Mauston To Hold Charter Referendum
Mauston Wisconsin residents will vote in April on a referendum challenging a charter ordinance that combines the offices of city clerk and treasurer. City Treasurer Bill Brown led a petition campaign to place the measure on the spring ballot, following the council’s November approval of the change on an elective basis. The council chose the regular election to save costs and maximize turnout.
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Mauston
Wis
Common Council
Bill Brown
Dave Stackman
Tom Curran
Today in History highlights from December 27
On this date in 1944 allied forces rescued American troops trapped by the Germans at Bastogne Belgium. In 1776 Congress granted George Washington dictatorial powers in military affairs for six months. The recap notes other events from 1848 1918 1949 1955 and past years.
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Associated Press
Bastogne
Belgium
Congress
George Washington
New Haven
New York City
Woodrow Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Juliana
United States
Indonesia
Soviet Union
France
Algeria
Ray Bliss
Ohio
Girl Five Dines Christmas Dinner In Missoula Jail
Five year old Casandra Mooney McClure ate Christmas dinner with eighteen prisoners at Missoula County jail after arriving alone on a bus from Wallace Idaho. Relatives planned to meet her but misread the arrival time, leaving her to spend the holiday in custody. The girl sang carols for the inmates during the meal.
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Missoula
Mont
Casandra Mooney McClure
Missoula County
Wallace
Idaho
Arlee
Casandra
Hawaiian Volcano In Sudden Eruption
In Hilo Hawaii scientists monitor ongoing activity at the Aloi crater of Kilauea after an unpredicted eruption on Christmas Eve. The lava fountains peaked then subsided within six hours while no prior quakes hinted at the event. The crater lies in a sparsely populated zone about 200 miles southeast of Honolulu.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Aloi
Kilauea
Hawaii Island
Honolulu
Construction expert dies in East Orange at 84
William V. McMenimen an international heavy construction expert died Saturday at age 84 in East Orange N J He led a World War II project that built U S naval bases from Hawaii to the Philippines.
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East Orange
N.J
William V. McMenimen
McMenimen
Hawaii
Philippines
Stock Quotations From National Dealers Association
National quotations are inter dealer prices as of about 9 a.m. for many stocks and funds. Prices exclude retail markup and commission while asked prices include estimated markup. Listed securities include Central Tele, La Crosse Cooler, Norplex Corp, Pyroil Co, and several mutual funds such as Boston Fund, Chemical Fund, Fidelity Fund, and Massachusetts Investors Trust with current bid and ask ranges.
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oi
Wis
First Bank
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co
Tausche Bonds
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal. F
Eaton & Howard Stk. F
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Investors
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
William St
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Harsh Cold Spreads Into Central Plains
A severe cold wave sweeps across Montana into the Central Plains with subzero readings in Broadus and Lewistown Montana and as low as minus 17 in Williston North Dakota. Temperatures fall to the teens below zero in several states while the Midwest issues ongoing cold warnings. Livestock markets in South St. Paul show steady cattle and hogs with some price declines amid the weather.
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Montana
Central Plains
Broadus
Lewistown
Mont
Williston
N.D
Bemidji
Minn
Mercury
North Platte
Neb
Rapid City
S.D
Gulf Coast
Florida
Midwest
Canada
Missouri
Kansas
Philadelphia
Poland Expels NYT WarSaw Correspondent
Poland announces expulsion of David Halberstam, New York Times Warsaw correspondent, accusing hostile reporting. He is told to leave within about a week and may arrange personal affairs. his marriage to actress Elzbieta Czyzewska is noted with no clear impact on the decision.
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Warsaw
Poland
David Halberstam
New York Times
Halberstam
Foreign Ministry
Elzbieta Czyzewska
Vietnamese airspace intrusion reported near Quang Ninh Ha Tinh Quang Binh
The document alleges Hanoi violated DRV air space with reconnaissance and provocative acts over multiple provinces including Quang Ninh Ha Tinh and Quang Binh and the Viet Nam Laos frontier. It also claims on December 25 1965 at 8 p.m. two US warships intruded into DRV territorial waters near Sam Son Thanh Hoa about four miles offshore.
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DRV
Quang Ninh
Ha Tinh
Quang Binh
Viet Nam-Laos
United States
Sam Son
Thanh Hoa
Mother of Five Spends Christmas in Jail
Milwaukee police say Lilly Mae Walker, 32, mother of five, spent Christmas weekend in jail after her husband Eugene Walker, a city street department worker, was stabbed to death on Christmas Eve following a quarrel over holiday gifts. Investigators quoted Lilly Mae saying he struck her with a chair.
