Gun Licensing Faces Test In House Friday
Supporters of a gun control bill pushing registration and licensing claim momentum in the House while two key lawmakers oppose. A bipartisan amendment to add registration and licensing is expected Friday as the Justice Department reports stronger state gun laws correlate with fewer gun murders.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Department
Ramsey Clark
House Judiciary Committee
Honolulu Talks To Be Focused On War Peace
President Johnson and Secretary Rusk fly to Hawaii for a summit with South Vietnam’s President Thieu. They plan private talks on the Vietnam war, Paris peace efforts, and regional military developments.
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Honolulu
Austin, Tex
Johnson
Dean Rusk
South Vietnam
Ete van Thieu
Paris
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Rusk
Texas
Hawaii
Thieu
Washington
U.S. Mainland
Lady Bird
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Stoddard Man Injured When Car Rolls Twice
Fred C. Kromke a 64 year old Stoddard man was injured when his car rolled twice on Highway 35 Wednesday afternoon He was listed in satisfactory condition at St Francis Hospital Thursday morning The crash occurred in front of Edward Youngs farm under rainy conditions and left him with cuts and bruises to his right shoulder and elbow
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St. Francis Hospital
Fred C. Kromke
Edward Young
Kromke
Legion Meet Under Way In Winona
Minnesota American Legion delegates gather in Winona for the annual convention running Thursday through Monday. Lt. Gov. James Goetz opens Friday with speeches by St Paul Mayor Thomas Byrne Gareth Herbert of the St Paul Pioneer Press and Maj. Gen. Chester J. Moeglein. Friday events include a drum and bugle corps contest with La Crosse’s Blue Stars at Jefferson Stadium. Saturday parade features 130 units led by the 132nd Army Band Wisconsin National Guard.
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Minnesota American Legion
Winona
James Goetz
St. Paul
Thomas Byrne
Gareth Herbert
Oliver Towne
la Crosse
Blue Stars
Jefferson Stadium
132Nd Army Band
Wisconsin National Guard
Warrens Man Shot In Jackson County Investigation Underway
Warrens resident George E Campbell 47 was shot in the left leg Wednesday night in the Town of Knapp Jackson County. The bullet entered the hip area and exited the knee. He was treated at Tomah Memorial Hospital then Madison hospital. Conservation Warden Calvin Clark continues the investigation with Jackson County authorities alerted after initial Monroe County involvement.
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Warrens
Wis
George E., Campbell
R. J. Warrens
Knapp
Jackson County
Monroe County
Calvin Clark
Campbell
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Madison
Milwaukee lawyers offer free legal aid to migrant workers
A committee of 16 Milwaukee attorneys will rotate weekends in Wautoma from July 27 to Sept 15 to provide free legal help to migratory workers. The group, coordinated by Allen Samson and including two State assemblymen and two district attorneys, will also assist workers in enforcing minimum wage rights and record keeping.
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Milwaukee
Wautoma
Allen Samson
Christopher Reuss
Henry S. Reuss
Obreros Unidos
Migrant Workers Union
Reuss
Samson
Woman Sustains Lip Cut After Street Attack
Lori McGuire 21 of 2226 Onalaska Ave is reported to have cut an upper lip in an assault on Charles Street near Lutheran Hospital. Fire crews cleaned up gasoline spills at Green Bay Street and South Avenue after the incident.
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Charles Street
Lori McGuire
Onalaska Ave
Lutheran Hospital
Fire Department
la Crosse
Green Bay Street
South Avenue
Portrait of the Inner City radio panel on local action
At 6 30 p m Thursday on WLCX a program titled Portrait of the Inner City previews plans and recommendations for law and order and social justice. Panelists include Clyde Miller from Project Equality Rev Charles Houdek from First Presbyterian Church Dr Carl Wimberly and Dr Donovan Riley from La Crosse State University.
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WLCX
Clyde Miller
Project Equaliity
Charles Houdek
First Presbyterian Church
Carl Wimberly
Donovan Riley
la Crosse State University
Fortas Testimony Covers Puerto Rico Ties and White House Contact
Fortas testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his pre‑judicial work for Puerto Rico after serving as undersecretary of the interior. He said a nominal retainer of 12000 dollars a year was paid to his firm by Puerto Rico later on, not immediately after his interior tenure. The hearings also explored potential presidential–justice contact, with Fortas noting historical precedent and acknowledging possible problems. Republican members pressed the line as questions prolonged the session about Thornberry and Fortas’ ongoing relationships with the White House.
