Steel firms raise prices ripple through auto and home goods
Steel producers led by Inland Steel and others including Armco Kaiser Pittsburgh Steel Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Interlake announced price increases through Thursday night. Bethlehem Steel warned raw material costs would rise for dryers refrigerators air conditioners toasters and autos, while car prices already climbed on 1967 models. Auto manufacturers offered no official comment though industry spokesmen hoped higher steel and labor costs could be absorbed. The news boosted the stock market, with steel shares leading gains amid a White House rebuke.
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Page _Laughlin
Inland
Armco
Kaiser
Pittsburgh Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Interlake
Bethlehem
White House
Steel
Draft call largest since Korean War announced
A Selective Service spokesman said October's call of 46 200 men is the biggest since the Korean War but should not affect college students generally. Wisconsin's October quota rises to 829 with July and September adjustments, due to lower volunteer enlistments.
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Washington
Selective Service
Madison
Wisconsin
Bentley Courtenay
U.S. Defense Department
Pentagon
Courtenay
Defense Department
Builder's Plates Found For Engine At Copeland Park
The La Crosse Short Line Railroad steam engine at Copeland Park will receive its builder's plate at 5 p.m. Friday. Robert Bullerman of Milwaukee, secretary of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, will present the nine inch bronze plate from Baldwin Locomotive Works. The plate, fixed to Locomotive No. 4 000, marks an era when plates were standard since the 19th century. The Copeland plates were found after being lost during storage in Galesburg Illinois and duplicates were made from the original casting for public presentation at Copeland Park.
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la Crosse
Copeland
Galesburg
Ill
Bullerman
Copeland Park
Boys' Club Averages 200 Youths Daily
Patrick Sapio, director of the Boys' Club of La Crosse, says daily attendance averages 200 with over 500 members. Programmed for ages 7 to 18, the club employs ten full time staff and offers billiards, ping pong, table games, tumbling, weight lifting, and arts and crafts. Boxing lessons have begun. The club operates 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, with after school hours 3:30 to 9 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
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Patrick Sapio
Boys’ Club
la Crosse
Coulee Region
Sapio
Patrick Doyle
Weather outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Partly cloudy conditions Friday night and Saturday across Wisconsin with scattered thundershowers in the north. Minnesota sees fair to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered storms in the north and no major temperature change. Iowa expect clear nights with a chance of showers in the northwest on Saturday. Sunrise Saturday 5 58 a m Sunset 8 22 p m. Temperatures for five days through Wednesday will run about 8 degrees below normal with about a half inch of weekend precipitation.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Gisele MacKenzie Granted Divorce From Shuttleworth
Actress Gisele MacKenzie won a divorce from Robert Shuttleworth after she testified he abused her and kept her emotionally on the rack. She agreed to pay him 10,000 to end a business contract and will receive the Encino family home and other property. The couple married in Las Vegas in 1958 and separated October 18.
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Los Angeles
Gisele MacKenzie
Robert Shut
Tleworth
Miss MacKenzie
Encino
Calif
Shuttleworth
Las Vegas
Nev
Granda Hills WomanStrangled and Sexually Assaulted
An autopsy disclosed that 28 year old Phyllis Black of Granda Hills was strangled and sexually assaulted. She was found by her husband Richard Wednesday evening in their new home, and investigators noted a struggle with facial injuries and belt strangulation. The coroner cited pregnancy and compared the case to a prior nearby slaying of 17 year old Janice Sorem.
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Granda Hills
Calif
Janice Sorem
Sorem
Worthington
Minn
Phyllis Black
Richard
Hearing Scheduled In Pornography Case In La Crosse
A La Crosse man Elmer B. Woshart aged 70 appeared in County Court to request a preliminary hearing on two counts of possessing indecent materials. Judge Leonard F. Roraff set the preliminary hearing for Sept. 20. Woshart was released without bond. He is accused of possessing indecent movies pictures and reading materials for exhibit or sale.
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la Crosse
Leonard F. Roraff
Elmer B. Woshart
Copeland Ave
Woshart
Man Ordered to Remove Trailer from Vacant Lot
A La Crosse man was ordered in Municipal Court to remove a camp trailer from a vacant lot at 2803 W Fairchild Street within 10 days or face a fine. Ralph Jahimiak of 1202 S 26th St was charged with open storage of a trailer on a vacant lot for more than five days.
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la Crosse
W. Fairchild Street
Ralph Jahimiak
S. 26Th St
Eugene Dally
Burglary Report on South Side Home
A South Side home was enters with no forced entry. A Remington cordless razor worth 30 dollars and a clock radio worth 20 dollars were taken. Owner Alan Melvin, 303 N 21st St, found the back door open and drawers ransacked.
