Public Hearing Set on Flood Control Plan in La Crosse
The Army Corps of Engineers schedules a January 11 public hearing at City Hall to review flood protection for the Mississippi River stretch from Coon Rapids Minnesota to the Ohio River mouth. Lt Col Harding urges local officials business leaders and residents to present facts and economic justification for the proposed improvement with opposing voices welcome.
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St. Paul
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Farmers Says Build Schools Outside Ghettos to Maximize Integration
James Farmer, national director of CORE, told a white audience in Milwaukee that new schools in cities with large Negro populations should be built on the fringes or outside ghettos to maximize integration. He cited the MacDowell school under construction and tied his remarks to a civil rights demonstration with arrests. He planned two speeches and meetings at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee plus street rallies.
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Congres of Racial Equality
CORE
James Farmer
Congregation Senai Temple
MacDowell
Farmer
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
La Crescent approves 450000 school bond for addition
La Crescent Minnesota voters narrowly pass a 450000 bond to add classrooms at the unfinished La Crescent High School. Vote 474 yes 395 no. Bond sale of 203000 to be advertised. rest from Minnesota maximum effort loan fund. Project aimed for fall 1966 completion. planned capacity 550 with current enrollment 650.
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Supreme Court Orders Hair Trim For Shaggy Boy
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules George Leonard Jr. must cut his hair, ruling long Beatles style locks disrupt school decorum. Leonard, 18, a rock singer known as Georgie Porgie, was suspended when refusing to trim. The decision supports school officials to suspend for good cause to manage large student groups.
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Massachusetts Supreme Court
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McNamara Plans Major Cut to U S Bomber Fleet
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara outlined steps to shrink the U S long range bomber fleet to about one third of current strength and hinted at a new advanced plane. He announced base closures saving an estimated 410 million dollars annually and planned transfers of Kincheloe to the Navy Turner to the Army Biggs to other missions. Senator Richard B Russell opposed bomber reductions and any defense scaling against Soviet bomb threats.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Kinross
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Navy
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Congress
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LBJ Reviews Budget to Widen Vietnam War Fight
President Johnson works on a new defense budget at his Texas ranch amid congressional signs the Vietnam conflict will grow and cost more. A supplemental request may top $1 billion beyond the current 1.7 billion shortfall, with cuts likely in foreign aid and domestic programs.
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Pope Paul Closes Vatican Council In Renewal Hope
Pope Paul VI formally closed the Vatican Ecumenical Council with a message of world renewal not limited to the Catholic Church. The ceremony drew 100000 Romans and visitors as 2300 bishops processed to St Peter's, ending a three year council opened in 1962.
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Collision on Clear Road Kills Four Farmers in Wisconsin
Four men die in a two vehicle collision on a central Wisconsin highway while en route to a Barron County Co op meeting. Victims include Jacob W. Wiste and Lionel K. Ellefson, both county officials and prominent farmers, with Harold Moen injured critically.
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Jacob W. Wiste
Barron
Shirley E. Bjerke
Weyerhaeuser
Lionel K. Ellefson
Dallas
Kenneth Mittelstadt
Wiste
Harold Moen
Miller Hospital
St. Paul
Arland
Barron County Board of Supervisors
Ellefson
Barron County
Moon
Dunn County
Jim
Arthur F. Grabow
Route 1
Hager City
Highway 183
Pierce County
Grabow
Charles Bozinski
Superior
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South Superior
Ray Landin
Minn
Betty Stannard
Stephen D. Cremer
Sun Prairie
Madison Hospital
Highway 151
AMC To Close 13 Days Cut Work Force 2400
American Motors Corp announces a 13 day production suspension at Kenosha and Milwaukee plants and a 2400 job cut mainly in Kenosha. Production resumes January 17 at 1460 units per day, with a shift to higher end models incl Ambassadors and vinyl tops amid softer overall sales.
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American Motors Corp
Milwaukee
William V. Luneburg
Wisconsin
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Papal Council Closes Without Meat on Friday Change
Pope Paul VI wrapped up the Ecumenical Council without the anticipated public move to lift Friday meat restrictions. Vatican sources had expected an announcement on relaxing Catholic dietary rules.
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Paul VI
Ecumenical Council
Bundy Quits as Johnson Aide for National Security
McGeorge Bundy resigns as President Johnson’s special assistant for national security affairs. Bundy will leave Feb 28 to become president of the Ford Foundation at about $75,000 annually, with Moyers noting Johnson’s genuine regret. The White House hints the post may remain unfilled as Johnson weighs options.
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Congress
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