Wisconsin Traffic Toll Rises to 618 for 1965
Five young people die in Wisconsin and nearby states in a series of crashes. Milwaukee fatalities include two teenagers in a downtown wreck. Other victims: Nicholas Grahovac in Milwaukee, Paul Zowal in Marathon County, and William Condon in Fond du Lac County. Additional deaths occur on U.S. 12 near Bowman and near Cecil in Shawano County.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wayne Wallermann
Robert Buege
Nicholas Grahovac
Paul E. Zowal
Owen
Highway 13
Marathon County
James Goessl
Curtis
Goessl
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Marshfield
William B. Condon
Ripon
Fond du Lac
Nashotah Man Convicted of Mail Fraud
Harvey R. Bitter 57 Nashotah convicted by U S District Judge Kenneth P Grubb of seven counts of mail fraud for collecting real estate listing fees without selling properties He is president of the American Business Co Milwaukee and a presentencing investigation was ordered by the judge.
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Milwaukee
Harvey R. Bitter
Nashotah
Bitter
U.S
Kenneth P. Grubb
American Business Co
Byron drew muse from Bonivard’s prison tale in Chillon
Lord Byron found inspiration for the Prisoner of Chillon in the imprisonment of Francis Bonivard, a Swiss patriot and church official who endured confinement for his religious cause in the castle.
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Lord Byron
Chillon
Francis Bonnivard
La Follette asks Supreme Court to halt St. Croix plant
Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette filed pleadings with the U S Supreme Court urging an injunction to stop construction of the Northern States Power Co plant on the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River. He argues the project would waste natural resources and cites available alternative sites. Justice Clark had denied a temporary ban previously.
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la Follette
St. Croix
Madison
Wisconsin
Bronson C. la Follette
U.S. Supreme Court
Minnesota
Wis
St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
Minnesota Road Toll Reaches 493
Three people died in Friday highway crashes, raising Minnesota’s year death toll to 493. Victims include Oscar N. Kensmoe, 69, of Eau Claire, and Mildred Mulligan, St. James, with Kensmoe’s wife Hilda injured and Wanda Stephens, 33, of New Richland, involved in the second car incident alongside five shaken passengers.
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Wanda Novak
John R. Novak
Kenosha
U.S. 12
Bowman
S.D
St. Paul
Minn
Oscar N. Kensmoe
Eau Claire
Kensmoe
Hilda
Wanda Stephens
New Richmond
St. Croix River
Hudson
Esther Robinson
Fresno
Calif
Highway 117
Cecil
Shawano County
Minnesota
Wis
Highway 12
Wisbridge
Mildred Mulligan
St. James
Mankato
Bill Carlson
Mora
Blomkest, Minn
Mulligan
Madison man returns ring and billfold found in Buffalo
A Madison man returned 140 dollars and a gold ring found in Buffalo 20 years ago from a Coast Guardman’s billfold. He kept the money then due to need but offered it to a children’s welfare agency if no owner could be found. The ring will be kept as a memento by the Coast Guard.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Madison
Wis
Coast Guard
Children’s Welfare Agency
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children of
Erie County
Wisconsin Optometry Board Announces 10 License Passes
The Wisconsin State Board of Examiners in Optometry named ten individuals who passed the optometry license examinations. Among those listed are Jack H. Brueckner of Green Bay Lee R. Jacobson of Cumberland James M. Ulesich of Greenwood Charles Wienkers of Racine and David K. Simpson of Winona Minnesota.
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Madison
State Board of Examiners In Optometry
Wisconsin
Jack H. Brueckner
Green Bay
Lee R. Jacobson
Cumberland
James M. Ulesich
Greenwood
Charles Wienkers
Racine
David K. Simpson
Winona
Minn
Gemini 5 Nearing Earth Return Amid Betsy Storm
Astronauts Cooper and Conrad maintained alert, cheerful mood as Gemini 5 nears splashdown with Betsy the tropical storm in the mid Atlantic not expected to force an early end. They monitor orbits, conserve fuel, and handle onboard tasks while music from Terra stations lifts morale.
