Wisconsin Democrats form first in nation Johnson support committee
Gov. John Reynolds says the Wisconsin Democratic Party forms a 16 member Johnson for president committee with the entire state congressional delegation and appointive Washington officials. Louis Hanson serves as vice chairman and Patrick Lucey as secretary treasurer. Reynolds notes the panel aims to back Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and may file papers with the secretary of state. The group includes Sen. William Proxmire and Rep. Clement Zablocki among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
John
W. Reynolds
Johnson
Wisconsin
For Johnson
John F
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Louis Hanson
Mellen
Patrick J. Lucey
Reynolds
Lyndon Johnson
Gaylord Nelson
Clement Zablocki
Lester Johnson
Henry Reuss
Robert Kastenmeier
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
Vel Phillips
David Rabinovitz
Ralph Huitt
University of Wisconsin
Lakonia Sunk After Fire Off Atlantic Tow to Gibraltar
The burned-out Lakonia sank 260 miles southwest of Gibraltar as salvagers aboard two Portuguese tugs were forced off by a growing starboard list. Captain Trygve Gaasoe said the hulk listed and rolled before going under with 1,041 aboard, 91 dead and 64 missing.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Lakonia
Gibraltar
Trygve Gaasoe
Herkules
Gaasoe
Britain
Madeira
Canary Islands
Hog and cattle market report from Winona and Chicago
Swift & Company reports show hog market steady with varied price ranges by weight and type. Cattle market notes steer and heifer stability, with cows and veal values outlined and regional price references in Chicago for butter eggs potatoes and poultry markets.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Bologna
Police Ambulance Run Log for La Crosse County
Entries record transfers to Lutheran Hospital St Francis Hospital and injuries from December 28 29 30 including Mrs Steiner Hesse Gautsch R2 Onalaska and Mrs Rote with hip fracture. Other lines note furnace backfire oxygen to a baby and fires at stores Hut and WMC construction shed with minor to no damage.
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Mathilda Steiner
Hewitt St
Lutheran Hospital
Bernard Hesse
N. Youlon St
West Salem
Lakeview Foodliner
St. Francis Hospital
William Rote
S. 7Th St
Arthur Oehrle
S. Front St
William Sellers
George ‘St
Firestone
7Th and
Main Sts
Kane St
Arthur Willette
South Ave
WMC, Inc
7Th Street
Cameron Avenue
Screen Writer Alyce Canfield Jerome Dies in Jump
Investigators say 45 year old screen writer Alyce Canfield Jerome ended her life by leaping from a freeway overpass into the path of two vehicles in Encino California Saturday night.
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Encino
Calif
Alyce Canfield Jerome
Five Wisconsin road deaths marked by weekend accidents
Five people died in Wisconsin weekend crashes while a Waukesha County incident early today claimed a Brookfield woman. Names include Judith Garens 24 Brookfield and Mary Diggins 50 Racine among others. totals lift annual toll to 898.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
Brookfield
George Jones
Seymour
Shawano Memorial Hospital
Highway 187
Shawano
Mavis Petersen
Bonduel
Donna
Judith Garens
Waukesha
Menomonee Falls
Mary Diggins
Racine
Fire in Miami hotel prompts dramatic rescue near Miss Axum
Hotel guests flee a blaze as Miss Axum is found in a window assisted by publicist Art Fielden and his sons. Bill Fielden knocks down a locked door to reach the chaperone Miss Previti, revives her with CPR, and all are later escorted to safety by firefighters as Norman Sloan and others observe.
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Harry Mehre
Atlanta
University of Georgia
University of Mississippi
Norman Sloan
University of Florida
Mark
Miss Axum
Fielden
Bill
Mixx Axum
Miss Previti
Linwood
N.J
Donna
Fielden Suite
Woman Killed in Michigan Two-Car Crash Near Escanaba
Mrs. Mary Berg, 57, of Wauwatosa Wisconsin, died in a two-car collision Saturday three miles west of Escanaba Michigan. An unnamed second woman also died in the wreck. Authorities investigated the crash and identified the other victim.
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Escanaba, Mich
Mary Berg
Wauwatosa
Wis
Escanaba
Hodges Sees Economic Rise and Stable Prices in 1964
Secretary Hodges forecasts a 5 percent growth in 1964 with the GNP possibly surpassing 620 billion if a tax cut is enacted. Personal income could rise to about 2,600 per year per person in 1964, while prices remain fairly stable. Risks include high unemployment, unused capacity, and ongoing dollar outflows.
