Today in History Highlights and Local Reports
The recap notes December 14 events from 1431 to 1963, and reports incidents in Wisconsin Madison. It lists Basel council actions, Washingtons death, Wake Island fighting, Belsen executions, Nixon’s tour, Berlin talks, Mariner 2, and local police notes including fires and gas incidents. A UW Madison burglary of a Colt revolver and pistols is recorded.
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Associated Press
Council of Basel
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Wake Island
Joseph Kramer
Belsen
Oswiecim
Richard Nixon
Asia
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Mariner 2
Divorce Granted in La Crosse Circuit Court
Faye Cross of Onalaska seeks divorce from Gerald L. Cross of La Crosse on cruel and inhuman treatment. Married August 10, 1956 in Decorah Iowa. Custody of five minor children awarded to the mother. Incident details: Richard A Page, 24, injured back in a fall at 1906 Wood Street and taken to St Francis Hospital.
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Faye Cross
4Th Ave
Onalaska
Gerald L. Cross
Wood St
Decorah
Iowa
Richard A. Page
St. Francis Hospital
Good Deed By Police Is Long-Remembered
Pocatello Idaho AP recalls a 30 year old Christmas card sent to the city police by Philip Goldfaden a former teenage runaway from New Jersey who rode freight trains during the 1930s and found shelter and a meal at the police station. The card thanks officers for their kindness.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Philip Goldfaden
Goldfaden
Long Branch
N J
Taxpayer Pays Too Much Too Soon in Denver
AP report notes a Denver citizen overpaid by 164.89 due to using a 1963 tax notice and mistaking the machine code for the amount owed. The Minnesota AP item mentions Dr. William G. Sauer of Rochester reelected president of the Minnesota State Automobile Association at its 57th annual meeting.
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Denver
Charles L. Temple
Minneapolis
William G. Sauer
Rochester
Minnesota State Automobile Association
Ten miners dead in Japan coal mine explosion
An explosion at a southwestern Japan coal mine Friday night killed ten miners and raised concerns about mine safety. Rescue teams searched the wreckage as authorities investigated the cause.
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Tokyo
Japan
Purse snatcher nabbed in Casper chase
Casper police catch 15 year old Jack Rabbit after a foot chase along Casper streets Friday. Patrolman David Wolf halted the suspect and recovered the stolen purse, ending the pursuit.
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Casper
Wyo
Jack Rabbit
David Wolf
Congress Sends Four Major Bills To White House
Congress completes action on four large measures sent to President Johnson including a 1.56 billion vocational education bill, a 3.6 billion foreign aid authorization, a 527 million Manpower Training Act extension, and a 1.5 billion military construction package.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
White House
John F. Kennedy
Sinatra Kidnapping Case Recovers Most of Ransom
FBI reports show $216,865 of the $240,000 ransom recovered after the Dec 1963 abduction of Frank Sinatra Jr. Three men are arrested in Canoga Park Imperial Beach and Culver City with prior records. Hoover notes arrest history across New Jersey Maine Massachusetts and California.
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FBI
Mason Ave
Canoga Park
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Sinatra
J. Edgar Hoover
Irwin
Imperial Beach
Calif
Hoover
Amsler
Culver City
Keenan
New Jersey
Maine
Massachusetts
California
Berg Holsinger to Wed in La Crosse
Joseph P. Berg of 508 North 12th Street will marry Judy L. Holsinger of 1747 Rose Street on December 21 in La Crosse. The license details list both applicants and the planned wedding city.
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Joseph P. Berg
N. 12Th St
Judy L. Holsinger
Rose St
la Crosse
Births reported from St Francis and Lutheran hospitals
Birth notices listed for St Francis Hospital and Lutheran Hospital with several newborns on December 11 12 and 13. Detailing parents and addresses in Houston Minn La Crescent Minn Melrose and related companions.
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Richard C. Miller
Winneshiek Road
Corrine L. Lehman
Robert J. Laphner
Pine St
Mary E. Knothe
Gordon C. Searle
Glendale Ave
Elizabeth J. Schwertel
Edward F. Pretasky
Green Bay St
Zita M. Muskat
John R. Knothe
Horton St
Eileen C. Doyle
William L. Krause Jr
Elm St
la Crescent
Minn
Elsie P. Stark
Bernard A. Zielinski
10Th St
Arlene Jean Norby
Lutheran Hospital
Donald H. Humm
Mormon Coulee Road
Karen Kammel
Delano L. Stetzer
Melrose
Eva Mae Slack
Spain Asked To Extradite Peron To Argentina
Argentina asked Spain to extradite Juan D. Peron on a 72 year old statutory rape charge linked to Nelida Rivas who was 14 when their relationship began. Peron, exiled since 1955, lives in Madrid and denies the accusation as officials review the request.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Julio A. Lagos
Foreign Ministry
Justice Ministry
Peron
Nelida
Nelly) Rivas
Evita
Copyright Upheld On King's Speech
Federal Judge Inter B. Wyatt ruled that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr did not lose copyright to his Washington march speech. The ruling enjoined two phonograph firms from selling recordings of the address.
