Trial to Begin Nov 12 in Ray King Killing Case
James Earl Ray pleaded innocent to murder in the King assassination and to carrying a dangerous weapon. The trial was set for November 12 in Memphis with defense attorney Arthur Hanes asking for time to prepare and seeking to remove atmosphere gimmicks around the arraignment.
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Doug Stone
Memphis
Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
London
England
Ray
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
Ala
Shelby County
Hanes
Sneyd
Arthur Jr
William N. Morris Jr
Preston Battle
Battle
Dist
Phil Canale
Tennessee
Canale
Ex Monroe Board Member C. C. Hill Dies at 86
C C Hill a six term Monroe County Board member and farm leader died at 86 Monday July 22 at St Josephs Nursing Home Hillsboro He was born September 12 1881 and lived at 211 W Monowau Tomah He helped organize farm marketing and service groups including the Rural Electrification Association Farmers Cooperative Elevator Equity Livestock Association and Tomah Co op Oil Association
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Tomah
Wis
Hill
Monroe County
St. Joseph’s Nursing Home
Hillsboro
W. Monowau St
Mr. Hill
Oliver Mason Hill
Monroe County Fair Association
Knowles Oversees Refurbish of Statehouse Residence Facade
Mrs. Knowles led the 40 year old executive residence refurbishment and faced lawmakers with a plan to change the Governor's reception room paneling from brown to off white. The room is now being painted to her proposed color. The couple met at a 1942 Houston football game while the governor served in the Naval Reserve, and were married in Minnesota Supreme Court chambers. Mrs. Knowles, previously married with a son, has faced health setbacks including an ulcer and hospitalizations, leading to public appearances being canceled after hospital discharge.
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Knowles
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
Charles Loring
Robert McGovern
Weather outlook for La Crosse and region
Forecast calls for fair conditions with a light temperature change tonight near 40. Tuesday highs in the mid 0s and cooler in eastern Wisconsin with widespread thunderstorm chances. Minnesota expected showers and thunderstorms tonight into Tuesday with little temperature change. Five day trend shows temperatures about 25 below normal with variable precipitation and a mix of warmer and cooler days.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ova
Water Mishaps Kill Five Over Weekend
Five drownings occurred in Wisconsin during a hot July weekend. Joby Ness aged 18 from Neillsville drowned in a private lake while with family in Washburn town. Donald E. Oehmke 24 of Sheboygan was recovered from a quarry swimming area near his clothes found earlier. Daniel N. Page 16 months drowned at Lake Altoona after wandering from a cabin in Eau Claire County. Robert L. Justice of Dubuque Iowa died in the Mississippi River near Dubuque after helping rescue his 9-year-old son. Gerald Adams 24 of Milwaukee drowned in the Milwaukee River while being chased by police.
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Wisconsin
Joby Ness
Charles Ness
Neillsville
Washburn
Sheboygan
Donald E. Oehmke
Daniel N. Page
Lake Alatoona
Eau Claire
Lamont Page Jr
Robert L. Justice
Dubuque
Iowa
Mississippi River
Milwaukee
Gerald Adams
Milwaukee River
Florence McGary Dies at 76 in Illness at Lutheran Hospital
Florence M. McGary, 76, of 4062 Starlight Drive, was taken to Lutheran Hospital after an illness on July 22 at 4 27 a.m. The Rio Grande reference appears as unrelated context about rivers.
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Florence M. McGary
Starlight Drive
Lutheran Hospital
Nelson Calls For Investment In All People
Sen Gaylord Nelson spoke in Lyndon Station praising broad public investment in people through education jobs health justice and environment. He noted Lyndon Station’s $260 000 federal grant and loan to upgrade sewer and water facilities as an example of investing in the community.
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Lyndon Station
Wis
Gaylord Nelson
Nelson
Wisconsin
Kohler Co. President J L Kuplic Dies at 56
James Lesley Les Kuplic, 56, president of Kohler Co. since 1962, died of an apparent heart attack as he left his Sheboygan Falls home for work. A Manitowoc native, he joined Kohler in 1943 and rose through roles including head of shell via 1953, superintendent of potteries in 1959, and board member in 1960 before becoming plant production manager and vice president in 1961.
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Sheboygan
James Lesley
Les” Kuplic
Kohler Co
Sheboygan Falls
Kuplic
Kohler
Herbert V. Kohler
Manitowoc
Sporting Goods
Joe Hauser
Time Standards Department
Shell
Mail Blitz Calls For Gun Controls
A month-long Maryland petition drive to press gun-control laws has collected over 10 000 signatures and 52 000 postcards for U S senators Joseph D Tydings and Daniel Brewster and representatives Clarence Long Edward Garmatz and Samuel Friedel The effort led by Maclyn McCarty Walter Orlinsky and Mrs Marvin M Polikoff has spent about 400 dollars so far and was presented to Tydings at a Baltimore event
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Baltimore, Md
Maryland
Maclyn McCarty
Walter S. Orlinsky
Baltimore
House of Delegates
Marvin M. Polikoff
U.S
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Nelson Sees Price Monopoly Under Corporation Farming
Senator Gaylord Nelson warned that corporation farming could drive food prices via monopolies and erode independent family farms. He spoke ahead of a Senate hearing on Midwestern effects, urging study of impacts on small rural businesses, society, resources, and farms.