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South Side
Alan Melvin
N. 21St St
Whitman labeled crazy by grand jury in Texas tower massacre
Grand jury declares Charles Whitman a crazy deranged man as he prepared to kill and die. He killed his mother and wife then fired from the University of Texas Tower, wounding 31 and killing 13 before police shot him. Autopsy pathologist Dr. de Chenar notes brain tumor unlikely to cause psychosis. Funeral services held in Florida for Whitman and his mother.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Joseph Whitman
Grand Jury
Whitman
University of Texas
Coleman de Chenar
de Chenar
Eugene Quinlan
West Palm Beach
Fla
Jerry Dellana
Austin Justice of the Peace
Whitman Left Autopsy Request In Notes On UT Killing Spree
AP reveals Whitman voiced readiness to die and asked for an autopsy to reveal possible mental disorders. Notes describe plans to kill Kathleen Whitman and later his mother, with rambling passages about his father and dire impulses. Grand jury labeled him crazy and deranged, detailing a massacre at the University of Texas tower and related casualties.
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Austin
Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Associated Press
Whitman
Kathy
Kathleen Whitman
Open Housing Survives Test In House Vote
In Washington AP reports an opening housing provision survived a crucial House test by 198 to 179 and faces further amendments and a final roll call next week. The measure would bar racial discrimination by commercial housing interests and would open large apartments and new homes to anyone who can afford them.
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Washington
Marriage Licenses in La Crosse Tied to Aug. 13
George R. Schultz of 1943 Far nam St and Martha S. New burg of 2509 Losey Court will marry August 13 in La Crosse. Kenneth A. Abraham of 915 S. 17th St and Mary E. Russell of 1523 Winnebago St also plan marriage on August 13 in La Crosse.
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George R. Schultz
Farnam St
Martha S. Newburg
Losey Court
la Crosse
Kenneth A. Abraham
S. 17Th St
Mary E. Russell
Winnebago St
Motion Day Hearings Set in Seven Divorce Suits
Seven divorce suits will have motion day hearings on Monday before Judge Lincoln Neprud in La Crosse Circuit Court. A total of 17 civil matters will proceed with hearings starting at 9 30 a.m., per Clerk of Court Carl F. Schnick.
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Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
Carl F. Schnick
Supermarket Bingo Declared Illegal by Wisconsin Attorney General
An informal opinion by Atty. Gen. Bronson C. La Follette says supermarket bingo schemes offering contest entry blanks or similar incentives will be illegal when the law takes effect. He notes such attractions amount to consideration, since customers must enter the store to receive contest details, unlike television or radio contests which remain legal.
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Madison
Bronson C. la
la Follette
Woman Injured Neck in Local Two Car Crash
Dubuque resident Tilla Stoda, 69, sustained a neck injury in a two car crash at Highway 14 and Losey Boulevard shortly before 9 a.m. Friday. She was conveyed by squad to Lutheran Hospital after the collision occurred as both vehicles stopped at a stop sign. Carroll Anderson, 48, Evanston Illinois, was a second driver involved.
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Dubuque
Tilla Stoda
Highway 14
Losey Boulevard
Lutheran Hospital
Carroll Anderson
Evanston
Stoda
Grenade Wounds 11 Americans Near Subic Bay
In Manila AP reports eleven Americans were wounded when a hand grenade was thrown at Olongapo mayor’s town near the Subic Bay naval base. The mayor escaped unharmed.
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Manila
Olongapo
U.S. Subic Bay Naval Base
Six alpinists rescued from Mont Blanc blizzard
Six climbers two Germans two Austrians and two Italians were evacuated by helicopter from a glacier on Mont Blanc after three days of blizzard conditions. They had weathered high winds and snow and began descending toward France when rescued by choppers from Chamonix and Milan. Two Frenchmen and two Britons died in the blizzard, while rescue teams aided remaining climbers as weather briefly lifted.
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Courmayeur
Italy
Mont Blanc
Pouterey Ridge
France
Chamonix
Alpine Rescue Center
Milan
Europe
Two Deaths Push Wisconsin Road Toll Higher
The Wisconsin fatality count for the year rises to 575 after a July 4 crash claiming 14 year old LaVern Ives of Wisconsin Rapids and a separate early morning collision near Rosendale killing 37 year old Donald McDowell of Waupun. The dump truck driver was hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Waupun
Wisconsin
Donald G. McDowell
Highway 26
Rosendale
LaVern Ives
Wisconsin Rapids
Wally Ives
Safety Head Seeks Uniform Seat Belt Use in Wisconsin
Madison Wisconsin safety director Dan F Schutz reports from a preliminary survey that uniform seat belt use could save about 200 lives annually in the state. He notes nearly double the serious injuries among non wearers and that six of ten driver fatalities involved significant alcohol levels. Männer more likely to wear belts.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Dan F.schutz
State Motor Vehicle Department
Schutz
Pool plans delayed as sketch and piping drawings sought
The La Crosse Board of Public Works withheld approval of North Side pool plans asking for an artist’s sketch and more piping drawings. Designer Gene Silberberg promised the sketch and drawings by next Friday. The Logan school block pool may delay bid advertising and council consideration. Mayor Loveland urged an artist’s sketch before approval.
