Cubans Kidnap 19 On Island 10 Escape
Ten Cubans escaped kidnapping by Castro forces on Aguilla Cay as 19 surrendered. They reported gunboats firing on them and threats of immediate death if they did not surrender. U S fighters and a Coast Guard seaplane watched from nearby as the refugees were later brought to Key West and Miami. Rep Paul Rogers urged action by U S and British naval forces to prevent a repeat.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Miami
Fla
Julio Fernandez
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Aguilla Cay
Fernandez
Havana
U.S
Coast Guard
J. E. Mitts
Denver
Mitts
Key West
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
La Crosse Community Chest Sets 1963 Goal
The La Crosse Community Chest sets a 1963 goal of 261,121 dollars launching Oct 14 to fund 22 agencies in 1964. President Harry J. Olson notes a 4 percent rise from last year and highlights 249 volunteers plus 203 lay reviewers who shaped an 269,145 dollar allocation.
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la Crosse
Olson
la Crosse Community Chest
United Fund
Community Chest
Catholic Social Service
Erneet
Family Service Association
Wseee Ooa
Y.W.C.A
Five charged in Britain's great train robbery case
Five hooded suspects two women and three men were arraigned in a countryside magistrates court near London on charges connected to the Glasgow to London night mail train raid. They face potential rewards and continued police hunt as authorities trace remaining loot and hideouts.
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London
Britain
William Boal
Boal
Linslade
Cheddington
Glasgow
All Wood
Surrey
Scotland Yard
France
Bournemouth
Roger John Cordrey
Rene
Alfred
Mary Pilgrim
Emily Clark
Burlington steam locomotive 4000 to join Copeland Park exhibit
La Crosse receives old Burlington locomotive 4000 for display in Copeland Park with ceremonies planned for September 21. Burlington president H C Murphy to attend along with Milwaukee Road officials who aided the move and are laying track. A Milwaukee Road caboose will accompany the engine as part of the permanent exhibit. The locomotive arrived in Burlington yards early Wednesday.
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Burlington Railroad
la Crosse
Copeland Park
H. C. Murphy
Burlington
Milwaukee Road
Copeland
Burlington Yards
Tribune
Community Chest Campaign Budget Report Shows Allocation
The La Crosse chapter of the American Red Cross reports education and community development funding through the campaign. Contingency reserve stands at 2.7 percent of the goal with totals of 100 827 959, 11.4 percent, and 30 002 dollars linked to varied allocations and reserves.
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American Social Health Association
National Council For Crime and Delinquency
Wisconsin Service Association
National Social Welfare Assembly
Wisconsin Welfare Council
United Community Funds & Councils of America
Sister Kenny Foundation
LA Crosse Chapter
American Red Cross
Woman says tar and feather hoax staged to inflame race tensions
Mrs. Katherine Harwell, 26, says the tar and feathering and house fire she endured Tuesday in Los Angeles was designed to trigger a racial incident. She is hospitalized in serious condition as authorities report owner Robert Lewis was arrested for allegedly instigating the scheme.
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Katherine Harwell
Los Angeles
Harwell
General Hospital
Robert Lewis
UPI
Deadly jellyfish pulled from Deal Beach
A two foot diameter jellyfish with small tentacles, a deadly variety, washed ashore at Deal Casino Beach, with a similar specimen buried by lifeguards days earlier. Marine officials noted extremely cold ocean temperatures likely killed the jellyfish, which normally inhabits deep North Atlantic waters. Several sightings have occurred at Long Island beaches.
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Deal
N.J
Atlantic Ocean
Deal Casino Beach
Jerry Zimmerman
North Atlantic
Long Island
N.Y
Rusk Sees Chance to Cut Surprise Attack Risk with Russia
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said a possible agreement with the Soviet Union could reduce the danger of a surprise attack if Moscow does not demand cuts in East West forces in Europe. He noted talks with Britain on refugee protection from Cuba and rejected a worldwide China led disarmament conference. Rusk urged Congress to back a $4 billion foreign aid program as essential to U S policy.
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Washington (Ap
Dean Rusk
Russia
Europe
Rusk
United States
Britain
Cuba
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Congress
Tion
House
Red China
State Department
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Andrei A.! .Gromyko
Goldberg Denies Block on Perez Jimenez Extradition
Justice Arthur J. Goldberg refused to block the extradition of former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez. He found the applicant's claim lacking in merit while a Miami-bound charter plane stood by to return him to face embezzlement charges totaling about 13 million dollars.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court Today
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Perez Jimenez
Goldberg
Miami
Lemay backs limited test ban with reservations
Gen. Curtis E. Lemay joined four other military leaders in voiced support for the partial nuclear test ban with stated reservations. Sen. Barry Goldwater noted Lemay’s grave doubts while Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor led the joint Chiefs in backing ratification under safeguards. West Germany to sign the treaty in a cabinet decision.
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Washington
Air Force
Curtis E. Lemay
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Lemay
Senate
Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Goldwater
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Taylor
Defense Group
Sen. Goldwater
Richard B. Russell
Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Maxwell D
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Prepare For Traffic Crash On Highwy 30
Madison AP—State Motor Vehicle Department forecasts heavy traffic on Highway 30 between Madison and Milwaukee as weekend travelers attend the State Fair and Braves games in Milwaukee. Extra patrolmen will monitor slow-down zones near construction. motorists urged to watch road dips and narrow shoulders after a record count at Johnson Creek.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Milwaukee
State Fair and Braves
Harvey Grasse
State Highway Commission
Johnson Creek
Tighter Rules On Taxing Dividend Income
Washington AP reports a sweeping tax bill tightens dividend taxation seeking bigger faster cuts than Kennedy proposed. The plan would deliver about 11 billion in net relief with changes to the 4 percent credit phased out by 1964 while preserving a $50 to $100 dividend exclusion in joint holdings, challenging Republican opposition and awaiting House review.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Treasury
Three Year Old Killed By Mail Truck In La Crosse County
Eddie Flottmeyer, three, died after being struck by a mail truck while riding a tricycle on a street without sidewalks. The incident occurred as the truck stopped at a box and moved to the next, at about five mph. The driver, Darold A. Dahlke, 31, was not cited. La Crosse County’s 1963 traffic toll reached 13, four above the 1957 high.
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la Crosse County
St. Francis Hospital
Eddie Flottmeyer
Albert C. Flottmeyer
Shorewood Drive
Darold A. Dahlke
Denton St
la Crosse
Twenty Nine Congressmen Urge New Wheat Law
Washington AP reports twenty nine Republican congressmen led by Rep Vernon Thomson of Wisconsin pressed for action on wheat legislation before the 1964 crop. The lawmakers, after a private two hour meeting, said any program should be voluntary, with Rep Bob Dole of Kansas noting agreement on that point.
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Washington
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
Bob Dole
Kan
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la Crosse State College
Executive Budget Committee
Board of
John Gale
Daily Mail
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American Legion
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Trane Company
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