Nixon field narrowed to seven for VP spot
Nixon tests potential running mates as polls in several states yield inconclusive results. Governors Rockefeller and Reagan deny clinching the nomination while a seven-man field remains secret, with a decision expected within a week.
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Walter R. Mears
Cincinnati
Ohio
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Nixon Associates
Heavy Bombers Launch Large Raid Near Cambodia Border
U S Air Force B52s attacked base camps along the Cambodian border north of Saigon and in the central highlands dropping 1 500 tons of explosives in 10 waves. Two more fighter bombers were lost but all four aircrews were rescued, while weekly U S casualties remained at low levels. Ground action near Loc Ninh included an allied clash killing 21 enemy and one Green Beret dead.
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Saigon
America
U.S. Air Force
Central Highlands
U.S
South Vietnam
da Nang Harbor
Navy
North Vietnam
South
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Loc Ninh
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Gun control debate moves as Kennedy assassination fuels law
The Kennedy assassination intensified calls for curbs on firearms as President Johnson pushes licensing and registration while Congress debates the omnibus crime bill. House votes show strong opposition to interstate pistol licensing and owner licensing provisions, making final adoption unlikely.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
Teacher contract provisions affect 1968 69 salaries
Vergin explains terms implement Jan 1, 1969. Salaries for 1968 69 will be lower than the 1969 contract face value, but by fall 1969 teachers will receive full face value plus any approved increases. Negotiators will meet to iron out details with press and public. No meeting before Aug 1 due to board negotiators away.
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Vergin
Roland Schwandt
Bernard Young
Marriage Licenses for Local Couples Across Counties
A list of forthcoming marriage licenses shows couples from Camp Douglas Coon Valley Sparta Wilton and Tomah with planned wedding dates mostly in July and August. Notable pairs include Herbert A. Meltesen and Lois J. Haug and George R. Jilek with Kathleen S. Mack, among others in Wisconsin and Illinois locales.
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Herbert A. Meltesen
Lois J. Haug
Camp Douglas
Elmer W. Ofte
Coon Valley
Nancy P. Severson
Cashton
Portland
Ee K. Wanlass
Stelting
Linda Sue Herold
Re St
Sparta
George R. Jilek
Kathleen S. Mack
Larry R. Bever
Delores M. Meacham
Wilton
Roger R. Jenkins
Diane Kaylandt
Little Falls
James J. Carroll Jr
Hyattsville
Bonnie Lee Knight
Tomah
William R. Brasic
Curry Sr
Imogene M. Georgeson
Juneau County
David A. Moake
Steamwood
Ill
Rochelle Kay Randall
Schiller Park
James R. Hughes
Lois Ann Clemmerson
N. L St
David F. Dumez
George St
Sandra L. Gonia
S. 9Th St
la Crosse
How They Voted On Gun Controls
AP report details vote tallies on a House bill restricting mail order sales of rifles shotguns and ammunition. Wisconsin's ten members all supported the measure. Minnesota and Dakotas votes split among party lines with several for and against.
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Washington
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Dakotas
Redwood Falls educator Reede Gray dies at 66
Reede Gray, age 66, longtime Redwood Falls public schools superintendent for 33 years, died Wednesday of a heart attack while on vacation at Green Lake in Spicer. He retired June 30 and is survived by his widow and three children.
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Redwood Falls, Minn
Reede Gray
Redwood Falls
Gray
Green Lake
Spicer
Weather Summary for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Variable cloudiness with near 60 tonight and a Friday shower chance in the 80s. Wisconsin forecasts show showers in extreme northwest tonight and west to south Friday. Minnesota expects widely scattered showers and thundershowers tonight and Friday. Iowa faces thundershowers in the extreme south tonight, spreading northward Friday. Sunrise 5 47 a m Friday Sunset 8 36 p m Moon New.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Imost
Iowa
La Crosse Theater Leader Preview and Cubs Dodgers Game
Radio highlights list Thursday and Friday programs. Joan Brown of the La Crosse Community Theater will discuss the first summer play at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Harris C. Mooney leads clergy group. Friday features Cubs vs Dodgers at 1:25 p.m. on WKTY.
