Man Robs Milwaukee Bank and Is Captured
A lone gunman robbed the downtown First Wisconsin National Bank branch on Vliet Street at 10:25 a.m. forcing 10 people to lie down and escaping with about 3000 dollars before police arrested him minutes later after a high speed chase, curbing his car at 27th and Brown streets. The suspect had previously hijacked the getaway car Tuesday night. Beatrice Sprague, a teller, was among those who received money from the suspect. Patrolmen Hogan and Cheske pursued the vehicle after responding to the alarm.
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Milwaukee
First Wisconsin National Bank
South Side
John Willut
Vliet Street
First Wisconsin
Willut
Vietnam War Christmas Truce and Fresh Peace Appeals
U S forces prepare to resume normal operations after a 48 hour Christmas truce as peace talks appeal spreads from Haile Selassie and Pazhwak. B52 raids hit inside North Vietnam. pilots report destroying bridges, buildings, railyards, and storage areas near Dien Bien Phu and along the coast.
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Westmoreland
U.S
Saigon
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
U.N. General Assembly
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
China
Air Force
Northwest
Hanoi
Panhandle
Dien Bien Phu
Lynda Johnson Reflects On College Life As All Work
Lynda Bird Johnson recalls college years as mostly academics with little social life. In her Mc Call's piece she notes campus fashion misfires and feelings of being out of step after graduating, describing knee socks and out-of-date loafers.
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New York
Lynda Bird Johnson
McCall’s Magazine
Marriage Licenses Issued in La Crosse Area
Walter R. Holton and Jean M. Zlutic to wed December 30 in Campbell Town. William B. Vasey and Sandra M. Lamp to wed December 26 in La Crosse. Joseph L. Severson and Linda Lounsbrough to wed December 26 in La Crosse. William R. Fisher and Patricia H. Trapp to wed December 25 in La Crosse.
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Walter R. Holton
West St. Paul
Minn
Jean M. Zluticky
W. Hinkley Road
Town of
Campbell
William B. Vasey
Cass St
Sandra M. Lamp
Bloomington
la Crosse
Joseph L. Severson
Kane St
Linda L. Lounsbrough
S. 4Th St
Weather summary for Lacrosse area and Midwest states
Occasional snow flurries and colder conditions prevail tonight through Thursday across Lacrosse area Wisconsin Minnesota and surrounding regions. West winds 5 to 15 mph with varying temperatures. lows near 20 and highs near normal 27. Extended outlook shows near normal five day temperatures with modest snow and possible freezing rain.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ova
le Crosse
Santa’s Sled Too Small for Pony
Postmaster Mary Blackburn in Randolph Iowa has spent 20 years replying to Santa letters. One note from a boy's mother asked for an alibi for a pony, but Blackburn replied that Santa's sled was too small for a pony and the boy never asked again.
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Randolph, Iowa
Mary Blackburn
Santa Claus
Move to Increase Coppolino Bail Fails in Florida Case
In Sarasota Florida a bid to raise Dr Carl Coppolino s $15000 bail until trial on the death of his first wife was rejected by Circuit Judge Lynn Silvertooth The state argued Coppolino once in custody in New Jersey should have higher bail while he faces murder charges in Florida He was acquitted in New Jersey of killing a former neighbor and is set to be tried in February for the Sarasota wife s death by alleged drugging
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Sarasota
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Coppolino
N.J
Carmela Coppolino
Lynn Silvertooth
William Strode
New Jersey
Zeke
William Farber
Florida
Cappolino
Excavator Cuts Long-Distance Calls Across Wisconsin
A sewer excavating machine sliced a cable near the Milwaukee Ozaukee line, disabling about 1,500 long distance circuits and affecting calls between Milwaukee and cities including Marinette Stevens Point Wausau Oshkosh Sheboygan Port Washington Manitowoc Green Bay and Appleton. Restoration followed Tuesday night after repair work by Wisconsin Telephone Co. crews. The outage also follows a similar incident a week earlier cutting service to about 50,000 customers in Milwaukee's northwest side and four Waukesha County communities.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Co
Eatern
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Ozaukee County
Marinette
Stevens Point
Wausau
Oshkosh
Sheboygan
Port Washington
Manitowoc
Green Bay
Appleton
Waukesha County
State Guard Units To Be In Exercise
Wisconsin Army National Guard units will join reserves in a four month Fifth U.S. Army Area command post exercise from January through April. They stay at home, drill on schedule, and perform two days of active duty for training. The effort covers all mobilization phases from alert to arrival at mobilization stations.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Livestock Market Reports From Tuesday
Milwaukee area cattle hog sheep and calf prices show steady to slightly mixed moves across classes with steers good to choice 22.00 to 24.00 for buyers and hogs steady to 50 cents lower in some weights. Winona Minnesota reports list hogs and cattle with steady conditions and price ranges for various weight classes.
