Egypt Sounds Air Raid Warnings Amid Israel Advance
Cairo residents report three air raid alerts as radios urge Egyptians to keep fighting. Troops near Cairo Airport reinforce runways while Algerian troops reportedly enter Sinai. Civilians react with gloom as Nasser’s popularity endures amid the Red Sea crisis.
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Hanns Neuverbourg
Cairo
Heliopolis
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Damascus
Sinai
Suez Canal
Post Office Seeks Space in La Crosse for 6500 Sq Feet
The U S Post Office Department seeks a 6500 square foot office space in La Crosse within three blocks of the main post office at 4th and State Streets on a two year lease with option to renew for two more. The move precedes a planned new post office as part of the civic center, with no date given for funding.
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U.S. Post Office Department
la Crosse
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Nelson
Postal Department
4Th and
State Sts
Jessie Vann, Pittsburgh Courier Publisher, Dies at 82
Jessie Vann, 82, longtime publisher of the Pittsburgh Courier, died Wednesday after a cerebral hemorrhage Monday. She took the Courier helm in 1940 following the death of her husband Robert L. Vann, the paper's founder.
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Pittsburgh
Jessie Vann
Pittsburgh Courier
The
Courier
Robert L. Vann
Weather outlook for Lacrosse region and Midwest states
Variable cloudiness tonight with a chance of showers or thunderstorms Friday. Temperatures hold with upper 50s tonight and 70 to 75 Friday. West-southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wisconsin and Minnesota show similar trends with showers or storms possible Friday, Iowa expecting storms and heavy rains tonight. Sunrise Friday 5 23 p m Sunset Friday 8 46 p m Record highs and degree days listed for June 8 1964 and 1897.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Viroqua District School Vote Rejects New Junior High
Viroqua Wisconsin electors rejected a 1.45 million dollar bond proposal for a new junior high for the third time. The tally was 857 to 667 in favor of no, with margins smaller than the two prior referenda of 1,074 to 759 on Oct 4, 1966 and 989 to 501 on Dec 6, 1966.
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Viroqua
Wis
Dairy Leader To Become 90 June 12
Kilmer Gaarder longtime Holmen dairying leader will observe his 90th birthday Monday June 12 A reception in his honor will be held 2 to 5 p m Sunday May 11 at the Gaarder home in Sand Lake Coulee birthplace 1877 Gaarder is the sole living charter member of the La Crosse County Guernsey Breeders Association He served on the town board 32 years Holmen School Board 36 years Holmen Bank director 42 years and held posts as secretary of the Holmen Co op and treasurer of the Holmen Creamery He married Tillie Ostby in 1903 she died 1962 aged 85 He has two sons Kenneth and Malcolm a brother Herbert and sister Mrs Grace Michaelson live nearby or will attend.
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Holmen
Wis
Kilmer Gaarder
la Crosse
Holmen Bank
Holmen Creamery
Tillie Ostby
Gaarder
Kenneth
Malcolm
Herbert
Seal Beach
Calif
Wisconsin
Grace Michaelson
Onalaska
Hillview dispute over vacations and insurance premiums
The fact finder’s report on Hillview Home fallout shows the county refusing vacation and holiday pay and withholding insurance premiums from resigned workers. A split WERB ruling cites good faith doubt of legal obligation, while a later board authorizes some union claims and orders premium payments for non-returning staff. The county seeks a new union election to break the deadlock.
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Slavney and Rice
Slavney
Rice
Anderson
Hillview Home
WERB
City of New Berlin
Milwaukee School Board
Hillview
Wisconsin Senate approves 1.1 billion budget highlights
The $1.1 billion Wisconsin budget funds local schools with 307 million for DPI and raises university funding by 33 percent to 181 million. UW professors gain 5 percent this year and 6 percent next, tuition rises vary by student type, and new buildings arise in Milwaukee and near Green Bay and Kenosha.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay
Kenosha
Youth Pleads Guilty To Car Theft
Ricky L. McCormick, 19, of 421 Caledonia St., pled guilty in County Court to two car theft counts tied to May 31 to June 1 thefts from James Loomis and Hilbert Becker. A companion, John A. Oyer, 22, of 526 St. Andrew St., faced related charges and a capacity question due to alleged mental institution release. McCormick’s sentencing set for July 3 after a pre sentence report. both youths held on $1,000 bond.
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West Salem
John A. Oyer
St. Andrew St
Oyer
Leonard F. Roraff
Dyer
Asst. Dist. Atty
Seth Stoltz
Northern Colony
Stoltz
McCormick
James Marcou
Avon St. Stoltz
Roraff
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Marines Hold Ground in Vietnam Clash Near Khe Sanh
U.S. Marines repelled a 300 man North Vietnamese force 5 miles northwest of Khe Sanh after a five hour firefight leaving 63 enemy dead. Leathernecks supported by helicopters and artillery drove Reds from the field before sundown. 18 Marines were killed and 27 wounded. East of Con Thien one Marine died and 13 were wounded after a two platoon patrol encountered a North Vietnamese unit two miles northeast.
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Con Thien
Young Man Killed In Wisconsin Accident
A 19 year old, Robert Kreft of Sturgeon Bay, died when his car left the road and hit a tree on the north side. He was alone in the vehicle. The death raises Wisconsin 1967 traffic toll to 367, one less than last year on this date.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wisconsin
Robert Kreft
Route 6
Parthenon Replica and Global Roadways Feature in Murky Tour Talk
Nashville hosts a replica Parthenon in Tennessee while travel blurbs mention roads through Kruger National Park in Africa and Siberia spanning nine time zones, illustrating exaggerated or catalogued global landmarks.