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Washington
U.S
Luther H. Hodges
Hodges
Congress
Johnson Signs Aid Bill After Row Over Communist Credit Ban
The House approved the foreign aid measure at $3 billion after removing a House ban on credits to Communist nations, despite opposition from Sen. Wayne Morse who predicted passage by late afternoon. Johnson could then offer credit to strategic nations with 30 days notice to Congress. Morse planned a lengthy opening to today’s session.
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Congress
Oregon
Wayne Morse
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
House
Senate
Russia
Cuba
Morse
Earth Moves Between Sun And The Moon Celestial Eclipse
The earth moved between the sun and the moon producing a total lunar eclipse visible across New England and much of North America. The event began at 4 25 a m EST with the moon entering Earth's umbra and fully blotted out at 5 28 a m. Clear skies aided observers while partial views occurred in other regions despite some cloud cover. Last July another solar eclipse was seen in parts of North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
North America
South America
Rev Martin Luther King Jr Named Time Man of the Year
Time magazine names Rev Martin Luther King Jr the Man of the Year for the first time in its 37 year history. The inscription calls him the unchallenged voice of the Negro people and the disquieting conscience of whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Time Magazine
King
Neutral Zone Agreed To By Turks and Greeks
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders accepted a proposal by Duncan Sandys to create a neutral zone in Nicosia and permit British troop patrols. Arch bishop Makarios and Dr Fazil Kutchuk signed, with daily British-chaired talks to resolve disputes. Kutchuk says partition may be required for lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
British Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Sandys
Makarios
Fazil Kutchuk
Mediterranean
Kutchuk
Fire crews struggle with low water pressure in freezing blaze
Chief John Barta said a dozen fire departments battled the blaze but faced hampers from subzero temperatures and low water pressure, following a damage estimate on Page 1.
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Ker
John Barta
Barn Blaze Destroys Merlin Wiesner Farm in Wisconsin
Fire at the Merlin Wiesner farm near Pigeon Lake in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, destroyed a large barn. Loss estimated at $60,000 with thirty cattle lost and twenty three saved, plus grain two tractors and other machinery. Forty volunteer firefighters fought the blaze. cause undetermined.
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ST. Nazianz
Wis
Merlin Wiesner
Pigeon Lake
Manitowoc County
Earl of Shannon Dies in Apparent Self-Inflicted Shot
The Eighth Earl of Shannon Robert Henry Boyle, aged 63, was found fatally shot at his Melton Mowbray home. A pistol and cleaning materials lay near the body, and the Earl had inherited the title at age 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton Mowbray
England
Forces Behind 1960 Election Recalled On IV
AP Television: recall of 1960 campaign forces in a TV examination on JFK Nixon victory. Theodore H White’s Making of the President 1960, completed before Kennedy’s assassination, offers insights plus pre debate TV tape. Oswald case debate on CBS raises fair trial vs public info. Minow suggests central authority for broadcasters. Tonight Sing Along With Mitch features the Dominican nuns.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
White House
Richard M. Nixon
ABC
Theodore H. White
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nixon
CBS
the Law
Lee Oswald
Oswald
Dallas
Leon Douglas
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commissioner
Mitch
NBC
Singing Sisters
Farmer Accused of Beating Free On Bail
Dwaine B. Weber, 47, Paynesville area farmer, freed on $5,000 bond while appealing a five year sentence for second degree assault on his stepson Jimmy Newmen, 7. Weber released from Stillwater Prison by order of the Minnesota Supreme Court days after sentencing in St. Cloud. Prosecution says head injuries resulted from the August incident in the family car.
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Stillwater, Minn
Dwaine B. Weber
Paynesville
Weber
Stillwater
Minnesota Supreme Court
St. Cloud
Jimmy Newmen
Warrens Firemen Fight Cold Blaze at Dutcher Residence
Warrens volunteer firemen battled a smouldering chimney blaze at the Duane Dutcher home during the coldest morning of the year. The 1:10 a.m. call found heavy smoke, and firefighters worked about an hour, cutting through a wall to reach hidden flames amid asbestos siding as temperatures dropped at least 10 below zero.
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Warrens
Wis
Duane Dutcher
Orthodox Leader Urges Pope To Call Meeting Of All Faiths
Patriarch Athenagoras I urged Pope Paul VI to convene a pan Christian conference including Catholic Orthodox Protestant and Anglican leaders to unite against atheism and tyranny. The two leaders are to meet in the Holy Land on the Mount of Olives during the Pope’s Palestine pilgrimage, the first such high level encounter since the 1472 schism.
