Renk Attacks Proxmire Record in Wisconsin Senate Race
Wilbur Renk the Republican candidate assailed Sen. William Proxmire noting only six of 101 bills passed in the Senate and urged Wisconsin voters to back his bid. He said shaking hands nonstop shows nothing about a senator's effectiveness and vowed to win the seat.
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Associated Press
Wilbur Renk
U.S. Senate
William Proxmire
Senate
Renk
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Dominic Frinzi
John W. Reynolds
Rule Man Died Of Natural Causes In Nursing Home
Madison AP Dist Atty Michael Torphy announced an investigation into the 1956 death of a 74 year old man in a nursing home formerly run by Mrs Virginia Lubcke found the death was due to natural causes. The man’s niece sought inquiry after relatives were not notified before burial. Lubcke notified county officials of illness and death when unable to locate relatives and is under pre trial mental examination. Authorities await pathology report on the 1961 death of Virginia Gates, Lubcke beneficiary and former nursing home employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Michael Torphy
Virginia Lubcke
Torphy
Appleton Man Named U S Attorney Start in Wisconsin
Milwaukee AP reports Thomas R. Jones 31 native of Appleton and UW law 1959 graduate will become an assistant United States attorney in Wisconsin's eastern district.
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Milwaukee
Thomas R. Jones
Appleton
University of Wisconsin Law School
United States
Wisconsin
Livestock Markets Report from Swift & Company Winona and South St. Paul
Livestock quotations as of noon show hogs top at 16.75 and sows 14.75 with weights and grades guiding. Cattle trend lower with hi choice steers 24.00 to 25.00 and top fed Holsteins 18.50. cows down to 13.75, canners 13.00. In South St. Paul, cattle and calves mostly 50 lower, hogs 25 lower with 210 to 249 lb barrows and gilts at 17.25 to 17.50 and feeder pigs down 50 to 1.00.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Phillips Pete
Bell & Farrell
RCA
Aileen, Inc
Allis-Chalmers
Republic Steel
Anchor Coupling
American Can
Rexall Drug
Central Tele
Reynolds Metals
Clark Oil
American Motors
Royal Dutch
First Bk
Celanese
Standard Oil
Ind
la X Rubber
Columbia Gas
la Crosse
Eastman Kodak
Texaco
Nekoosa Edn
Financial Fed
Trane Co
North
Ford
Union Tank Car
Pyroil Co
Fruehaus Trailer
U.S
Rap Industries
Gamble Skogmo
US. Steel
Rockwell Mfg
Gulf Oil
City Bank
Tausche Bonds
Illinois Central Ind
Law Cooler
Mutual
Ind. Harvester
Epko Shoe
Boston Fund
Interstate Power
Wallace Business Chem. Fund
Jones & Laughlin
Eaton & Howard Lockheed
Dow Jones
Eaton & Howard
Fidelity Fund
Montgomery Ward
Incorp
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Natl. Invest
Bane
William St
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Wisconsin Fund
Johnson speech fuels another Democratic showdown at convention
President Johnson addressed delegates as Humphrey sparred with Goldwater over moving the party forward. Robert F Kennedy appeared with a silent tribute to his brother John F Kennedy as crowds applauded the 1960s era. Johnson warned of a civil rights backlash while noting liberal and independent attacks on the GOP ticket. He marked his 56th birthday with a celebratory party and fireworks at the boardwalk.
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Humphrey
Goldwater
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Neighbors Prepare LBJ Birthday Party in Stonewall
In Stonewall Texas President Johnson marked his 56th birthday with a community party planned by neighbors. A 3000 guest capacity will pack the Stonewall rodeo arena two miles from the LBJ Ranch for barbecue local entertainment and a cake baked by local housewives. Tickets at 2.50 were sold by the Gillespie County Democratic Executive Committee, with any proceeds aiding Democratic gains in Gillespie County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall, Tex
Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Stonewall
Stonewall Rodeo Arena
Farmers Home Administration
Gillespie County
Democratic Executive Committee
Fat Children Inherit Build Study Shows
Chicago AP reports a Harvard study of 180 teenage fat girls found 175 were naturally endomorphs with roly poly physique and larger abdomen than chest. Doctors Carl Seltzer and Jean Mayer said genetics largely determine body build and fat tendency, per Journal of the American Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Science
Carl C. Seltzer
Jean Mayer
Harvard University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Two Fatal Burns From Antigo Gas Blast
William Piekarski a 29 year old renter died at St Marys Hospital Burn Center from burns suffered July 21 when an explosion wrecked his Antigo home. Authorities said a gas heater leak in the basement caused the blast. His wife Patricia 25 died at the same center July 28 from injuries.
