Two Die In Oil Pipeline Explosion Near Neenah
Two men were killed and a third worker hospitalized after a seal blew off a 34 inch oil line during pressure tests. Virgil Woodworth 44 of Black River Falls and William Morrison 52 of Tulsa were killed. David Trimmell 20 of Fullerton was injured. Services set for Woodworth in Black River Falls with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Nekoosa
Wisconsin Rapids
Virgil Woodworth
Black River Falls
Houston, Tex
William Morrison
Tulsa
Oklo
Wood County
David Trimmell
Fullerton
Calif
Trimmell
Woodworth
Maude
Joey Lyle
Lyle
Josephine Olivatti
Rockford
Ill
Langlois-Galston
Ralph Koelemay
Riverside Cemetery
Minnesota Lt Gov urges uniform gun laws and ER chief exec plan
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor James Goetz backed urgent gun control standards and a proposal for minimum uniform enforcement. He cited a Newport conference resolution and noted a plan that when a governor leaves the state, the lieutenant governor becomes acting chief executive to handle riots and disasters. He highlighted corporate efforts to reintegrate hard core unemployed, pointing to IBM in Rochester and J R Watkins in Winona advancing training and placement.
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Paul
Minnesota
James Geetz
Geetz
National Conference of Lieutenant Governors
Newport
R.I. Goetz
Inter-governmental
Council of State
Goetz
National Governors Conference
Governor’s Youth Commission
Twin Cities
Rochester
IBM
J. R. Watkins
Winona
Gundersen Urges Farm Aid Through Collective Bargaining
Elroy Wisconsin Juneau County Dem picnic featured Gunnar A Gundersen La Crosse Democrat for Congress saying national prosperity under the Kennedy Johnson era did not reach farmers. He warned the farmer share of the consumer dollar fell over seven years, and proposed collective bargaining plus low income loans for young farmers to invest in equipment.
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Elroy
Wis
Juneau County
Gunnar A. Gundersen
la Crosse
Congress
Farmer
Gundersen
Anti Riot Gas Used In Hue Phu Bai Tunnels Blasted
S. Sgt. James Scofield and Company C of the 326th Engineer Battalion blew six tunnels and bunkers north of Hue Phu Bai in a mission to seal anti riot gas inside. Charges placed every 25 feet plus crystals were detonated to collapse entrances and trap gas for one to two years.
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Hue-Phu Bai
Vietnam
Charlie’s
326Th Engineer Battalion
101St Airborne Division
James Scofield
Black River Falls
Company C
Sgt. Scofield
Scofield
Winona State Honors Spring Honor Roll Notables
Winona State College lists spring quarter honorees led by Dr. M. R. Raymond. Minnesota residents include Jeannie Heiller Brownsville and multiple students from Caledonia Hokah and La Crescent with several others named from Mabel Spring Grove Whalan and Dakota. Wisconsin and Iowa selections include Trempealeau Trempeleau Trempealeau Trempealeau and Postville denizens among the honored students.
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Winona
Minn
Winona State College
M. R. Raymond
Minnesota
Jeannie Heiller
Brownsville
Laura Allen
Linda Becker
Judith Clark
Allen Eglinton
James Einster
John Gaspard
Mary Schieber
Sylvia Schmitt
Caledonia
Angela Boettcher
Duane Evans
John Thurston
Fred Yarosimek
Dakota
Linda Eyler
Mary Sheehan
Carol Stemper
Hokah
Rosanne Abner
Diane Mader
John Ott
Carol Pedretti
Barry Beatty
Michael Tentis
la Crescent
Susan Boyum
Deann James
Dorene Johnson
Jean Masters
Linda Hermanson
Charles Redwing
Dennis Redwing
Gerald Redwing
Richard Ruehman
Bonnie Spande
Mabel
Norman Ellingson
Dennis Onstad
Jo Ann Ostrem
Carol Halvorson
Linda Reed
Thomas Twee
Indonesian Girl to Study at Sparta High School
Agnes Samsoeri from the Indonesian island of Celebes will arrive in July to spend a year as a senior student at Sparta High. She will live with Sparta officer C Gaylord Johnson and his wife. The ICYE program sponsorship is led by John D Jones with local church members guiding arrangements.