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WLCX
Joan Brown
la Crosse
Sparta Men Fined For Trespassing On Federal Grounds
Edwin Muraski and his son Robert were fined $15 each in Federal District Court for trespassing on Camp Mc Coy land during last fall's deer hunting season without a permit.
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Sparta
Federal District Court
Edwin Muraski
Robert
Camp McCoy
Four Burned Worker Dies After Milwaukee Valve Explosion
Milwaukee Frank Messenger, 46, one of four men seriously burned when molten aluminum exploded at the Milwaukee Valve Co on July 15, died early today at St Marys Hospital Burn Center. The note mentions Ford Theater, scene of Lincolns assassination, collapsing in summer 1893 with 22 killed.
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Milwaukee
Frank Messenger
Smolten
Milwaukee Valve Co
St. Mary’s Hospital
Budd Company to Acquire Waupaca Foundry
Budd Co the major wheel product producer will acquire Waupaca Foundry Inc of Waupaca Wisconsin in a stock exchange Waupaca to operate as Budd subsidiary with no management changes A minimum of 100000 Budd common shares will be exchanged for all Waupaca shares Waupaca makes gray iron castings for engine blocks clutch plates hydraulic pumps bodies fly wheels and gear boxes The firm had about 5 million in sales last year and has two plants in and near Waupaca
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Philadelphia
Budd Co
Waupaca Foundry, Inc
Waupaca
Wis
Budd
Philip Scott
Outing Planned For Retarded Children Group
A second social adjustment evening sponsored by the La Crosse County Association for Retarded Children will be Aug 15 at the stone shelter house in Myrick Park. Any retardate aged 15 or older may attend with a parent. The group recently held a pot luck dinner with accordionist Mrs Nick Strasser. Call the LARC office or write P O Box 246 La Crosse for details.
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la Crosse
Judge Blocks Funds For Riot Equipment In Madison
A Madison circuit judge halted the 8200 appropriation for riot gear until the council reconsiders with a roll call vote. Judge Norris Maloney acted on a taxpayer suit claiming the measure failed to meet the 17 vote requirement. Alderman Paul Soglin and another present swore they voted against the spending. The council meets again on August 8.
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Madison
Norris Maloney
Maloney
Paul Soglin
University of Wisconsin
Soglin
Youth Drowns While Playing On Lake Log
Donald Palmer a 15 year old Kenosha resident drowned in Lake Michigan while playing with friends on a 15 foot log about 200 feet offshore near the Pike River mouth. Police divers recovered the body.
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Kenosha
Donald Palmer
Lake Michigan
Pike River
Palmer
Strip Tease Film Becomes Confirmations Hurdle for Fortas
A 14 minute strip tease film titled 0.7 becomes a point of contention in the Senate fight over Abe Fortas’s nomination to be chief justice. Sen. McClellan and Sen. Fong urge all committee members to view it before voting, while the full committee met in a closed session to discuss its implications and Fortas’s record on obscenity cases.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Fortas
McClellan
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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Hart
James J. Clancy
Los Angeles
Citizens For Decent Literature, Inc
Clancy
Supreme Court
California
Miami Beach
Congress
Earl Warren
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
France
UOP Reports Income and Profits Rise in Half Year
Universal Oil Products Corp of Plaines Illinois posts six month net income of 8,141,405 or 84 cents a share, up nine percent after tax changes. Calumet and Hecla acquisition boosts results. Norplex of La Crosse listed as a UOP division. John O Logan notes 25 percent rise in companywide product sales for six months and 28 percent in Q2 versus 1967.