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Milwaukee
William Piekarski
St. Mary’s Hospital
Antigo
Patricia
Democrats Deny Fear of White Backlash at Convention
Democratic leaders say they see a larger frontlash against Barry Goldwater than a white voter backlash. Governors Brown and Harrison voice contrasting tactics while Stevenson urges upholding law and equality to defuse tensions. Humphrey supports explaining civil rights provisions to counter fears.
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Stanley Meisler
Atlantic City
N.J
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
Albertis S. Harrison
Virginia
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Brown
Humphrey
Minimum wage hike set for Tuesday in Wisconsin
The State Industrial Commission announced a 15 cent higher wage for women and all workers 16 and older, raising the rate from 95 to 1.10 dollars in cities above 1,000 and from 85 to 1.00 in smaller cities and rural areas. Minors under 16 gain 10 cents, with 16 and under 16 receiving 85 cents in larger communities and 65 in smaller ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State ‘Industrial Commission
Minimum
Olson Joins Luci Johnson at Democratic Convention
Jack Olson of Maiden Rock Wisconsin joined Luci Johnson at the Democratic national convention in Atlantic City New Jersey after a breakfast for newspaper women. He accompanied her to a Young Citizens for Johnson rally in Convention Hall and later had a brief time alone before a reception. Olson works as an elevator operator in the Senate Office Building in Washington since March. The President's daughter had hosted him in Madison Wisconsin when he was a UW student earlier in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Jack Olson
Maiden Rock
Wis
Luci Johnson
Olson
Miss Johnson
Young Citizens For Johnson
Senate
Washington
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Cattle and hog markets steady in Milwaukee sale
Livestock prices hold steady with steers 21.00 to 25.50 and heifers 22.00 to 24.50. Calves fetch 24.00 to 32.00, hogs steady with lightweight butchers 16.50 to 18.00 and heavies 15.00 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs trend 16.00 to 24.00, receipts expected Friday include 400 cattle and 400 calves.
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Milwaukee
NFO Picketting Clashes With Sheriff at Wisconsin Livestock Sale
Sheriff and deputies dispersed NFC pickets at Carrell Stock Market in Melrose on a tip, allowing trucks to unload despite tense demonstrations. The scene followed earlier warnings to the NFC against disturbances at Waukon and Postville, with officials stating services remain available to all farmers.
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Rumph
NFO
Waukon
Postville
Minutemen
Melrose
Wis
Jackson County
Julian Larkin
Carrell Stock Market
Carrell Market
Hugh Carrell
Wayne
Walter Stetzer Jr
Larkin
Nfosmen
NFC
Pollution Abatement Orders Issued For Black River Clean-Up
The Committee on Water Pollution ordered municipalities, a hospital, and industrial plants in Taylor Clark Jackson Trempealeau and La Crosse counties to install pollution control equipment. Investigations found discharges harming public health and aquatic life. Named entities include Medford Neillsville Owen Loyal Stetsonville Merrillan Galesville Clark County Hospital and several food processing and farming firms. Deadlines range from December 31 this year to December 31, 1966.
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Madison
State Committee On
Black River
Taylor
Clark
Jackson
Trempealeau
la Crosse
Medford
Neillsville
Owen
Loyal
Stetsonville
Merrillan
Galesville
Clark County
Pope Keeps Watch On Cyprus Vietnam Crises
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI is monitoring Cyprus and Vietnam for potential diplomatic action. They point to Ecclesiam Suam and a recent peace message, along with notes to Ankara, Athens and Nicosia dated August 15, but see no current plan for intervention.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Cyprus
Viet Nam
Vatican
Ankara
Athens
Nicosia
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weekend Weather Outlook
Wisconsin: fair and cooler Friday night. Saturday mostly sunny and mild. Minnesota: mostly fair Friday night. Increasing cloudiness. Saturday scattered showers and thundershowers Jun west Saturday afternoon. Cooler Friday night warmer Saturday. Iowa: fair Friday night partly cloudy Saturday. Cooler extreme east Friday night. Otherwise not much change.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Burglary Series Ties Hillsboro Businesses
Hillsboro police investigate a string of break ins near the STH 33 corridor. The Hillsboro Service firm, Piggly Wiggly Market, and Dempsey Bowling Alley show entries through different doors with loot including liquor groceries receipts and a jukebox. Authorities link footprints and grease traces to sequence the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Harry Traeder
Traeder
Ernest Cox
Cox
Hillsboro Service
Piggly-Wiggly
Bowling Alley
New Sth
Dempsey
Miller Attacks Democrats For Convention Missteps
Republican vice presidential hopeful Rep. William E. Miller dismissed the Democratic convention as chaotic and improper. He criticized party leadership while arriving at Olean Airport for a 13 hour campaign swing and called Hubert H. Humphrey a “sort of a raving liberal.” He planned a campaign kickoff next Saturday at the Niagara County fairgrounds near Lockport, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clean
N.Y
William E. Miller
Miller
Olean
Hubert H. Humphrey
Bill Miller
Niagara County Fairgrounds
Lockport
NFO Leader Denies Presence In Bangor Area
Lawrence Everson, president of the La Crosse County NFO chapter, denies being in the Bangor area when authorities escorted a pig truck from Bergemann sales yard to the Monroe County line. He says he visited the yard Thursday evening for receipts and urged NFC members not to picket, citing a holding action and absence of any milk strike news.
