Braves Fire Bobby Bragan As Manager
Atlanta Braves dismiss Bobby Bragan as manager and install Billy Hitchcock, former Orioles coach and Braves scout, as skipper. Hitchcock had been on the Braves staff since last winter and was seen as a leading candidate to replace Bragan amid the team’s slump into the NL's second division.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bobby Bragan
Atlanta Braves
Billy Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Baltimore Orioles
Braves
Bragan
Airlines Strike Talks Stall as Wirtz Sees No Hope
Willard Wirtz adjourned discussions with airline chiefs and said no plan for new talks exists. 12 union locals from major cities met to avoid a repeat of the July 31 vote rejecting a White House plan. House Commerce Committee members push for action, considering rewrites to curb arbitration provisions if unresolved after 180 days.
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Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
White House
New York
Miami
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
House Commerce Committee
Rogers
Senate
Australia
Johnson
Machinists Union
Congress
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Viet Nam
Veteran Broadcaster Bob Heiss to Retire at Journal
MILWAUKEE AP Veteran broadcaster Bob Heiss a familiar Wisconsin voice for over 30 years will retire as manager of radio and television for The Journal Co Heiss who turns 60 on Sept 30 began at WMJT in 1934 leaving a dance band saxophone career to win an announcer post He later worked as sportscaster for WMJT and WTMJ TV before moving into administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Bob Heiss
Wisconsin
the Journal Co
Heiss
WMJT
Wtmj-Tv
Local youth enlists in Marines under 120 day delay program
Stephan J. Barrett, son of Mr and Mrs James F Barrett 208 N 8th St La Crosse, enlists for three years in the Marine Corps Aug 2 and will begin training Nov 28. He will build credits toward early promotion pay raises and military obligation under the 120 day delay plan allowing him to remain at home while credits accumulate. Four months are needed before eligibility for the first pay raise.
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la Crosse
Marine Corps
Stephan J. Barrett
James F. Barrett
N. 8Th St
La Crosse Tribune Information and Rates
La Crosse Tribune details publication schedule and Open rates. The paper is based at 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin and is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. It lists subscription prices and carrier options.
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la Crosse Tribune
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wis
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Trane Co Bloodmobile Schedule For August Dates
Bloodmobile visits scheduled for Trane Co employees with times on Thursday Aug 11 from 1 to 6 pm and Friday Aug 12 from 9 am to 2 pm. Advanced registrations are via Red Cross at 782 2252.
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Trane Co
Red Cross
Thunderchief Losses Highlight North Viet Nam Air War
North Viet Nam anti aircraft defenses downed three U S planes as a record 139 combat missions were flown. Two Thunderchief fighters were shot down 60 miles northwest of Hanoi and 55 miles northwest of Dong Hoi with one pilot rescued.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Iap
North Viet Nam
U.S
Air Force
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
U.S. 1St Cavalry
North
Viet Nam
Eighteen Pilots Compete In La Crosse Landing Contest
Eighteen pilots competed at the La Crosse Municipal Airport in a spot landing contest sponsored by the La Crosse Flyers Association. Mrs Borghild Olson won power on landing with Mel Brevig second, while Fletcher Tyler took first and C B Wiemann second in power off landing.
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la Crosse Municipal Airport
Arvid Olson
la Crosse
Autopsy Finds Betsy Baker Died of Natural Causes
Betsy Jane Baker eighteen died July thirty first of natural causes per county coroner Dr Watunga. Autopsy cited brain infection pneumonia and heart stoppage. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs William Baker of 112 S 14th St.
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Betsy Jane Baker
S. 14Th St
Michael J. Watunga
William Baker
Boy Arrested for Stripping Four Bicycles
La Crosse police arrested a 12-year-old boy at his home on a charge of stripping four bicycles. He was involved in four cases, police said, and investigators continue their inquiry.
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la Crosse
Johnson says Vietnam outlook stable despite losses
President Johnson stated in a White House briefing that Vietnam progress appears unchanged and domestic inflation remains restrained. He dismissed Saigon reports of long war duration, said no national emergency exists in the strike, and indicated no plan to seek new overseas trips.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Saigon
Pentagon
White House
Congress
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Spacecraft to Orbit Moon Take Pictures
Lunar Orbiter, a flying photography lab, aims for a moon orbit to photograph the far side and survey 9 potential landing sites. An Atlas Agena rocket will launch in CDT to place the 850 pound craft on a 238 944 mile journey.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lunar Orbiter
United States
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Moon
Earth
Yanks Find No Red Sanctuary In Cambodia
A seven member group from Americans Want to Know after a 12 day Cambodia tour said they found no evidence of Viet Cong sanctuaries or supply lines in Cambodia. They traveled frontier areas near the Cambodian South Vietnam border and questioned strafing incidents on July 31 and August 2. They include Kay Boyle Russell Johnson Rabbi Israel Dresner and others and believe Prince Norodom Sihanouk may seek renewed ties.
