la Crosse
la Crosse Street
Northern States Power Company
City Hall
Houska
Myrick Parks
S. 13Th Place
Bliss Road
Grandad Bluff
Eugene Fry
Carl Peterson
Peterson
Hixton
Taylor
Jackson County
Sidney Jensen
Gaylord Shaw
Sheriff's Office
Elmer Anderson
Pine Creek
100 Doctors End Strike In Belgium
About 100 doctors in the Mechelen area near Brussels ended their strike after signing an agreement with a local health insurance association. Government officials cited the move as a potential soft split in the 12 000 striking physicians and dentists while military reserve doctors were mobilized for emergencies.
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Brussels
Belgium
Mechelen
Antwerp
Theo Lefevre
Seraing
Liege
United Front
Wisconsin weekend highway crashes claim five lives
The weekend in Wisconsin saw five fatalities from traffic accidents raising the annual toll to 253. Victims include Mrs. Earl Schoenheide 44 of rural Clintonville killed in a two car collision on Waupaca County Trunk Y near Embarrass J Lewellyn Ausland 21 of Duluth died when his car overturned after leaving Highway 13 south of Washburn in Bayfield County Earlier victims listed include Charles Sage 25 Gerard Stelter 35 and Karl F Braun 72 all of Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Earl Schoenheide
Clintonville
Waupaca County
Embarrass
J. Lewellyn Ausland
Duluth
Highway 13
Washburn
Bayfield County
Charles Sage
Milwaukee
Gerard Stelter
Karl F. Braun
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Victor Kerns
Leeton
Flora Eichhorst
U.S. 59
Stephen A. Miller
St. Joseph
Dallas
Christopher Lewis
Parsons
Grissom and
Gemini Flight
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Gordon Cooper
Inc
By Don Huth
Hussein
Frank Crepeau
Jerris Leonard
City
Trempealeau
Jackson Counties
Whitehall
A.m
Andrews Slaby
Iity
Bennie Johnson
Slaby
Ted von Uhl
Monroe County
Charles Lind
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