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Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Rules ‘Committee
Celler
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House Judiciary
Bob Casey
D-Tex
Casey
McCulloch
House
Puerto Rico
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Interior
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Earl Warren
U.S
Interior Department
Supreme Court
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
5Th Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Johnson
White House
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Stock Quotations Inter Dealer Prices Start Day
National Association of Securities Dealers quotes show early inter dealer prices at about 9:00 a.m. Transport and Dial Finance are listed with prices 74-25 and 15-15%. Markets move through the day and prices exclude retail markups and commissions.
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National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Co W Transport
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Boston Fund Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howar
Army in South China Moves to Quell Riots After Weeks
Reports from travelers describe troops patrolling Canton streets and guarding rail yards as Peking orders move to crush violence in Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Casualty counts exceed 2,000 with battles near Canton and Wuchow inflaming concern over factional Red Guard power.
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Forrest Edwards
Hong Kong
Red China
South China
Seer
Mao Tse-tung
Canton
Canton Radio
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Liuchow
North Vietnam
Peking
China Watchers
South
China
Wuchow
Nanning
Red Guard
Chou Enlai
Hanoi
La Crosse Toastmasters Club 411 Hosts Riverboat Night
The La Crosse Toastmasters Club 411 held a riverboat party Wednesday night. Several new members were inducted into the club during the event.
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la Crosse
Toastmasters Club
Missing woman found in wooded area near Ox Lake
An elderly woman in her 80s, Margaret Swanson, was found late Wednesday in a wooded area near Ox Lake south of Brainerd. She appeared in good condition but had insect bites. The Crow Wing County sheriff’s office and Minnesota Civil Air Patrol assisted in the search after the missing-person report Wednesday afternoon.
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Brainerd
Minn
Crow Wing County
Margaret Swanson
Ox Lake
Sheriff's Office
Minnesota Civil Air Patrol
Job funds in Duluth total 2.247 million dollars
The U S Department of Labor awards 2 247 000 to the Department of Economic Development in Duluth Minnesota to provide work and training for jobless people. The announcement is part of seven Midwest contracts totaling 15 336 782 for about 9 000 persons.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Labor
Department of Economic Development
Duluth
Minn
Department
Fortas Testimony Sparks Senate Confirmation Debate
Fortas faces tough questions as Ervin warns about justice presidential associations. Dirksen defends Fortas saying presidents have long used justices to survey policy, citing Washington and other leaders, while Griffin and others oppose the nomination amid concerns.
Cleopatra's Daughters Cairo Seismic Gear Thefts
Seismic crewmen in the Nile Delta report color coded electrical connectors attract Egyptian women who use them as jewelry. Tony Mattos, Bendix crew chief, says local women repeatedly take supplies while the crew handles ditches drains and terrain problems. The connectors link cables to geophones for recording seismic data.
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Cleopatra’s
Cairo
Nile River Delta
Tony Mattos
Bendix
Harris Tweed Weaving Traditions Highlighted on Islands
Harris tweeds are handmade on Harris and Lewis islands with weaving tied to old customs. The craft, rooted in island life, preserves genuine outer Hebrides textile heritage.
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Harris
Outer Hebrides
Harris Island
Lewis Island
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report
Milwaukee AP reports Wednesday livestock lanes closed steady with cattle prices mainly steady to firm across steers heifers and Holstein. Calves hogs sheep and lambs showed mixed shifts with steady to lower ranges and broad category spreads noted.
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Milwaukee
Lara
Tightening Of Farm Tax Plan Urged
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman urged tightening federal farm tax loopholes used by non farmers to write off losses in other income. He voiced concern over nonfarmers entering agriculture for tax reasons and said he supported bills to restrict loopholes while protecting low income farmers with legitimate farm losses.
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Washington (Ap
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Seven Injured in Chain Auto Crash at Intersection
Seven people were hurt in a four car collision just before 2 p m Wednesday at South Avenue and Green Bay Street. Mildred Howell 56 Prairie du Chien stopped for a turning car while Bonnie Raatz 24 Stoddard and Lester Kuester 62 Chaseburg were stopped behind her. Ronald Flottmeier 36 Caledonia Street struck the Kuester car sending it into the Raatz car and then into the Howell vehicle. Injured included Howell and passenger Kenneth Clark 56 with neck and arm injuries Raatz with a head bump Kuester bruised legs and back and Leslie Kuester 21 head and neck injuries Flottmeier with neck and head injuries.