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la Crosse
Logan Junior High
Warren Loveland
Fry Denies Monkeys Killing Each Other at Myrick Park Zoo
Park Director Eugene Fry said a new herd of 11 monkeys was added at Myrick Park Zoo on Thursday and the established group does not kill the intruders. He said a monkey drowned Thursday night, but insisted no monkey was killed and that hostility will ease as the animals adjust.
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Myrick Park Zoo
Park Department
Eugene Fry
Fry
Satellite launched to study radiation belts from Vandenberg
A satellite designed to study radiation belts was placed in a polar orbit ranging from 220 miles to 2,776 miles above Earth. The Scout rocket lifted off Thursday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to place the satellite into orbit.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Earth
West Coast Missile Center
State to Appeal Hutnik Acquittal in Second Trial Bid
Wisconsin Attorney General confirms plan to appeal Hutnik acquittal to the Supreme Court under Section 955.09, seeking reversal to allow a second bribery trial. He will also challenge Judge Murphy's ruling that the charging statute is unconstitutional.
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Madison
Bronson la Follette
Willis J. Hutnik
Supreme Court
Arnold Murphy
Ladysmith
la Follette
Wisconsin
Hutnik
Murphy
Hogs and cattle prices from Winona and South St. Paul markets
Hog quotations at Winona Station show 50 cent higher with 200 to 230 pound butchers and sow prices around 21.50 to 22.00. Cattle market steady with Hi-Choice and Prime at 24.75 and utility cows 16.50 to 18.50. Veal market closed Friday. Also reports USDA cattle and hog volumes at South St. Paul and Chicago grain quotes.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Choice
Airlines Dispute Plan Extends No-Strike Freeze
The Senate debated a plan to return 35 400 machinists to work for a month and extend a no-strike freeze up to five months. A special airlines dispute board could mediate renewed talks, with potential further extensions and a report to Congress if no settlement. Senator Morse praised the compromise. Dirksen urged resolve as union members rejected a 72 cent an hour wage package.
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Johnson
Congress
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Dirksen
Senate
White House
Wisconsin Senators Vote On Airlines Strike Measures
Democratic Senators Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire of Wisconsin voted against two Senate actions on the airlines strike. The chamber approved a 54 to 33 passage of an airlines strike bill and 51 to 36 on a compromise order directing strikers to return to work.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate
House
Car Goes Off Boat Landing Drowns Man at Pokegama Lake
Albert E. Olson, 75, of rural Chetek, drowned when his car plunged off the Pokegama Inn boat landing on Pokegama Lake. Coroner says the car sank in 14 feet of water about 30 feet from shore. Olson's body was recovered after a wrecker hauled the car. skin divers from Rice Lake aided in the recovery.
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Chetek
Albert E. Olson
Pokegama Inn
Here
Donald McMillan
Olson
Pokegama Lake
Rice Lake
Police Ambulance Transfers Recorded in County Log
On August 4 at 6 37 p m James Schilling of Onalaska was transported to Grandview Hospital by ambulance. Earlier at 3 33 p m Orva Church from Lutheran Hospital was moved to Hillview Home by an ambulance.
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Onalaska
Grandview Hospital
Orva
Church
Lutheran Hospital
Hillview
Rusk Urges Action on Vietnamese Crisis and Demilitarized Zone
Secretary of State Rusk criticizes Soviet, Polish inaction at Geneva talks and backs expanding the India led control commission to reinforce the demilitarized zone in Vietnam. He notes North Vietnamese forces crossed the zone and U S. air strikes target Communist positions as Hanoi escalates. He stresses readiness for talks or discreet contacts while accusing Hanoi of aggression.
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Britain
Geneva
India
Three Nation Control Commission
U.S
Rusk
Ldemilitarized
Cambodia
Norodom _ Sihanouk
Control Commission
Canada
Poland
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
United States
Rochester Hospital Gets 472696 Hill Burton Grant
The U S Public Health Service announced a 472 696 Hill Burton grant to Olmsted Community Hospital Rochester Minn for a 22 bed addition and remodeling. The project costs total 1 050 436 dollars. A 171 185 grant was also listed for Eitel Hospital Minneapolis for modernization with total project cost 1 038 300 dollars. HUD reserved 455 951 to aid Minneapolis neighborhood centers construction.
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Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
Hill-Burton
Olmsted Community Hospital
Rochester
Minn
The
Health Service
Eitel Hospital
Minneapolis
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Attorney Appointed For Accused Youth
DEVILS LAKE ND AP An attorney was appointed Thursday to defend Richard John Volk 19 charged with first degree murder in the shooting of his 13 year old sister Doreen. Judge Heem denied bail earlier and a preliminary hearing was expected next week.
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Devils Lake
N.D
Richard John Volk
Douglas B. Heem
Benson County
Volk
Minnewaukan
Doreen
Heen
Melvin Christianson
Christianson
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