Weekend Toll Rises With 16 Minnesotans Killed on Roads
AP reports sixteen Minnesotans died in weekend crashes on state highways and streets. The toll boosts 1968 fatalities to 472 versus 457 a year ago, with victims including a St Paul father and son on US 61 near Gem Lake and four family members in a Detroit Lakes crash. Others perished across Wright County, Buffalo, Robbinsdale, Two Harbors, and nearby areas, with additional deaths on I 94 and Highway 14.
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Suspect in Stabbing Gives Police Two Names
A Madison man, 32, was charged with aggravated battery in the stabbing of Carol Mercer 29. He identified himself as Richard A. Lantz and also as Richard Anthony Roy of Madison. Mercer was treated for neck and chest cuts and released from Madison General Hospital.
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Huber weighs run for Carley post in Wisconsin
Veteran Assemblyman Robert Huber of West Allis said he may seek the Democratic national committeeman post vacated by David Carley of Madison. He will decide in two days. Carley declared he would not seek re election leaving William Riggins and Jack Nikolay as candidates.
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Rickover Faults Naval Academy Training and Defense Deals
Vice Adm. Hyman G. Rickover criticizes the Naval Academy for lacking poise and maturity among midshipmen and blames broad military training aims. He also charges the Defense Department with excessive industry influence and reveals contractors hide profits and trade sensitive technical information through government advertising.
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Gary Students Set 325 Mile Marathon Swim Record
In Gary Indiana 25 high school and college students swam non stop for eight days and two hours taking one hour shifts to log over 142000 laps in a 20 by 40 foot heated pool equating to over 325 miles. The effort surpassed a Redwood California group that swam 272 miles in the same 194 hour span.
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Delegate counts rise for Humphrey Nixon amid weekend set backs
Hubert H. Humphrey gains 21 first ballot delegate votes reaching 698 of 1 312 needed for the Democratic nomination while Richard Nixon adds 2 to reach 501 of 667 for the GOP. Rockefeller plans a nationwide poll to test strongest Republican candidate as McGovern hopes fade after Kennedy campaign leaders meet in Huron South Dakota.
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Carley to Step Down as Democratic National Committeeman
Madison AP David Carley, backed by some party leaders, says he will not seek another term as Wisconsin's Democratic national committeeman. He cites adverse effects on his private business and plans to decide which candidate to support among four to five contenders by week's end.
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Water drownings claim seven lives in Wisconsin
Seven people died in Wisconsin water incidents over a weekend. Enrike Gonzalez and Heriberto Gonzalez, both 20s, drowned when a rented canoe capsized at Browns Lake near Burlington during a church outing. Others included a Beloit boy, a Loves Park boy, a Chicago man, and children from Stevens Point and Waushara County, all drowning during swimming or wading near parks, ponds, and lakes.
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