Senate Debates Strong Gun Control as Congress Acts
Senate hearings heard petitions exceeding a million signatures demanding strict gun controls. A House committee prepared a mail order ban on all firearms, while Dodd pledged immediate import controls, with measures advancing amid NRA opposition and post Kennedy era urgency.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
White House
House Rules Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Subcommittee
Dodd
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
National Rifle Association
Bus Strike Settled in Chicago After Week of Walkout
Chicago bus and rail service returned to normal as striking drivers head back to work after a week end session with Mayor Daley. An arbitration plan was agreed to for unresolved grievances, including Negro drivers seeking representation on the local executive board.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
Division 241
Amalgamated Transit Union
Robert Cavens
Vietnam War Updates: Casualties, Air Strikes Near DMZ
Government spokesmen report 13 soldiers killed and 32 wounded. U S pilots flew 133 missions below the 19th parallel destroying or damaging 18 supply boats eight trucks 10 warehouses and five bridges. The last American troops evacuated Khe Sanh ending a 77 day siege as a more mobile striking force prepares to operate 14 miles below the DMZ seven miles from the Laotian border.
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North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Dmz
Juveniles Apprehended for Fireworks Shooting Incident
Two girls aged 15 and 16 and a 17 year old boy were apprehended late Saturday for shooting fireworks near 14th and Winnebago streets. They will be turned over to La Crosse County Social Services for juvenile court processing.
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Winnebago
la Crosse County
Social Services Department
Three Die In Flaming Wood County Collision
The Fourth of July holiday weekend in Wisconsin ended with at least 23 traffic deaths statewide, including Hermann Frueh 60 and Mildred Batteron 59 and her son Glen 14 in a three car blaze in Wood County. Rose Sotola 48 of Berwyn Ill died when a car overturned near DePere, and other victims included a Sheboygan County tractor passenger. The toll brought the yearly state total to 559, with dozens more injured across roadways as vacation traffic surged.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wood County
Herman Frueh
Marshfield
Mildred Batteron
Glen
Rose Sotola
Berwyn
Ill
DePere
Sheboygan County
American Automobile Association
Mary A. Hughes
Racine
Nobles County
Dale Peters
Everett Cross
Sioux Falls
Wisconsin Water Mishaps Claim Six Lives
Six people died in Wisconsin water accidents over the Independence Day weekend and a seventh was presumed drowned in Lake Michigan. Mrs. Robert Byers of West Allis disappeared near Port Washington while scuba diving. a seven hour search was halted at night. Charles Schlicht of Phillips died after falling from a boat on Long Lake, ruled a boating accident. Carol Saban of Lyon, Illinois was killed at Lake Geneva by a boat propeller after falling in. Robert Olson of Altoona, missing since Sunday, was recovered from Lake Menomin at Menomonie.
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Lake Michigan
Ozaukee
Robert Byers
West Allis
Port Washington
Long Lake
Price County
Paul Gehring
Gehring
Schlicht
Carol Saban
Lyon
Ill
Lake Geneva
Green Bay
Robert D. Olson
Altoona
Lake Menomin
Menomonie
Olson
Stock quotations from The Marshall Co markets
National and local inter dealer prices as of 9:00 a.m. list quotes for CW Transport Dial Finance Fabri Tek First Bank Stock Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instru Linc Natl Life McQuay Nekoosa Edn Rockwell Roy Dutch N.Y. Wallace Warner Werner Central Telephone Wis Power Local listings show bids and asks with approximate markups and varied ranges for each security.
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Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank
Gateway
Godfrey Co
Howell Instru
Va Linc. Natl. Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa Edn
Rockwell Mfg
Roy
Dutch N.Y
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Werner Trans
Central Telephone & Utilities
Wisconsin Power & Lite
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Telephone
Pyroll Co., Inc
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard J Bal
Eaton & Howard
Eberstadt Fund
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan F'd
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
National Invest
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Iowa youths try to peddle tobacco as marijuana
Four Iowa youths from Waterloo and Oelwein attempted to sell torn cigarette tobacco as marijuana to an 18 year old La Crosse man to raise gas money. The man reported them to police. detectives used a test kit and found no marijuana. They were reprimanded and released.
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la Crosse
Jackson Street
Kmart
Waterloo
Olewein
Illness and accident involve city residents at two hospitals
July 6 at 6 28 p m John Nelson 20 of 712 S 4th St moved from North Side Beach to St Francis Hospital after a collision with a submerged barrel. July 7 at 12 01 p m Roland Selck 58 of 1113 S 3rd St transported to Lutheran Hospital after illness.
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S. 4Th St
North Side Beach
St. Francis Hospital
Roland Selck
S. 3Rd St
Lutheran Hospital
Winona Livestock Market Reports from Minnesota and Illinois
Market notes from Winona Minnesota and South St. Paul Illinois indicate steady to mixed prices across poultry cattle hogs and calves. Highlights include wholesale poultry roasters prices unchanged and cattle with various weight classes and bulls cows and calves showing modest changes amid slow trading.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Winona
Kpprer & Cutter
Deaths rise in Independence Day traffic toll in county
An ongoing investigation followed a string of holiday fatalities starting Friday with an Illinois youth killed in a head on collision on Highway 16 near West Salem. In all 15 traffic deaths occurred 11 on rural roads and four in La Crosse. A fiery Brice Prairie crash injured three others near Onalaska where Mary Reps and passenger Gary Braund escaped. Woodard faced reckless driving charges and was to appear July 15 in county court.