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Sary
Betsy
mid-Atlantic
Cooper
Conrad
Rose Knot Victor
Duane Catterson
Christopher C. Kraft
Gemini Control
Houston
Texas
Extra Dividend Declared by Meyer Mfg Co in Milwaukee
Directors of the Geo. J. Meyer Mfg Co declare an extra dividend of 35 cents payable Sept 24 to shareholders of record Sept 10. The firm has issued this extra dividend for the fifth year in a row while regular quarterly dividends stand at 32 cents.
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Milwaukee
Geo. J. Meyer Mfg. Co
Today in History for August 28
Highlights include 1926 Marines landing in Nicaragua and remaining until 1933, Hudson discovering Delaware Bay in 1609, Tom Thumb locomotive built in 1830, U S victory at Rheims Air Meet in 1909, Port Said air raid in 1940, Wainwright flown from Manchuria in 1945, Geneva prison riots ten years ago, Congo buildup and Belgian withdrawal five years ago, and a north Philadelphia race riot one year ago.
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Associated Press
U.S. Marrines
Nicaragua
Henry Hudson
Delaware Bay
Delaware River
Peter Cooper
United States
Rheims
France
Port Said
Jonathan Wainwright
Chungking
Manchuria
Geneva
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Philadelphia
Police and Fire Department Briefs Across County
Police ambulance report Aug 27 11:16 am Clara Paisley Mindoro to St Francis Hospital. Fire calls Aug 27 9:13 am Milwaukee Roundhouse oil tank spill no fire. 12:19 pm Sonsson Building gasoline spill track. 1:52 pm Gunder sen Clinic spilled acid. City Aug 27 6:02 pm Field's Women's Apparel Lealand Krueger ill at Grandview. Aug 28 1:08 am Gateway Inn Mary Annee Larson illness to St Francis. 2:47 am Denton Street Doris Devine ill to Lutheran. Aug 28 8:49 am Mrs Ben Cyemanick ill to St Francis.
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Clara Paisley
Mindoro
St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee Roundhouse
Swanson Building
Clinton Street
Northern States Power Co
Gundersen Clinic
Field’s Women’s Apparel
Main St
Lealand R. Krueger
S. 13Th Place
Grandview Hospital
Gateway Inn
Jackson St
Mary Anne Larson
S. 10Th St
Denton Street
Doris Devine
Denton St
Lutheran Hospital
Ben Cyemanick
S. 9Th St
State U Officials Agree To Formula For Building
Officials of the nine state universities adopted a long-range planning formula to align construction with enrollment, academic programs, and space needs. State Engineer Ralph Culbertson said the system will replace the old rounds method and tailor projects to each campus. The building commission had earmarked funds for planning last year amid past hazy, catch-as-catch-can construction practices.
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Madison
Ralph Culbertson
Culbertson
State Building Commission
Father Pleads Guilty In Daughter Death
Nikki J. Pennings a 22 year old from Sheboygan pleaded guilty to homicide by reckless conduct in the death of his six month old daughter in Manitowoc County Court Judge Harold W Mueller heard the case. Pennings received a one year term in the Sheboygan County jail under the Huber Law to allow him to keep working in a plastic firm. He admitted dropping the child several times on the floor to stop crying. An autopsy found swelling of the brain as the cause of death.
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Manitowoc
Nikki J. Pennings
Sheboygan
Pennings
Cleveland
Manitowoc County
Harold W. Mueller
Sheboygan County
Huber
Dist. Atty
Robert Koutnick
Liquor Dealer Fined. Judge Stays Penalty for Compliance
In La Crosse County Court Branch 2 Judge Eugene A Toepel ordered a $250 fine for two violations by Richard Robinson doing business as Causeway Liquor Store at 55 Copeland Ave. The fines are stayed while Robinson adheres to an injunction and sells Fromm and Sichel products at prices fixed by Wisconsin law.