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Nashville
Tenn
Athens
Africa
Kruger National Park
Siberia
Winona Livestock Quotes From Swift Co and South St Paul
Hog prices show 25 lower sows steady with 200 to 230 pound hogs at 21.75 to 22.50. Cattle market steady with hi choice prime steers at 25.00 and utility cows 16.00 to 18.00. Veal remains steady with top options at 36.00 and commercial 21.00 to 25.00. South St Paul report notes steady to higher cattle and variable hogs with mixed feeder prices and brisk slaughter demand for Friday sale.
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Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Most Choice
Chicago Mercantile Market Butter and Eggs Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange listings show butter scores AA and A around 66 with various grades, and eggs with whites and mixed, indicating the day’s commodity price levels and grade distributions.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Israel Names Generals, Declares Gaza Sinai Authority
Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan said Israel would not aim for the Suez Canal. Brig. Gen. Haim Herzog will lead troops in areas taken from Jordan while Gen. Moshe Goren runs the Gaza Strip and northern Sinai. Dayan affirmed Jerusalem remains Israeli and pledged continued Gulf of Aqaba passage.
Boy Involved In Theft Is Sent To Reformatory
One of three boys involved in four car thefts on May 31 and June 1 was sent to the Wales School for Boys in La Crosse. The youth admitted breaking into a city parking meter while the other two were booked for drinking.
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Wales School For Boys
la Crosse
Soviet Air Force Political Chief Andrei Rytov Dies
Moscow reports Col Gen Andrei Rytov aged 59, head of the political administration of the Soviet air force, died after a long illness per Tass on Wednesday.
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Moscow
Andrei Rytov
Tass
Bids Open For Jackson Monroe Highway Projects Across Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Highway Commission announced apparent low bids totaling 9.4 million for more than 30 road improvements in 25 counties. Projects include seven sections of I 94 from Black River Falls to Tomah with grading and bridges. bids by Raemisch Nelson Bleick and others. Other notable asks cover I 94 in Warrens area and 22 miles of state routes 13 and 29 with bituminous surfacing.
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Nelson Construction Co
Black River Falls
Nelson
Bleick Construc
Tion Co
Neenah
Monroe
Warrens
Raemisch
Wood
Marathon
Clark
Highway Pavers Inc
Wauwatosa
Lincoln County
U.S. 8
McCord and Bradley
Rein, Schultz and Dahl
Madison
Knowles Pushes 21-Year-Old Drinking Age In Wisconsin
Gov. Knowles backs two key safety provisions at a public hearing to require a uniform 21-year-old beer drinking age and mandatory intoxication tests for drunken driving arrests. Opposition argues 21 is not a universal fix and questions local option limits.
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GOP
Knowles
Wisconsin
Breweries and Tavern League
John Rohrer
la Crosse
Tavern League of
Rusk Faces Senate Test After Middle East Briefing
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faced cautious praise from about 50 senators after a private briefing on the Middle East crisis. Senators warned against optimism, urged caution on cease fire expectations, and discussed risks of further violence and Arab backlash linked to U.S. actions and implicated aircraft.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Middle East
Rusk
Iowa
Jack Miller
United States
Egypt
U.S
Israel
U.N
State Department
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Congress
Soviet Vessels Roam Near U S 6th Fleet
Aboard the carrier America in the Mediterranean as many as six or seven Soviet ships roamed near U S forces off Crete. Vice Admiral William S Martin directed warnings in English and Russian after a Soviet destroyer approached within 150 yards of a buffer destroyer.
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America
Mediterranean
U.S
Crete
6Th Fleet
William S. Martin
Middle East
Israel
Adm
Martin
Folk Mass With Modern Beat At St Francis Hospital
The First Presbyterian Church choir will sing a folk Mass with a modern beat at 8 p m Thursday in the Marycrest Auditorium at St. Francis Hospital. A 25 voice choir directed by Karl Friedline with narration by Rev. Charles Houdek will be accompanied by a guitar ukulele and string bass. The Mass has drawn wide acclaim and has been presented at other La Crosse churches. The public is invited.
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Marycrest
St. Francis Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
Karl Friedline
Charles Houdek
First Presbyterian
James Bell
la Crosse
State Girl Stopped In Spelling Contest
Mary Clark fourteen of Ripon Wisconsin exited the National Spelling Bee in the fifth round after failing on the word defilade to arrange fortifications.
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Washington
Mary Clark
Ripon
Wis
Man Pleads Guilty In Traffic Case
A La Crescent man Wesley F. Albrecht 59 pled guilty in La Crosse County Court to driving without a license after a May 24 crash killed 7 year old Obed Schaller Jr. Judge Roraff noted the absence of the defendant and ordered a signed plea statement by Monday. The state recommended a 50 dollar fine plus costs. charges of unlicensed driving for his wife Edrie were dismissed.
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la Crosse County
la Crescent Area
la Crosse
John Flynn
Wesley F. Albrecht
la Crescent
Obed Schaller Jr
Copeland Ave
Rose and
St. Cloud
Albrecht
Leonard F. Roraff
Flynn
Asst. Dist. Atty
Seth Stoltz
Edrie
Roraff
Stoltz
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