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New York
Martin Luther King
Washington
Inter B. Wyatt
Radio Highlights WCOW Schedule Noted Games
WBOW Sparta lists football Green Bay at San Francisco 7 45 p m basketball Tomah at Marshfield 9 45 p m basketball Wisconsin at Cincinnati and 3 30 p m session.
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WCOW
Sparta
Green Bay
San Francisco
Tomah
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Court Reverses Ruling, Extends Sioux Cession by 800000 Acres
The U S Court of Claims ordered the Indian Claims Commission to include about 800000 acres known as the Black River area in the Sioux ceded lands from the 1837 treaty. The Wisconsin region lies across the Mississippi from Winona Minnesota. Hearings in June will determine value of the combined 30 million acre cession and the added 800000 acres.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Claims
Indian Claims Commission
Wisconsin
United States
Black River
Mississippi River
Winona
Minn
Court of Claims
Probe Seeks Rolvaag Action On St Peter Inmate Work
Minneapolis labor leaders urge Governor Rolvaag to probe alleged use of St Peter Hospital patients for off site work at very low wages. A plumber was paid 60 cents hourly for a job at the summer home of patient placement officer Ralph Warrant in 1960.
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Minneapolis
Karl Rolvaag
St. Peter Hospital
Ralph Warrant
Prisoner Who Cheated Chair 11 Times Goes Free
Alvaro Alcorta escaped death 11 times on Texas death row after four fake last meals and a near miss by 70 minutes. Convicted of his wife’s 1955 knife slaying, his sentence was overturned due to a witness issue and he was paroled after seven years in prison. He starts a $1.25 hourly labor job in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Tex
Alvaro Alcorta
Huntsville
Texas
Alcorta
U.S. Supreme Court
Reynolds Proclaims Eat Fish Week in Wisconsin
Governor John W. Reynolds designates December 16 to 21 as Great Lakes Fish Week to aid the state fishing industry amid a recent botulism scare linked to smoked fish from the region. He cites confidence in the sector and concern for its welfare.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Kastenmeier Objects To Army Dart Rifle Plan
Rep. Robert Kastenmeier denounces the Army Dart rifle project calling it likely to inflict gaping wounds and enable careless buyers by mail. He notes defense officials defend it as no worse than flamethrowers and napalm. Spring tests are planned amid talk of a major advance for foot soldiers.
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Washington (Ap
Robert Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Army
Defense Department
Kastenmeier
Moscow Hot Line To Be Retained For LBJ
The Washington Moscow emergency hot line set up under Kennedy will be kept for Johnson with extensions to his Texas home or wherever he is. It enables instant telegraphic printer conversation between Soviet and U S leaders if a war threat arises.
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Washington
Washington - Moscow
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
Texas
U.S
Minutemen Launch From Vandenberg Air Base
Two Minutemen intercontinental ballistic missiles were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California on Friday in routine training. The launches marked the 23rd and 24th missiles fired from the base.
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Minutemen
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Vandenberg
Sympathy and Good Wishes for Lady Bird Johnson
The White House says Lady Bird Johnson has been receiving 500 to 600 letters daily since the Kennedy assassination. People express sorrow and offer prayers while some request photos of Mrs Johnson and her daughters Lynda Bird and Lucy Baines. Mrs Johnson signs about 200 letters each morning and dictates some replies assisted by aides.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
White House
Johnsons
Presi
Texas
Johnson
Kennedy
Mrs. Johnson
U S and Cambodian relations strain over ambassador recall
The United States and Cambodia recall their ambassadors in a tense dispute that could shift power in Southeast Asia. Prince Norodom Sihanouk leads Cambodia as tensions rise with Washington over neutrality and pressure from China.
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Washington
U.S. - Cambodia
Southeast Asia
China
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Cambodia Tosses Out Embassy Staff Amid Aid Dispute
Prince Sihanouk orders the embassy stripped of staff except the cultural attache as Cambodia faces U S pressure over aid. He seeks strict neutrality to shield independence from China and denounces American support for rival rebels. The Nov 20 halt ends about 28 million dollars in U S aid annually.
