Navy expands role in Vietnam war operations
About 32,000 Navy personnel are tied to the Vietnam effort, with roughly 30,000 in the U S 7th Fleet in the South China Sea. Since three months ago destroyers and cruisers have fired on Viet Cong targets, Navy guns have supported 130 missions, and Coast Guard cutters have joined sea surveillance with plans for 50 more patrol boats.
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Oklahoma Scouts Stop At Westby on Canoe Trip Route
Twenty eight Explorer Scouts and two advisers from Elk City and Sayre Oklahoma spent Tuesday night in Westby while en route to Edge-Quetico canoe country. They planned to sleep in the Westby high school gym after arranging with Dr Wallace Erickson the local Scout leader. Vic Bakke met the group outside the city and invited them to swim at the Lincoln Knutson private pool.
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Wis
Elk City
Sayre
Okla
Edge-Quetico
Ely
Minn
Canada
Wallace Erickson
Vic Bakke
Lincoln Knutson
State Medical Society Accepts Medicare Leadership Role
Madison AP report says the State Medical Society will provide leadership through its members and will voice support or criticisms as needed amid Medicare debates. Dr James C Fox of La Crosse helped shape policy while the group opposes the medical pay plan for seniors and supports acting within the law. A Chicago segment notes 15 000 AMAFS members urging complete nonparticipation in the elderly health program and rejecting a cooperative pledge.
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Ithe
Medi
Medical Society
James C. Fox
la Crosse
Chicago
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Harry E. Northam
American Medical Association
Tomah Airfield Hearing Draws Officials and Business Leaders
Wisconsin aviation commissioner Thomas Wolf outlines a 240700 airport project for Tomah with state local and federal funding shares. Local figures including Van Pak North West Telephone Tomah Veterans Hospital Rezin Construction Wisconsin Power and Light Ranney's Dairy and chamber officials testify on traffic uses and survey results.
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Tomah
Wis
Thomas Wolf
Wisconsin State Aeronautics Commission
Bloyer
Vic Bloyer
Gary Meyer
Ron Sowle
van Pak Co
Ernest Long
North West Telephone Co
Forrest Bloyer
Tomah Veterans Hospital
R. G. Rezin
Rezin Construction Co
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Co
Wisconsin jobless claims fall to 17227 last week
Wisconsin jobless benefit claims totaled 17 227 for the last week, reported by the State Industrial Commission. The figure is 2 195 fewer than the prior week and 2 295 below the same week a year earlier.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Fortas denies Communist ties amid Senate hearing
Abe Fortas told the Senate committee there is nothing in his past that could bias his duties as Supreme Court nominee. Testimony cited alleged Communist associations and a party link, which Fortas and supporters rejected as inconsequential. He said his relationship with President Johnson would not affect his judicial work.
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Abe Fortas
Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Marjorie Shearon
Chevy Chase, Md
Senate Foreign Relations
Bella Dodd
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Largest Store Reopening In Santo Domingo
La Opera the nation's largest department store reopened in the rebel zone of Santo Domingo. The owner said he would not join the rebels but needed to keep workers employed. The city remains divided by a 15 week-old rebellion with the rebel area guarded by troops and surrounded by checkpoints.
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Dominican Republic
la Opera
U.S
Obrechts Sisters Trio to Perform at Local Venues
The Obrecht Sisters Trio Julie Mae and Christy will present a musical program for the White Cane Club at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Mary E Sawyer Auditorium They will also perform at 2 30 p m Thursday at Saint Josephs Villa Convent and at 2 30 p m Friday at the Eleanora Gund y Home.
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Julie
Mae
Christy
White Cane Club
Mary E. Sawyer
Saint Joseph’s Villa Convent
Eleanora Gundy
Wig snatchers grab $150 auburn wig in Indianapolis
Margaret Williams, 27, told police a man and a woman snatched her dark auburn wig valued at $150 from her head and fled in a car Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Margaret Williams
War effort boosts U.S. industry in scattered centers
An AP survey shows military buildup in Viet Nam lifting production and payrolls in places like Stratford Connecticut Los Angeles and Rochester with firms reporting defense contracts and rising orders. Yet several regions see little change while total defense spending inches up or down due to missile programs nearing completion.
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Viet Nam
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U.S
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Defense Department
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Collins Radio Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Bell Helicopter Co
Nashville
Suit Aims at Aviation Insurance Pools Monopoly
The government accuses multiple insurers of conspiring to monopolize about 125 million dollars in aviation insurance yearly. It seeks dissolution of two corporate pools and three associations, claiming reduced competition for hull and liability policies. The Associated Aviation Underwriters defend pooling as a long standing, regulator approved practice.
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United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc
United States Aircraft Insurance Group
Associated Aviation Underwriters
Chubb and Son, Inc
Marine Office of America
United States
Associated Aviation
Weather Outlook and Temperatures Across Major Cities
Friday night forecast calls for widely scattered thundershowers from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and the South Atlantic coast. Cooler temperatures expected in the upper plains. Minimums listed for Seattle Denver Los Angeles Duluth Milwaukee New Orleans New York and Miami.
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Fairbanks
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Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
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Rapid City
Rochester
Salt Lake City
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Winnipeg
Rockies
Great Lakes
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Upper Plains
UPI
Radio Highlights Friday Sports and Talk Listings
Radio highlights list Friday events at 7 p m and 7 25 p m with Rev F J Lyons La Crosse State University baseball games Milwaukee Braves vs Houston Astros Twins vs Red Sox coverage. Saturday schedule includes WKBH at 1 25 p m Twins vs Red Sox. Sunday listings continue.
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F. J. Lyons
la Crosse State University
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
Houston Astros
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
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Red Sox
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Braves
Astros
Twins
Wykoff Man Killed In Gas Can Blast
WYKOFF Minn AP Arlo Freiheit 59 died when a gasoline can exploded while he was filling a tractor on his farm. A son Wendall found the body. Fillmore County officials ruled the death accidental.
Composer Denes Agay to Speak to Piano Teachers
Denes Agay, author of the Young Pianist's Library series, will address area piano teachers and students at 10 a.m. Saturday August 14 at Leithold Music Store 116 South 4th Street. He will demonstrate how to use his 36 books containing over 1000 graded pieces.
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Denes Agay
Leithold Music
S. 4Th St
Agay
Editor Emeritus Caleb King Dies After Long Illness
Caleb Jewett King, 81, longtime Florida Times-Union editorial page editor emeritus and former AP journalist and traffic chief, died Thursday after a long illness in Jacksonville Florida.
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Fla
Caleb Jewett King
Florida Times- Union
Associated Press
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