Senator Dirksen vows new push after redistricting defeat
Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen says he will try again to secure approval for his constitutional amendment on legislative reapportionment after Wednesday's defeat by seven votes. He does not rule out substituting an amendment that would over ride the Supreme Court ruling.
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James Carl van- Man
Two Medicine River
Wayne Darwin
Floyd Wilford
FPC Ruling To Force Rebates On Natural Gas
The Power Commission adopts a two price system in the Permian Basin to push refunds by producers totaling about 30 to 35 million dollars. Highest ceiling set at 16.5 cents per thousand cubic feet with a Jan 1 1968 moratorium on new increases. Interstate sales mainly go to El Paso Natural Gas, Northern Natural Gas, and Transwestern Pipeline.
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Wisconsin
Rioters Beat Up Officers at Casper Rodeo
About 100 rioting teenagers overpowered three law enforcement officers and beat them unconscious during a rodeo event in Casper Wyoming. The attack followed an attempt to break up a fight at a teen dance at the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo.
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Wyoming Fair and Rodeo
Inter-State Fair Draws Crowd at La Crosse Event
The La Crosse Inter-State Fair posted 7,281 paid attendees with 2,000 in the grandstand for evening races. Judges finished junior fair dairy cattle, open class and 4-H sheep. events planned include junior fair horse show, swine and cattle judging moving to open class hogs and cattle, and Friday features a tractor contest and 4-H style revue.
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la Crosse
Joseph Frisch
FFA
Aut Swenson
Tot Loses Finger At Swimming Pool
Black River Falls Wisconsin ten year old Sandra Peterson daughter of Kenneth Peterson lost the little finger of her left hand in a pool mishap at the municipal swimming pool Tuesday afternoon. She was being treated at Community Hospital and the pool was closed immediately. Details of the accident were not reported.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Sandra Peterson
Kenneth Peterson
Senate approves voting rights bill signed by Johnson
President Johnson will sign the Civil Rights voting bill at noon in the Capitol with Cabinet present. The measure suspends literacy tests in the South and allows federal takeover of voter registration under certain conditions. Civil rights leaders split on its strength, with MLK praising it and King noting the poll tax provision but James Farmer urging a broader ban.
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Everett M. Dirksen
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Texas
Virginia
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
How They Voted on Voting Rights Bill in Wisconsin
Eight Wisconsin members backed the House voting rights bill as it passed 328 to 74. Republican Byrnes O Konski Thomson joined Democrats Kastenmeier Race Reuss Stalbaum Zablocki to support the measure. Davis of New Berlin opposed. Laird was not listed.
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Wisconsin
House
John W. Byrnes
Alvin E. O’konski
Vernon Thomson
Robert W. Kastenmeier
John A. Race
Henry S. Reuss
Lynn E. Stalbaum
Clement J. Zablocki
Glenn R. Davis
New Berlin
Melvin R. Laird
R - Wis
Farmer Emil Zuehlke dies after milk truck run over him
OCONOMOWOC AP Emil Zuehlke 70 of Oconomowoc was killed when a milk truck ran over him on his son's farm two miles south of town. Coroner James Welch said Zuehlke was helping on Marlin Zuehlke's farm when the accident occurred as the truck picked up a load of milk.
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James Welch
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Marlin
Touck
Congressmen Vote Selves More Free Trips
Washington AP reports the House approved bills to grant congressmen two additional government paid round trips to their home districts each year and pay for two staff trips. The measures also raise long distance calls and telegram allowances by 20 percent and double the district office rental allowance to 2400 dollars when free space is unavailable in government buildings.
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Taylor Briefs LBJ Top Aides On Viet Nam
Former ambassador Maxwell Taylor reports to a White House panel after briefing President Johnson. He cautions on serious Viet Nam problems but sees a hopeful future and urges continued determination. The administration seeks 1.7 billion dollars more and a 340000-man manpower boost in Congress.
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Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Rural Life Seminar Warns of Declining Towns and Farms
About 700 attended a Granite Falls seminar on rural economic erosion. Carl Wilken of the National Foundation of Economic Stability said farmers are being embezzled out of their fair share of national income. The event, sponsored by the Committee for Rural Economic Survival, urged joint action to protect farm interests as big business expands into farm policy.
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Committee For Rural Economic Survival
Arnold Paulson
Granite Falls
Lewis Miller
Elkton
S.D
National Council of Rural Catholic Life
Father Miller
Carl Wilken
National Foundation of Economic Stability
Washington
Wilken
Two Tanks Destroyed At Da Nang Fuel Dump
Viet Cong attack near Da Nang Air Base damaged two of nine storage tanks and heavily damaged two more with an estimated loss of one million gallons of fuel. U.S. forces responded with naval and artillery support as observers reported moderate Viet Cong casualties. A new U.S. Army task force was announced to coordinate American ground forces in central south Vietnam.
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Stanley L. Larsen
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Nham Trang
Insurance Plan Now Four Years Old
Four years after launch The La Crosse Tribune insurance plan covers thousands at 50 cents a month per person. Benefits exceed 130000 with claims ranging from minor injuries to major disease and accidental death. Policy increases for continuous holders rise 48 percent over five years, at no extra cost. Applications before Aug 18 start Sept 1.
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Duc Long
Saigon
De‘Thanh
Fund for Larry Jones Reaches $1011 After Benefit Events
Sparta Wisconsin reports Larry Jones, 17, Sparta High senior who lost his right arm to cancer, is hospitalized with an ulcerated wisdom tooth. Doctors say infection under control, cancer not spreading. Funds for medical costs total 1011 dollars, with upcoming benefit dance and baseball games planned to raise more.
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Wis
Larry Jones
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse
Larry
Seaway Traffic Rises to Record July Tonnage
Seaway authority reports 5,450,000 tons moved in the Montreal to Lake Ontario section during July, up 3 percent from July last year, with traffic continuing heavy through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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