Storm wrecks area near Chicago causing death and damage
A violent wind and rain storm struck suburbs northwest of Chicago causing one child death in Wheeling and widespread destruction. Gusts up to 100 mph toppled trailers and a radio tower, damaged planes, churches, and a theater, and cut power as officials reported possible tornado activity near Chicago.
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Arlington Heights
Ill
Chicago
Glenview
Mount Prospect
Wheeling
Palatine
Arlington Park Race Track
Darlene Helfogt
Gene
WNWC
Pal-Waukee
Rolling Meadows
the Meadows Baptist Church
Rolling
Waukegan
Pal- Waukee
Arlington Park
Marjorie L. Everett
Suzanne Lindley
Brooklyn Park Man Found Dead in Mississippi River
The body of 56 year old Bernie Grisco was found in the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis. He was wearing wading boots and appeared to have stepped into a hole while fishing. Grisco had been in the water about a week.
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Minneapolis
Brooklyn Park
Bernie Grisco
Hennepin County
Grisco
Sparta Bank President Geared Fired May 15
Sparta Wis The Monroe County Bank board dismissed Stuart H Latimer 45 as president and director effective May 15 after a May 25 special meeting. Latimer faces two federal charges for forged journal entry and misapplied funds totaling 19525. John W Wartinbee of First Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee will supervise until a new president is chosen.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County Bank
Stuart H. Latimer
Latimer
John W. Wartinbee
First
Youth Graduates From Seminary in Wisconsin
LA CRESCENT Minnesota John C F Zlabek son of Mr and Mrs John C Zlabek 916 Spruce Drive La Crescent graduated from Divine Word Seminary East Troy Wisconsin Sunday He also earned a diploma of affiliation from the Catholic University of America In his senior year he became student work director was elected president of the Marys Men Sodality and served as president of the student board of directors and as a member of the student senate He plans to continue studies at Divine Word College Epworth Iowa next September.
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LA Crescent
Minn
John C. F. Zlabek
John C. Zlabek
Spruce Drive
Divine Word Seminary
East Troy
Wis
Catholic University of America
Zlabek
The
Mary's Men Sodality
Divine Word College
Epworth
Iowa
Injured Man Flags Ride To Hospital In La Crosse County
A La Crosse County man Marvin Leisse age 20 from Onalaska flagged down County Traffic Patrolman Jack Haack after his hand was caught in a table saw. He was driving himself to Lutheran Hospital about 11 a.m. and was taken to hospital for treatment. The condition of his right hand was not yet known.
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la Crosse County
Lutheran Hospital
Marvin Leisse
R. 1
Onalaska
Jack Haack
Leisso
Weather Summary for Lacrosse City and Surroundings
Fair with cool north-northwest winds 10 mph tonight and warmer Friday. Low tonight in the upper 40s and upper 60s Friday with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Wisconsin partial clearing cool tonight and Friday with little warmer conditions. Minnesota variable cloudiness tonight and Friday warmer in most sections. Iowa generally fair tonight and Friday. Sunrise Friday 5 22 am Sunset Friday 8 44 pm Moon last quarter June 10. Degree Days total 7 541 with last year 8 193 and normal 7 551.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Itch Itch Itch Stop Use Itch Me Not Ad
Ad promotes Itch Me Not a quick drying antiseptic for skin itch and rash relief. Claims itching subsides in minutes and speeds healing. Targets eczema insect bites and surface rashes and offers a 48 hour money back guarantee at Soeil's Drug Stores. Store today.
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Soeil‘s
Meredith Pledges Return Armed If Necessary
Meredith vows to be armed if needed after the Mississippi march sparks a Memphis protest and a New York pledge to return armed. He remains weak from blood loss while doctors order rest, as civil rights leaders join the march and a shooting suspect, Aubrey Norvell, awaits trial in Hernando.
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Meredith
Senatoria
Miss
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Memphis
New York
Bowld Hospital
South
U.S. 51
Meredith Monday
Aubrey James Norvell
Hernando, Miss
Alma Hurricane Toll and Tampa Area Impacts
Alma carved a 90 mile per hour punch along the Florida coast sparing Tampa from worst winds. Heavy rains drenched Florida and spilled into Georgia while small craft stayed in ports. Five deaths in Florida raised Alma’s toll to 37 nationwide with Cuba and Honduras reporting additional fatalities. Mt Erebus noted as the world’s southerly active volcano in Antarctica.
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St. Petersburg
Tampa
Alma
Florida Peninsula
Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Cuba
Florida Straits
Key West
San Rafael
Honduras
Mt. Erebus
Victoria Land
Antarctica
Pipeline Consultant Connors Dies at 75
Guy S. Connors born in Eau Claire Wisconsin and a Tulsa pipeline consultant. He served as Williams Brothers Corp. vice president and later formed Connors and Stanfield before returning to Williams Brothers as a consultant. Connors died in a Pryor Oklahoma hospital after illness beginning May 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connors
Williams Brothers
Marshal to retire Madison Wisconsin Supreme Court marshal
Fred L. Doar of Madison will retire September 1 as marshal of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. After 35 years of service he will have served seven chief justices and 19 associate justices during his tenure.
