Sergeant Matagulay wins release after Viet Cong captivity
U S Army Sergeant First Class Roque Matagulay, held by Viet Cong for five months, described prison meals of rice, salt, oil, rat soup, and barbecued rat or gopher. He lost 30 pounds and was told of a Christmas dinner before Dec 24 release. He signed propaganda under duress, later recording statements, and reported no post return criticism from American authorities. He was captured July 23 during a hunting trip east of Saigon while serving as an adviser to a Vietnamese detachment.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. Army
1. C. Roque S. Matagulay
Matagulay
Viet Cong
Richmond
Calif
South Viet Nam
Matagalay
San Pablo
Boris Morros Death Ends Noted Counterspy Career
Boris Morros 68 a New York born Hollywood producer and former counterspy for the United States died of cancer at Beth Israel Hospital. He spent 12 years as a Soviet counterspy and aided in convicting Jack Soble Jacob Albam and Mrs Soble. Morros survived by his wife Marion and son Richard a Hollywood TV producer.
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New York
Boris Morros
United States
Beth Israel Hospital
Morros
Jack Soble
Jacob Albam
Robert A. Soblen
London
Soblen
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Paris
Marion
Richard
Nelson Sworn In as Wisconsin's Junior Senator
Gaylord Nelson, 46, Democrat, sworn in by Vice President Johnson as Wisconsin's junior senator after defeating Republican Alexander Wiley. He will join 11 new senators and 29 re-elected peers, with staff and a temporary office, aiming for seats on Interior or Judiciary committees and backing a youth conservation corps, Eleanor Roosevelt Foundation, and a Congress reform panel. Nelson attended Reynolds' inauguration in Madison and will be based in the old Senate office building until a permanent suite is assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Lyndon Johnson
Nelson
William Proxmire
Alexander Wiley
Wiley
Gaylord Jr
Cynthia Lee
Jeffry
John W. Reynolds
Madison
Birch E. Bayh
D-Ind
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Interior Committee
Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Congress
La Crosse County Board nominees file for reelection
John Thomas of 654 N. 22nd St. and Clarence E. Christopher of 2123 S. 15th St. filed papers to seek reelection to the County Board. Thomas, chairman of the County Board, represents the 4th Ward. Christopher serves as a 6th Ward supervisor. Thomas lists salesman as his occupation and Christopher lists clerk.
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John Thomas
22Nd St
Clarence E. Christopher
S. 15Th St
la Crosse County
Thomas
Christopher
Agric Scholarship Winners Named at Wisconsin College
MADISON AP The Wisconsin College of Agriculture announced three farm youths as $150 scholarships to attend the college. Recipients include Duane A. Regenfuss of Madison a university senior Calvin H Wilhem of Prairie du Lac High School senior and Norman Micke of Kaukauna a junior in agriculture at Wisconsin.
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Madison
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Duane A. Regenfuss
Calvin H. Wilhelm
Prairie du Lac
Norman Micke
Kaukauna
Wisconsin
Northwestern Mutual Life reports record 1962 sales
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced 1962 sales of $880.5 million, a record high, surpassing the 1960 peak of $877.2 million. December 1962 sales totaled $96 million, up 7 percent from 1961 and 3.7 percent from December 1959.
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Milwaukee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Stock Quotations and Market Report from Shearson entity
Stock quotations from Shearson Hammill & Co, listing numerous tickers and prices across United States stocks, commodities, and mutual funds. Includes Dow Jones averages, cattle and hog quotes, and Chicago grain and livestock prices. Also reports regional livestock prices and USDA market notes from St Paul and Chicago.
Assembly Ends 1961 Session In 7 Minutes
The Wisconsin State Assembly closed its 1961 session in seven minutes with Willis Hutnik presiding and noting a resignation from Eau Claire’s John Pritchard. He urged expediting matters in the next session as the longest Assembly session on record ended. The Senate wrapped up as time ran out at noon.
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Senate
House
Frost Faces Setback After Surgery At Boston Hospital
Poet Robert Frost aged 88 endured a setback during the night with doctors at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital saying further surgery would be needed. Frost, a four time Pulitzer Prize winner, had surgery on December 10 to remove a urinary tract obstruction and then suffered a heart attack while recovering.