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Milwaukee
Winona
Soviets Launch Moon Rocket Luna 13 From Moscow
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned rocket toward the moon named Luna 13 carrying an automatic station for a lunar study mission. Officials hinted at plans for a moon circling satellite later this year while Tass announced Cosmos 137 and Cosmos 136 launches.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moon
Earth
Tass
Vet Reels In Wife At Rotary Christmas Surprise
In Honolulu Pfc. Donald C. Williams recovering from Vietnam shrapnel wounds was invited to a Rotary Club luncheon. He was given a line to fish for his Christmas present and reeled in his wife Jeanne from behind a curtain, flown from Mason Ohio by Rotarians.
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Honolulu
Donald C. Williams
Vietnam
River Readings Show Flood Stage at Stations
River readings indicate flood stage at the stations with 24 hour change figures today and the precipitation total for today.
Two Minnesota Women Sentenced on Kidnap Charge
Beverly Sokol 20 of St Paul and Linda Bemben 19 of Minneapolis were sentenced for abducting Mildred Vomacka 45 from the Shakopee Reformatory for Women to steal her car for an escape to Minneapolis. Sokol faces up to 20 years for aggravated robbery and Bemben up to three years for car theft with indeterminate terms in the Youth Conservation Commission program.
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Shakopee, Minn
Shakopee Reformatory
Youth Conservation Commission
Beverly C. Sokol
St. Paul
Linda J. Bemben
Minneapolis
Harold Flynn
Mildred Vomacka
Jordan
Vomacka
Miss Sokol
Miss Bemben
Wauwatosa Council Adopts Curbs on Demonstrations
The Wauwatosa Common Council approved ordinances restricting protests by prohibiting encouragement of disturbances and requiring parade or march permits. A previous ordinance bans porch picketing of dwellings. National Guard troops helped manage crowds during earlier civil rights demonstrations in the city.
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Milwaukef
Common Council
Wawawatosa
National Guard
Wauwatosa
Jack Ruby Unchanged In Bout With Cancer
Jack Ruby remains in Parkland Hospital under guard with cancer, receiving chemotherapy and resting. The 55 year old former Dallas night club operator has been in serious condition since December 9 after transfer from his county jail cell. Ruby was convicted of the November 24 1963 slaying of Lee Harvey Oswald, a conviction later overturned on appeal as he awaits a new trial.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Yevtushenko Finds U.S. and USSR Youth Alike in Conviction
Soviet poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, completing his American tour, says American and Soviet youths share contempt for artificiality and dislike empty words. He urged friendship, noting world peace depends on both peoples. He spoke at Queens College and will return home December 29.
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New York
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
United States
U.S.S.R
Yevtushenko
Queens College
Watertown Man Killed At Railroad Crossing
James E. Cowen 42 of Watertown died after being struck by a Soo Line freight train at a Winneba go crossing. He was at Winnebago State Hospital. coroner ruled the death accidental as the victim appeared to hear the whistle and attempt to crawl off the tracks.
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Oshkosh (Ap
James E. Cowen
Watertown
Soo Line
Winnebago
Cowen
Winnebago State Hospital
Winnebago County
Art C. Miller
Miller
Stephanopoulos Steps Down as Greek Premier
Athens AP Stephanopoulos resigns tightening political crisis and signaling possible early elections. The coalition collapsed after ERE withdrawal leaves government with 153 of 300 seats. King Constantine to decide on elections or a transitional government ahead of 1968 vote.
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Athens
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Greece
National Radical Union
ERE
Constantine
The
Panayiotis Canel
Lopoulos
Powell Faces Challenge To Seat Amid Ethics Probe
Harlem Democrat Powell, facing jail terms over a $164,000 libel judgment, may be blocked from taking his seat when the 90th Congress convenes January 10 as Rep. Van Deerlin vows to challenge his right. The House panel probes payroll and travel by Powell's Education and Labor Committee, finding misuse of funds and staffers on nonofficial trips. Powell remains at an island retreat and has declined to testify.
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Lionel van Derrlin
Calif
Powell
John McCormack
Carl Albert
McCormack
Albert
Harlem
New York
van Deerlin
Congress
van Odeerlin
House Administration
Education and Labor Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Bimini Island
Hays
United States
Washington
Miami
Administration Committee
Florida
Kenosha Mayor Resigns To Take Higher Paying Job
Kenosha Mayor Eu gene R. Hammond resigns from the 12000 dollar post with reluctance to support his 11 children and join Kenosha National Bank as a vice president. He refused to disclose his new salary and cited a stalled council salary increase from 12000 to 15000 approved by a February meeting.
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Kenosha
Eugene R. Hammond
Hammond
Kenosha National Bank
Truman Is Actually Shy, Daughter Says
Mrs Clifton Daniel, daughter of former president Harry S Truman, tells McCall’s magazine that the public image of a fiery temper is misleading. She says Truman was a shy man who rarely showed anger and had genuine appreciation for women and their capabilities.
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NEW York
Harry S. Truman
Clifton Daniel
McCall’s Magazine
Yugoslavia Agrees to Pay for Embassy Damage
Belgrade’s government expressed regret over the attack on the U.S. consulate in Zagreb. It promised to pay for the damage after students demonstrated against U.S. Vietnam policy, smashing windows and looting the reading room without injuries reported.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
U.S
Vietnam
Window Works After Thieves Visit Church
The Rev. C. Harry Christopher reports burglars broke into St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal church offices in Denver and took $5. A stuck window, used to enter, has been repaired and now functions normally, mitigating the loss.