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Madison
Fred L. Doar
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Doar
Stock Quotations June 9 1966 Noon Update
Major stocks listed with prices and changes from Allis-Chalmers to Woolworth. Dow Jones indexes show Industrials 880.79 and Railroads 225.04 with utilities 135.45. Commodities include July Wheat, Soybeans and Eggs with various bids. National quotations noted as NASD representative inter-dealer prices as of about 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
General Telephone
Grand Union
Great Northern Ry. i
Gulf Oil Heileran Brew
Ilinois
International Harvest
Interstate Power
Johnson Service Bbm
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Jons Kresge
Lockheed
Minn
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States Power
North
Banc
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
RCA
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Ind
N.J
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
United Airlines
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Zenith
Jn Dow Jones
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Clark Oil
Wis
Mtr
National Vocational Education Conference Planned
The first national conference on research in vocational and technical education will convene at the University of Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday to study progress since the 1963 federal act. Speakers include experts in economics psychology industrial education and related fields.
More Limits Wanted On Dairy Imports
Washington AP Rep Melvin Laird chair of the House Republican Conference calls for dairy imports to be limited to 50 percent of the five year average 1961 to 1965 to curb Johnson administration price policies harming farmers. He criticizes cheese import quota moves and introduces the proposal in the House.
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Washington
Melvin Laird
R - Wis
House Republican Conference
Laird
House
Johnson
Conferees Struggle Over Meeting Time On Pollution Bill
Wisconsin lawmakers and Gov. Knowles debated the water pollution control bill with no immediate agreement. The dispute centers on whether a single director or a three member commission will head the agency, as Republicans and Democrats hold firm positions. The measure, already passed in different forms, would place the agency under the governor within the Department of Resource Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keefe Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Assembly
Senate
State Department of Resource Development
Office of Economic Opportunity
Milwaukee County Democrats End Cash Aid for Director
The State Democratic party will stop funding half of the 6000 to 7500 dollar annual salary for Milwaukee County's organizational director. Richard Steinberg proposed abolishing the job amid financial strains, a move approved by the county executive board and unit chairs as party leaders relocate headquarters to cut rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Democratic Party
Milwaukee County
Richard J. Steinberg
Democrats
Steinberg
Democratic
Gary Barczak
West Allis
J. Louis Hanson
Madison
Hearing on School District Transfer for Stuhr Property
A hearing scheduled for 8 p.m. June 21 will decide if Walter C. Stuhr's Medary Town land transfers from La Crosse to Onalaska School District. The Agency 11 School Committee will hear the petition and later confer with boards of both districts. The request may involve only the lot with Stuhr's home despite initial wording.
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P.m
Walter C. Stuhr
la Crosse
Onalaska
11 School Committee
Stuhr
Robert B. Tremain
Medary
Tremain
Onalska
Four Hurt In East Sparta Highway 16 Crash
Edith Zickuhr 20 attempted to pass three semis east of Sparta on Highway 16 and cut back into the lane to avoid an oncoming truck. Her car overturned after going off the road. Her mother Agnes Zickuhr 51 was hospitalized with a knee fracture. Edith, her father Walter Zickuhr 50, and brother John were treated and released.
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Sparta
Wis
Edith Zickuhr
van Dyne
Agnes Zickuhr
Miss Zickuhr
Rev
Walter Zickuhr
John
Two Girls Injured in Three-Car Crash at 4th and Cass
At about 6 15 a m Thursday two sisters Sandra and Sue Wehrenberg both 16 from 316 S 6th St received minor injuries and were treated at Lutheran Hospital. They were riding with Susan Berg 16 of 2525 S 15th St when her car struck a car driven by Robert Rye 17 of 1933 State St, which in turn hit a car driven by Carl Surom 17 of R 1 Police said Rye and Surom were stopped for a traffic light.
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4Th
Cass Streets
Sandra Wehrenberg
S. 6Th St
Lutheran
R. 1
Rye
Surom
Bloomington Official Named State Planning Director
Bloomington City Manager Raymond T. Olsen was named state planning director effective June 27. Olsen, 36, top candidate in Civil Service exam, will lead the Planning Agency with powers to coordinate long range planning and oversee federal funds applications. He previously led Prescott Arizona and was president of the League of Minnesota Municipalities. salary range listed at 13344 to 16224 dollars.
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ST. Paul
Bloomington
Raymond T. Olsen
Ray Lappegaard
Olsen
State Planning Agency
Bagley
Minn
Prescott
Ariz
League of Minnesota
Chicken Fry To Aid Y Camp Bradfield
The YMCA Father and Son Club sponsors a Chicken Q in Copeland Park from 4 to 8 p.m. Proceeds support Camp Bradfield eight miles northeast of Black River Falls, including a dining hall and wash house. The camp spans almost 200 acres and was founded 86 years ago on land donated by Dr and Mrs Bradfield.
