Fortas Excused After Four Days Of Senate Questioning
Washington AP Abe Fortas, first Supreme Court nominee to face a Senate committee, was excused after four days of questioning. Chairman Eastland said hearings on Homer Thornberry to replace Fortas will begin, though only part of the panel may question him. Thornberry likely to be recalled after Fortas hearing concludes.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Homer Thornberry
Eastland
Thornberry
Fortas
Earl Warren
Thurmond
Supreme Court
Johnson
Navy Denies Locating Sunken Sub Scorpion
Washington AP Navy vessels equipped with undersea cameras hunt a highly suspect area 450 miles southwest of the Azores for the nuclear submarine Scorpion. A Navy source says they have not found her and describe the area as the last resting place with the highest probability.
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Washington
Azores
Viet Spotlight Returns to Air War in Vietnam
In Saigon a wary mood prevailed as ground fighting ebbed and air operations intensified. American pilots flew 112 missions above the 19th parallel destroying trucks, boats, bridges and storage areas while B52 bombers targeted the central highlands coast and Mekong Delta. Navy and Marine aircraft attacked Dong Hoi and supply routes, as allied patrols around Saigon recovered weapons caches and prepared for potential major attacks.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Honolulu
Johnson
South Vietnam
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Hoi
Furnace Parts Stolen After House Move In La Crosse
Police report $350 worth of furnace parts stolen from a basement after a house was moved from 910 Mississippi Street. Mrs. Virginia Pavela says the move occurred Thursday and the furnace motor and gun were taken overnight before the planned removal Friday.
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la Crosse
Virginia Pavela
Mississippi St
Winona Man Shot to Death. Wife Held for Questioning
Police in Winona Minnesota reported a man shot at his residence Thursday night. George J Rekowski 64 a factory worker died from a .22 caliber rifle shot. His wife Teresa 39 was being held for questioning with no charges filed.
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Winona, Minn
Winona
George J. Rekowski
Reskowski
Rekowski
Teresa
Sirhan Granted Delay to Enter Plea in Kennedy Killing
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan received another postponement in his plea to the Kennedy assassination charge. A judge set August 2 as the new plea date after prosecutors said psychiatrists’ reports are not complete. The court authorized an additional doctor to conduct an encephalogram.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Russell E. Parsons
Amendments Multiply Over Gun Curb Legislation
Washington AP a lettered battle over a Johnson backed bill banning mail order rifle and ammo sales continues as more than 100 amendments loom. House Republican leaders back the bill but fear changes could derail passage. key figures oppose firearm registration and licensing.
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Washington
House
Johnson
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
School Board Stays Closed On Bargaining Tactics
Vergin and other board members fear public knowledge of the board’s intentions could derail talks with the LEA. Dr Bernard Young calls the closed session a moral obligation to protect relations with teachers, while City Attorney Flanagan supports secrecy under mediation and bargaining rules. An open session is expected after confidential review, within a week of the teachers’ meeting, officials say. Attendees included board members Gundersen Staley Witzke Luedke Young Rasmus Schwandt Hoglund and Flanagan and Vergin.
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Vergin
LEA
Bernard Young
Young
John Flanagan
Wisconsin
Flanagan
Schwandt
Gunnar A. Gundersen Jr
Elizabeth Staley
Witzke
William Luedke
Robert Rasmus
Milton Hoglund
Flanagan and Vergin
South St Paul Livestock Market Summary
Southern Minnesota cattle receipts show 2,500 cattle and 500 calves with steady prices on slaughter steers and cows mostly steady. small volume for slaughter heifers and buyers slow on other classes. Feeder cattle restricted to current auction. Hog market: 4,000 head with steady barrows and gilts, 1-3 195-240 lb cattle at 20.75 to 21.50, sows steady, 270-350 lb at 17.50 to 19.00. boars 50 cents lower. Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and milk products steady with assorted price quotes for various quality grades.
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South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Nuns Hear KC State Deputy Discuss Knights of Columbus
Edward J. Quillin of the Wisconsin Council spoke to Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration on the Knights of Columbus Apostolate Today. He praised Bishop Greco as supreme chaplain and outlined the six part program while stressing no discrimination and the need to attract young Catholic men. Quillin, who has 38 years in the order, also heads food stores in La Crosse and Winona.
