Reeves and Manuel Missing After Private Plane Crash Near Nashville
Private plane carrying country star Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel went missing near Nashville after radio contact was lost in heavy rain. About 500 searchers and two military helicopters scoured the area while officials confirmed they were aboard en route from Batesville Arkansas to Nashville, a major Western music center. Reeves, a Grand Ole Opry star, recent Kimberly Jim film star, and former University of Texas athlete, led multiple ventures including music publishers and radio stations with Manuel as a longtime member of the Blue Boys.
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Nashville, Tenn
Jim Reeves
Dean Manuel
Nashville
Reeves
Grand Ole Opry
Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Manuel
Batesville
Ark
Kimberly Jim
South Africa
St. Louis Cardinals
University of Texas
Anuel
The
Blue Boys
July Weather Sets Records at La Crosse Bureau
July 1964 at La Crosse Weather Bureau was hot and wet with 14 days at or above 90. The 99 degree peak occurred July 17 and total rainfall reached 3.39 inches, led by 1.95 inches July 27 28. The month averaged 76.3 degrees and was 2.5 above normal, while precipitation ran 0.36 inches below average for the period. Thunderstorms occurred on six days, with hail on July 18 and 27.
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la Crosse
Coulee
Hood Named to Lead Republican National Committee
Hood, longtime aide to Senator Goldwater, will chair the RNC after accepting the post following his four year service in the Arizona delegation. He will be on leave from Trane Co. until the November election while his wife remains in Arizona and he describes the campaign as an uphill fight with a solid chance of victory. Hood previously led GOP efforts in 1952 and has a background in party leadership and law.
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Senator Goldwater
Burch
Goldwater
Republican National Committee
Hood
Washington
Trane Co
GOP
National Committee
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Law School
Harlem Leader Faces Impossible Peace Promise Amid Police Review Dispute
The Harlem Unity Council head says peace cannot be guaranteed as Mayor Wagner rejects an independent police review board. Wagner halted talks with Dr. King and did not address demands to suspend Lt. Gilligan over the July 16 killing of 15 year old James Powell.
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New York
Harlem
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
New York City
Thomas R. Gilligan
L. Joseph Overton
Unity Council of Harlem
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Weather outlook for northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley
Some showers are expected in portions of the northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley. Minimum temperatures forecast include Seattle 52, San Francisco 55, Los Angeles 61, Denver 62, Duluth 66, Chicago 72, New Orleans 71, New York 63, and Miami 80.
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Bemidji
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Honolulu
Helena
Kansas
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York
Miami
UPI
Moon crater study of Ranger 7 suggests surface features
Scientists from Kuiper and Shoemaker describe Ranger 7 photographs showing big craters formed by meteor impacts and surrounding clean landing zones. Dust depth appears shallow, smaller craters rounded by dust, possible extinct volcanoes, and the shot’s accuracy praised. Debris and past missions compared. Poverty Hill ski center files for bankruptcy in Rochester with debts of $401,673.
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Kuiper
Eugene Shoemaker
U.S. Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Ariz
Ranger 7
Shoemaker
Moon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Russia
Rochester, N.Y
Poverty Hill
New York
Buffalo Corporation
Ecuadorian Air Cadets Tour La Crosse Wisconsin
Five cadets from the Aero Club visit La Crosse as part of an international Air Cadet Exchange. They tour WKBT, meet Civil Air Patrol members, ride the Mississippi, and plan stops in Madison Watertown Milwaukee and Washington DC to meet President Johnson.
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Ecuador
la Crosse
la Crosse Civil Air Patrol
Aero Club
CAP
Elias Zapata
Fernando Aviles
DeGaulle Hanze
Jaime Villacresses
Dorothy Fischer
Milwaukee
William Fischer
Wisconsin Cap
Gonzelo Sanchez
Franklin Alchundia
Juan Poveda
T Tribune
Ecua
WKBT
Air Force Reserve
Build la Crosse
Wising
2Nd
Vine Streets
Air Caider
United States
Wisconsin
Janesville
Madison
Watertown
Washington, D.C
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Ecuadorian Flying Club
National Aero Club
CAP Swing
Col. Fischer
New York
Braves
Fischer
La Crosse Couple Marriage Licenses Enlisted
Three couples list plans for marriage in La Crosse destinations. Leo H Meyers and Myrtle M Molland set July 29 in La Crosse, Kyran F Clark and Naomi McLeod wed Aug. 8, and Gerald T Hoch with Karlene Sallander also schedule Aug. 8 in La Crosse.
