Continental Can plant in La Crosse opens with expansion plan
The $1.2 million Continental Can Co. plant at 1501 St. James St. in La Crosse employs about 30 people with potential for more as a new line adds capacity. A 308 by 202 foot single story facility hosts tours after a 2:30 PM dedication with Gov. Warren Knowles and CCC president Ellison L. Hazard among speakers.
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Continental Can Co
St. James St
Warren Knowles
CCC
Ellison L. Hazard
Roger S
Red
Tri- State
Erickson
Divers Recover Body Of Minnesota Pilot
Divers recovered Army Reserve Capt. Patrick McCarty of Edina in the Mississippi River near Royalton after his single engine plane clipped a cable and plunged into about 25 feet of water. The tail section was found inches below the surface. McCarty, 36, had been missing since Saturday during two week summer training at Camp Ripley with the 305th Aviation Company of St. Paul.
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Little Falls
Minn
Army Reserve
Patrick McCarty
Edina
Mississippi River
Royalton
Blanchard Dam
McCarty
Camp Ripley
305Th Aviation Company of
St. Paul
Chrysler targets safety in 1967 car line
Chrysler President Lynn A. Townsend unveiled the 1967 line stressing safety features such as an energy absorbing steering column and a dual braking system. He noted a record 370 million dollar investment in planning and tooling and projected sales about 200,000 below the 1965 peak amid a four percent first-half dip.
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Los Angeles
Chrysler
Lynn A. Townsend
Townsend
United States
U.S
Ralph Nader
INCO Optimistic on Minnesota Nickel and Copper Mining
International Nickel Co. board chairman Harry S. Wingate expressed optimism that Minnesota nickel and copper mining regulations will be resolved satisfactorily. He noted ongoing talks with state officials after earlier proposals were deemed unsatisfactory and planned a meeting with Governor Rolvaag. The Iron Range visit included U.S. Steel director Roger M. Blough, who highlighted the $100 million taconite plant near Mountain Iron and its potential expansion to meet steel demand.
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Duluth, Minn
International Nickel Co
Minnesota
Harry S. Wingate
INCO
Wingate
Karl Rolvaag
U.S. Steel
Roger M. Blough
Mountain Iron
Blough
Wild Beer Triggers Soviet Crew Deck Reaction Off Oregon Coast
A fishing party exchanging goods with 30 Soviet trawler crewmen ten miles off the southern Oregon coast watched as a can of American beer was opened. The snap top hissed and spray flew, sending the sailors to the deck as if fearing a grenade. The incident highlights tense yet humorous moments in early Cold War coastal exchange.
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Cool Bay
Ore
Oregon
Pat Rooney Jr
Harlem voices challenge government job policies in Negro ghetto
Harlem figures Claude Brown and Arthur Dunmeyer told Sen. Ribicoff's subcommittee that criminal records block Negroes from federal jobs. Brown argued laws protect white society, not the ghetto, describing Harlem life as a war with crime and refusal to placate civil rights bills.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Harlem
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Senate
Claude Brown
Arthur Dunmeyer
Brown
Ribicoff
Jriggers
Negro Ghetto
Promised Land
Dunmeyer
Congress
Small Boats Evacuate People From Island
Small boats continued evacuations today from the volcano island Sangir Besar between Indonesia and the Philippines after Mt Awa erupted on August 12. At least 28 people were reported killed and about 60 school children were missing.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sangir Besar
Philippines
Mt. Awa
Custer Buried at West Point Cemetery
General George Armstrong Custer is buried at the U S Military Academy West Point in a ceremony marking his interment. The event sets West Point as the final resting place for the famed Civil War commander and Indian War leader.
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Gen
George Armstrong Custer
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
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