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Lawrence Everson
la Crosse County
NFO
Bangor
la Crosse Tribune
Sheriff’s Department
Bergemann
Monroe County
Everson
Car Train Crash Raises Wisconsin Toll to 700
The 1964 Wisconsin highway fatality toll reached 700 after a Soo Line freight train struck a car in Waukesha County near Sussex. Driver Michael Boehlen, 47, of Menomonee Falls died. The engineer cited the car crossing in front of the train, which was about 60 mph.
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Associated Press
Waukesha County
Michael T. Boehlen
Menomonee Falls
Soo Line
Sussex
Randall Russell
Darlington
Ralph Davis
Round Lake
Ill
Lake Geneva
Boxing Manager Sammy Goldman Dies at 74
Sammy Goldman, 74, longtime boxing manager of champions Pete Herman and Tony Canzoneri, died Thursday in Levittown, N.Y., after a long illness.
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Levittown
N.Y
Sammy Goldman
Pete Herman
Tony Canzoneri
Cleo Hurricane Slams Florida Widened Death Toll Rises
Hurricane Cleo battered Haiti and Florida with fierce winds and flooding. In Les Cayes Haiti 80 killed, total toll at 124. Florida areas report widespread power, phone outages and citrus crop damage with Miami and surrounding counties hit hard. Authorities expected offshore movement as warnings persisted.
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Mi‘ami
Cleo
Brunswick
Hatteras
Florida
Haiti
Caribbean
Les Cayes
Guadeloupe
Miami
Kennedy Breaks Down As Delegates Watch Screen
Kennedy watched the final family scenes on a large convention hall screen. He turned away, stood in contemplation, then lowered his head and dabbed his eyes with a handkerchief before leaving quickly through the back.
Buddhist Catholic Clashes in Saigon Leave Dozens Injured
Buddhist and Catholic students clash in Saigon as paratroopers break up the fighting. At least one Buddhist student is killed, nine dead in two days, with fires, bricks, gasoline spills, and street violence. Education Ministry closes all schools. Demonstrators gather near the general staff headquarters as troops with tear gas guard entrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Essoyan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Xay Dung
Education Ministry
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Khanh
Ttwo
Khanh
Joint
General Staff
Saiglon
general staff /headquarters
COL Rises Three Tenth of One Percent in July
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in the consumer price index for July, the largest monthly gain in a year. Meat, fruit, and vegetable prices drove food costs up 0.9 percent, while overall housing costs held steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sidney A. Jaffe
Bureau
Milwaukee Surgeons Reattach Man’s Hand After Falk Gear Box Blast
In Milwaukee eight men were injured when a giant gear box exploded at Falk Corp. One man died. Herman Pfannenstiel, 52, had his severed left hand reattached by specialists at County General Hospital in a pioneering operation. He remained in critical condition after a 8 hour surgery. others faced severe injuries.
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Milwaukee
Falk Corp
Herman Pfannenstiel
County General Hospital
Pfannenstiel
Floyd Hartman
Pewaukee
Falk
Reynolds notes Humphrey as strong No. 2 choice for ticket
Governor Reynolds told Wisconsin delegates that Hubert Humphrey is the most motivating choice for the national ticket and praised his old friend. He introduces his brother Tom for campaign help while Commissioner Nash of the Bureau of Indian Affairs offers to campaign for Reynolds. In 1962 an actor and lawyer covered Wisconsin campaigning for Humphrey and Nash says presidential appointees can campaign.
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Wisconsin
Reynolds
Nash
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Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
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DIAL
Fort Lauderdale
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Fort Pierce
Vero Beach
Kennedy
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