Referendum on Oktoberfest and 21 age beer limit fails in committee
La Crosse Common Council Judiciary Committee votes down proposals for a November Oktoberfest referendum and a year with a 21 plus beer drinking age. Supporters argue fest revenue vs lawlessness, while the city attorney notes the referendum would be advisory and license controls apply.
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la Crosse Tribune
Common Council Judiciary Committee
James F. Shoger
Donald Medinger
Kenneth Niedbalski
Harold H. Otto
John C. Schubert
Medinger
Gerald Greider
la Crosse Festivals Inc
John K. Flanagan
Flanagan
Greider
Schubert
Otto
la Crosse County Tavern League
Robert Joanis
Joanis
Rustic
Blue Tiger
House Passes Broad Interest Disclosure Bill
The House approved a sweeping interest disclosure bill 382 to 4 to require plain language APRs, limit wage garnishments, curb usury with federal penalties, and mandate transparent loan and sale terms, with two sides to conference for Senate alignment. Senator Proxmire and Representative Sullivan hailed the measure as key reform, while Douglas credited Mrs. Sullivan for the effort.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate House
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Leonor K. Sullivan
D-Mo
Paul H. Douglas
D.ill
Johnson says Viet Nam offensive failures and Pueblo impact outlined
President Johnson told reporters the Communist offensives in Vietnam have failed but no clear sign the war is won. He cited large enemy losses, noted Pueblo discussions with North Korea without results, and said troop levels in Vietnam hover around 500,000 as concerns persist about possible further actions and a major enemy assault near Khe Sanh.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
Pueblo
North Korea
Panmunjom
United States
Southeast Asia
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Khe ‘Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Westmoreland
William C. Westmoreland
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Thieu
City Referendum Question On Fluoride Ordinance Edges Forward
La Crosse City leaders debate a proposal by Alderman Harold H. Otto to ban fluoridation. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a referendum under direct legislation cannot repeal existing city ordinances, affecting efforts to stop fluoridation. The judiciary committee voted to have a formal legal opinion prepared by Monday.
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la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin Dells
Donald Hamm
Wisconsin Supreme Court
la Crosse
Harold H.otto
Common Council Judiciary Committee
Otto
Sheldon H. Nerby
20Th Ward
John K. Flanagan
Flanagan
Columbia County Circuit Court
Hue Battle Intense as Enemy Holds Hue Saigon Skirmishes Continue
In Vietnam, Communist forces reportedly control much of Hue while Saigon and allied troops clash in several districts. U S and South Vietnamese units battle to maintain positions amid heavy casualties and ongoing air and ground operations. Refugees flood Hue as uncertain fates loom for captured civilians.
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Saigon
Hue
Associated Press
John Lengel
Demilitarized Zone
Lengel
U.S
Republic
Thieu
Vietnam
Cable Pair Charged In Childs Death
Bayfield County authorities charged Willis Brickheimer Jr and his wife with criminal neglect in the death of 18 month old Barbara Ann Brickheimer. A coroner's jury ruled her Jan 9 death was caused by malnutrition due to parental neglect. The couple has six other children.
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Washburn
Willis Brickheimer Jr
Cable
Bayfield
County Dist
Atty
Robert Ledin
Barbara Ann _ Brickheimer
Brickheimers
Lother
Johnson proclaims fluoridation a major health benefit
President Lyndon B. Johnson praises water fluoridation as a major health benefit protecting about 73 million Americans. He cites pilot dental health programs for children and notes a 20 million rise in fluoridated water users over five years. He commends the dental profession for backing preventive legislation.
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Washington, D.C
Lyndon B. Johnson
American Dental Association
Dental
Colorado chase in four days grips region
Two gunmen linked to Texas murder cases fled a Denver dragnet after releasing hostages and abandoning cars across a 300 mile Rocky Mountain trail. The suspects Hardin Sanders and David Lewis were joined by Theo Thames in Colorado, staging bungled stickups in Vail and Denver. Witnesses described them as well dressed and polite with Texas accents.
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Burl Osborne
Denver
Colo
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Don Brannan
Hardin
Sanders
David L. Lewis
David Wilson
Waco
Tex
Lewis
Colorado
Vail
Rockies
Plains
Pusuit
Richard Jordan
Wedern Inn
John A. Sullivan
Gary Patterson
Sullivan
Soviet Vessel and U S Destroyer Collision at Sea
The Defense Department reports a minor collision between the Soviet merchant ship Kapzan Vishobokov and the American destroyer USS Rowan in the Sea of Japan. No casualties were reported. Rowan sustained minor damage, and both vessels signaled no assistance required.
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Washington
Defense Department
Sea of Japan
Department
Kapzan Vishobokov
Rowan
Pohang
South Korea
Vishobokov
Loren I. Moore
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Vislobokov
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By Edmond Lebreton
Lady
Douglas
Mrs. Sullivan
Wiscon
Dells Common Council
Legisla
Nion
Ing
Merrill T. Cina
Hamm
Judiciary Committee
Dum
George Esper
An Quang
Mt. Greenwood
Chicago
Cable Pair
LBJ
Theo Ray Thames
Fort Worth
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