Senate votes to create Housing and Urban Development Department
The Senate approved a bill to form a new Cabinet department Housing and Urban Development to oversee urban housing and planning. It upgrades the HHFA into a Cabinet agency, merges housing programs with transit and public works, and preserves FHA as an independent administration under a presidentially appointed commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Johnson
House
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
Robert C. Weaver
New York
John F. Kennedy
Weaver
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Housing Subcommittee
Federal Housing Administration
Sparkman
FHA
Two More Die as Minn Rex Traffic Toll Reaches 437
Minnesota traffic deaths rose to 437 with the deaths of John Van Buren 44 of Willmar and Neil LeVoir 15 of Minneapolis. Van Buren died in a Willmar hospital from crash injuries at 4 a.m. today. LeVoir was killed when a car left Minn 5 in Eden Prairie Tuesday. Ralph Ellis 30 of St. Cloud escaped serious injury. the car was driven by Frank Haddas 38 of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Willmar
John van Buren
van Buren
Ralph Ellis
St Cloud
Neil LeVoir
Minn. 5
Eden Prairie
le Voir
Frank Haddas
Viroqua Druggist Cited By Association
Charles F. Dahl of Viroqua received the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association distinguished service award at the 85th annual convention. He serves on the American Pharmaceutical Association executive committee and the Wisconsin Board of Regents. Earl Hall of Sauk City was installed as president, with Harry S. Eizen of Milwaukee as president-elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association
Charles F. Dahl
Viroqua
Dahl
American Pharmaceutical Association
Wisconsin Board of Regents
Earl Hall
Sauk City
State Association
Harry S. Eizen
Cranberry Marketing Order Approved by Wisconsin Growers
Wisconsin cranberry growers vote 79 to 51 in favor of a state marketing order. The plan imposes a two cent per barrel assessment to fund research and promotion programs under the State Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin Cranberry Growers
State Department of Agriculture
Marines Recruiters Move Within Federal Building
The Marine Corps Recruiting Substation has moved from the lobby to the second floor of the Federal Building. Officers said the office now sits opposite the Air Force Recruiting Office, beside Army recruiters, near the Selective Service and one floor below Navy recruiters.
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Marine Corps
Federal Building
Air Force Recruiting Office
Army
Selective Service System
Navy
Water shortage prompts Northeast desalination talks
Secretary Udall warned major cities faced a water impasse by early September and urged long term solutions. The Delaware Basin conference followed President Johnson and aides discussing desalination as a possible fix. NYC residents faced ongoing restrictions despite weekend rains, with Mayor Wagner pursuing new water purchases to bolster supply.
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Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L.udall
Johnson
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York City
Udall
Robert F. Wagner
Eight finalists named for 1965 Mrs. Wisconsin title
Milwaukee AP Eight finalists were selected from over 1000 contestants to compete for the 1965 Mrs. Wisconsin crown. They will be judged on community involvement homemaking poise and personality at the Wisconsin State Fair this weekend with the current titleholder Mrs Clark Leffler of Racine to crown the winner Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Irving Epstein
Racine
James L.haas
Vandyne
Richard C. Hands
Neenah
Robert Harington
Oshkosh
David G. Maley
Cedarburg
Peter A. Murphy
Eau Claire
Kenneth P. Schroejder
James L. Thurber
Wisconsin Rapids
Clark Leffler
Rev Houdek named associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church
Rev Charles R Houdek of 104 S 9th St begins as associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church succeeding Rev Robert Light. He will lead the Christian education program and be installed later by the Presbytery of Madison. Houdek's education includes Wheaton College McCormick Theological Seminary and Claremont College. He was ordained in 1958 and previously served at Webster Groves Mo and as assistant chaplain at Claremont College. Rev James Bell is pastor of the church located at 233 S West Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Houdek
S. 9Th St
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Light
Houdek
Presbytery of
Madison
Mr. Houdek
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Ill
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Ill
Claremont College
Claremont
Calif
Chicago Presbytery
Webster Grove
Presbyterian Church
S. West Ave
James Bell
Bombremark leads to $55 bail for Wisconsin grocer
Bernard R. Watson 43 of Gays Mills posted $55 bail on a disorderly conduct charge after joking a suitcase at Madison airport could hold a big bomb. The remark was overheard by a flight agent and prompted a nearby Air Force team to inspect the suitcase owned by Rev Gregory F. Lucey of Decatur Illinois.