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John O. Logan
Calumet & Hecla
Norplex of
la Crosse
UOP
Traffic Mishaps Take 3 Lives
Three people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes on Wednesday. Melodie Moore a 15 year old from Wausau was killed when her car left Marathon County roads and overturned. John A Weber Jr died when his vehicle went into the Plover River. Kenneth Vock 40 of Kaukauna died in hospital from injuries after a collision on an Outagamie County road.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Melodie Moore
Wausau
Marathon
John A. Weber Jr
Plover River
Kenneth Vock
Kaukauna
Outagamie
Girl on Bike Killed in Funkley Minnesota
A 10 year old Funkley girl Jennie Week was killed when her bicycle pulled into the path of a car on Highway 71 near Funkley. The driver Rosa line Neary 62 of Northome Minnesota was not injured. The state traffic death toll reached 506 for the year, up from 490 a year ago.
States May Get More Forest Land Profit
The House Agriculture subcommittee backed a bill to raise state shares from federal forest land profits. It would give states 25 percent of gross timber sale receipts on unreserved public land and 25 percent of gross National Forest receipts from purchasers of National Forest resources, up from current 5 percent net proceeds.
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Washington
AI House Agriculture Subcommittee
Czechs Confident on Reform as Kremlin Isolates
Prague leaders say Kremlin isolation in the Communist world congress dispute strengthens their belief they won't need to reverse reform moves. The Moscow congress looms as a pivotal event.
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Hanns Neuerbourg
Prague
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Moscow
Romania
Yugoslavia
All Male Juries Hears Rape Case Against Gordon Laxton
An all male jury was chosen to hear the rape case against Gordon Laxton 23 of Sparta Wisconsin. The charge stems from an alleged Feb 22 incident in the Tomah area when a 20 year old mother testified the defendant forced her into a bathroom and raped her at gunpoint in her home. The woman identified Laxton in court and noted a pellet gun matching the weapon she saw. She also reported a license plate number to police.
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Sparta
Wis
Gordon Laxton
Tomah
Lincoln Neprud
Dist
Donald L. Goodman
Laxton
Goodman
Brand Drugs Cost More La Follette Warns On Prices
Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette warned at a Wausau breakfast that brand name drugs can cost more than five times their generic equivalents. He cited a penicillin prescription for rheumatic fever costing 5 dollars generically versus 27.50 with the brand name. He noted FDA findings that 88 percent of tested brand name drugs fell short on potency versus 7.7 percent for generics.
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Wausau
Food and Drug Administration
la Follette
Three youths fined in morals case at Shelby town
La Crosse Tribune reports Dist Atty Randolph recommended a $500 fine for Michael Gofus 20 R 2 for an act of sodomy with the girl involved. Two others were fined $250. Gofus’s lawyer Patrick Doyle argued the act was not sodomy and the girl was not unwilling. All three pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent sexual conduct June 14 in Shelby Town.
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la Crosse Tribune
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Leonard F. Roraff
Michael Gofus
Gofus
Patrick Doyle
Goius
Shelby
Market Quotations From National Dealers and Local Exchanges
National and local quotations compiled at about 9:00 a.m. cover stocks mutual funds and specific securities with bid and asked ranges. Regional figures include CW Transport La Crosse Tele Pyroil Co. as well as various funds and commodity prices from Chicago Mercantile and USDA listings.
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Ana
la Crosse Tele
Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & H. Bal
Eaton
Second Cherry Bomb Incident Reporter in Tomah Bar
For the second time in four nights a cherry bomb was tossed into a Tomah tavern. Saturday night a bomb at Uptown Club injured four people, none seriously. Tuesday night a bomb at Callahan's Bar caused no injuries. Police investigate with no arrests yet.
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Tomah
Wis
La Crescent Boy, 6, Seriously Hurt In Fall
A 6-year-old La Crescent Minnesota boy, Curtis Reese, is in serious condition at Lutheran Hospital after a fall from a hay wagon. He suffered head injuries and is in the hospital’s intensive care unit under care of doctors.
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la Crescent Boy
la Crescent, Minn
Lutheran Hospital
Curtis Reese
James Reese
R. 1
la Crescent
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