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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1966

Page

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Speck pleads innocent on murder charges for nursing students

Richard Speck, 24, pleads innocent in Chicago Circuit Court to indictments accusing him of killing eight young nursing students. Judge Napoli approves public defender Gerald Getty to represent him as fingerprints link to a South Side townhouse murder scene.

Chicago Richard Speck Alexander J. Napoli Napoli Speck Gerald Getty The Public Defender’s Office Far South Side

Mansfield Sees Inkling Of Hope For Peace Talks

Senate majority leader Mike Mansfield says there is an inkling that Soviet leaders may slowly move toward negotiations to end the Vietnam War. He praised Harold Wilson for explaining the US position in Moscow. The piece notes Aiken also rejects escalation and cites B 52 strikes as targeting military targets. The report also covers racial clashes at Marquette Park with fires, vandalism, and threats during a counterprotest.

Jack Bell Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Mansfield Harold Wilson Moscow Viet Nam Hanoi Montana White House Wilson North South U.S Aiken

Administration Straddling Fence On Airline Strike

The Johnson administration avoids backing a bill to end the 24 day air strike while not opposing it. Wirtz says no early negotiated end in sight and backs Morse’s six month end plan over multiple 60 day orders. Machinists reject White House terms. Congress weighs emergency action as union, industry leaders push for decisive settlement.

Wirtz Congress Sen Wayne Morse Johnson P .L. (Roy) Siemiller House Labor Committee Siemiller William J. Curtin The Dustry House Committee Senate Labor Committee White House Adam Clayton Powell Jr D-N.y William H. Ayres Ohio P.L. (Roy) Siemiller Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists Senate United Eastern Northwest National Trans World Airlines Airline

Wisconsin highway deaths surge to 24 in weekend record

Wisconsin recorded the bloodiest nonholiday weekend in state history with 24 traffic deaths since Friday night, raising the 1966 toll to 566. Notable fatalities included Donald Hall Noble 21 and Dennis Bouche 16, with a four dead crash involving a train near Wisconsin Rapids. Governor Knowles asked the National Guard for weekend patrols to curb the rising highway death toll.

Wisconsin Donald Hall Noble Little Fork Minn Highway 53 Spooner Washburn County Dennis Bouche Forestville Door County Trunk 1 Highway 42 Door County Sheriff's Deputies Paul Alfonsi State Supreme Court Wisconsin Rapids John Potter New Water Advisory Board Supreme Court Braves Atlanta Knowles National Guard Alfonsi Assembly

Soaring Hopes Crash Air Travelers Face New Frustrations

The machinists union rejected a tentative settlement ending a strike against five airlines after President Johnson announced a deal. Mass cancellations followed as airlines faced heavy losses and furloughed workers. TWA Eastern United reported large backlogs and ongoing uncertainty for thousands of reservations and stranded travelers.

New York Johnson Aflcio International Association of Machinists Frank Henry Greater Miami Hotel Association Lew Price Miami Metro News Bureau Trans World United Eastern National Northwest Airlines TWA Eastern Air Lines United Air Lines

Tornado Watch Issued For Midwest Region

A tornado watch was issued for southeastern Minnesota central Wisconsin and extreme northeast Iowa from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST today. A few tornadoes are possible with severe thunderstorms bringing large hail and damaging winds, greatest risk near a line from north of Rochester Minnesota to southeast of Green Bay Wisconsin.

Kansas City Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Rochester Minn Green Bay Wis St. Croix Falls Crivitz

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