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la Drang
U.S
da Nang
Tokyo
Cambodia
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Kay Boyle
Russell Johnson
American Friends Service Committee
Israel S. Dresner
Springfield
N.J
Donald Duncan
Viet Nam
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Norman Eizner
New York
Marc Stone
Associated Press
Johnson
Duncan
Wisconsin Reclassifies 1729 Students for Draft deferments
Wisconsin draft boards reclassified 1729 holders of 2-S deferments as of August 1 under new student deferment criteria. Col. Bentley Courtenay said the total 2-S deferments dropped to 40,845 from 42,574 in July, due to boards using class rank and college test scores in reclassification.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Col
Bentley Courtenay
Selective Service
Courtenay
Tractor Accident Fatal To Two Boys in Grant County
A tractor accident on a Grant County road killed brothers Robert Klaas aged 14 and James 7 as their tractor plunged into a roadside ditch near their rural Livingston home while returning from a neighbor’s farm. The incident raises the state's highway death toll to 605, up from 571 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Grant County
Robert Klaas
James
Livingston
Man Nabbed In Transport Of Securities
Ronald Lee Howard, 37, of Duluth appeared in La Crosse on a charge of inter state transportation of fraudulent securities. Bond set at 1000. Arrested near Osseo Trempealeau County by state patrol. Transferred to Dane County Jail for preliminary hearing.
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Ronald Lee Howard
Duluth
James J. Bannen
la Crosse
Bannen
Howard
U. S
Dane County
Madison
Osseo
Trempealeau County
Sam Young
John Winson
State Highway Patrol
Milo Johnson
U.S
Keith Hardie
Charles Eastman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Milwaukee
John C. McBride
Five Percent Land Cash Compromise Wins Council Support
The council committee approved a five percent land cash compromise for platting within three miles of the city. If endorsed Thursday by the full Council, land or cash would equal five percent of plat area. Earlier, proposals set cash or land at 200 dollars for residential tons and 400 dollars for industrial or commercial lots.
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Common Council
Judiciary Committee
John Bosshard
Campbell
Sheldon Nerby
20Th Ward
Judges Gather in La Crosse for Regional Convention
Judges from Wisconsin and Minnesota convene in La Crosse August 31 to September 2 for the Wisconsin Board of Circuit Court Judges conference chaired by Lincoln Neprud. Banquet speaker is Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Robert Sheran.
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Wisconsin Board of Circuit Court
la Crosse
Robert Sheran
Minnesota Supreme Court
Lincoln Neprud
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Minnesota
Aaron's Fight Arrest Sparks Police Suspensions
Hank Aaron's wife was charged with disorderly conduct after an incident in the Atlanta Stadium parking lot. Patrolman L. W. Bedgood and two stadium officers Lts. C. J. Strickland and B. F. Rains were suspended as the police chief ordered a thorough investigation into the charges and the officers’ actions.
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Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Fred Berrman
Aaron
Atlanta Stadium
Braves
L. W. Bedgood
Redgood
C. J. Strickland
B. F. Rains
Stadium
Ambulance Reports Two Illnesses in La Crosse
At 2 50 p m Rose Hagmann 35 of 324 N 7th St was taken to Lutheran Hospital in ill ness. At 4 09 p m Herman Glickman 80 of 823 West Ave S was taken to St Francis Hospital in illness.
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Rose Hag|mann
N. 7Th St
Lutheran
Donor establishes Scout scholarship at Viterbo College
An anonymous donor creates a Juliette Law Scholarship at Viterbo College in memory of the founder of Girl Scouting. It awards tuition and fees to a registered Senior Girl Scout of Riverland Council, renewable for four years with good grades. Nancy Preeshl of 1114 Nancy Court is the first recipient. She will major in English after Aquinas High School graduation.
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Juliette Law
Viterbo College
Riverland Council
Viterbo
Nancy Preeshl
Nancy Court
Aquinas High School
Miss Preesh
Eight La Crosse County Men Drafted Into Army
Eight La Crosse County residents were drafted August 4 into the Army. Local Board 33 in Madison had not received the September quota. Inductees at Minneapolis for two years include David C. Merell Onalaska Philip R. Arttus Kenosha Harold F. Bruning 2332 Onalaska Ave James S. Crogan 2219 Barlow St Dennis R. Murphy 2008 S. 30th St Robert P. Lunde 1562 Denton St Paul A. Oestreicher 1331 Denton St Russell C. Lede gar 1319 East Ave. S.