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South Avenue
Green Bay Street
Mildred Howell
Prairie du Chien
Green Bay St
Bonnie Raatz
Stoddard
Lester Kuester
Chaseburg
Ronald Flottmeir
Caledonia St
Kuester
Raatz
Howell
Kenneth Clark
Miss Raatz
Leslie
Flottmeir
Three Charged in Gun Sale Tied to New York Sniper
In Toms River New Jersey two suspended patrolmen and a Jackson Township man were charged in the illegal sale of a pistol linked to a New York sniper case. Franklin White Gustav Landi and Eirik Dimitrov posted bail after arrests. An Ocean County grand jury had issued indictments last week. Angelos, who used the revolver in July killings, was shot by New York police.
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Toms River
N.J
Central Park
Franklin White
Gustav Landi
Jackson Township
Eirik Dimitrov
Ocean County
William E. O'Connor Jr
Angel Angelos
Lilah Kistler
Joseph Bach
New York
Walter McCurdy
Dimitrov
Angelos
White
Landi
Star Route bids sought for La Crosse Decorah daily run
Bids may be submitted for a Star Route contract running daily from La Crosse to Decorah Iowa before August 15. Information is available at the La Crosse Post Office and from the postmaster's office.
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Star
la Crosse
Decorah
Iowa
Grain and potato price listings from Chicago and U S factors
AP reports commodity prices with wheat at 1.39 for No 2 hard and 1.31 for No 2 soft red, corn at 1.12 and 1.10, oats at 0.62, and soybeans at 2.71. Potatoes show U S shipments totals and carlot sales in California long whites and Texas round reds with price ranges.
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Cash Grain Chicago
Chicago
USDA
U.S
Calif
Texas
North Vietnam Off Limits to US Attack Amid Rising Tensions
Defense officials warned of possible major enemy offensives against Saigon and northern provinces any time before September while US bombers pressed raids 12 to 15 miles north of the DMZ. Casualties and activity surged with Marine operations near Camp Carroll and attacks on Phu My Tay and Nha Be.
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U.S
Clifford
Saigon
Panhandle
Honolulu
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Hawaii
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Camp Carroll
Tay Ninh
Phu My Tay
Nha Be
Akron in state of emergency after looting clashes
Akron officials declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after looting, window breaking, and minor arson in a near downtown district. National Guard units reinforced police as 25 youths and 15 adults were arrested, with several stores looted and a gun store robbed.
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Lou Mio
Akron, Ohio
Akron
National Guardsmen
John S. Ballard
National Guard
Akron Detective Bureau
Wooster Avenue
Leo R. Stegall
John
Ballard
James A. Rhodes
145Th Infantry
Minnesota Man Killed In Crash on I 90 near Austin
Richard A. Walterman, 21, of rural Dexter, died in a one car crash on Interstate 90 two miles west of Austin. James R. Hall, 23, Mapleview, escaped with serious injuries after as the patrol said Hall’s car seemed to lose control while passing a truck. Minnesota highway toll for 1968 rose to 479.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Richard A. Walterman
Ed Walterman
Dexter
Austin
Highway Patrol
James R. Hall
Mapleview
Minn
Hall
Marathon County Youth Killed in Tractor Crash
A 16 year old, Clyde Mueller of Fenwood, was killed when the tractor he drove into town for brake repairs lost control and overturned in a ditch on a Marathon County town road. The accident increases Wisconsin's 1968 highway death toll to 604, up from 520 a year ago.
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Associated Press
Marathon County
Wisconsin
Clyde Mueller
Fenwood
Home Owners Warned About Roofing Crew Con Men
A La Crosse resident thwarted a roofing and painting scam on Wednesday night by calling police. Vernon Baldwin 2109 S 30th St alerted authorities as Dane County and state officials warn the con men are operating through the region charging high prices for poor work.
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la Crosse
Vernon Baldwin
S. 30Th St
Ray Lichtie
Dane County
Smoke Bomb Ignited at Blue Tiger Lounge
An Army issue cannister smoke bomb was set off early Thursday at the Blue Tiger Lounge located at 109 S 3rd St La Crosse police were called at 12 46 a m and found smoke billowing in the tavern back area with the canister in the men s room Camp McCoy authorities are being notified.
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Blue Tiger
3Rd St. la Crosse
Camp McCoy
Hog and cattle market report from Winona and South St. Paul
Swift & Company in Winona Minnesota lists hog deliveries by noon with hog market prices down to 20.50 for butchers and 20.00 for 200-230 pound hogs. Cattle and veal markets show steady highs with Hi-Choice Prime cattle up to 27 and veal tops at 37, while South St. Paul notes cattle and hog swings with steady slaughter cattle and lower hogs. AP.USDA data includes butter and live stock futures for Chicago Mercantile Exchange and detailed price ranges for various grades and weights.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
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