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Sparta
Wis
United Church of Christ (Congregational) of
International Christian Youth Exchange
Sparta High School
Agnes Samsoeri
Celebes
Indonesia
C. Gaylord Johnson
Samsoeri
America
John D. Jones
H. Raymond Voss
Evelyn Frazee
Harold Lawler
Willard Schowalter
George Thompson Sr
Highest and Longest Cable Car System Delights Merida
The world’s highest and longest cable car runs in Merida Venezuela rising from 5384 feet at Merida to 15626 feet at Pico Espejo in three stages.
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Merida
Venezuela
Pico Espejo
Soldiers Grove Sewage System Grant And Loan Approved
Soldiers Grove will receive a $250000 FHA direct loan for a new sewerage collection and disposal system. A $50000 federal grant from the water pollution control division will supplement the loan, with $40000 from village homeowners completing the $340000 total. The 40 year repayment uses facility revenue to curb Kickapoo River pollution and attract small business. village president Cecil Turk notes the need.
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Soldiers Grove
Wis
Thomas R. Pattison
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Madison
Federal Water Pollution Control Division
Department of Interior
Federal Water Pollution Control Agency
Cecil Turk
Students Return From Music Camp at Stevens Point
Nine area students spent June 23 to 29 at Point Music Camp at Stevens Point State University. Sue Birkeness Dawn Birkeness Denise Hodges Jim Hodges Cindy Hess Chris Macrafic Susan Pratt Kurt Roscovicus Sherri Stetler earned the trip by winning first place in music festivals.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Stevens Point State University
Sue Birkeness
Dawn Birkeness
Denise Hodges
Jim Hodges
Cindy Hess
Chris Macrafic
Susan Pratt
Kurt Roscovicus
Sherri Stetler
Peter Pan Statue At Kensington Gardens Origin
The Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens London drew crowds as children believed fairies moved it that night. Sir James Barrie conceived the idea for Peter Pan after watching children at the Gardens.
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Kensington Gardens
London
James Bar- Irie
Indians on United States reservations count 380000
About 380000 Indians live on reservations across the United States. This figure reflects the size of the population residing on federally recognized lands and highlights ongoing discussions about rights, services, and recognition.
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United States
Mink Farmer Sutes USAF for $37,490 Award
Frazee mink farmer Zack Taylor won a $37,490 award in U S District Court finding the Air Force negligent for a sonic boom over his farm. He testified minks fled nests and kitten deaths reduced 1966 litter from 4100 to 1921, but potential future damage was not allowed. The ruling followed an Agriculture Department report finding no damage from sonic booms.
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Minneapolis
Air Force
U.S. District Court
Miles Lord
Lord
Agriculture Department
Zack Taylor
Grand Forks
N.C. Air Force Base
Taylor
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Miss Terlecke
Milwaukee
South Side
BAF
Rid-X
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P.O
White Plains
N.Y
Winona State
Wisconsin
Sandra Lacia Joyce Sacia
Mary Dunne
Galesville
Trixie Delaney
Robert Junghans
Sheila Lucas
Susan McCrae
Irvin Nehring
Barbara Leavitt
Judy Steyer
Margaret Worra
Trempealeau
Gene Phillipson
Dale Phillipson
John Phillipson
Whitehall
Iowa
Wanita McCracken
Marquette
Marsha Walters
McGregor
Kenneth Dickson
Kenneth Schutte
Postville
Board OF Review
Onalaska
Ruth Bucklin
West Salem
Farmers Co-Op
Hiawatha Dairies
Rose ST
USAF
Char-O
Northern States Power Company
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