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Edward J. Quillin
Wisconsin Council of Knights of Columbus
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Knights of Columbus
Quillin
Greco
Knights
la Crosse
Winona
Trane Sales Up But Profits Fall In 1968 First Half
The Trane Company reports slight sales gains in the first half and the second quarter of 1968 but profits decline. Consolidated first-half sales total 97.1 million, up from 95.2 million in 1967, while profits drop from 5.19 million to 4.04 million. Second-quarter sales are 50.71 million, versus 50.32 million in 1967, with profits down from 2.76 million to 1.98 million. President Thomas Hancock cites the federal income tax surcharge of 380 thousand and rising labor and material costs as factors, noting price increases and cost cuts partly offset the pressures amid ongoing competitive limits.
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Trane Company
Friday
Trane
Thomas Hancock
Compressor Not Stolen Under Sheriff Notice
A compressor from the Conoco Road Repair Shop in Medary was reported missing Tuesday but told not stolen by a La Crosse businessman to the county sheriff Thursday. Earl Johnson, the shop owner, reported theft Wednesday. Joseph Wewerka of United Auto Supply said he took the compressor with documents proving ownership. Wewerka cited Ralph Johnson son and Earl Pierce as partners. Pierce had admitted him to the shop to use a key for removal.
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Medary
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Johnson
Ralph
Earl Pierce
Wewerka
Pierce
NSP Asks Approval For Interconnection
Northern States Power Co proposes a 1 158 000 expansion near La Crosse to add an interconnection with Dairyland Power Cooperative plus new substation and transmission lines in Shelby Town. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin will investigate the company’s books and practices with no public hearing scheduled.
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Northern States Power Co
la Crosse
Public Service Commission of
Wisconsin
PSC
Dairyland Power Cooperative
Shelby
Northern States
Swift & Company Hog and Cattle Market Update
Winona station by noon today offers hogs with a steady market. Hog prices list butchers 200 to 2300 dollars, sows 270 to 300 pounds at about 50 cents. Cattle market steady Hi-Choice and Prime 27.00, Choice 24.50 to 26.50, Good 23.00 to 24.50, Utility 16.50 to 18.50, veal market closed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Bell Official Rejects Appeal To Arbitrate
Illinois Bell Telephone rejected a Democratic appeal to reconsider binding arbitration in its 73 day dispute with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Bell officials say wage talks will not go to arbitration. NLRB regional office begins investigation into unfair labor practices. union seeks injunction to force bargaining.
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Chicago
Illinois
Bell Telephone
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
John Criswell
John Bailey
Bell
Joseph O’brien
O’brien
Richard J. Daley
National Labor Relations Board
Illinois Bell
NLRB
Extradited Ray Leaves England for United States
Ray completed a quiet handover in London after Britain dropped charges of passport forgery and gun possession. In Memphis, deputies and police guarded the jail as a large bus blocked access and sheriffs deputies with riot guns secured the area. FBI Director Hoover confirmed the transfer occurred without incident. Ray, arrested in London June 8, was linked to the King assassination and had abandoned his extradition fight earlier in the week.
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Memphis
England
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ray
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
London
Hanes
Britain
British Home Office
King
Two Children Die In Wild Rose Cottage Fire
Waushara County authorities identified Denise Ramlow 16 and Liisa Ramlow 9 as the two children who died in a Pine Lake summer cottage fire in Wild Rose Wisconsin. Other family members including Karen 15 and Denise’s mother were severely burned and treated at Theda Clark Hospital while Jeffrey 2 survived. The Ramlows' father was away on a business trip and a neighbor discovered the blaze around 2:30 am. The state fire marshal investigates the gutted cottage near Chain O Lakes near the Waupaca county line.
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Wild Rose
Wis
Pine Lake
Illinois
Waushara County
Denise ‘Ramlow
Liisa
Robert Ramlow
Lake Bluff
Ill
Ramlow
Karen
Theda Clark Hospital
Neenah
Ramlows
Jeffrey
Chicago
Atlanta
Chain O’lakes
Wisconsin
Waupaca
Lisa
Denise
Redevelopment Unit Sets Budget for La Crosse Projects
The La Crosse Redevelopment Authority approved a 3.63 million operating budget for urban renewal, funding Civic Center and Harborview Plaza projects pending federal OK. No city real estate tax funds are sought. 103,839 goes to administration. A projected 30,000 surplus from 1968 reduces personnel with reassignments and a project supervisor added for Harborview Plaza. Prospective bidders will be provided for two Civic Center commercial sites.