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la Crosse
Fromm and Sichel Inc
Richard Robinson
Causeway Liquor Store
Copeland Ave
Robinson
la Crosse County Court
Eugene A. Toepel
Fromm and
Sichel
Wisconsin
Fromm and Sichel
U S Air Strikes in Viet Nam Killings and Crashes Reported
A US Air Force B52 raid near Saigon hit suspected Viet Cong positions as the war enters a second day of renewed air activity. Six Americans were killed and two wounded in unrelated crashes as a Beaver plane crashed near Ca Mau and another spotter aircraft went down in Quang Tri Province. A 100 truck convoy delivered supplies to Ban Me Thuot after clearing 100 miles of Highway 21 from Na Trang, with Viet Cong opposition reportedly minimal.
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D Zone
Saigon
South China Sea
Strategic Air Command
Ca Mau
Quang Tri
Ban Me Thuot
Na Trang
State land buying criticized by Conservation Commission
The Wisconsin State Conservation Commission urged prioritizing development of already owned land over new acquisitions. Commissioner Charles Smith of Wausau and Arthur MacArthur of Janesville urged focus and proportional growth, while James Smaby of La Crosse was chosen as chairman and Jack Schumacher of Shawano as secretary.
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Bayfield
State Conservation Commission
Charles Smith
Wausau
Arthur MacArthur
Janesville
James Smaby
la Crosse
Guido Bahr
Manitowoc
Jack Schumacher
Shawano
Two Wisconsin Servicemen Officially Dead in Marine Crash
The Defense Department confirms Marine Pfc. Dennis R. Martin of Pewaukee and Navy Construction Mechanic Thomas A. Sagen of Two Rivers were killed in a Marine plane crash at Hong Kong, after earlier being listed as missing.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Hong Kong
Defense Department
Dennis R. Martin
Pewaukee
Navy
Thomas A. Sagen
Two Rivers
Walsh, Chicago Sun Times Editor, Dies in New York
Karin Walsh 50 former city editor and managing editor operations of the Chicago Sun Times died after a heart attack at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York. He had arrived to help set up a pre election poll for the September municipal vote and was transported to Madison Avenue Hospital where he passed away. Walsh began newspaper work in 1935 after graduating from Northwestern University.
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NEW York
Karin Walsh
Chicago Sun Times
Walsh
Belmont Plaza Hotel
Madison Avenue Hospital
Henry Kalcheim
Chicago
Kalcheim
Chicago Daily Times
Chicago Sun
Suntimes
Northwestern University
Beloit Dance Fight Quelled by Police Action
Beloit police quelled a Friday night fight after a YWCA dance, with eleven officers and two Rock County deputies arriving. Eight youths were arrested, six under 18, after rock throwing. Two older boys faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges as knives were found in the area.
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Beloit
YWCA
Rock County
Elderly Milwaukee Man Victim Of Fire
An elderly man died in a bedroom fire at a nine story luxury apartment building on the Milwaukee lakefront. William Quinn aged 66 died from burns and smoke inhalation. His wife Mabel, 62, was rescued from a third floor window with firefighters. Burn damage was limited to the one apartment. cause suspected to be an electrical short.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
William Quinn
Mabel
Fire Battalion
Charles Rorth
Quinn
Roth
Widow of Wisconsin Cheese Leader Dies
Monroe AP reports Mrs. Carl Marty died at 103 after a hip fracture and a stroke. She was widow of a noted Wisconsin cheese figure and survived by two sons, Robert F. Marty, a Monroe cheese dealer, and Carl Jr., operator of the Northernaire resort at Three Lakes. Senior Americans number about 18 million with an annual income near 37 billion dollars.