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Denver
Colo
C. Harry Christopher
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
UW Seeks 38 Million Increase In Tax Financed Budget
The University of Wisconsin asked for an $86 million hike in the tax funded portion of its budget to reach $221.7 million for the next two fiscal years, part of a $428 million university-wide plan including student fees. Regents President Arthur DeBardeleben praised state leaders while lawmakers questioned faculty recruitment and salary needs.
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Arthur DeBardeleben
Park
Falls
University Board of Regents
Itimes
Walter Hollander
R-Rosendale
Joint Finance Committee
George Kaiser
Knowles
Joe
Eugene McPhee
State University System
General State Treasury
Robert de Zonia
Remarkable Marine Recovers From Grenade Near Da Nang
The wounded Leatherneck, praised by Chandler as a remarkable boy, barely breathed and faced suffocation after a grenade strike west of Da Nang. Surgeons predict a hairline scar on the jaw, another along a neck crease, and a two inch throat scar from a breathing tube. His voicebox remains intact and he expects to speak in three to six weeks. The grenade typically arms after about 30 revolutions, about 14 yards, with the struck Marine likely hit from roughly 10 yards away.
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Leatherneck
Chandler
Governors Among Attendees At Ranch Meeting
Governors Hughes Connally Hearnes Dan K. Moore Robert McNair Hulett Smith Philip Hoff and Mills E Godwin Jr were reported planning to attend the ranch meeting as they pressed state business.
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Hampshire
Hughes
Connally
Hearnes
Dan K. Moore
North Carolina
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Philip Hoff
Vermont
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Wisconsin Considers Importing British Skilled Labor
The State Industrial Commission reviews a request to bring British technical workers to Wisconsin to address a skilled labor shortage. Labor leaders oppose the plan arguing it could deter local training, while a London firm argues the Milwaukee area lacks adequate skilled-labor reserves.
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Milwaukee
State Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
John W. Schmitt
Afl-Cio
Frederick Muth Jr
London
Commission
Radio Highlights Include Basketball Picks For Wednesday
WLCX at 7 p.m. Vox Pop. WKTY at 7 50 p.m. features Aquinas vs Wisconsin Rapids Assumption. WCOW FM at 7 45 p.m. broadcasts Weston vs Brookwood basketball.
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WLCX
WKTY
Aquinas
Wisconsin
Wcow-Fm
Weston
Brookwood
Two American Soldiers on Trial in Soviet Court
The two former Army officers Gilmour of Salt Lake City Utah and Wortham of North Little Rock Arkansas faced a Soviet court after an October arrest. The judges found the charges fully confirmed and sought heavy penalties including fines and prison. Gilmour pleaded for mercy while Wortham urged freedom amid transfers of funds and a Lenin hotel bear statue valued at 333 rubles.
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Anna I. Isakova
Nicolai A. Trunov
Boris A. Derugin
Gilmour
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Moscow
Germany
Leningrad
Viroqua official T N Borgen dies in home
Viroqua Wisconsin T N Borgen city assessor and treasurer was found dead in bed at his home. Appointed January 1 1957 he served in the post since. Beier Funeral Home arranging services. He was son of late Rev Daniel Borgen longtime Angry Corpsmen inspector of Immanuel Latheres.
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Viroqua
Wis
T. N. Borgen
Borgen
Daniel Borgen
Immanuel Latheres
Camp
Mccoy
Milwaukee
la Crosse
William Roberson
Job Corps Center
Wisconsin seeks fellowships to ease teacher shortage
Eugene R. McPhee proposed a $1 million fellowship plan to Gov. Knowles to fund about 100 grants in 1967 68 and 300 in 1968 69. The program would provide roughly $2 500 for graduate study for teachers in elementary and secondary schooling vocational technical training and special education.
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Madison
State Universities System
Eugene R. McPhee
State Universities
Warren P. Knowles
McPhee
Wisconsin
Chrysler To Limit Output At Five Plants
Chrysler U.S. and Canadian plants cut 17 000 cars from December to new goal of 124 000 passenger cars. Plants at St Louis Windsor suspend four day week beginning January 3. Lynch Road Los Angeles to four day week week of January 9. Jefferson plant to four day week week of January 16 with daily output trimmed from 1000 to 800 starting January 25.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Detroit Jefferson Assembly
Jefferson Plant
Wisconsin milk output seen lowest since 1963
Wisconsin's 1966 milk production is forecast to be the lowest since 1963. Through the first 11 months the state produced 17.4 billion pounds, 4 percent below the 1965 period, while November output rose 3 percent from a year earlier. The department says late 1966 activity was high but not enough to offset early declines.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Twin Cities nurses approve wage proposal averting resignations
In Minneapolis and St Paul area hospitals nurses voted 1,465 to 74 to accept a wage proposal. More than 1,400 nurses had submitted resignations that would have taken effect next Monday if the dispute had continued.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
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