Additional 466 Miles Of Interstate For Wisconsin Proposed
Wisconsin highway groups seek 466 extra miles of interstate for the state to connect La Crosse to business districts and interchanges at French Island Onalaska and Medary Town Hall. The plan backs routes Milwaukee Green Bay Wausau Hurley Superior and targeted urban extensions in La Crosse Madison Eau Claire Milwaukee and Green Bay with priority for La Crosse Madison and Milwaukee segments. Wisconsin officials note federal mileage limits and prior allocations while urging public roads bureau engagement led by lawmakers and state leaders.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Glenn N. Grant
State Highway Department
Central Business
French Island
Onalaska
Medary Town Hall
Grant
Wisconsin Good Roads Association
Harvey Grasse
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Gus Bakke
W. H. Fiedler
Henry Reuss
Dem
5Th Dist
Melvin Laird
7Th Dist
State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Green Bay
Wausau
Hurley
Superior
Madison
Eau Claire
Public Roads Bureau
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
John Reynolds
Laird
Virginia
Ohio
Reuss - Laird
Vere Fiedler
Tomah
Tomah Advancement Association
Carlton Restaurant
John Graf
Association
The Death of a Railroad in Chicago Yards
A scene at Chicago’s The Yards as 300 freezing railroad workers witness the end of service of North Shore railroad cars. The frigid event marks a long era ending in the grim midnight cold. UPI Tele photo captures the moment.
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North Shore
Chicago
UPI
Charge Against Gen Walker Is Dropped
Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against former Army Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker and six others connected to the University of Mississippi desegregation riots. The move came after a federal grand jury declined to indict Walker. the government may refile within five years.
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Oxford, Miss
Army
Edwin A. Walker
University of Mississippi
U.S. Atty
H. H. Ray
Walker
James H. Meredith
Air Force
U.S. Dist
Claude F. Clayton
White Grand Jury
Melvin Bruce
Decatur
Philip Lloyd Miles
Kline Lamar May
Prichard
Ala
Richard Hays Hinton
Lucedale
Miss
Meredith
Frank Lamar Ott
Joseph Cutter
Kentwood
Edward Louis Shade
Atlayum
Dallas
Tex
Noted Chemist Dies in California Diabetes Fight
Dr. Gordon A. Alles, 61, a noted chemist who pioneered insulin development, died Monday in Pasadena after collapsing from a diabetic coma at his San Marino home. Friends said he may not have known he had the disease. He died hours later at Huntington Memorial Hospital.
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Pasadena
Calif
Gordon A. Alles
Alles
San Marino
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Boy Suffers Frozen Legs In Ditched Car
MOUNTAIN LAKE Minnesota AP Larry Stoesz 17 was in good condition in a hospital after frost bite from the knees down while trapped in his ditched car on a county road eight miles from town. He tried to free the car until it ran out of gas Saturday night. Stoesz had been en route to babysit for Mr and Mrs Harry Fast nearby farmers whose family had gone to Omaha. When the Fast children woke Sunday morning they notified relatives that Stoesz had not arrived. Searchers in four cars found the ditched car less than a mile from the Fast house.
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Mountain Lake
Minn
Larry Stoesz
Larry
Harry Fast
P.A. Stoesz
Canaveral in Space by 1970 Planner Says
NASA planner George von Tiesenhausen told the Institute of Aerospace Sciences the United States would need an orbiting space service station by 1970. A 300 foot by 33 foot station would launch and repair rockets, serve as a lab, and be delivered in two Saturn V stages. Apollo buses would ferry staff to the lab, with about 15 men for the first section. The second section would act as a telescoping hangar docking with the lab.
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New York
United States
Cape Canaveral
Space Agency
George von Tiesenhausen
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scientific Laboratory
von Tiesenhausen
Institute of Aerospace Sciences
Orbiting Laboratory
French German Reconciliation Pact Signed In Paris
West German Chancellor Adenauer and French President de Gaulle signed a comprehensive treaty of cooperation ending centuries of conflict. The pact calls for regular consultations on diplomacy defense education and culture and seeks to advance European unity. A joint declaration emphasizes lasting friendship and coordinated policy between the two nations.
