Boundary Marker Split Iowa Minnesota Line 1849
New Albin Iowa hosts the 43 30 north parallel boundary marker between Iowa and Minnesota. Captain Joseph J Lee erected a hollow iron pyramid marker weighing 600 pounds in 1849, with inscriptions on each face including Iowa Minnesota latitude and date. Locals recall the marker and resist relocation attempts.
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la Crosse Tribune
New Albin
Iowa
Minnesota
Capt. Lee
Joseph J. Lee
U.S. Topographic Engineer Corps
Mississippi River
1849
Iowa-Minnesota
Victory
Wis
John Ross
New Albia
Tribune
Specialists Draw Physicians To Cities In Rural Study
Washington AP Department of Agriculture findings show rural regions have two thirds as many doctors as urban areas. By 1963 specialists exceeded 60 percent of private practitioners, up from 36 percent in 1950, with metropolitan areas attracting doctors due to teaching centers and major hospitals.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
First shrimp canning success on Grand Terre Island 1867
The first successful commercial canning of shrimp occurred on Grand Terre Island in Louisiana in 1867, marking a milestone in maritime food processing.
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Grand Terr Island
Louisiana
Minnesota coalition opposes Humphrey at open convention
The Minnesota Coalition for Open Conventions voted to oppose Hubert Humphrey’s presidential bid and to back primary opponents of three Humphrey-supporting lawmakers. The group discussed a fourth party ticket led by Eugene McCarthy, though McCarthy denied heading such a slate. A New York lawyer claimed Humphrey backers subvert the democratic process, while a Mississippi lawmaker urged a "people's branch" in Congress to aid the disadvantaged.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Coalition For Open Conventions
MCOC
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Humphrey
U.S
McCarthy
Minnesota
Donald Fraser
Joseph Karth
Fraser
Karth
John Blatnik
New York
Allard K. Lowenstein
Congress
People’s Branch
Robert G. Clark
Ebenezer
Miss
Washington
Clark
Vietnam
United States
New Jersey Chooses Purple Violet as State Flower
The state selects the purple violet as New Jersey's official flower marking a historic symbol of state identity and pride in horticulture.
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New Jersey
Summer Fest Parade Dates Set in Caledonia Minnesota
Caledonia Minnesota hosts a three day Summer Festival July 26 to 28 with a Saturday parade at 2 PM featuring over 60 entrants. Viking Drum and Bugle Corps and Blue Stars join Rochester and La Crosse groups, with Fun Club clowns sparking the procession. Parade starts at the fairgrounds, travels Main Street to the school, then back to the fairgrounds to disband. A horse-pulling contest follows at the Terry Becker farm. Western jamboree opens Friday night with an auditorium dance. Wayne Solberg’s orchestra performs Saturday for a dance and The People Inside Orchestra plays a teen dance at the Recreation Center.
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Caledonia
Minn
al Haugen
Viking Drum and Bugle Corps
Rochester
Blue Stars of
la Crosse
Fun Club Clowns
Lanesboro
Mabel
Fairgrounds
Main Street
Terry Becker
Wayne Solberg
Town Almost Deserted Konevtra In War Scarred Syria
The Military Government reports Konevtra, a war scarred city in Syria, nearly deserted after Israeli forces seized the Golan Heights in June 1967. About 150 of the original 20,000 residents remain, seeking to move to Syria as hopes for a swift Middle East peace fade.
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Konevtra
Syria
Golan Heights
Middle East
Trempealeau Anti-Merger Group Loses All Rounds
Trempealeau Wis citizens' committee to save Trempealeau High School loses each round of the Monday night meeting. Election of chairmanship and board expansion were defeated while Malles and Mrs Carhart won three-year terms. Merger with Gale-Ettrick High School endorsed by board. Budget readings and lunch program losses noted amid overflow crowd.
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Trempealeau Anti-Merger Group
Trempealeau
Wis
Citizens’ Committee To
Trempealeau High School
Orrin Leavitt
James Leavitt
Walter Hanson
Otis Sacia
Mort Simerson
Board of ‘Education
Earl Malles
Shirley Carhart
Malles
Carhart
James Lakey
Jack Bemis
James Weyant
Bemis
Weyant
Mal‘les
Sigrid Severson
Gale-Ettrick High School
William Junghans
Atty
LaVern Kostner
Arcadia
Citizens’ Committee
Bill Kirkpatrick
la Crosse
Fountain City
Blair
Galesville
Junghans
Gale- Ettrick
Gale-Ettrick
Viroqua OKs School Budget and Board Seats
Viroqua Wisconsin voters approved a 1 611 316.64 dollar school budget for the coming year and a 721 858.36 dollar tax levy at 19.7 mills. George Nettum was reelected to the school board, Otis Rude was returned, and all officers and holdover directors were reconfirmed.
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Viroqua
Wis
George Nettum
Otis Rude
Conrad Fortney
Henry Hendrickson
Donald Stalken
Calvin Marks
Joseph Day
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Clavia Tews
H. E. Wilkinson
Bernice Percick
The
Legion Auxiliary
Robert Delaney
Ettrick Blair
Ettrick
Francis V. McCaffrey
McCaffrey
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
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