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U.S
Cambodia
Peking
Indochina
China
Laos
Red China
South China Sea
United States
Sihanouk
France
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Antiregime
Wisconsin traffic deaths rise with two more victims
The state records two fatalities in separate crashes raising the yearly toll to 846. August Wentz, 18, of West Bend died when his car struck a North Western freight train at a crossing. Howard Abhold, 40, of Fremont, father of 14, died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 110 in Winnebago County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
August Wentz
West Bend
North Western
Howard Abhold
Fremont
Highway 110
Winnebago County
Ankomous Found Sane For Trial In Indiana Slaying
Craig Ankomeus a Madison hospital orderly has been found sane and capable of standing trial for the murder of Jerome Patrick McGuiggan of Clarksville Indiana. The court-ordered mental exam was reported by Central State Hospital. McGuiggan was killed October 21 in his room at the Madison YMCA while seeking a job. No trial date set.
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Madison
Craig Ankomeus
Madison Hospital
Indiana
Central State Hospital
Dane County
Ankomeus
Whitewater
Jerome Patrick McGuiggan
Clarksville
Ind
McGuiggan
Madison Ymca
Logan High Assembly Tackles Dress And Behavior Codes
Logan High School held an assembly Friday led by the Student Council to discuss dress and behavior codes and the council’s role. Principal Field praised senior Don Britt for National Merit recognition. The program featured performances by the Red Jackets and the Logan Swing Band and remarks from several student and community representatives on dress standards and public image.
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Logan High School
D. E. Field
Don Britt
Red Jackets
Loyd Mieden
Raymond Sauer
Gary G.iner
Sharon Dobbs
Girls’ Athletic Association
Charles Hastings
Logan
Florann Nelson
Gary Addis
Fred Yarosimek
David
North Central Airlines posts record November gains
North Central Airlines reports November as the 16th consecutive month with passenger records and totals 91,138 boardings. Revenue passenger miles reached 15,170,118, a November high in the carrier’s 15-year history, with freight ton miles at 111,104 and express ton miles at 68,929, both up year over year. The airline flew 98.7 percent of its scheduled miles and had 82.7 percent on‑time flights.
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North Central Airlines
North Central
Farmers Union Meet Sunday In St. Paul
The Minnesota Farmers Union annual meeting opens in St. Paul with Sen. Eugene McCarthy delivering a memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy. Other speakers include Leon A. Schertler, Edwin Christianson, James G. Patton, Sen. Hubert Humphrey, Norman M. Clapp, and Lt. Gov. A. M. Keith.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Farmers Union
Eugene McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Leon A. Schertler
Food - For - Peace
State Farmers Union
Edwin Christianson
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Hubert Humphrey
Norman M. Clapp
Rural Electrification Administration
A. M. Keith
Radio Gives Away Christmas Surprise at Great Lakes
A transistor radio mailed by Mr and Mrs Robert Moore to their sailor son at Great Lakes Naval Training Center arrived and began playing before Christmas. Sailor James Moore said he will not open the package until Christmas. The Moores live in Flushing Queens.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Robert Moore
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
James Moore
Moore
Flushing
Queens
N.Y
Vic Buschman Left Estate of $190000
Victor Buschman left a $190000 estate with two nieces Evelyn Muetzel and Irene Panther and nephew Henry V Erlewein each set to receive $5000 in cash. The remainder funds two trusts including Spicer Buschman Printing Co. assets with Ritter as president.
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la Crosse
Victor Buschman
Buschman
Evelyn R. Muetzel
Market St
Irene Panther
S. 27Th St
Henry V. Erlewein
S. 6Th St
Spicer-Buschman Printing Co
S. 3Rd St
Ferdinand J. Ritter
S. 20Th St
Ritter
Spicer-Buschman
Muetzel
Adolph
Panther
Howard
Erlewien
Caroline
Printing Company
American Motors
Ashland Oil
Avco Manufacturing
Cleveland Electric
Continental Baking
Heileman Brewing
Jones & Laughlin Steel
King- Seeley
Maytag
Pacific Gas and Electric
Potomac Electric Power
Union Electric
Wisconsin Electric Power
United States Reacts to Constitutional Upsets in Caribbean
The United States suspended diplomatic recognition after unconstitutional changes, recalling ambassadors and halting aid. Ambas sador John Bartlow Martin expected to return to the Dominican Republic and Ambassador Charles R. Burrows to Honduras.
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United States
John Bartlow Martin
Dominican Republic
Charles R. Burrows
Honduras
Eros Near Earth Flyby Tops Distance Estimates
The asteroid Eros can approach Earth to under 14 million miles at its closest pass, a distance much smaller than typical near Mars or Venus approaches. This flight presents a noteworthy celestial event for astronomy observers and public interest.
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Earth
Mars
Venus
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