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Boston
Robert Frost
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Frost
Tri-State Deaths: Fremstad Anderson Proudfoot Obituaries
Obituaries from Westby and nearby towns note Roy Fremstad 70 died after a stroke at Viroqua hospital with funeral at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. Survivors include wife Bertha two daughters, a son and extended family. Also WAUKON and GAYS MILLS listings: John Anderson 92 and Walter Proudfoot 98 with church services, burial, and survivors.
Jurists Continue Probe Of New York News Strike
In New York the three man board of jurists presses ahead with a month long newspaper blackout probe despite Bertram A. Powers of AFL CIO Local 6 refusing to cooperate. Powers plans to boycott unless his peers approve his participation. The board seeks a report by Friday and Judge Harold R. Medina says Powers may be heard but the board will not bend to his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Bertram A. Powers
Aflcio
International Typographical Union
Board of Public Accountability
Harold R. Medina
U.S. Court of Appeals
Powers
Army Draft Quota for March Set at 9 000 Men
The Defense Department announced a March draft quota of 9,000 for the Army the largest monthly figure since January 1962. Officials signaled earlier that the Army would raise overall strength by 20,000 through six months of larger draft calls.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Berlin
Kennedy State of the Union prompts Senate and House moves
Congress moves after Kennedy delivers the State of the Union with filibuster fears over a rules change. House Republicans oust Rep. Hoeven for Rep. Ford as caucus chairman while Senate Democrats seek to keep leadership. Smathers resigns as party conference secretary. Foreign Relations will review Kennedy’s diplomacy shifts. Rusk to testify. Domestic battles loom over revenue law tweaks tax cuts and elderly health care funding via Social Security. education aid changes expected but unlikely this session.
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Kennedy
Congress
Charles Hoeven
Iowa
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
George A. Smathers
Florida
Mansfield
Senate
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Rusk
Coalition
Phalanx
McCormack
House
Wisconsin's Split Government Faces Tax and Redistricting Clash
The state Senate leans Republican with 22 to 11 lawmakers and the Assembly 53 to 47 GOP majority after the November vote. Governor Reynolds, a Democrat, seeks tax increases to cover a record budget of 672.3 million, while Republicans push for a general sales tax. A spring special fills a vacancy from David Blanchard's death. district realignment remains a central fight as Reynolds had unsuccessfully sued to force reapportionment in 1962.
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Senate
Assembly
John W. Reynolds
Statehouse
GOP
David Blanchard
Rodgerton
Reynolds
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Federal Court
Area Woman Dies At 91 Leaving 175 Descendents
A lifelong area woman died Tuesday after several weeks illness leaving 175 descendants. Mrs. Ole Christina Tryggestad, 91, is survived by three daughters, five sons, 40 grandchildren, 120 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Services set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Viroqua Lutheran Church with Rev. Lund officiating. Burial in Viroqua Cemetery. Obituary notes husband predeceased 1951.
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Viroqua
Wis
Ole
Christina) Tryggestad
Luther County
B. A. Lund
Emil Beck
la Crescent St
la Crosse Lutheran Hospital
Sparta
Alfred
Otto
Boiceville
Waldo
Tomah
Lloyd
Howard
la Crosse
Three Wisconsin Counties Declared Brucellosis Free
Madison AP reports three more Wisconsin counties Ashland Douglas and Jefferson have been declared free of brucellosis by the State Department of Agriculture. The status requires herds to be included in milk ring or blood tests within a set timeframe.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Ashland
Douglas
Jefferson
Obituary notices for Kopetsky Heffner Cafe Werel in La Crosse area
Gussie Kopetsky 85 of 1135 State St died in a local hospital Monday evening. Survived by niece Marie Novak and nephew Frank Munz. Retired from Norris Kopetsky Photo Studio in 1952. Funeral Thursday at Blaschke and St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral. Burial Catholic Cemetery. Samuel B Heffner 66 of 1421 Stoddard St died Monday in Wood Veterans Hospital after a lingering illness. Survived by widow Lucy, son Kenneth, daughter Margaret Davis, 12 grandchildren, two brothers. Services Thursday in Hellwig Morris Funeral Chapel and St. Patrick's Church Onalaska. Rosary Wednesday. Marion Cafe 35 died Tuesday evening. Born La Crosse May 8 1927. Survived by husband Frederick, son Frederick, two daughters Susan and Pamela, parents Fred and Mrs. Simonson, sister Norma Denny. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. Dickinson Funeral Home. Burial in Morron Coulee Memorial Park. Mary Werel 86 of 818 Adams St died Tuesday evening. Survived by two daughters Margaret Reese and Josephine Duncan, six grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, three great great grandchildren, two brothers Joseph Wais and Pete Wais, sister Alvina Wais. Funeral Friday 8:30 a.m. Schumacher Funeral Home and 9 a.m. St Wenceslaus Church. Burial Catholic Cemetery. Rosary Thursday 7:30 p.m. Mrs Were lifelong St Wenceslaus member.