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la Crosse
Civic Center
Harborview Plaza
Charles Parrott
Common Council
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Parrott
Authority Board
Larger Quarters Sought For NS Postal Station
The Post Office Department will post an Aug 1 advertisement to seek bids for larger quarters for its North Side Station. It aims to lease an existing building in the North Side business area with 2950 sq ft interior space 180 sq ft platform space and 3000 sq ft parking. Basic lease is three years with two year options. Bids open in September at the Minneapolis general office.
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Post Office Department
North Side
Gaylord Nelson
Washington, D.C
General North Side
Minneapolis
Nelson
Lawmaker Discusses Public Disorder and Car Theft Penalties
Law and county officials debate an ordinance addressing shoplifting and car theft. One member questions soft penalties, another notes that taking a car without the owner's consent is a felony with possible prison time. The county measure mirrors a La Crosse city rule banning public alcohol use on streets.
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Wilbert Ipsen
15Th Dist
Randolph
City of la Crosse
La Follette Named Wisconsin Democratic Keynote Speaker
Atty. Gen. Bronson La Follette to replace Sen. Gaylord Nelson as keynote at Milwaukee convention pushing Vietnam debate and possible Humphrey endorsement. Resolutions seek halt bombing North Vietnam. others push abortion repeal and party unity amid national committee races.
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Madison
Bronson la Follette
Gaylord Nelson
Milwaukee
Gary Barczak
Nelson
Washington
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
John Smail
Michael Bleicher
Wisconsin McCarthy
Norman Sussman
Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
David Carley
Richard Cudahy
Robert Huber
West Allis
Jack Nickolay
Abbotsford
William Riggins
James Wimmer
Jeanette Swed
Youth crashes into house causing damage and injuries
A youth named Ronald Vauk, 19, struck a house at 727 S. 4th St. with his car about 10:15 p.m. Thursday, causing about $1,000 in damage. Two car passengers, Debfe Schrader and Connie McCoy, both 17, received minor injuries and were treated at Lutheran Hospital. Vauk was charged with reckless driving.
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Ronald Vauk
Caledonia St
Vauk
4Th Street
Albert Hensel
S. 4Th St
Hensel
Debfe Schrader
Gillette
Connie McCoy
Loomis St
Lutheran Hospital
Gasoline Truck Driver Killed in Minnesota Crash
Two Minnesotans died Thursday in separate crashes raising the state traffic toll to 481. Tony A. Miller, 61, of Bemidji, perished when his gasoline transport truck left Highway 29 near Alexandria. Jerrod L. Green, 17, of St. Paul, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car at Earl Street and Ross Avenue, leaving a 15-year-old passenger critically injured. The WallyS Transport Co. of Wilton owned the truck.
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Tony A. Miller
Bemidji
Highway 29
Alexandria
Wallys Transport Co
Wilton
Minn
Highway Patrol
Jerrod L. Green
St. Paul
Stock Quotations From Marshall Co National Dealers
Inter dealer prices as of 9:00 am list and compare a range of stocks and funds. Quotations cover CW Transport Fabri Tek Lincoln Natl Life Royal Dutch NY Rockwell Mfg Wis Power and multiple mutual funds with bid and asked ranges including adjustments for markup. Local items La Crosse Cooler La Crosse Tele Pyroil Boston Fund Chem Fund and more reflect representative prices without retail margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall CO. National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Ltd
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Gyrodyne
Howell Instruments
Lincoln Natl
Life
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & H. Bal
Eaton & H. Stk
Eberstadt Fd
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fd
Mass. Inv. Tr
Mass. Inv. Gr
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
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Strom Thurmond
R.S.C
Navy
Scorpion
George McArthur
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Westinghouse —_ Broadcasting
William Hines
Atlantic
Pentagon
Atlantic Fleet
Mizar
Bowditch
Hines
Nha Be
Associated Press
John Lengel
Ren
Warren
Ralph Lazarus
Cincinnati
Federated Department Stores
John L. McClellan
McClellan
United States
New York Times
Lyndon Johnson
Business Council
By Gene Handsaker
Hall of Justice
Adel
Richard Schauer
Judiciary Committee
Ford
Chicago Produce
Mercantile Exchange
NSP
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Winona, Mini
Highway
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Allied Stores
Allis Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods DuPont
Eastman Kodak
General Electric
General Motors
General Telephone
Goodrich
Gulf Oil Great Northern Ry
Heileman Brewing Inter
Harvester Inter
Tel. & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical
Oehring
Kresge
Minn. Mining
Mobil Oil
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Guar
Ins
Northern Pacific
Northern States P, Northwest
Bancorp. Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Rexall Drug
Ryder Systems
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
U.S. Steel
Universal Oil
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Dow Jones
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