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Milwaukee
Eugene Walker
Lilly Mae
Executive Dies in Minneapolis Coal Leader Dies at 65
Bernhard H. Voss of Minneapolis, vice president and treasurer of Stott Briquet and Stott Building Supply, who spent 45 years in the coal business, died Sunday.
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Minneapolis
Bernhardt H. Voss
Stott Briquet Co
Stott Building Supply Co
St. Paul
Akron Shuts Watters. Miami Herald Publisher Dies at 75
John G. Watters, retired assistant general manager of the Miami Herald and former president and publisher of the Coral Gables Times, died Sunday in Akron while visiting a daughter. He was 75 and attributed to a heart attack.
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Akron, Ohio
John G. Watters
The
Miami Heraid
Coral Gables
Fla
Times
Akron
Andas
Chicago Produce Market Report Butter and Eggs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange notes butter largely steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged across grades and scores. Eggs are unsettled with wholesale buying prices down two to one and mixed grade bids around 38 to 37 cents. better whites at 38, standards at 36 cents, dirties unquoted.
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Chicago (Ap
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Potatoes and vegetables market update from Chicago AP
USDA potato shipments tracking with totals for Thursday through Sunday and regional price ranges. Idaho russets 4.00-4.20, Minnesota North Dakota Red River Valley round reds 2.40-2.60, Wisconsin russets 2.25, carrots mentioned with steady demand.
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Chicago
USDA
U.S
Idaho
Idaho Utilities
Minnesota
Fire Under Control On Ammunition Ship
A fire aboard the Neva West carrying nearly 200 tons of small arms ammunition from France was brought under control. The 6,145 ton ship, owned by SS Bloomfield Lines and with a crew of 44, lay 26 miles south of New Orleans in the Mississippi River. Firefighters faced no threat from the ammunition as Coast Guard plans to flood the hold were considered. The ammunition belongs to the U S Army.
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New Orleans
France
Coast Guard
Neva West
SS. Bloomfield Lines
Mississippi River
U.S. Army
Missing 11 year old Susan Brady presumes kidnapping
Rockford Illinois police and volunteers search for Susan Brady an 11 year old girl who vanished December 20. Bloodstain found on snow is being tested as investigators consider all possibilities including animal or human blood and a possible abduction. Police urge nearby residents to report sudden unexplained disappearances that might connect to the case.
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Delbert Peterson
Rockford
Peterson
Susan
Auld Lang Syne Week Signals TV Year in Review
AP TV writer notes post holiday TV settles into a year end lull with the return of classic yuletide songs retired for 11 months. NBC ABC and CBS reviews feature correspondents, debates, and aging Perry Mason staples highlighted by a nostalgic look at past programs.
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NBC
Foreign Policy Association
ABC
Edward R. Morgan
Boys
CBS
Perry Mason
Della’ Street
Gas Firm Seeks 55 Million CF Daily Capacity Expansion
Northern Natural Gas Co. asks the Federal Power Commission to raise daily system capacity by 55 million cubic feet, including 13.3 million for U.S. Steel Corp. talc plant near Mountain Iron. The plan costs $17 million, adds 56 miles of pipeline, 39 365 hp, a new compressor plant at North Branch, and targets about 2.2 billion cubic feet daily.
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Minneapolis
Northern Natural Gas Co
Federal Power Commission
U.S. Steel Corp
Mountain Iron
Northern
North Branch
Former UW Regent Dies in Platteville
Ann Cunningham 90, former member of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, died Saturday in a Platteville hospital. She was widow of Dr Wilson Cunningham, former president of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin and Grant County Medical Society.
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Platteville (Ap
Ann Cunningham
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Platteville Hospital
Wilson Cunningham
State Medical Society of Wisconsin
Grant County Medical Society
Paul H. Carnahan Dies at 61 in Grosse Ile Suburb
Paul H. Carnahan longtime chairman of National Steel Corp died at his Grosse Ile home aged 61. He rose from a millhand to top steel industry leader and once served as president of Great Lakes Steel, a National Steel subsidiary.
