Governor declares Wisconsin traffic emergency for Fourth of July weekend
Gov. Gaylord Nelson, from Hawaii, orders a traffic emergency through the holiday to curb highway deaths. He urges limited driving, cautions against fatigue and alcohol, and asks police to work overtime as Wisconsin faces near 400 yearly fatalities and a projected 40 deaths during the period.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
James Karns
State Motor Vehicle Department
Hillsboro Youth Killed in Tractor Mishap
Larry Paul Blaha 17 died instantly when his tractor plunged into a gully while towing a trailer on a Town of Hillsboro road. Coroner cites skull fracture. Services planned at Hart Funeral Home with burial in Burr Cemetery.
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Larry Paul Blaha
Albert Blaha
Blaha
Harold Oppert
Viroqua
Vernon County
Hillsboro High School
Roger
Albert Jr
Kendall
Larry Jones
Harvard
Billy Williams
Janesville
Isaiah Butcher
Hart Funeral Home
Burr Cemetery
Job Picture Brighter In Racine and Kenosha
The Labor Department shifted Racine and Kenosha from areas of substantial unemployment to moderate conditions. Milwaukee stays in D category with 6 to 8.9 percent unemployment. Madison remains in Class C as Racine shows gains in primary metals non electrical machinery trade and services. Further Kenosha improvement expected by late summer with seasonal nonmanufacturing gains.
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Racine
Kenosha
Wis
Milwaukee
Labor Department
Madison
Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Drought Relief Arrives as Dakota Minnesota Rains Rise
Rain ended a two day drought across the Dakotas and Minnesota with heavy storms causing some damage and power outages. South Dakota largely missed the system though portions of Minnesota and North Dakota received over an inch, aiding cattle ranchers and hay supplies while farmers hoped for partial crops despite ongoing dryness.
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Associated Press
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
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Mandan
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Steckler
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Mott, N.D
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Little Falls
Crookston
Alexandria
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Ortonville
Lake Carlos
Auto Hit By Truck In Wrong Lane Kills 11 In Nevada
A speeding pickup crossed into a northbound lane on U.S. 91 near Jean Nevada and struck a California bound station wagon killing 11 occupants nine from the same family and leaving a cocker spaniel as the sole truck survivor. The crash occurred about 60 mph past a highway patrol check point. A Nevada patrol official called it the worst traffic accident in state history.
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Nev
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Nevada Highway Patrol
U.S. 91
Los Angeles
California
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Highway Patrol
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George Neal Gibson
Big Creek
Calif
Laura
George
John
San Bernardino
Wilburn Gibson
Stella
Tommy
Margie
Marilyn
Sherill
Leo Hollis Watkins
Floree Francis
Manhattan Beach
UPI
Kuwait Mobilizes With British Carrier Force Against Iraqi Threat
In Kuwait the British aircraft carrier Bulwark landed Marines and Centurion tanks while about 750 troops arrived to bolster defense against a possible Iraqi invasion. Saudi Arabia reportedly sends troops as Baghdad denies massing forces along the Kuwait border.
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Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Charles Elworthy
Middle East
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Sheik Abeidullah as-Salim as-Sabah
Abdel Karim Kassem
Two Dead Men On A Raft Tragedy At Sea Describes Delirium
A 14 year old Huntington Beach boy Terry McClelland survived three days afloat after two men Russell Bradford and Alvin Hartman died on a small raft off Mexico. Bradford’s body disappeared at sea and Hartman died on the raft while Terry was rescued by a fishing boat and sent to a San Diego area hospital.
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Terry McClelland
Huntington Beach
Russell Bradford
Alvin Hartman
Santa Ana
Bradford
Mexico
Hartman
Newport Beach
Grandad
Terry
Pacific
Diodon
Tim C
UPI
Paul Guilfoyle, veteran actor director, dies at 58
Hollywood report states Paul Guilfoyle a character actor and TV director died of a heart attack at age 58. The actor known for film and television work passed away in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Paul Guilfoyle
No Reparations For Invasion, Castro Told
Fidel Castro was informed that paying indemnity for the April invasion is against U S national interest. The stance ended hopes for prisoner releases after Castro demanded indemnity or heavy tractors valued at 28 million dollars.
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Louis DE LA Hara
Key West
Fla
Fidel
United States
Cuba
John Hooker Jr
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Dr. Castro
Hocker
House swept away in Muscatine flood tragedy
A mother and her two young children died when their cottage on Mad Creek was washed away by a flash flood in Muscatine Iowa after a four hour rain. Rescuers Ray Pace and daughter Lois were swept away while attempting a rescue. the husband was at work during the storm.
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Iowa
Mad Creek
Robert Smith
Bobby
Sissy
Ray Pace
Lois
Pace
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