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Monroe
Carl Marty
Wisconsin
Robert F. Marty
Carl Jr
Three Lakes
Johnson signs bills to aid disabled veterans
President Johnson signed two measures to help veterans with service connected disabilities. One bill allows a 30 percent rise in basic subsistence allowance reflecting higher living costs since 1948. The other extends the vocational rehabilitation eligibility period from 9 to 19 years.
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Washington
Johnson
Steelworkers Near Break as Shutdown Looms Across Plants
The pieceworker dispute centers on a 53 cent hourly raise over three years, with current wages averaging $4.40 including benefits. The industry offers a 40.6 cent final package and says it will bargain within that range. If no break today, mills will shut down starting Sunday, as closing a blast furnace takes about 10 hours. Presidents in many localities received shut down directives, though this move is not being marketed as a tactic this time.
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Pittsburgh
Seat Belt Saved Him in La Crosse Crash
Police report two overnight accidents severely damaged vehicles. John E. Kuenzli II, 23, Reno, Nev., escaped serious injury due to seat belts after his 1965 car hit a tree in La Crosse. Hefti, 18, of La Crosse was hurt in a separate crash on Highway 33. Lu ann Slaback, 10, was bruised after a bicycle collision with Everett W. Umberger, 56, on Onalaska Avenue.
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la Crosse
John E. Kuenzli II
Reno
Nev
Rose St
Kuenzli
St. Francis Hospital
Wall Street
Robert Hefti
Mississippi St
Hefti
Highway 33
Irish Hill
Onalaska Avenue
Loomis Street
Luann Slaback
Prospect St
Everett W. Umberger
Ward Ave
Lutheran Hospital
City Hall Keeps Fountain Lightly Spraying in Albuquerque
In Albuquerque the water fountain chosen by maintenance chief George Hendrix will spout about 18 inches. Wind pushed higher jets off course, spraying concrete and occasionally shooting toward 50 feet. Officials concluded a small spray is best. The piece notes a historic line about pearls once worn only by men.
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Albuquerque
City Hall
George Hendrix
Massachusetts Vehicle Speed Law Emerges in 1903
Massachusetts set speed limits by law in 1903 with 10 mph in populated districts and 15 mph in outlying areas. Earlier, 1897 saw the Salvation Army establish salvage brigades to aid homeless men.
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Massachusetts
Salvation Army
Locals Open House for Furnishings at Denton Address
Local residents host a household furnishings sale at 1528 Denton. Hours run Friday Saturday and Sunday from 3 to 8 PM each day.
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Denton
Expansion of Indian loan programs eyed by senators
The Interior Department officials urged two bills to boost Indian credit resources. One would add 35 million dollars to a revolving loan fund to 55 million for high risk Indian projects. the other would insure and guaranty Indian loans. Senate subcommittee chair Lee Metcalf led the hearing.
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Washington
Interior Department
Harry R. Anderson
Public Land Management
Phillip Nash
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Senate Interior
Anderson
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Jail Breakers Nabbed After Wisconsin to Minnesota Escape
Joseph Nelson, 49, a Norwegian immigrant and former Monroe County inmate, was captured in Minneapolis on a federal unlawful flight warrant. He faces extradition to Wisconsin to face a jail breaking charge and a morals offense involving a minor. A second escapee, Glen E. Peterson, 40, was arrested in Cedar Rapids after breaking from Sparta jail.
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Sparta
Wis
Joseph Nelson
Norway
Monroe County
Minneapolis
Arden Oss
Nelson
Oss
Washington
Glen E. Peterson
Marion Davis
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Waupun
Chester Funk
Westby
Peterson
Funk
Green Bay Reformatory
Chicken Pox Fails To Save Leukemia Victim
Ventura California AP A grieving mother tried to extend 4 year old Joy Evans life by exposing her to chicken pox in August to arrest leukemia. Joy died at Ventura Community Hospital after exposure failed. Funeral services planned Monday.
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Ventura
Calif
Joy Evans
Sharon Evans
Ventura Community Hospital
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