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Detroit
Paul H. Carnahan
National Steel Corp
Grosse Ile
Carnahan
Great Lakes Steel
National
Deadline Near For U.S. Summer Government Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission says about 50 000 federal summer postings will be filled nationwide with pay from 282 to 370 monthly. A 242 hour written exam scheduled for late January or February will determine applicants. blue collar and some posts are excluded. Applications run through January 3 at local post offices or the commission.
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ST. Paul
Eugene W. Spika
U.S. Civil Service Commission
District of Columbia
Spika
National Park Service
Minneapolis
Death of Wisconsin couple ruled homicide and suicide
In Wisconsin Rapids an elderly couple was found shot to death on Christmas Day at their farm home near Vesper. Henry Ruess 82 and Anna Ruess 78 were killed by shotgun blasts. Wood County Deputy Coroner ruled the deaths homicide and death by own action. authorities believe Henry shot his wife then killed himself. No note was found.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Henry Ruess
Anna
Vesper
Here
Wood County
Louis Pfeiffer
Ruess
Milwaukee Cop In Satisfactory Condition After Shootout
Milwaukee patrolman Burt Revels age 28 was shot by a man carrying a shotgun. Revels fired back and wounded the 41 year old gunman in the right shoulder. Both men were hospitalized and listed in stable condition.
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Milwaukee
Burt Revels
Wisconsin jobs surge as 1965 tops records
Pratt cites 1965 as an outstanding business year with all time highs in industrial and total employment. Factory jobs exceed 502000, August payroll 1726800, unemployment 2.7 percent, October jobless 35900. New plants and mills planned or started include Continental Can at La Crosse and Racine, Containers at Menomonee Falls, Consoli dated Papers mill at Wisconsin Rapids, and Nekoosa Edwards expansions.
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Sin
Pratt
Wisconsin
New Continental Can Co
la Crosse
Racine
Containers, Inc
Menomonee Falls
Wisconsin Rapids
Consolidated Papers, Inc
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co
Port Edwards
Nekoosa
Marinette and Superior
Particial Board
Marshfield
Holiday Play and Operetta Set At Viterbo College
Viterbo College rounds out its student directed program with a holiday offering and an operetta. Sister Robert Ann directs Christmas on the Village Square, while Ruth Burand leads Mikado in the college auditorium.
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Viterbo College
Robert Ann
Henri Gheen
Ruth Burand
Johnson and van Dyke
College
Gilbert and Sullivan
Continued Boom In Paper Predicted
John R. Kimberly president of Kimberly-Clark Corp Neenah Wisconsin forecasts continued growth in the paper and fiberboard industry with the economy in 1966 He expects a four percent rise in the first half and predicts Americans will use 50 million tons of paper and products next year up from 48 million tons in 1965.
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NEW York
John R. Kimberly
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Neenah
Wis
Kimberly
Two Rivers Christmas Tree Cut Down
An unknown vandal felled a 30 foot blue spruce on the Lake Michigan shore in Two Rivers Christmas morning. The tree, previously lit with 500 colored lights, lay toppled and damaged with lights smashed. police say it was sawed at the base between 1 30 a m and dawn.
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Lake Michigan
Iraq Denies Airspace Violation By Planes
DAMASCUS Iran claimed Iraqi air force planes violated its airspace while pursuing Kurdish rebels. Baghdad denied the reports as absolutely without foundation citing a government spokesman on Baghdad Radio.
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Damascus
Syria
Baghdad Radio
Tragedy on Fox River Claims 21-Year-Old Man
Kenneth Crooks, 21, drowned after breaking through thin ice while attempting a shortcut across Fox River near the Main Street bridge in Green Bay. Police and fire crews recovered his body. immediate revival efforts failed.
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Green Bay
Fox River
Main Street
Kenneth Crooks
James Crooks
Nation Magazine Sold to James J. Storrow Jr
James J. Storrow Jr purchases the 100 year old Nation weekly from George C. Kirstein for an undisclosed sum. He plans no editorial changes. Carey McWilliams remains as editor. The Nation began in 1856 and lists a circulation of 28,231.
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New York
the Nation
James J. Storrow Jr
Storrow
George C. Kirstein
Carey McWilliams
Kirstein
Trident Films Inc
Two Missourians Sought by La Crosse Police
La Crosse police seek two Missouri men for questioning in Friday's Holiday Lanes break-in at 423 Park Plaza Drive. One suspect has a burglary record. they stayed overnight Thursday at a nearby Holiday Inn. Police have no total on the cash taken. most vending machines were stolen and thousands of dollars in damage caused.
