Senate votes to cut off all funds for bombing in Cambodia
A Senate anti bombing amendment by Senator Eagleton passed 63 to 19, aiming to halt U S military action in Cambodia and Laos. The House already voted 219 to 188 against funds for further hostility in Cambodia, with a conference to reconcile the two measures expected next week.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina
House
Cambodia
Laos
United States
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Vietnam
Eagleton
John Tower
R-Tex
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Paris
Tower
Four Americans among 48 dead in India plane crash
New Delhi AP report details a crash of Indian Airlines Flight 440 near New Delhi killing 48 with 17 survivors. Among the dead are four Americans, three Britons and a Yemeni woman. survivors include M Bruce Sterling and his son Lee Allen and Marine Lance Cpl. George M. Larson.
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New Delhi
Indian Airlines
M. Bruce Sterling
Madras
Lee Allen
Lance
George M. Larson
Minneapolis
U.S
Sterling
Harold N. Ribber
Lutheran Church of America
Ribber
New York
Mohan Kumaramangalam
Indira Gandhi
Gurnam Singh
India
Australia
State Guards Begin Camp McCoy Training
Wisconsin National Guard units start two week training stints at Camp McCoy as they recruit 1000 extra guardsmen. Units from Tomah Mauston Prairie du Chien Onalaska Sparta Viroqua Arcadia and others will train in June and July with Gov Lucey observing June 13 and Armed Forces Day events June 9 featuring a shootout between artillery units.
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Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Camp McCoy
James J. Lison Jr
State Adjutant General
732Nd
Tomah
108Th
Mauston
273Rd Engineer
32Nd
32Nd Infantry Brigade
Onalaska
Camp Williams
107Th Light Maintenance Company
Viroqua
128Th Infantry
Arcadia
Patrick Lucey
McCoy
10Th Wisconsin Volunteer Light Artillery
120Th Field Artillery
Military Convoys To Be On Wisconsin Highways
About 5 000 Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen will travel to Camp McCoy for the annual summer encampment. Most move by convoy with some in civilian cars. The 32nd Red Arrow Infantry Brigade trains at Camp McCoy June 2 to 16.
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Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
32Nd
Red Arrow Infantry Brigade
National Guard
Milwaukee
No-Fault Bills Clear Committee In Wisconsin
A no-fault insurance bill and a similar measure by Sen. Gerald Lorge were cleared by the Judiciary and Insurance Committee on party lines. The bills set different thresholds and arbitration options, with Lorge proposing a $500 automatic payment threshold and arbitration for claims up to $3,000. Members voting in favor were Lorge Republican Raymond Johnson and Democrat Kurt Frank. against were Republican Roger Murphy and Democrat William Bablitch.
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Madison
Wis
State Bar
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Senate
Judiciary and Insurance Committee
Lorge
Raymond Johnson
Eau Claire
Kurt Frank
Milwaukee
Roger Murphy
Waukesha
William Bablitch
Stevens Point
Patrick Lucey
Administrative Rules Committee
Weather outlook with showers Friday to Sunday
Variable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of showers Friday night and Saturday. Cooler Saturday with a high around 73 and a low near 55. Southeast to easterly winds 8 to 18 mph. Sunday becomes cloudy with showers likely and a low near 55.
Dr. Lars Gulbrandsen 68 Viroqua physician dies
Dr. Lars Gulbrandsen a longtime Viroqua physician died at age 68 from an apparent heart attack in his Vig Gulbrandsen Clinic. Funeral services planned at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with burial in Viroqua Cemetery. Surviving family includes two daughters a son and four grandchildren. Donations encouraged to Vernon Hospital memorial fund.
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Viroqua
Wis
Lars Gulbrandsen
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Duane Nelson
Iler Anderson
Beier
West
Martin Gulbrandsen
Marquette University
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Research
Chicago
Noguchi
Lucille Vig
Gulbrandsen
Westby
Halbert
Lyder
Vernon Memorial Hospital
Vig- Gulbrandsen Clinic
Zor Temple
Martin
Denver
Colo
Vernon Hospital Memorial Fund
Funds For Adams Prison Included In Senate Bill
A $900,000 appropriation to start a federal youth offender institution in Adams County Wisconsin was approved by the Senate. The money, part of a larger supplemental bill tied to the Cambodia bombing debate, now goes to conference committee after House approval. The plan includes 150 staff, a 350 inmate capacity initially, with first inmates due in August and a 500 cap later.
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Washington
Adams County
Wis
US Senate
Cambodia
House
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Greece Proclaims Republic as King Is Deposed
Premier George Papadopoulos abolishes the monarchy and proclaims Greece a presidential republic. He becomes the first president after a coup and announces a plebiscite within two months, with general elections planned for 1974. He accuses King Constantine of collaborating with forces against the junta and foreign powers.
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Constantine
Anne-Marie
Greece
Papadopoulos
Athens
George Papadopoulos
Rome
Father’s Car Fatality In Red Wing Child Run Over
A 15 month old boy, Brian F. Fanslow, died when his father backed over him with a car in rural Red Wing Goodhue County Minnesota. The boy was found under the rear wheel by his father.
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Red Wing
Minn
Goodhue County
Farmers Should Get Gas Priority
Deputy Treasury Secretary William E. Simon told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that farmers have first claim on the dwindling gasoline supply due to planting season. He said the Nixon administration would ensure fair treatment for independent gas stations but not keep all 232,000 stations in business.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Simon
Nixon
Warden and Deputy Slain by Prisoners at Holmesburg
Philadelphia AP report says wardens Patrick Curran and deputy Robert Fromhold were killed by two inmates Frederick Burton and Joseph Bowen at Holmesburg Prison. Capt. Leroy Taylor and others were injured while responding. Calls for restoring the death penalty follow the murders. Police found two knives as evidence.
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Philadelphia
Holmesburg
Leroy Taylor
Frank Riz
Patrick Curran
Robert Fromhold
Frederick Burton
Joseph “Jojo” Bowen
Fromhold
Curran
Taylor
Pompidou Ailing Nixon Future Clouds World Leaders Return
In Iceland Nixon heads to Washington amid Watergate shadow while Pompidou's illness hangs over France. The talks yielded little beyond procedural steps but kept transatlantic dialogue alive as leaders face uncertain futures and policy shifts.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
Reykjavik
Iceland
Richard Nixon
Washington
Watergate
Georges Pompidou
Paris
Pompidou
France
America
Charles de Gaulle
Mideast
United States
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Ann Landers
R. Lars Gulbrandsen
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