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Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
France
Gerhard Schroeder
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Adenauer
Britain
Clemson College Denied Delay On Enrolling Gantt
Clemson College trustees meet in Columbia to decide admission of the school's first Negro student. U.S. Supreme Court declined to delay ordering Harvey Gantt, 20, enrolled at Clemson, pending transfer from Iowa State University. Russell considering statement after talks with officials. Gantt expected to enroll next Monday. legal obstacles reportedly resolved. Macmillan and De Gaulle clash over Britain's Common Market bid and NATO nuclear plans. West Germany supports Britain’s entry with a NATO nuclear force, while Adenauer deems nuclear issues less urgent.
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Great Britain
Brussels
Belgium
Adenauer
Walter Hallstein
de Gaulle
Columbia
S.C
Clemson College
Donald S. Russell
Simon Sobeloff
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl Warren
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
Harold Macmillan
Europe
Macmillan
Liverpool
Supreme Court
Harvey Gantt
Charleston
Clemson
Russell
Gantt
Weuaulic
South Carolina
Kennedy
North Atlantic Alliance
LNA Flotilla
Adanauan
Advancs
Relatives of Cuban POWs to Depart Cuba This Week
Between 900 and 1,000 relatives of Cuban invasion prisoners and up to 205 Americans are slated to leave Cuba for the United States this week. The Swiss Embassy said the Shirley Sykes will sail with relatives aboard probably within a day. An embassy spokesman added up to 205 American citizens living in Cuba will depart on two charter flights, separate from the relatives’ group.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Shirley Sykes
U.S
Republicans Plan Dinner To Honor Goldwater
Republicans arrange a dinner salute to Sen Barry Goldwater aiming to raise about 500000 to aid financially strapped party committees. The event targets wealthy supporters who back Goldwaters conservative stance, a move GOP liberals privately concede they may be unable to block.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Freezing North: Logs, Woodpeckers, and Icebound Life in International Falls
In International Falls Minnesota a logger notes trees frozen so hard woodpeckers mistake them for iron pipes. Temperatures linger around 14 to 38 below zero as 6,700 residents continue pulpwood work and winter fishing. Local tales mix cold hardship with daily routines and oddities. Harry Davy, publisher of the International Falls Journal, sums up life continuing despite the extreme cold.
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International Falls
Minn
Minnesota
U.S
Harry Davy
The
International Falls Journal
Frigid Spell Causes Shortages Across Western Europe
Western Europe faced critical shortages as a 33 day cold spell intensified, with over 100 deaths. Britain faced dwindling coal stocks and rail disruption while Germany, Holland, Austria, and France mobilized trains, trucks, and icebreakers to move fuel, coal, and oil.
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London
Europe
Western German Federal Railroad
Holland
Scheldt
JFK Hails End Of Katanga Secession
President Kennedy praised the end of Katanga's secession and urged Congo to rally behind national and provincial leadership. He cited the peaceful U.N. entry into Kolwezi as confirmation of Moise Tshombe's separatist regime's downfall and said the move is warmly welcomed by the United States and Africa's future.
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Washington
Kennedy
Katanga
U.N
Kolwezi
Moise Tshombe
United States
Congo
Africa
Snowstorm sweeps east from Rockies in bitter cold
A fresh snowstorm spread from the Rockies into the Midwest while a new arctic air mass drove deep into the East and South. Subzero readings gripped the northern Plains and Upper Midwest with Minnesota and New York reporting sharp drops. Temperatures fell to the single digits in Maine and Florida chilled to the 40s, as Blizzard warnings went out in several states and lows stayed well below zero across parts of the region.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Midwest
Southland
Maine
New York
Florida
Southeast
Miami
East
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Missouri
Texas
Canada
Continental Divide
Dakotas
Plains States
Canadian
International Falls
Minn
Mercury
Sinclairville
Cassadaga
Mayville
Philadelphia
Bos
Reynolds forecasts $72.8 million state deficit in 1963-65
Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds disclosed a $22.8 million deficit for the current biennium with tax receipts dropping across the board. He urged quick passage of a new tax bill by the Legislature to erase the shortfall and fund a larger 1963-65 budget, noting lower revenue from selective sales, income and excise taxes.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
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