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Westby
Wis
Roy Fremstad
Viroqua Hospital
Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church
H. O. Aasen
Coon Prairie Cemetery
Thorvald Fremstad
Bertha Fredrickson
Orrin
Arlene) Pederson
Ivan
Rosalie) Schye
Rolland
Henry
Herman Hanson
la Crosse
Melvin Jothen
Joliet
Ill
Gays Mills
Walter Proudfoot
Boscobel
George Berg
Commersnaes Funeral Home
Proudfoot
Seneca Area
Belle
Elgie
Vera Kohler
Houston
Tex
Gussie Kopetsky
State St
Felix
Marie) Novak
Frank Munz
Mound
Minn
Miss Kopetsky
Norris-Kopetsky Photo Studio
Altar Rosary Society
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
South Side
Blaschke
Msgr
Joseph Kundinger
Catholic
Samuel B. Heffner
Stoddard St
Wood Veterans Hospital
Lucy
Kenneth
Milwaukee
Charles
Margaret Davis
Frank
Lottie) Smith
Redline
K. W
Ivy) Butcher
Edna) Ferree
Harvey
Laura) Gross
William
Cora) Kopp
Albert Ethel Markel
Chester Buelah
Heffner
Marion Cafe
Frederick Cafe
Wood St
Jevening
Logan High School
Frederick
Susan Elizabeth
Pamela Jo
Fred Simonson
Wesley
Norma) Denny
Dickinson Funeral Home
Joseph Lunde
Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
Mary A. Werel
Adams St
Howard
Margaret) Reese
Marshalltown
Iowa
H. C
Josephine) Duncan
Sasebo
Japan
Joseph Wais
Cashton
Wence
Pete) Wais
Alvina Wais
Were
St. Wenceslaus Parish
Three U.S. Soldiers Drown Crossing Rhine in APC Near Oppenheim
Three soldiers attached to A Company 1st Armored Rifle Battalion 48th Infantry 4th Armored Group training in Frankfurt drowned Tuesday when an armored personnel carrier sank while crossing the Rhine near Oppenheim. Eight were aboard. five escaped. Bodies recovered. names withheld until relatives are notified.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Rhine
Oppenheim
Armored Rifle Battalion
48Th Infantry
4Th Armored Group
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
It is estimated that over a million dollars yearly is spent on pile remedies. Drugists say Peterson's Ointment soothes itch in minutes. A 60c box or 85c tube applicator offers fast relief with a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
Radar and radio signals描 Venus portrait emerges
Radar and radio studies by the Naval Research Laboratory and Jet Propulsion Laboratory suggest Venus is a water scarce desert with winds of hundreds of miles per hour and surface temperatures around 600 degrees Fahrenheit. The Mariner 2 data will clarify accuracy, as reported by the Washington Post.
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Washington
Venus
Naval Research Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Washington Post
U.S. Mariner 2
Post
Naval Laboratory
Earth
California Laboratory
Katanga Crisis Deepens As Tshombe Plans Mokambo Trip
Tshombe declares a Thursday trip to Mokambo to consult his government and to help refugees on the Northern Rhodesian border. UN Congo command plans to cut the Mokambo rail line to remove Katangan gendarmes. Union Miniere warns of real sabotage threats as Katanga nears economic standstill.
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A.N.C
Congolese National Army
U.N
Tshombe
Mokambo
Elisabethville
Godefroid Munongo
U.N. Congo
Union Miniere
Katanga
Kolwezi
Pommerening Eyed For Joint Finance Unit
Madison AP Assembly Speaker Robert Haase expects to name Glen Pommerening as co chair of the Joint Finance Committee for the 1963 session. Haase will also name six Republicans and two Democrats to the panel with listed members from Green Bay Watertown Eau Claire Delavan Mequon Lancaster Kenosha Milwaukee and Milwaukee.
