Fortas Testifies on Constitution and Justice for Senate Panel
Associate Justice Abe Fortas told the Senate Judiciary Committee he cannot say if Supreme Court rulings raise crime but he decides cases by the Constitution. He defended restraint in answering questions about decisions while condemning violence and noting he wrote a pamphlet opposing protests. He cited the need for lawfulness and a role in halting a violent revolutionary movement.
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Abe Fortas
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
The
United States
John Chadwick Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Fortas
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Mallory
Thurmond
Tornadoes and Severe Storms Hit Southern Wisconsin
A squall line produced heavy rain and winds up to 80 mph across southern Wisconsin with two tornadoes sighted near Waterloo in Jefferson County and north of Columbus in Dodge County. One person, Michael D. Richmond, 16, of Wautoma, was treated for minor burns from lightning. Property damage included a fire at the Forrest Pautz residence in Oconomowoc estimated at $5,000.
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Wisconsin
Waterloo
Jefferson County
Columbus
Dodge County
Michael D. Richmond
Wautoma
Silver Lake
Forrest Pautz
Oconomowoc
David Weber
Pautz
Fond du Lac
Sheboygan
Washington
Ozaukee
Waukehsa
Racine
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Weather Bureau
Wausau
Beloit
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Superior
Madison
Lone Rock
Home Owner Sues Library Contractors
Neil Kane of 116 S. 9th St. sues Neil Johnson Construction Co. Winona J. F. Brennan Co. and Angela M. Earp doing business as Earl Earp and Sons of La Crosse. Kane alleges 4800 dollars in structural damage to his home during excavation and piling for the new La Crosse Main Library. Case filed in La Crosse County Court.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Main Libra
Neil Kane
S. 9Th St
Neil Johnson Construction Co
Winona
J. F. Brennan Co
Angela M. Earp
Earl Earp and Sons
Kane
la Crosse County
Three U S fliers released by North Vietnam amid antiwar protests
North Vietnam released Maj. James Low Maj. Fred Thompson and Capt. Joe Carpenter to antiwar activists in Hanoi and planned to fly them to Vientiane for U S return. Officials discuss debriefing and return routes, amid U S demands they be interrogated before leaving Southeast Asia.
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Tokyo
North Vietnnam
Hanoi
Vientiane
U.S
James Frederick Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred Neal Thompson
Taylors, N.C
Joe Victor Carpenter
Victorsville
North Vietnam
Nihon Dempa
North Vietnam People’s Army
Anne Scheer
Ramparts Magazine
Robert Scheer
Vernon Grizzard
Boston
Stewart Meacham
American Friends Service Committee
ICC
United States
Southeast Asia
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
William A. Sullivan
Harriman
Sullivan
Udorn
Thailand
Yanks Battle 5 Hours With North Vietnamese Regiment
U S troops fought a five hour battle with a fresh North Vietnamese regiment that traveled 125 miles from the Central Highlands to merge with others near Saigon. U S headquarters reported 34 enemy dead, four Americans killed, and 23 wounded. The clash occurred 75 miles north of Saigon near Loc Ninh, a hub of Tet era activity.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Madison
Rich
W. Orton
Lancaster
Judicial Council
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Ia Drang Valley
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Clifford
Vietnam
Panhandle
Johnson
No Details Told In La Crosse School Board Talks
A six hour negotiation between the La Crosse Education Association and the La Crosse City School District Board of Education yielded a tentative compromise. Mediator Zel Rice said the agreement is subject to ratification by both sides, with secrecy and press bans on details.
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Vergin
la Crosse Tribune
Cation Chambers
la Crosse Education Association
la Crosse City
Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission
Rice
Board of Education
la Crosse
Edsel Vergin
Raymond Sauer
LEA
Sauer
Suer
Wkbt-Tv
Leas
Postal workers strike halts Canadian mail service
Ottawa AP report notes 24 000 postal workers walked out over wages halting mail nationwide. Negotiations were to resume Sunday after union rejected a 15 cent raise from 2 75 to 2 90 per hour. Union leader William Houle called the offer a big joke and pressed for 75 cents more hourly plus fringe benefits.
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Ottawa
William Houle
Cochairman
The
Council of Postal Unions
Ways to Prevent Skyjacking Studied by FAA and Airlines
Airlines and government agencies are exploring methods to deter hijackings including photographing boarding passengers, metal object detection, and cockpit surveillance. FAA officials note no approach is ready for immediate deployment and emphasize ongoing studies and meetings with industry to evaluate commercially produced devices and enhanced cockpit security.
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Washington
Richard Swift
Federal Aviation Administration
Fight Standards Service
Swift
William Becker
Air Transport Association
FAA
Navy Facility Bids Opening Announced
Washington AP reports bids for phase one of a $1.0 to $1.5 billion Navy communications facility near Park Falls will open July 31. Rep. Alvin O’Konski notes phase one costs $25-$30 million and the project aims to hire over 100 Northern Wisconsin workers. The facility, Project Sanguine, will link to Polaris and Poseidon submarines and other nuclear forces worldwide.
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Washington
Navy Communications
Park Falls
Alvin O’konski
D-Wis
Mercer
House
Armed Services Committee
Wisconsin
Polaris
Poseidon
O’konski
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Congress
Burlington
Needles
Butte
Mont
George Kimball
Irving Herman
Cedar Falls
Iowa
N. Viet
George Esper
Tered
By Grant Blum
Central High School
Vern Haugland
AP Aviation
Navy
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