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Madison
Bernard R. Watson
Gays Mills
Watson
Gregory F. Lucey
Decatur
Ill
Patrick J. Lucey
Margaret Steele
Air Force
Truax Field
Three Killed In Wisconsin Traffic Toll Update
The 1965 Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 562 with three deaths reported. David R. Becker 28 of Two Rivers died in a Highway 141 collision near Francis Creek Manitowoc County. James Kneibler 17 of Libertyville Ill died from injuries from a July 10 Lake Geneva crash. Rev B W Blackburn 91 of rural La Farge died in Richland Center hospital after a Friday Highway 14 crash.
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Associated Press
Manitowoc County
Wisconsin
David R. Becker
Two Rivers
Highway 141
Franciso Creek
James Kneibler
Libertyville
Ill
Elkhorn
Lake Geneva
B. W. Blackburn
la Farge
Richland Center
Highway 14
County Woman Bitten By Squirrel
Conservation warden Carl Frick shot a squirrel after it allegedly bit Mrs. John Mainz in Medary. The Mainz family reported the attack, and Mrs Mainz received medical care. The carcass was sent to the Wisconsin Board of Health lab in Madison for rabies testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Frick
Medary
John Mainz
Mainz
Frick
Wisconsin Board of Health Laboratory
Madison
Falls From Roof Injures Local Boy Near School
Police report that 11 year old Phil Kno the of 2203 Horton Street fractured an arm when he fell from a lift station roof south of Harry Spence School at 9 50 am Wednesday while retrieving a baseball glove. He was hospitalized at St Francis Hospital.
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la Crosse
Harry Spence School
Phil Knothe
Horton St
St.Francis Hospital
Valley Pastor Bloom Blackburn Dies After Auto Crash
Rev Bloom er Blackburn 91 a retired Evangelical United Brethren minister died Tuesday in a Richland Center hospital from injuries from an auto accident Friday near Rosstown Wisconsin. Services set for Friday at the Valley church with burial in Burr Cemetery. He served Wisconsin churches including Ontario West Lima Boaz Monroe and Valley since 1925. He is survived by four daughters three sons and eleven grandchildren. He retired officially at 74 in Monroe and had recently done Blue River area appointments.
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Valley
Wis
Bloomer Blackburn
Evangelical
United Brethren
Richland Center
Rosstown
Ae Evangelical United Brethren Church
Edward Johnson
Burr Cemetery
Hart- Fick Funeral
Hillsboro
Funeral
Blackburn
Ottica
Fountain County
Ind
Monroe
Blue River
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ontario
West Lima
Boaz
Clifford
Laura) Stenerson
Bernice Hauge
Jennie Johnson
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Lucille Miller
James
Lansing
William
Richland County
Homes Sought For Teachers
Officials at La Crosse State University seek housing for 70 to 75 new faculty members arriving this fall. Many families need unfurnished rental quarters. Two-thirds bring one or two children. Contact Mrs Ruth New, secretary to Dr Graff, at telephone 4 8030 for available properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse State University
Maurice O. Graff
Ruth New
Graff
Break-In Reports at Marian's Cafe
La Crosse police said burglars gained entry to Marian's Cafe at 710 Clinton St by breaking a window leading to the women's restroom overnight. About $5 in change was taken before operator Arlene Poorman discovered the break-in.
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Clinton St
la Crosse
Arlene Poorman
Slack of Father Began Jazz Path and Movie Work
Slack pursued music from his teens, touring with Pollack in 1934 and playing piano for Dorsey in Los Angeles. He joined Bradley’s all star band in 1939, helped popularize boogie woogie, recorded hits such as Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar Scrub Me Mommy With a Boogie Beat Down the Road a Piece and South Paw Serenade and appeared in Keep Em Flying. Survivors include sisters Esther Siegel Eva King and half brother Leslie. A sister-in-law DeVerne Slack lives in Viroqua.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Pollack
Los Angeles
Slack
Dorsey
Bradley
Viroqua
Temple Theater
Esther Siegel
Reseda
Calif
Eva King
Clearwater
Fla
Leslie
Grand Rapids
Mich
DeVerne Slack
City Ordered To Reinstate Six Striking Firemen
District Judge William T. Johnson issued a restraining order directing Stillwater city officials to allow six striking firemen to return to work. Eight firemen walked out July 2 over wage scales, and six of those involved in the suit sought their jobs back after the city refused reinstatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Wisconsin
Wisconsin junior livestock show dates moved earlier
The Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture announced new dates for four junior livestock shows to boost participation. Northwestern at Eau Claire is Aug 25-26, Central at Friendship Sept 7-9, Northeastern in De Pere Sept 13-15, and Southern in Madison Oct 4-6.