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Nelson
EAU Claire
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate
America
Six Die In Wisconsin Weekend Traffic Crashes
Six people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend. Victims include Terrance W. Bourdages 25 of Barneveld, Mrs Meta Steckelberg 68 of Reedsburg, David W. Freimuth 20 of rural Black Creek, Andrew J. Daubert 24 of Merrill, and others in separate crashes. Additional notes cover grain and potato markets and other regional incidents.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Terrance W. Bourdages
Barneveld
Iron County
Saxon
Meta E. Steckelberg
Reedsburg
Sauk County
Outagamie
David W. Freimuth
Black Creek
Andrew J. Daubert
Merrill
Stock Quotations From The Marshall Co
National quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers as of 9:00 a.m. list inter dealer prices for CW Transport Dial Finance Fabri Tek First Bank Stock Gateway Trans Godfrey Co Gyrodyne Howell Instr Lincoln Nati Life McQuay Nekoosa Ed Rockwell Mfg Royal Dutch N Y Wallace Bus Warner Elec Werner Trans Western Power Wis Pwr and Lite with ranges and notes that markets change during the day and prices exclude retail markup or commissions.
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Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank Stock
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Howell Instr
Lincoln Nati Life
McQuay, Inc
Va Nekoosa Ed
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch N.Y
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec. B
Werner Trans
Western Power
Wis
Cherry Bomb Blast Injures Four In Tomah
Four young adults were injured when a cherry bomb exploded at the Uptown Club in Tomah Wisconsin Saturday night. Injuries included powder burns and a gash. all treated and released. Police say two men inside the club caused the blast and escaped in the ensuing panic.
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Tomah
Wis
Ruth Heser
Jan Prell
David Nesseth
John Bradley
Donald Fisher
Fisher
Uptown
Gate Crashers Fail At Presley Estate
Two men in a large car rammed a big iron gate at the Grace Land estate. Guard Fred Stoll reported the car damaged the gate after the vehicle failed to breach the Presley mansion entrance. The intruders retreated as the gate held firm.
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Presley
Memphis, Tenn
Elvis
Fred Stoll
Graceland
Minnesota Units Urge Dropping 40 and 8 Provision
At the Minnesota American Legion convention in Wabasha the St. Cloud 40 and 8 voiture urged elimination of the white only clause. Delegates beat a motion to table and asked a committee to study striking the provision at the next national convention in Jacksonville.
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Minnesota
Wmona, Minn
American Legion
Minnesota American Legion
St. Cloud
Jacksonville
Fla
Ray Kreifall
Osseo
Adolph Bremer
Winona Daily and Sunday News
Minnesota Legionnaire Publication Board
Legion Convention
United Nations
Daniel T. Foley
Austin
U.S
University of Minnesota Board of Regents
Legion’s Child Welfare
Youth Services Division
Legion
Vietnam War Update From Saigon Front Lines
Reports say South Vietnamese forces killed 10 Viet Cong and captured 21 in the Mekong Delta 70 miles southwest of Saigon, with three dead and seven wounded for government troops. The sweep yielded a large weapons cache including rockets, TNT, and ammunition. US Marines found caches with machine guns and 122mm rockets. New Zealand troops found mortar rounds near Saigon. Air strikes hit storage and troop areas as 119 American missions were flown and B52s targeted frontier and central highlands. Three American fliers held by North Vietnam were reportedly delayed in Hanoi. President Thieu returned from Honolulu and predicted continued US support. widows of six officers questioned US actions amid misfired rocket explanations.
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Saigon
U.S
New Zealand
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Vinh
Central Highlands
Hanoi
Stephen B. Cary
Philadelphia
American Friends Service Committee
Cary
James F. Low
Sausalito
Calif
Fred N. Thompson
Taylors
S.C
Joe V. Carpenter
Victorsville
Nguyen van Thieu
Honolulu
Johnson
America
Thieu
United States
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thornberry hearings wrap as Fortas fight lingers
Senate Judiciary Committee ends two days of questioning Judge Homer Thornberry on the Supreme Court nomination. Senator Eastland hints Thornberry may be recalled in the fall while opposition to Fortas grows from Liberty Lobby and others. Senate leadership forecasts floor action after Labor Day due to conventions.
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Senate
Ho‘mer Thornberry
U.S. Supreme Court
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thornberry
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Thurmond
Fortas
Judiciary Committee
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Eastland
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Texas
Liberty Lobby
W. B. Hicks Jr
Justice Fortas
Hicks
Walter Jenkins
Bobby Baker
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Proposal Produces Engagement in Winslow Maine
Plastics maker Jack Skloff of Washington proposed to 23 year old Marilyn West with a full page ad in the Waterville Morning Sentinel. She accepted and the couple plan to marry in August. Also listed are USDA price reports for Chicago poultry Chicago produce and South St Paul stockyard cattle hogs and related market prices.
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Winslow
Maine
Jack Skloff
Washington, D.C
Marilyn West
Waterville Morning Sentinel
Skloff
Miss West
Swim Instruction Registration Friday at Erickson Pool
Registration for the second session of swimming instruction at Erickson Pool will be held Friday from 10 a.m. to noon. Classes cover beginners to advanced swimmers and late registrations are accepted through Sundays, said Recreation Director Eugene B. Fry.
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Erickson Pool
Eugene B. Fry
Twins and Angels Baseball Highlights On Air
Radio schedule lists Twins vs Angels baseball on Monday at 5 45 p m and again on Tuesday at 5 15 p m WKBH program note notes Minnesota Twins against California Angels in broadcast listings.
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WKBH
Minnesota Twins
California Angels
Twins
Angels
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