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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
1
About 1,500 civil rights demonstrators marched through a jeering white crowd of 2,000 in the Cragin area on Chicago's Northwest Side. Police protected the integrated marchers as they faced rock and bottle attacks and police charges during the tense protest.
U S 1st Cavalry and allies pressed North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Drang Valley as part of Operation Paul Revere. About 150 defenders faced 500 attackers, nine killed and five captured on the first contact, with 15 000 troops involved overall. The day also saw heavy air losses including seven planes shot down and 326 total U S aircraft losses in North Viet Nam to date.
Washington AP Congress resumes hearings on the airlines strike urging a quick settlement to avoid new law. Chairman Harley Staggers warns a floor passage could expand and haunt labor relations for years as the union and five carriers push negotiations.
Violence erupts in Lansing Michigan as white and Negro youth gangs clash injuring four police and several motorists. Dozens riot, smashing storefronts and hurling missiles while authorities quell the disturbance within hours. Concurrently Washington considers a major civil rights bill expanding federal action against crimes of violence toward Negroes and civil rights workers.
Watts, the Watts Summer Art & Jazz Festival will run Friday to Sunday with concerts by top rhythm and blues artists, a parade, dancing, and a large art exhibit. Stan Sanders, a Yale law student and Watts native, says the festival marks a move from passive to proactive community action after last year’s riot.
Sparta Wisconsin Monroe County reported three traffic fatalities in a 24 hour period. Robert Clinton Guy 21 of Sparta died when his car crashed into Leon Implement Co. Paul A. Meison 22 of St Paul area died after his car hit a tree near Camp McCoy. Gary L Zahrte 22 of Millston died from injuries after a crash at Cataract on July 30.
Wisconsin highway toll rose toward six hundred after a weekend with multiple fatal crashes. Victims include Lorraine Gilbertson 33 of Gillett killed near her hometown. four Iron Mountain Mich. residents killed in a single I-94 crash near Moorland Rd. Others include Debor ah Cocking 18 John Creed 18 Susan Langren 17 Marianne Pucci 17 and James Wassall 19 among others injured or dead across Crandon Phillips Kenosha and Milwaukee areas.
A car carrying eight young workers from Iron Mountain Michigan to Milwaukee collided on Interstate 94 near Moorland Road. Driver James Kuester, 22, likely dozed off as the vehicle veered off the east bound lane. John Creed 18 Deborah Cocking 18 Susan Langren 17 Marianne Pucci 17 died at the scene. Three others were injured in stable condition.
Investigators report one black box had burned beyond use in the Braniff BAC One-11 crash near Falls City Nebraska killing 42. The cockpit voice recorder may still yield cockpit conversations within 30 minutes of impact.
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