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Madison
State Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Eau Claire
Central
Friendship
Northeastern
de Pere
Southern
Wood County Board Reapportions To 35 Supervisors
The Wood County Board on Tuesday voted to reapportion under the state court ruling, reducing supervisors from 63 to 35. The move aims to align representation with population changes and maintain one man one vote principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Rapids
Wood County Board
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Burlington Considers Seceding From Racine County
Burlington officials discuss splitting from Racine County amid one man one vote reapportionment pressure. Supervisor Southey proposes joining Walworth County or forming two new counties. Hearing follows Redistricting Committee session as Racine would gain 16 seats compared to Burling ton’s two.
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Burlington
Boards of Supervisors
Racine
Francis Southey
Walworth County
Southey
Swift and Company Livestock Markets Report
Swift & Company in Winona Minnesota lists hogs cattle veal and livestock quotes with prices by weight and grade for top buyers and futures. The South St Paul and Chicago reports add USDA cattle hogs potato and produce figures and prices for various weights and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwno
Winona
Snow Avalanche At Andes Resort Kills 5 Persons
An avalanche at Portillo Chile crushed a camp on a ledge near the hotel area killing five people including two U.S. citizens Milton Orliotti and Roland Hock, a Canadian Michael Fogel, and two Chileans Manfred Arnold and Jaime Cubiazuree. Ski patrol members and foreign teams located the bodies about an hour after the slide.
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Portillo
Chile
Andes
U.S
Milton Orliotti
Portland
Ore
Roland Hock
Binghamton
N.Y
Michael Fogel
Mont Royal
Que
Manfred Arnold
Jaime Cubiazuree
Santiago
Linehan Charged With Two More Assault Counts
Dennis Linehan 24 faces additional charges of indecent assault on two girls aged 11 and 12 after a Lexington hearing. The alleged July 13 incident follows the disappearance of 14 year old Barbara Iversen, with trial date to be set in Anoka County District Court. Linehan previously faced murder charges in her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoka, Minn
Dennis Linehan
Barbara Iversen
Anoka County
Lexington Village
Shoreview
Linehan
Cambridge
Here
Reedy Undergoing Foot Surgery At Mayo Clinic
George E. Reedy former press secretary to President Johnson underwent foot surgery at Mayo Clinic to correct curling toes. Doctors report excellent condition and expect him to stay at Methodist Hospital about two weeks for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, Minn
George E. Reedy
Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Methodist Hospital
Log Entry May Settle Jurisdiction Over Ramirez In Slayings
The Seven Seas once a Panamanian flagged ship is tied to the 4 killings aboard off Sombrero Light Florida. Ramirez the Cuban lobsterman accused of killing Captain Diaz and four crewmen is in Miami custody as authorities weigh whether Florida Panama or the U.S. can prosecute. A survivor and others describe a brutal attack after a political dispute.
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Ramirez
Sid Moody
Miami
Fla
Gelio Diaz
Seven Seas
Roberto Ramirez
Diaz
Sombrero Light
Florida Keys
Florida
Aaron Foosaner
U.S
Monroe County
Cuba
Ex-Iles
Tampa
Fidel Castro
Here
Panama
United States
Gerald Davison
Piano Solo By Mrs Glaze At Music Lovers Night
Former La Crosse resident Lorrie Pierce Glaze will be piano soloist with the Coulee Region Festival Orchestra for Music Lover's Night. She holds a University of Michigan degree and has performed across California Texas Arkansas Florida Colorado and Wisconsin. She also teaches piano at the Festival of Arts workshop and will perform Liszt's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra at Coleman Vocational Auditorium beginning at 8 30 p m.
