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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1968
Page
6
Washington AP June 1968 report notes the head of the supersonic transport program confirms progress despite budget reductions. Officials say the project remains on track with engineering milestones and continued government backing.
Police chief says Lake Geneva avoided mass violence during the Fourth of July weekend thanks to a curfew enforced by extra manpower. About 80 arrests, mostly of Illinois residents, were far below last year’s riot totals. National Guard helped, $30,000 in damage occurred, and the town’s 5,000 residents saw crowds and stronger patrols with auxiliaries. The curfew kept teens off streets past midnight, reducing disorder and arrests mainly for curfew violations and alcohol offenses.
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced that his state visit to Washington is postponed to a later date this year due to reports of a Communist offensive. He suggested meeting with President Johnson in a Pacific location in the coming weeks, amid concerns Ky might stage a coup during his absence.
Defense records show an F111A wing separated during late January 1968 ground testing a month before deployment to Vietnam. The incident prompted a structural fix not yet applied to deployed aircraft, with limits imposed to reduce stress.
After hatch, young pigeons are fed a unique substance called pigeon milk secreted in the parents crop. The crop milk is pumped into the mouths of the squabs, a feeding process unlike any other birds.
Ancient Egypt used mastabas as tombs with bench shaped forms. The flat-roofed burial structures featured sloping sides and a stepped profile, serving as predecessors to pyramids and royal tombs.
Madison AP report shows unannounced road checks delayed by MOTV division volunteers. 18 inspection teams stayed at base as motorists lined up for voluntary exams, with headlight alignment and worn tires identified as common issues.
A Kansas family vacationing in Wisconsin escaped unhurt when their six seat plane made an emergency landing at a state tree farm clearing. Owner pilot Dr Douglas Fair of St Francis Kansas said the single engine failed shortly after takeoff from a Boscobel airport and the airplane was lightly damaged in the tree lined field.
Mrs. Sarah B. Smith Ricketts, 82, mother of Adm. Claude V. Ricketts former Vice Chief of Naval Operations, died Saturday in Springfield. Her son Claude V. Ricketts died in July 1964 at age 58.
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