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Vatican City
Athenagoras I
Paul VI
Vatican
Istanbul
Athenagoras
Holy Land
Mount of Olives
Ference
Athenagoras of
Thiatifon
Paul
Palestine
John
Lof
Constantinople
Benedictus
Jerusalem
Trial Postponed on Faked Hijack Charge in Chicago
Caifano, a 52 year old underworld figure, appears in Felony Court on a hijack swindle tied to a $800 obsolete wire theft. Trial set for Jan 16 as grand jury probes broader insurance fraud and arson conspiracies. Witnesses Barbe and Archer protected as investigation expands.
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Chicago
Underworld
Caifano
Cook County
Grand
Brodkin
Caifanno
California
Louis C. Barbe
Barbe
William Archer
Suspended Patrolman Returns to Work in Virginia
Highway Patrolman Anthony P. Gais, discharged for conduct unbecoming an officer, had his sentence overturned by Judge Arthur O. Anselmo. The court ordered a 60 day suspension retroactive to Oct 1 and reinstatement with back pay. Swanson said Gais resumed duties last Friday after the order arrived. The judge noted the lunch hour visit and union business did not constitute neglect of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Swanson
Marshall
Gais
Anselmo
British Musical Conductor Is Dead
London AP reports John Ernest Hollingsworth a leading British conductor and musical director aged 47 was found dead in his apartment Sunday. Police say he had been in ill health and apparently died of natural causes.
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London
John Ernest Hollingsworth
Britain
Hollingsworth
Jackie Attends Private Mass at Kennedy Palm Beach Home
Mrs John F Kennedy attended a private Mass Sunday at Joseph P Kennedys Palm Beach home. Richard Cardinal Cushing archbishop of Boston said the Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie
J. Kennedy
Palm Beach, Fla
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Joseph P. Kennedy
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
Archbishop Slipyi Named to Vatican Congregation
Pope Paul VI appoints Archbishop Josef Slipyi primate of Ukrainian Catholics as a member of the Vatican Congregation for the Oriental Church in Vatican City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Paul VI
Josef Slipyi
Vatican Congregation For the Oriental Church
Mastrian Seeks Bail Reduction In Slaying Case
Norman Mastrian and his attorney ask federal judge Earl Larson to cut bail from 100000 to 10000 in the Carol Thompson murder case. Mastrian remains jailed with other defendants. decision expected by Tuesday.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas W. Thomson
Mastrian
Thomson
Rubin Shetsky
Minneapolis
Thompson
T. Eugene Thompson
Stillwater Prison
Dick W. C. Anderson
Sheldon Morris
Mastman
Earl Larson
William Randall
Ramsey County
Larson
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Lakonia Links
Lnvash
Winona Livestock
Chicago Produce
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
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Red River Valley
Chicago Poultry Chicago
Emma Gautsch
Onalaska
Fire Department
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
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Bell & Farrell, Inc
Phillips Pete
RCA Aileen, Inc
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Sinclair Oil
Hamilton Mfg
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Chrysler
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Columbis Gas
Lax Tele
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Curtiss Wright
Spartans and McQuay, Inc
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Sunray
Mtg. Gr. Ins
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Swift
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Financial Fed
Texaco North
Trane Co
Pyroil Co
Fruehauf
Union Oil
NS Rap Industries
Gambie
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Royal Dutch NY
General Electric
Warner Elec
General Motors
Westinghouse Elec
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Swank, Inc
Great Northern Ry
Zenith ’ Sia Wis
Pwr & L
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Boston Capital Tma-Tha Tausche Bonds
Gulf of 47
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Illinois Central Ind
NS Bank
Boston Fund
Eaton & Howa
Wallace Press
Jones & Laughlin
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Eaton & Howard Mack Trucks
Fidelity Fund
Monsanto
Northw. Banc
Natl. Invest
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Michigan
By Adren Cooper
Earth
Rev. King
Cargill
Earl of Shannon
RFD
Eugene Levin
Michael Brodkin
Daniel J. Ryan
Slipyi
ST. Paul
Norman Mastrian
Middleman
Carol Thompson
U.S. District Court
Ramsey County District Court
Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of
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Chamber of Commerce
Tana OS
First National Bank
LA Crosse
5Th & King
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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