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Leo H. Meyers
Kane
Reynolds rally shows 72 county reach and Menominee issue
Reynolds tours all 72 state counties with the Lucey children aged 12, 10, and 8 as Republican Atty. Gen. George Thompson campaigns for re election. Thompson cites what he calls the governor's sudden concern over the Menominee Indians and questions why it arose after five and a half years of inaction.
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Lucey
George Thompson
Madison
Reynolds
Driver Injured in Front and Main Collision
Stephen W. Sprehn, 16, Ban gor, suffered facial cuts when his car collided with a second vehicle driven by John J. McKenna, 120, of 2532 Edgewood Place, shortly before 9 p.m. Friday at Front and Main.
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Stephen W. Sprehn
Bangor
Main
John J. McKenna
Edgewood Place
River Readings Flood Stage Update
Daily river readings show flood stage at 120 with a 24 hour change of 4.7 inches. Prec indicates stage today with a minor change as of today.
Attorney Labels Anderson Letter A Hoax In Murder Case
Ramsey County Attorney William Randall calls a letter attributed to Dick W. C. Anderson a hoax as he responds to T. Eugene Thompson’s appeal in a 1963 murder case. Randall argues the letter and deposition are false and that Anderson’s testimony was not needed for Thompson’s conviction. Other witnesses cited include Richard Sharp Henry Butler Willard Ingram and Sheldon Morris. Anderson’s status and transfers are noted.
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ST. Paul
Ramsey County
William Randall
Dick W. C. Anderson
Randall
Minnesota Supreme Court
T. Eugene Thompson
Thompson
Anderson
Hennepin County
Richard Sharp
Henry Butler
Willard Ingram
Sheldon Morris
Weather Record Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Summary
Weather notes show Wisconsin fair and warmer Saturday night with mostly sunny Sunday hot and humid. Minnesota variable clouds through Sunday with scattered showers or thundershowers north and possible heavy rain north Saturday night. Iowa generally fair with heat and humidity. Sunday hot with a few thundershowers possible in the northwest. Sunrise Sunday 5 54 a m Sunset Sunday 8 28 p m. Record highs and lows listed for Aug 1 1930 and 1920. Degree days total shows 0 for current period.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Law Takes Dim View Of Marijuana In Garden
East Hartford Connecticut. 80 year old Enrico Scimo faces Circuit Court Monday on charges of violating the state drug act. He was arrested Friday and accused of growing marijuana plants from seeds obtained in November in Sicily.
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East Hartford
Conn
Enrico Scimo
Sicily
Three Die On Minnesota Highways
Death toll rises to 460 for the year with three young victims in separate crashes. Sandra Klugow, 16, was killed near Champlain when a car skidded off a county road. Sherey Haviseh, 17, was hospitalized. Jean Larson, 16, was treated and released. Scott Derickson, 15, was killed when a truck backed over him at New York Mills as a motorcycle rider and his family followed the scene. Michael Bauman, 20, died from injuries after a three car crash near Heron Lake. Mrs. Lillian Smith, 48, died in a collision near Yankee town, Ind.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Sandra Klugow
Howard
Osseo
Yankeetown
Ind
County Court Records from La Crosse Wisconsin
In Sparta and nearby towns the court fined several motorists for speeding and stop sign violations with penalties of 5 to 15 dollars. Two men, Marvin E. Rockwell and Robert E. Sanders, both 20s, faced seven days in county jail under the Huber Act for theft of 10 gallons of gasoline from Rucker Co.