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la Crosse
Lorrie Pierce Glaze
Coulee
Blood drive collects 218 pints at La Crosse Courthouse
The Red Cross Blood mobile gathered 218 pints over Monday and Tuesday at the La Crosse County Courthouse. Eighty pints were collected Monday and 138 on Tuesday, falling short of the 312 pint two day quota by 94 pints, before moving to the Trane Company for employees only through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Bloodmobile
la Crosse County
Trane Company
Two UW Professors Earn Fight for Sight Citation
Madison AP report notes Dr. J. M. Bloodworth and Dr. Donald Engerman of the University of Wisconsin Medical Center receive the 1964 Fight for Sight citation from the National Council to Combat Blindness. Each will receive $500 for their award winning research.
Witness Leaves Car Hit With Cryptic Notes
A man returns to his parked car in London Ontario and finds it damaged. A note mocks witnesses claiming to hide a license and name, and another lists a description of a moss green 1962 Pontiac four door sedan with two occupants, a man and a woman, and a partial license starting with 8. Police broadcast the vehicle and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ont
Upper Canada Village
Titan 2 Silo Blast Kills 53 at Arkansas Site
An underground Titan 2 missile silo near Searcy Arkansas exploded killing 53 civilian workers. An Air Force investigation led by Secretary Eugene M. Zuckert and Sen. John L. McClellan probes safety failures while rescuers removed bodies from the nine level complex where renovations were underway. The warhead had been removed and no nuclear threat existed as fumes and heat prompted temporary venting decisions.
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Searcy
Ark
Douglas Wood
Little Rock Air Force Base
Air Force
Johnson
Eugene M. Zuckert
Zuckert
Sen
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Little Rock
Wood
America
Permits Issued for Three Dorms and Funeral Home
A building permit for three La Crosse State University dormitories costing 2 668 492 was issued by the inspection department for record keeping. Sletten-McKee Inc 146 S 7th St also got a permit for a 60 000 funeral home at Ferry Street and West Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse State University
Sletten-McKee, Inc
S. 7Th St
Ferry Street
West Avenue
la Crosse State
14Th
Badger
Farwell
la Crosse Street
15Th
Madsen Construction Co
Minneapolis
Theo. Molzahn and Sons
S. 18Th Place
Sletten - McKee
West Ave. S
Schneider Heating and Air Conditioning
F. M. Branson and Son, Plumbing
Ads Draw Six City Police Applicants
The latest ads for La Crosse Police Department posts have drawn six applicants to date. The department has three vacancies and an August 18 deadline. The Fire Commission will run an ad for two Fire Department vacancies to build an eligibility list for future openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Police
Police and Fire Commission
Fire Department
Roller injures man at Western Fruit Co incident
A roller from an overhead door at Western Fruit Co. fell Tuesday and struck Vernon Van Riper 46 of 702 Livingston St. He was hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital, according to the sheriff department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Fruit Co
Vernon van Riper
Livingston St
Sheriff Department
van Riper
St. Francis Hospital
Radio Highlights Baseball Schedule Listings
Wednesday at 5 55 p.m. WKBH covers Minnesota Twins against New York Yankees. WV? WLCX airs Vox Pop at 7 p.m. WKTY has Milwaukee Braves vs St. Louis Cards at 7 25 p.m. Sparta WCOW FM presents Braves at 7 15 p.m. Thursday WCOW carries Braves vs Cards at 1 15 p.m.
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Minnesota Twins
N.Y
WLCX
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Braves
WCOW
Misprint Confuses Attendance At La Crosse Fair
The La Crosse Tribune misprinted the estimated grandstand attendance for Thursday night Aug 5 as 2 811. Fair secretary Joseph Frisch clarified official figures show 1 521 adults and 289 children totaling 1 810 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Joseph Frisch
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Nearby Regions
Fair and warmer conditions continue tonight and Thursday with southerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Highs in the mid 80s to near 90 Thursday, cooler by the weekend, and light showers possible Friday or Saturday. Sunrise Thursday 6 05 a m Sunset Thursday 8 14 p m Moon fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
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Charles R. Houder
Kee
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American Can
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Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
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Republic Steel
Epico Shoes, Inc
Rexall Drug
First Bank
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Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Nat’ L
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
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Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch
Swank, Inc
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Wallace Business
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Crosse
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co, Inc
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Swift & Company
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South ST. Paul, Minn
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California
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Reedy
Rochester Clinic
Mrs. Glaze
C.P
T.W
Dakota
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Black
Galesville
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