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West Salem
Burns
la Crosse
Brice Prairie
Burlington Railroad
Onalaska
Mary C. Reps
Thomas F. Woodard
6Th Ave
Reps
Mattison
Onalaska Fire Department
Pentagon Plans Civilian Payroll Trim
The Defense Department weighs a plan to cut more than 150000 civilian jobs, aiming to save over $1 billion yearly. The move, guided by congressional limits, relies on attrition with no set deadline and could affect states and installations nationwide.
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Defense Department
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Defense
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Nine Die On Minnesota Roads Over Fourth of July Holiday
Nine people died on Minnesota highways during the four day Fourth of July period up from 1967’s tally of 15. An elderly Brewster couple perished in a two car crash at a Highway 60 intersection. Additional fatalities included a Two Harbors man in a single vehicle crash near Duluth and a San Diego man in a single vehicle wreck near Lake City.
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Minnesota
Brewster, Minn
Brewster
California
Lake City
Highway Patrol
Robert E. Baker
San Diego
Baker
Rochester
Minn
Japan Liberal Democrats win big in upper house election
In Tokyo AP report Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's Liberal Democratic party swept toward a larger majority in the House of Councillors. With returns near complete the LDP would surpass its current 139 seats as 68 of the 250 seats were not up for election. The Socialists, seeking to scrap the U.S. alliance and bases, gained four seats to reach 5, while the Communists rose to five from one.
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Eisaku Sato
Liberal-Democratic Party
United States
Liberal-Democrats
House of Councillors
Socialists
Johnson Tours El Salvador Amid Warm Reception
Johnson continued his run as crowds packed the streets of San Salvador and surrounding areas. Fresh eggs paint bombs and raw potatoes were thrown by some student demonstrators, but he remained engaging, greeting people from a limousine and delivering brief spontaneous speeches. He was joined by El Salvador’s President Fidel Sanchez Hernandez on tours of cities, schools, and waterfalls.
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el Salvador
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Fidel Sanchez Hernandez
Intruder Flees After Woman's Scream In La Crosse Home
A woman in La Crosse told police an intruder entered her bedroom through a back porch window and fled when she screamed. The girl described the suspect as about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 35 to 40 years old, with the scream also alerting the rest of the family.
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la Crosse
South Side
Weather snapshot for Lacrosse and nearby areas
Variable cloudiness and cooler tonight with near 60. Tuesday turns fair and slightly cooler. Wisconsin sees a chance of southeast thunderstorms, cooler north and west tonight and Tuesday. Minnesota and Iowa expect variable clouds, cooler tones, and Tuesday's cooling.
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Iowa
River readings and Mississippi forecast summary
River readings show multiple stations with flood stage and 24 hour changes across Winona Dakota La Crosse Lansing Prairie du Chien and Trempealeau Black La Crosse Root and others. Mississippi River forecast lists values for Winona La Crosse Prairie du Chien with temperatures and daylight data. Extended forecast indicates five day period temperatures 3-6 below normal with light precipitation likely Thursday or Friday.
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Stolen Items Reported Across Several Lax Area Addresses
Kenneth Bye reports a $70 microphone stolen from the Mississippi Room after leaving it last weekend. Frank Alberts says his No 2 wood and a wedge were taken from his golf set, valued at $43.50. Ronald McGrath reports three bedspreads worth $30 stolen from his rooming house. Shirleigh Jostad notes three books of trading stamps, a coin container, cigarettes and a radio stolen from his car, valued at $37.50. Roger Halverson reports a bucket seat cushion stolen from his car on Jay Street in the 300 block.
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Kenneth Bye
Blvd. S
la Crosse
Mississippi
Frank Alberts
S. 22Nd St
Ronald McGrath
Copeland Ave
Shirleigh Jostad
20Th St
Roger Halverson
Houston
Minn
Jay Street
Klos Seeks La Crosse County Court Clerk Office
Harold Klos 43 of La Crosse announced his candidacy for La Crosse County clerk of circuit court. He would succeed incumbent Carl Schnick. Klos, Bangor born, has industrial management and real estate appraisal training and works at Trane Co since 1951. He serves in Trane Lodge 21 Catholic War Veterans Boy Scout work and is a Navy veteran. He sits on the La Crosse County Democratic party executive board and is married to Edith Dwyer with six children.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Carl Schnick
Klos
Bangor
Trane Co
Trane Lodge 21
Catholic War Veterans
Record Fourth of July toll tops previous highs
Traffic deaths during last year's four day Independence Day holiday period reached 732, a record high for any Fourth of July or summer holiday. The figures show ongoing improvement is still underway despite the steep toll.
Forger Sought After No-Show At Sentencing
Federal and Wisconsin authorities seek Clemon V. Clark Jr. after he failed to appear for sentencing in La Crosse County Court. The 40 year old pleaded guilty to forging his mother Nora Clark of Viroqua on a $100 check. A bench warrant will be issued as he remains at large.
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Viroqua
la Crosse County
Clemon V. Clark Jr
Nora Clark
Leonard F. Roraff
Clark
Asst. Dist. Atty
Merwin Mellor
Richard McCormick
McCormick
Roraff
Three Hurt In Adams Street Head On Collision
A head on crash in the 1200 block of Adams Street at about 4 20 p m left three injured. Drivers were Hermann Linder 57 and Mrs Anne Ziegelmeyer 64. Linders wife Elfreda 53 and passenger Mrs Anna Ohm 85 were also hurt with neck and head injuries and cuts and bruises reported.
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Hermann Linder
East Ave. S
Anne Ziegelmeyer
Adams St
Linder
Elfreda
Anna Ohm
Ziegelmeyer
Radio Highlights Discuss The Idea Of A University
MONDAY at 7 p.m. on WLCX with Dr. Carl Wimberly dean of the college of letters and sciences at La Crosse State University as guest discussing the idea of a university.
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WLCX
Carl Wimberly
College of Letters and Sciences
la Crosse State University
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