Montana floods sweep eight dead and seventy missing
In the worst Montana floods, eight people die and about 70 are missing as four earthen dams and numerous bridges collapse. Rescue teams search Birch Creek near Valier while Air Force helicopters pluck survivors from rooftops and trees.
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Montana
Great Falls
Mont
Walier
Birch Creek
Bruce Milne
Valier
Air Force
Milne
Bradley
Three Major Networks Discuss Pooling Election Coverage
Officials from CBS NBC and ABC met in New York to consider pooling coverage of the November election returns. The sessions also included talks with AP about joining the pool. No decisions yet on operation collects or costs as discussions continue.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Associated Press
Trains Rerouted After Montana Flood Washouts
Great Northern Railway reroutes the St Paul Seattle Empire Builder and Western Star on Northern Pacific tracks from Sand Point Idaho to Helena Montana due to washouts near Essex Montana. De tours may delay 4 to 12 hours with possible 36 hour service outage.
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ST. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Senators clash over civil rights bill and Romney candidate push
U S senators push jury trial amendment to civil rights bill as Nixon urges George Romney to run. Romney confirms talk with Nixon and says he will weigh a candidacy while governors debate GOP platform and Goldwater viability.
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Nixon
Romney
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
Goldwater
San Francisco
Sen. Goldwater
Eisenhower
Washington
La Crosse Board Approves 1964–69 School Improvements Plan
The La Crosse City District Board of Education unanimously adopts a six year capital program totaling $2,830,000 for 1964 to 1969. Projects include land purchase near Logan Junior High, Jefferson and Hogan/South Side school work, Longfellow music addition, and multiple new elementary and high school enhancements. The plan advances to the City Plan Commission for review.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse City
Longfellow Junior
28Th and
Birch Streets
New South Side
Upper French Island
Gle Section
22Nd
Green Bay Streets
Birch Street
Jefferson and Franklin
Central High School
Lincoln Junior High School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Washburn
GOP Brass Speaks On Presidential Nomination
Associated Press surveys top Republicans including Barry Goldwater Dwight D Eisenhower Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller George Romney and William Scranton each expressing support or priority for the party’s nomination discussions highlight internal divisions and alignments within the GOP.
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Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Scranton
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Plans are approved delays charged in Logan addition debate
La Crosse aldermen approved the Logan Junior High addition plan delaying a North Side pool. Debate reflected North South sentiment with council members seeking more review before final council approval. School officials want construction to start. a future South Side plan review was noted.
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Donald W. Affolter
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Logan
North Side
South Side
City School District Board of Education
Common Council Committee
Milo G. Knutson
George Bonsack
Council
Eau Claire
John K. Flanagan
Bonsack
Sheldon Nerby
20Th Ward
Dermen
Henry Schwandt
Harold Lee
Schwandt
Finance Committee
Dave Clark Five Draw Big Crowd in Milwaukee Ballrom
The Dave Clark Five, a British rock group, drew about 100000 fans to a Milwaukee ballroom on Sunday. In the excitement at least 23 fainted amid the crowd.
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Milwaukee
Dave Clark Five
Reds Report Pilot Down in Laos Still Not Found
An AP dispatch from Vientiane says U S Embassy officials acknowledge no conclusive sighting of Lt Charles F Klusmann after his Crusader jet was shot down over Communist Laos. Rescue planes faced heavy ground fire while helicopters were prevented from reaching him. Cmdr Doyle W Lynn was rescued and returned to the Kitty Hawk, while Pathet Lao reportedly holds another American civilian flyer. Neutralist forces in the Plaine des Jarres area remain under artillery and mortar pressure as fighting shifts.
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U.S
Red Pathet Lao
Khang Khay
Prince Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Charles F. Klusmann
San Diego
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Doyle W. Lynn
la Mesa
Kitty Hawk
South China ‘Sea
Lynn
Eugene Debruin
Kaukauna
Wis
Air Americann Charter Company
Plaine Des Jarres
Phou Koutt
Desegregation Bill Jury Trial Amendment Passed in Senate
The Senate approved a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill by 51 to 48, guaranteeing jury trials in most criminal contempts tied to the measure. It then rejected a move to trim the school desegregation title by 56 to 40, which would have cut training and funding provisions for educators handling desegregation issues.
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Washington
Senate
Thruston B. Morton
Ray
Applications Begin For Elderly Health Aid In Wisconsin
Wisconsin plans to start Kerr Mills health assistance payments for residents 65 and over by county offices on July 1. About 175000 of the states 420000 seniors are expected to qualify, with cost split between state and federal funds. Eligibility considers age income and assets with exemptions for home effects and a car, offering up to 45 hospital days and medical services in a hospital or nursing home.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Welfare Department
Wilbur Schmidt
Schmidt
Wallace Sees Civil Rights Bill Fall Within Years
Gov. George C. Wallace predicts the civil rights bill would be repealed in two to four years if enacted. He argues the law would trigger resistance and a police state, and calls New York's existing civil rights laws evidence of broader national problems.
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Michigan
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Goldwater
Relman Morin
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Barry Goldwater
California
Rockefeller
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
Wisconsin Senators Back Civil Rights Contempt Varied Vote
Sens. Gaylord Nelson and William Proxmire, both Wisconsin Democrats, joined the minority to back an amendment that guarantees jury trials in criminal contempt cases generated by civil rights bill sections except voting rights.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate
Desegregation and Employment Rights Legislation Noted
Sen. Rourke B. Hickenlooper Iowa deals with school desegregation while Sen. Norris Cotton New Hampshire handles discrimination in employment. Morton proposes a blanket jury trial guarantee for criminal contempt tied to injunction violations under all titles of the bill, excluding voting rights. Page 2 continuation referenced.
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A-Iowa
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Morton
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