Wisconsin State Fair sets record attendance again
A Wisconsin task force began cleaning up after a record 928,231 fairgoers attended the Wisconsin State Fair, the third straight year of record crowds. Fair administrator Willard Masterson called it the most successful fair, noting rain reduced turnout but ended with strong weekend crowds and multiple speed events.
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Milwaukee
Willard M. Masterson
Masterson
New Orleans
al Hirt
Andy Williams
Williams
Gordon Johncock
Hastings
Mich
Tony Bettenhausen
Keppel Declares Education Lag Behind Space Pace
Francis Keppel commissioner of education asserts public schools still graduate functional illiterates and staff with low pay and training. He spoke at the AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers convention opening, challenging anyone to refute his dire indictments.
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Los Angeles
Francis Keppel
Moon
Mars
Keppel
Afl-Cio American Federation of Teachers
Retirement Requests Rise in Car Field Plants
Detroit dispatch reports a sharp rise in retirement applications in the auto industry as unions and firms prepare for 1966 model production. Workers can retire at 60 for $400 monthly, with 55 at $200 monthly possible under 1964 contracts, raising concern about skilled labor shortages in plants like General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Flint
Saginaw
Mich
United Auto Workers Union
Restrictions On Base Closings To Be Revised
AP Sacramento. Chairmen L Mendel Rivers says the House Armed Services Committee will move quickly to revise base closing restrictions after President Johnson vetoed a $1.78 billion military construction bill. Johnson supports a reasonable reporting provision while keeping executive power intact. He also signed a $1 billion military pay raise bill effective Sept 1 for active and reserve personnel.
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Washington (Ap
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
South Carolina
Congress
Executive Branch
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services Committee
Wisconsin State Fair cattle winners and honors noted
Assemblyman George Borg showed the winning junior yearling Jersey bull at the final cattle judging. Harold Howell exhibited the grand champion Jersey bull, winning for a second straight year. Alfred G. Barlass & Sons showed both the reserve champion bull and the grand champion Jersey cow. Traynor Farm won top milking Shorthorn awards with the prize bull and cow. Kitchell Sayre and Roy Jacobs won all around and dairy herdsmanship awards respectively. James Price and Thomas Toucedo earned dairy and beef herdsmanship citations.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Kitchell Sayre
Edgerton
Roy Jacobs
Sparta
James Price
Monroe
Thomas Toucedo
Peru
Ind
Yaks undisturbed by slight mixup at Philadelphia Zoo
Fred Ulmer, curator of mammals at the Philadelphia Zoo, bought a female yak for the lone male. The female came from Massachusetts via Bronx Zoo, and she delivered a 40 pound female cub. Ulmer notes the Bronx Zoo as the likely father and praises the stepfather for being unperturbed and affectionate.
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Philadelphia
Fred Ulmer
Philadelphia Zoo
Ulmer
Massachusetts
New York
Bronx Zoo
Airport Dedication Prompts New Venture in Outagamie
Outagamie County dedicated its $3 million airport Sunday and planned to launch Air Wisconsin with daily flights between Appleton and Chicago. Rep. John Byrnes pledged federal aid help amid a court battle over North Central Airlines moving its terminal to Oshkosh, shifting service away from Appleton.
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Appleton
Outagamie County
Oshkosh-Appleton Air Service
Air Wisconsin
Chicago
John Byrnes
R - Wis
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