Employment Hike Of 400 Workers In County Seen
La Crosse County expects about 400 more jobs by mid September according to the Wisconsin State Employment Service district report. County total employment in mid July reached 33 800, up 1 600 from July 1965, with gains in manufacturing and services and declines anticipated in communications utilities and municipal government. Unemployment rose to 5.1 percent as 1 810 people sought work.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin State Employment Service
WSES
Wisconsin
Vacations Close Plants as July Employment Climbs
WSES reports 9,400 on the job in mid July up 300 since May and 500 above July 1965, with continued sales and production boosting employment. Tourist growth and hospital expansion also added jobs, while 4,800 in service-connected firms. Job openings fell to 729 from 844 in May.
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WSES
U S Planes Mount Heaviest Raids of War
U S planes staged the war’s heaviest raids on North Viet Nam with a record 146 missions. Marines clashed with North Vietnamese regulars in northern South Viet Nam as 188 enemy troops were reported killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Two Cyclists and Father of Eight Die in Minnesota Crashes
Six people including two motorcyclists and a father of eight were killed in separate Minnesota traffic accidents. Pamela Baker, 28, of Richfield, died when her car struck a tree near Minneapolis. Milo Langness, 43, died from injuries from an August crash in St. Paul. Sally Gillham, 37, died when her car veered into the Mississippi River near Monticello. Gillham's husband James had died in a previous crash between Rogers and Osseo. Richard Fyfe, 12, witnessed the crash and sought help.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Pamela M. Baker
Richfield
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milo Langness
Sally M. Gillham
Big Lake
Monticello
Highway 25
Mississippi River
Roger Long
Mrs. Gillham
De Gaulle Opens World Tour With Cambodia Stop
President Charles de Gaulle departed Paris for a 19 day around the world trip including a state visit to Cambodia where Prince Norodom Sihanouk opposes U S policy in Viet Nam The trip lists Djibouti Addis Ababa Tahiti New Caledonia and Guadeloupe with a Cambodian speech expected on Sept 1 and possible nuclear test viewing if conditions allow
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Phnom Penh
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
New Caledonia
Tahiti
Guadeloupe
French Indochina
France-Soir
France
Proving Grounds
Tapestry of Discontent Dirksen Sees Trend Against Democrats
Senate Republican Leader Dirksen predicts substantial gains for Republicans in Senate and House races citing a growing nationwide mood against the Johnson administration. He cites war, inflation and protests as drivers of this discontent.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
House
White House
Murphy to Undergo Vocal Cord Surgery Amid Health Concerns
U S senator George Murphy of California was hospitalized at Presbyterian Hospital after a procedure to remove vocal cord scar tissue. Officials warned of a possible early malignancy and said surgery was planned for today with a brief hospital stay. Murphy, 64, has spoken extensively on tour and hopes to resume appearances this fall.
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Los Angeles
George Murphy
R-Calif
Presbyterian Hospital
Murphy
Senate
Massive flood losses hit Dell City and Carlsbad
Flood disasters in Dell City Texas and Carlsbad New Mexico caused millions in damage. Four deaths reported in New Mexico with two drownings and a vehicle fatality. Evacuations affected 250 residents while 30 to 35 percent of crops were destroyed. Public facilities around Carlsbad sustained about 100,000 dollars in damage.
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Associated Press
Dell City
Tex
Carlsbad
N.M
New Mexico
Texas Highway Patrol
Jerry Miller
Robert Boyd
Jack Campbell
Flood Officials Say 1965 Mississippi River Flood Could Have Been Worse
Two Army Corps hydraulics experts reported that organized flood warning and fighting prevented about 130 million dollars in property and lives in the 1965 flood. They estimated damage exceeded 150 million and 15 deaths occurred, with potential losses over 280 million prevented. City damage peaked at Davenport and Rock Island Moline at 12.5 million. La Crosse and Dubuque each faced about 1.5 million.
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Army Corps of Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island-Moline
Ill
la Crosse
Wis
Dubuque
Attorney To Succeed Circuit Judge Hanley
George D. Young aged 56 president of the Milwaukee Bar Association was appointed circuit judge in Milwaukee to succeed Leo B. Hanley. Governor Warren P. Knowles named Young who has 30 years of Milwaukee practice after a UW law school education.
Johnson seeks new authority on reserves in defense bill
The House debates adding to a defense appropriation bill authority for President Johnson to call up Reservists as individuals for up to 24 months. Johnson has not asked for this. Senate language would waive an emergency and spark gaps in unit attachment, drawing opposition from National Guard and Reserve groups. A conference pact modifies the text to keep unit identities and consider family and economic status. See RESERVES Page 2.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
National Guard
House Armed ‘Services Committee
Senate House
New York
Pentagon
Wisconsin Cities Weigh Voting Machines For Primary
Wisconsin officials report three cities ready to replace paper ballots with voting machines for the September 13 primary. Kenosha and Marinette indicate possible noncompliance due to cost and timing. Dane County Judge Sachtjen upholds the 1963 law, rejecting home rule exemptions, with Atty. Gen. La Follette notifying cities. Milwaukee and 39 others had already complied.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Dane County
William CC. Sachtjen
Sachtjen
Kenosha
Ashland
Chippewa Falls
Superior
Marinette
Atty
Bronson C. la Follette
la Follette
Sachtsen
Stacked Lumber Worker Union Strikes Over Attire Policy
In Gardiner Oregon more than 300 International Paper plywood plant workers walk out after Pat Morris 35 is suspended for wearing tight clothes. Union says warning was not in writing and demands reversal. Plant manager calls the strike nonsense and cites attire as outside the contract.
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Gardiner
Ore
International Paper Co
Oregon
Pat Morris
Miss Morris
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Har
Coos Bay Area
E.A. Meyers
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Raymond Aguilar
Artesia
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Red Sea
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Georges Pompidieu
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Hanley
William F. Arbogast
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Arlen Christensen
Milwaukee
Ley Gray
Union
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