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Marvin E. Rockwell
Prospect St
Robert E. Sanders
St. Cloud St
Rucker Co
Oak St
Huber
Judgment in insurance case and local injuries reported
Judgment awarded to St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co against McNeils and Multi-State Insurance Exchange for 554.22. Multiple injuries reported on July 31 include Vera Storch 68 of 304 Losey Blvd and James J Martel Jr 15 from 513 Kane St both to St Francis Hospital after falls. Ruth Hopkins transferred between hospitals. Cary Anderson moved from Hillview Home to St Francis Hospital.
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St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Phyllis M
Donald J. McNeil
Glendale Heights
Ill
Inter-Insurance Exchange
Chicago
Pettibone Beach
Vera Storch
S. Losey Blvd
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse River
Monitor Street
James J. Martel Jr
Kane St
Ruth Hopkins
Grandview Hospital
Wisconsin General Hospital
Madison
Cary Anderson
Hillview Home
Man Pleads Guilty in Jazz Pianist Crash Deaths
Ronald Bates a 24 year old Minneapolis man pleaded guilty in district court to criminal negligence in the June 27 crash that killed jazz pianist Meade Lux Lewis and Jimmy Dobbins. Bates admitted speeding into Lewis's car and faces a likely sentence on the remaining count. Dobbins died from injuries later. Bates could have the second charge dropped at sentencing August 17.
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Minneapolis
Meade Lux Lewis
Ronald Bates
St. Cloud Reformatory
Lewis
Jimmy Dobbins
Bates
Dobbins
Joint Band Concert Sunday At Viroqua
Viroqua Wis The Viroqua High School band and the Viroqua city band will give a joint concert at Eckhart Park Sunday at 2 p m The high school band of 80 pieces will perform at the state fair Aug 14 and will include numbers from their state fair show in Sundays program.
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Viroqua
Wis
Viroqua High School
Viroqua City Band
Inmate Learns He Inherited 200000 After Jail Time
Raymond L. Roeder, 48, jailed five days for a drunkenness charge over a $29 fine, learned in custody that he had inherited $200,000. The tale frames a harsh irony as Roeder faces the brief confinement soon after the windfall.
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Raymond L. Roeder
Roeder
City Bike Registrations Due In La Crosse
La Crosse police announce bike registrations due with a 50 cent fee for two years. Registrations are at City Hall traffic bureau. Capt. Loeffler notes 8,000 bikes registered in two years and 3,700 since July 1. Residents must register. nonresidents may register. Registration aids recovery of lost or stolen bikes.
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la Crosse
George C. Long
Police Traffic Bureau
Robert Loeffler
Retires At 77
Dist. Judge John Fuchs, who began a 56 year career as a lawyer and jurist by lantern light, retired today in New Braunfels Texas at age 77.
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NEW BRAUNFELS, _ Tex
John Fuchs
Reynolds weighs candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court seat
Gov. John Reynolds says the decision for the Wisconsin Supreme Court vacancy is his toughest since taking office. He has not named a finalist, noting a large pool of candidates and that the chosen nominee must win an upcoming election. He mentioned scholarship and legal distinction as key traits and did not rule out a woman candidate.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison
John Reynolds
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
W. H. Dieterich
Hartford
Reynolds
Howard Boyle
Beaver Dam
Horace Wilkie
Committee On Judicial Selection
State Barl
Body Of Iola Woman Found In Moon Lake
The swimming suit clad body of Sally Lange, 43, of rural Iola, was found Friday night floating in Moon Lake, five miles northeast of Iola, by her husband John. Lange, a non-swimmer, discovered the body after returning from berry picking with their 9 year old daughter. An autopsy was ordered.
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Iola
Wis
Sally Lange
Moon Lake
Waupaca
Local Bowling News and Rummage Sale Listings
South Lane and Butch’s Pizza now open Mondays for fall bowling leagues at the fast pinsetter house. Free Bowling at South Lanes with sign up by calling 2-1894. Rummage sale August 7-8 by Coulee Region White Cane Club at 2122 Losey Boulevard. 1012 So 6th event 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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South Lane
Butch’s Pizza
South Lanes
Coulee Region
White Cane Club
Losey Boulevard
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