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la Crosse County
Selective Service System
Madison
Minneapolis
David C. Merell
Onalaska
Philip R. Arttus
Kenosha
la Crosse
Harold F. Bruni
Three youths arrested for illegal entry at Cathedral School
Three children ages 13 and 14 were detained around 2:30 am Tuesday for entering Cathedral School through a window. No theft occurred. They were turned over to La Crosse County Welfare Department for juvenile court processing.
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Cathedral School
la Crosse County
Youth Treated After Hand Cut In La Crosse
La Crosse police took 14 year old Stanley Severson from rural La Crosse to St Francis Hospital for a hand cut. He was brought to Luther's Shell Service by Mrs George Boenstien who stopped at the station for help. Police did not learn how the boy cut his hand.
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la Crosse
Stanley Severson
St. Francis Hospital
Luther’s
Shell Service
25Th Street
Losey Boulevard
George Boenstien
Muskrat Chases WKTY Chief Near Losey Avenue
WKTY president Herbert Lee said he was chased for about a half block by a muskrat at Losey Boulevard and King Street. A passing truck driver killed the animal with a shovel, and police were asked to dispose of it.
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Herbert Lee
WKTY
Losey Boulevard
King Street
Chicago grain and livestock quotes curb hogs cattle veal
Chicago prices show wheat soybeans and corn with hogs down 25 at noon delivery via Winona station. Cattle market firm to higher with hi choice prime at 25 and veal ranges from 21 to 34 with various grades listed.
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Chicago
Winona
Aldermen Approve Gateway Foods Rezoning in La Crosse
La Crosse aldermen approved a heavy industrial rezoning for Gateway Foods Inc. despite opposition from all nearby residents. Gateway officials pledged to address concerns after a prior case where excavation cut off a bank at a resident’s lot.
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la Crosse
Gateway Foods Inc
D. B. Reinhart
Gateway
David Nudd
John Pintz
St. Cloud St
Indian Hill
Pintz
Clifford ‘J. Mladenoff
Debt Per Capita Across Wisconsin Localities Highlights
The report lists per capita debt by government units in Vilas County and beyond. It shows 19 cents for Forest County, 34 cents Kiel, 38 cents Bloomington, and 11 cents Lincoln Town. The highest debt per person is Neenah at 532.79 dollars, followed by Mosinee 497.82, Oak Creek 486.34, Kaukauna 478.41, Madison 467.49, West Allis 461.06, Appleton 458.05, and Waukesha 457.16.
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Ious
Forest County
Kiel
Bloomington
Lincoln
Vilas County
Neenah
Mosinee
Oak Creek
Kaukauna
Madison
West Allis
Appleton
Waukesha
Milwaukee and Chicago Livestock Markets Mixed Results
Cattle prices near steady to strong with good to choice steers and heifers up, hogs mixed to steady with light weights firm, calves and sheep showing firm to higher quotes in Chicago and St Paul listings. Multiple livestock categories and weights reported by AP across Milwaukee Chicago South St. Paul markets.
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Milwaukee
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Market Top Lines and Indexes from National Quotations
National stock quotations list major companies with percent changes and Dow Jones averages. Industrials 849.22 utilities 131.33 railroads 218.99. securities prices reflect inter dealer values as of 9 a.m. with volume 1 510 000 and notes from Central Wis Mtr and First Bank Ltd.
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RCA
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Ind
N.J
Swift
Texaco
Tidewater Oil
Trane Co
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
White Motors
Woolworth
Wis
First Bank Ltd
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Airlines
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Albert Watson
R-S.c
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
W. T. Burgess
Ford Goltz
Sai
Coulee State Bank
Highland
Ad Marine
Pleiku
North Vietnamese Through the Night Just South of the Demilitarized Zone
Constellation
Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Command
Peking
Radoslav Jovic
Belgrade
Borba
Jovic
Indira Gandhi
Geneva
Ho Chi Minh
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Bangkok
Boy
LBJ
Aarons
Muskrat
Winona Livestock Swift & Company
Winona, Minn. Highway
Gateway Foods
Frank Kaufmann
Oak Street
Nudd
Reinhart
Milwaukee Livestock
Chicago Poultry
Chicago Produce
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Fabri-Tek, Inc
E Gateway Trans
Giddings & Lew
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Nat. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Royal Dutch NY
Rustcraft
Swank, Inc
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co., Inc
Tausche Bonds
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer
Tel & Tel
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Epko Shoe
Ethyl
Ford
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
Heileman Brewing
Iinois Central Ind
NS International Harvest
Inter
NS Johnson Service
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Lockheed
Minn
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Northwest Bancorp
NS Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
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