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Ymca Father and Son Club
Copeland Park
Camp Bradfield
YMCA
Bradfield
Black River Falls
Actor Edward G Robinson Injured in Auto Crash
Veteran actor Edward G. Robinson, 72, remained in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital after an auto accident in Beverly Hills. He underwent a major 44 hour surgery for rupture of abdominal blood vessels and internal bleeding, and doctors said he should be discharged in about two weeks. He told police he likely dozed off, causing his car to hit a tree after crossing four lawns.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Edward G. Robinson
Mount Sinai Hospital
Robinson
Platteville Opens Two New Schools At State University
Platteville State University to inaugurate a school of agriculture directed by Prof. Charles DeNure and a school of industry directed by Prof. George J. Brown. Agriculture programs began in 1914 and industrial education in 1902, with both offering master's degrees since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Platteville State University
Senate Panel Halves Economic Aid Bill by 117 Million
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a revised economic aid bill after cutting more than 117 million from the administration’s bare-bones program. Chairman J W Fulbright said the panel voted 17 to 1 and withheld a decision on merging the aid with the military assistance bill.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Illness transports to area hospitals listed
On June 8 at 5 46 p m George Gautsch age 56 of La Crescent was taken to Luther hospital from Trane Co Plant 4. On June 9 at 1 56 am George Marks age 56 of 1408 Farwell St was taken to St Francis Hospital and at 4 34 am Mrs Ruth Anderson age 56 of 1321 Avon St was taken to Lutheran Hospital all for illness.
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Trane! Co
George Gautsch
la Crescent
Lutheran Hospital
George Marks
Farwell St
St. Francis Hospital
Ruth Anderson
Avon St
Water Pipe Break Causes Residence Issue in La Crosse
A broken water pipe at a La Crosse residence on Avon Street prompted a repair response. The incident was reported at 12 47 p.m. and directed to the Spencer Schanhofer home, 231 Avon Street.
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Spencer Schanhofer
Avon St
YMCA YWCA drive pledges reach 608246 toward 1250000 goal
Pledges totaling 62529 were reported at a progress meeting, bringing the campaign total to 608246 or 48.65 percent of the 1.25 million goal. Drive chair Kenneth V. Dahl urged volunteers to finish calls in two weeks as the campaign concludes June 28. Next progress meeting set for June 15 at 7 30 p.m. in the YWCA.
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Ymca-Ywca Building Fund
Kenneth V. Dahl
Drive
Stoddard Hotel
Dahl
Roy E. Kumm
Charles D. Gelatt
John A. Murphy
B. T. Hall
Atty. N. George de Dakis
David E. Nudd
Carl H. Iverson
Robert H. Waller
Raymond C. Hutson
YWCA
Drowning Tragedy Near Winona Claims Two Girls
In Winona Minnesota sisters Nancy ten and Marcy eight daughters of Darrell and Mrs Lee drowned ten feet from shore after falling from a rope swing on Lake Winona. Mary Meier nine cousin described Marcy struggling to reach shore. Firemen and police recovered the bodies after the Lee parents searched the lake.
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Winona, Minn
Nancy
Marcy
Darrell Lee
Winona
Lake Winona
Mary Meier
Meier
Lee
Erickson Named Liaison for National Teacher Corps
Dr. James Erickson, dean of the Graduate School at La Crosse State University, is appointed liaison officer for the National Teacher Corps. The program targets students from families earning under $2000 yearly and aims to enroll 3750 teachers for urban and rural schools. Applicants must apply by June 15 for the 1966 67 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Erickson
la Crosse State University
National Teacher Corps
NTC
Erickson
University
Used Mattresses Can Be Sold Legally
The Wisconsin Board of Health states used mattresses can be sold and advertised without breaking the law. A letter to City Sanitarian Charles T. Trevallee notes the statute focuses on manufacturing and labeling, not sale of secondhand mattresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Board of Health
Charles T. Trevallee
Dale J. Jennersohn
State Board
Jennerjohn
La Crosse Couple Joins In Open Marriage License
Steven L. Scholberg of 1317 Caledonia Street and Joann M. Rogers of 1509 Charles Street plan to marry on June 18 in La Crosse.
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Steven L. Scholberg
Caledonia St
Joann M.rogers
Charles St
la Crosse
Father William Kussle Circle chicken barbecue planned
The Father William Kussle Circle 1694 of the Columbian Squires will host an annual chicken barbecue on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Crucifixion School parking lot in La Crescent Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crescent
Minn
Father William Kussle
Columbian Squires
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Glenview Naval Air Station
Northwest Hospital
Helfogt
Holy Family Hospital
Des Plaines
Watseka
US. 12
Big Medicine
Sparta Bank
Stuart Latimer
Cheese Prec
C.p
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Prairie du Chiene
Trempeaieaga
Dodge
Black
Neillsville
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
Floyd McKissick
Stokely Carmichael
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
McKissick
CORE
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Coldwater
Charles Snodgrass
Plain Clothes
State Highway Patrol
Ymca-Ywca
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Marshall Co
First Bank
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton
Lincoln Nt. Life
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY
Swank, Inc
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co., Inc
Tausche Bonds
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Wisconsin Fund
Senate Assembly
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
N.Y
Mary
James Meredith
Demos
WLCX
City Council
Fire Department
Wyhae
Spell’s Drug Stores
Main
Gillette
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