Journalists Progress in Atlantic Rowing Venture
English journalists David Johnstone and John Hoare in a 15 foot rowboat named Puffin show progress crossing the Atlantic. They have traveled 98 miles toward England since May 21, with winds slowing earlier gains but improving to over 14 miles per day in the past 40 days. The submarine Cutlass radar spotted Puffin nine miles off Cape Henry prompting a rescue check. the men say they are fine and will continue toward St Ives, England.
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Prayer Vigil At Monastery At St Dominic's
The Peace Vigil begins at 9 p.m. Friday in St Dominic's Monastery Chapel. The Fatima vigil centers on the Eucharist and the Rosary with adoration and nuns taking turns. Rev. Thomas Ninneman will celebrate the evening Mass and deliver the Saturday homily at 8 p.m.
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St. Dominic’s Monastery
South Ave
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Thomas Ninneman
Grant approved for Port Wing sewage facilities
Washington AP The Economic Development Administration announced a 97000 grant to cover half the cost of new sewerage facilities at Port Wing Wisconsin. The project aims to improve local wastewater treatment and capacity.
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Port Wing
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UW Campus Site Survives Opposition in Kenosha County
The State Coordinating Committee for Higher Education approved a northern Kenosha County site adjoining Petrifying Springs Park for a new University of Wisconsin campus after hearings. Opponents argued distances from Racine Waukesha and Walworth counties and 690 acres set aside, while backers said the site fits broader growth with a 1969 opening for junior and senior courses and eventual four year programs.
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Petrifying Springs County Park
Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
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Waterford
Stalbaum
Waukegan
III
Racine
Waukesha
Walworth
David Phillips
Greater Kenosha University Committee
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wisconsin Center
Attendance Drops At Graham Crusade In London
Attendance at Billy Graham's second British crusade meeting in London fell to 15 500 from 18 038 on opening night. The Graham organization said 734 people came forward at the end, up from 447 announced Wednesday night.
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London
Billy Graham
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Dirksen Pushes Reappraisal of Antipoverty Plan
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen and House GOP chief Gerald Ford urged an immediate thorough reappraisal of the antipoverty program. They backed a GOP report denouncing current poverty legislation and criticized its effectiveness and goals.
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Illinois
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Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Dirksen
On This Date June 3 1966 History Highlights
Today marks the 153rd day of 1966 with key milestones. Highlights include Midway battle beginning in 1942, 1918 air mail start, 1940 Paris bombing and Dunkirk evacuation, 1946 Kalinin death, Khrushchev Stalin tension, JFK Khrushchev Vienna talks, Gemini 4 flight start. Also coverage of Ford and Dirksen poverty report reactions and policy critiques by Shriver and Fulbright.
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Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Soviet Union
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Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
de Gaulle
James McDivitt
Edward White
White
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