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la Crosse
Missouri
Holiday Lanes
Park Plaza Drive
Holiday Inn
Kim Chong-Pil Named Chairman of South Korea's Ruling Party
In Seoul, Kim Chong-Pil ended 18 months of retirement to win the No. 2 post in the Democratic Republican Party. More than 2,000 delegates at the party convention elected President Chung Hee Park to another term as party president.
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Seoul
Korea
Kim Chong-Pil
South Korea
Democratic Republican Party
Kim
Chung Hee Park
Walkie-Talkies Jam Traffic On Airwaves In Miami
FCC monitors and FBI interest rise as unlicensed juveniles use one tenth watt Class D citizens band devices. Most chatter is harmless but some broadcasts include profane language and false emergencies. Operators urge lawful use while noting shared airwaves with commercial and medical devices.
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Miami
Fla
Federal Communications Commission
FBI
Citizens Radio Band
Thompson
Citizens Band
Siamese Twin Girls Separated By Surgery
In Los Angeles Holy Cross Hospital and Cedars of Lebanon teams separated 12 pound twins Lisa Marie and Sheila Norine born Christmas Day. doctors report both girls moved and color good 36 hours after a three hour emergency operation. father Gerald Mantonya and mother Robin Mantonya noted.
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Los Angeles
Holy Cross
Robin Mantonya
Lisa Marie
Sheila Norine
Caesar
Stephen L. Gans
Gans
Gerald Mantonya
Chimney Fire and Traffic Citations From La Crosse Reports
La Crosse records show a chimney fire on December 26 at Clarence Schlicht residence 1903 Fanel Drive. Police ambulance and hospital transports followed for several illness injuries and falls, plus multiple traffic violations including speeding, driving without a license and expired plates listed with penalties.
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la Crosse
Clarence Schlicht
Fanel Drive
S. R. Lovold
Coulee Drive
Terry L. Wagner
S. 31St Court
Joseph W. O’connor
Onalaska
Gordon L. Hutschenreuter
Caroline St
Music Stops as Radio Engineer Dies at WPEN FM
Philadelphia AP report says WPEN FM silenced for about two hours when engineer Thomas Ryan, 60, collapsed at the transmitter. Police note his last log entry was 11 30 p m marking end of a religious program. he likely died of a heart attack while preparing taped music.
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Philadelphia
Wpen-Fm
Thomas Ryan
Ryan
Hillsboro Man Dies By Hanging
HILLSBORO Wis Lewie Winchel 43 died by his own action hanging Friday on his farm near Hillsboro. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Burr Ridge Wesleyan Methodist Church Rev Anderson officiating Burial in church cemetery. Friends may call 2 p.m. Monday Johnson Funeral Home La Farge and 12 noon Tuesday at church Surviving are brother William Lancaster and sister Mrs Julia Rosenow La Farge County authorities verified death by own action.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Lewie Winchel
Burr Ridge Wesley
Anderson
Johnson Funeral Home
la Farge
William
Lancaster
Julia Rosenow
Six Skiers Die In French Cable Car Crash
An investigation commission probed the Christmas Day cable car disaster on Mont Dore at Puy de Sancy. The accident sent six skiers to death and injured twelve as strong winds battered the car approaching the mountain top terminal.
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Clermont .Ferrand
France
Puy de Sancy
Mont Dore
Nothing Box Found After Bomb Threat
Investigators on the American Airlines DC6 searched after a telephoned bomb threat. A wooden box with lights and dials was found in Henry Pullen's luggage. he said it was a gag gift. The 61 aboard were delayed two hours at Metropolitan Airport.
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Detroit
American Airlines
Metropolitan
Henry Pullen
Cazenovia
N.Y
Pullen
Rochester
Syracuse
Yanks Give 4000 Hong Kong Refugee Children Christmas Treats
U S sailors and American medical missionaries handed out 2000 dolls 2000 toys chocolate slabs and cake to about 4000 children of poor Chinese families. The event on Project Concern floating clinics caused heavy waterway traffic as boats ferried kids to the shelters.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Project Concern
Fired Cubans Then Offered Farm Work in Cuba
Cuban authorities firing workers who applied to leave for the United States are offering farm jobs to many of the dismissed. Officials moved to curb the mass firings after realizing the potential for unrest as displaced workers struggle to find other employment.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
Varadero
Miami
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