Truce Not In Sight As U S Traffic Toll Grows
A Greyhound bus en route from Spokane to San Francisco overturned on an icy Interstate 5 section between Grants Pass and Medford Oregon, killing 12 passengers and injuring 62. Police said the driver Joseph Bailey of Battle Ground Washington was unharmed. 9 died at the scene and 3 died later.
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Wisconsin Toll Hits 998 After Four Christmas Deaths
The Wisconsin toll rose to 998 during the holiday period as four more deaths were added to the tally. Mil ton man Wesley Wagner, 28, died when his car hit a utility pole after leaving Highway 26 near Fort Atkinson. Antigo resident Walter Kohlmeier, 49, died after his car struck a pole leaving Marathon County trunks. Auburndale band director Lawrence Olson, 28, was fatally injured in a two car crash south of Marshfield. Milwaukee’s Albert Kollath, 87, died from injuries after being struck by a car on December 2.
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Milton
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Marathon County
Lawrence Olson
Auburndale
Marshfield
Albert C. Kollath
Milwaukee
Mequon Band To Travel To Washington for Cherry Blossom Festival
Homestead High School band from Mequon Wisconsin with 80 members will take part in the Cherry Blossom Festival parade and concert in Washington D C on April 16. It is their first out of state trip and a $7000 fund drive has begun to finance the four day visit.
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Washington, D.C
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State Grants Aid Soil and Water Districts
State grants up to $1000 are available to soil and water conservation districts to finance technical services and equipment. Gov Knowles signed the bill Thursday. Also signed is a measure allowing counties to blanket bond sheriff's deputies jailers and traffic patrolmen for conduct in office claims.
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Warren P. Knowles
Holiday traffic toll climbs as storms batter western highways
The nation endures a deadly Christmas weekend with 103 deaths in early hours and a Greyhound bus crash north of Medford Oregon blamed for 12 fatalities. The National Safety Council projects 560 to 660 more traffic deaths by Sunday midnight.
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Wisconsin Names Handicapped Person of the Year
Gov Knowles announced Shirley Krauss of Milwaukee as Wisconsin’s Handicapped Person of the Year. Krauss, wheelchair bound since childhood, earned a master’s in clinical psychology and serves as associate director for mental health services at Milwaukee’s Jewish Vocational Service.
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Warren P. Knowles
Shirley Krauss
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Knowles
Krauss
Unrest and Hope Mark Christmas Worldwide
World tensions shadowed Christmas as war resumes after a brief truce in Vietnam while India Pakistan and Rhodesia unrest persist. Pope Paul VI urged peace talks. Cardinal Spellman visit to Vietnam troops. holiday aid flows to Viet Cong front areas. Bethlehem and Berlin see holiday activity amid divided streets and prayers.
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Milwaukee store robber shoots mother daughter
A 50 year old man shot a mother and daughter in Milwaukee injuring Charlene Ingram 47 in critical condition and Stella Burnett 67 in satisfactory condition before fleeing with 240 dollars from a neighborhood grocery. He then robbed a second nearby market before police detained him minutes later.
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Harry H. Muller
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No La Crosse Tribune Editions On Christmas Day
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish on Christmas Day. The switchboard stays open until 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. State desk crews will answer calls Christmas night from 6 to 9 30 p.m. City desk operates 6 p.m. to midnight on Christmas Day.
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Peace on Earth A Pleasing Fantasy From 1776 to 1965
AP dispatch by Hugh A. Mulligan recalls Christmas quiet in war zones from 1776 to 1965. It contrasts peaceful carols with bomb blast casualties in Saigon, Delaw are River crossing and multiple historical war moments including Trenton, 1861 Lincoln era, Jackson at Guineas Station, 1917 Marne side, and Gondrecourt. The piece links enduring Christmas symbolism with wartime tragedy.
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Christmas Truce Still Guns Of Viet Nam War
The Christmas mood softens wartime tension at the Pentagon as McNamara takes a ski break while Deputy Cyrus Vance assumes duties. Two Joint Chiefs officers spend Christmas with troops in Viet Nam. other leaders remain in Washington for 24 hour duty. Page 2 alert.
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Bob Hope Volunteers Laugh Tour Despite Injury in Vietnam
Bob Hope and 70 performers arrived in Saigon for another Christmas visit to entertain American troops in combat zones. Hope, who tore ligaments in his left ankle in Thailand, said he would do anything for a laugh as his troupe began shows for servicemen. The group’s schedule was kept secret for security reasons to maximize troop attention.
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Thailand
U.S
Christmas Eve Truce Lifts Saigon Streets
Saigon relives after a 30 hour halt in offensive actions by allied forces and Viet Cong. Streets swarm with civilians and children while Americans stay indoors under a curfew until dawn. The cease fire brings a tense, hopeful calm to the capital.
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Vietnamese cease fire holds amid scattered reports of missing soldiers
World wide hopes rise that the Christmas truce in Vietnam might extend into peace talks. Reports from An Khe Da Nang and Saigon describe quiet conditions but missing in action cases. Allied forces prepare for potential flare ups and await end of the 17 hour window.
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