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Madison
Assembly
Robert Haase
Marionette
Glen Pommerening
Wauwatosa
Joint Finance Committee
Senate
William Draheim
Neenah
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Haase
Alexander Grant
Green Bay
Byron Wackett
Watertown
Thomas Barland
Eau Claire
George Borg
Delavan
Curtis McKay
Mequon
Hugh Harper
Lancaster
George Molonaro
Kenosha
Mark Ryan
Milwaukee
Wisconsin topographic mapping plan seeks 7.6 million program
Madison AP The Natural Resources Committee of State Agencies will push a five year topographic mapping program at 7.6 million dollars. The maps are described as essential tools for efficient identification and management of the state's natural resources. The cost would be shared by state and federal governments. Present funding totals 130000 yearly from each government, with completion projected in 18 years at the current rate.
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Madison
Natural Resources Committee
Wisconsin
David Kennedy In JFK's Future Book
Washington AP report notes a Kennedy family photo on Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s wall showing seven year old David Kennedy beside the White House pool. The inscription from the President reads A future president inspects his property. The First Lady took the photo last year.
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Washington
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
David
White House
Robert Kennedy
Pleads Innocent To Murder Charge In Minneapolis
Benjamin Gray age 24 pleaded innocent to a murder charge and was ordered held without bond until his next appearance after being returned from Florida. He was linked to the Aug 19 shooting of his girlfriend Patricia Bjergo age 20 and police said he signed a statement admitting holding the gun.
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Minneapolis
Benjamin
Keno) Gray
Gray
Florida
Patricia Bjergo
Alabama
Twin Cities
Miss Bjergo
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Sinclair Oil
Socony
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Texaco
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Wallace Press
Westinghouse
Elec
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White Motor
Woolworth
Zenith
Dow Jones
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Central Tele
Clark O. & R
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Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Heileman Brew
Koehring Co
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la Crosse Tele
Marine Cap
McQuay, Inc
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Northern. Plast
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Trane Co
Warner Electoha
Incorp. Invest
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Mass. Invest. Growth Stock Fund
Nat. Invest
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Puritan Fund
Winona
Swift & Company
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ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
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Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
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Midwest Stock Exchange
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Stoddard Hotel
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Richard J. McLoone
John Anderson
Waukon
Center Township
Center Baptist Church
Henry Wingblade
Bakke-Hanson Funeral Home
Hannah Anderson
Robert
Clifford
Edmund
Lansing
Herbert
DeWitt
Jurists
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3Rd St
Richard Nelson
George St. Marion Sylvester
St. Francis Hospital
Black River Falls, Wis
Jon N. Homstad
Black River Falls
Walter E. McKee
Columbus
Ohio
H. L. Northfield Jr
James Kennedy
William J. Neve
Superior
Avis Jean Mertes
Knapp
Milan Kutcher
Wendell M. Long
Oklahoma City
Okla
Paul Lindstrom
Strandquist
Arnold Giese
Alma Center
Larson
Jackson
Daniel Wallace
Humbird
Vivian Stefferud
Laverne Jaeger
Speeding
John H. Kopischke
Donald R. Painter
Maple Plain
Edward J. Dolan
Alvin Rebahn
Michael J. Demeo
Gene A. Fotch
Detroit
Mich
Dale D. Dingman
Vincennes
Commercial Carriers Corp
Auburndale
Fla
Northern Wisconsin Manufacturing Co
Pepin
Robert Burdette
Sullivan
Shedd-Bartush, Inc
Elgin
A. Golin Wholesale Meats
Philadelphia
Charles Hubble
Orlando
D. A. Pangburn
Northwood
Nelson Construction Co
Werner Transportation Co
Mathy Construction Co
Clarence J. Fischer
Wilton
Thomas Gerke
Arnold J. Bartes
Rice Lake
Gene P. Taubert
Brady Motor Ftate, Inc
Des Moines
Public Service Commission
Irving Johnson
Bronxville
N.Y
Tubeco, Inc
Owatonna
Darlene Figgins
Duluth
Reimer Express Lines Limited
Winnipeg
Canada
Arno R. Kroeker
Boldt
Hales Corners
Robert D. Barnes
Wauseon Ohio
MRS. Frederick Cafe
U Thant
Congo
United Nations
Belgium
South
Kasai
Pommerening
David Kennedy
Jfk
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