Prairie building fire destroys dairy firm in Prairie du Chien
Fire swept the three story brick Prairie Dairy Products Co building in Prairie du Chien destroying structure and contents. Bookkeeper Sophie Brown escaped with no injuries as flames spread through all floors aided by cardboard inventory. Insurance covers the loss reported. blaze blamed on a rear floor cooling compressor. Fire crews from McGregor Iowa and Bloomington and Boscobel Wisconsin fought the three hour blaze amid high winds. Roof collapse and wall failures followed before containment.
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Prairie Dairy Products Co
Prairie du Chien
la Crosse Tribune
Sophie Brown
McGregor
Iowa
Bloomington
Boscobel
Wis
Thomson Says Some Foreign Aid Misused
Rep Vernon Thomson charges U S aid funds were improperly used by foreign nations. He cites items imported with aid such as sex hormones and contraceptives while lawmakers clash over the 3.5 billion program and corrective actions.
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Thomson
Washington (Ap
Vernon Thomson
R-Wis
House
U.S
Foreign Affairs Committee
Poland
Yugoslavia
Clement Zablocki
D-Wis
Cornelius Gallagher
D-N.j
Gallagher
China
Youth Injured In Tractor Mishap In Wisconsin Farm
Seventeen year old David Kuehl was taken to Tomah hospital with injuries from a tractor mishap on his father Edwin Kuehl's farm. The injuries were not believed serious but he was kept for X rays and observation.
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Tomah
Wis
David Kuehl
Edwin Kuehl
Wisconsin Braces as Winds Unleash Heavy Storm
A statewide wind and rain blitz lashes Wisconsin with 50 mph gusts, tearing down trees and disrupting power and communications. Milwaukee firefighter Donald Hoover 32 suffers chest injuries after a fall while clearing debris. Shawano County reports large hail and heavy rain. Virginia Cabella 23 of Milwaukee drowns in Lake Michigan.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Donald Hoover
Shawano County
Virginia Cabella
Lake Michi- See
Bee thieves target hives as hive thefts rise in Oklahoma
In Minco Oklahoma Glen Gibson executive secretary of the American Bee Keeping Federation said Tuesday bee hive thefts are increasing. He noted a single colony can fetch as much as 30 dollars, highlighting a shift from cattle rustling to bee theft in the West.
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Minco
Okla
Glen Gibson
The
American Bee Keeping Federation
Goldwater Eyes 4 Deep Possibilities
Senator Barry Goldwater weighs four Eastern GOP leaders as possible running mates as he pursues the Republican nomination. Names floated include Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton, Kentucky Senator Thruston Morton, New York Representative William Miller, and Ohio Governor James Rhodes.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
William E. Miller
New York
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Arizona
Montana flood toll rises with 30 dead and 38 missing
Floodwaters along the Missouri River receded after a three day surge. At least 30 people were confirmed dead and 38 missing as communities from Great Falls to Valier faced extensive damage. Gov. Babcock ordered disaster teams. Glacier National Park remained closed.
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Montana
Great Falls
Mont
Missouri River
Missouri
Loma
Teton River
Bruce Milne
Walier
Birch Creek
Milne
Valier
Conrad
Blackfeet
Dick Kullberg
Cutbank
Tim M. Babcock
Babcock
Glacier National Park
National Park Service
Glacier Park
Park
Air Force
Vaughn
Sun River
Terry Jackson
Barry Has No Serious Challenge at Governors Conference
At the 56th annual Governors Conference in Cleveland Ohio Sen Barry Goldwater heads toward the GOP presidential nomination with no strong opposition. Former Vice President Richard Nixon tried to spark a challenge while Gov George Romney of Michigan declined to run citing a 1962 pledge.
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Cleveland
Goldwater
Los Angeles
California
Alcv
Jack Bell
Ohio
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Johnson
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
U S Envoy Warns Greece and Turkey Over Cyprus Crisis
In Geneva U S Under secretary George Ball warns Athens and Ankara of Washingtons concern over Cyprus. He signals potential sharp measures to prevent Greek Turkish war and disruption of the NATO eastern flank. Ball heads to Athens and Ankara after skipping a London trip.
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Ball
Greece
Turkey
U.S
Cyprus
Geneva
George W. Ball
United States
Estern
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Free World
U.N
London
Athens
Ankara
Johnson
George Papandreou
Washington
Kyprianou
Boston
New York
Makarios
Nicosia
West Wisconsin Methodist Conference Opens at St James Church
The 110th West Wisconsin Annual Conference opens with ecumenical notes as ministers meet at St James Roman Catholic Church near St Luke's Methodist. Rev Charles Garel, a Negro pastor serving Pepin and Maiden Rock, is named chairman of the Supply Pastors Fellowship. The gathering votes to urge Congress to support cloture in the civil rights debate and defeat harmful amendments. More than 300 ministers and delegates attend a four day session marked by a banquet and memorial service with Bishop Ralph T. Alton presiding.
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Ralph T. Alton
Wisconsin
West Wisconsin
Methodist Church
St. James Roman Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Supply Pastors’ Fellowship
Charles Garel
Pepin
Maiden Rock
North Presbyterian Church
St. Luke's
Lee Holmes
St. Luke’s
Henry Hoerburger
St. James
North Presbyterian
Winslow Wilson
Gomer Finch
Wayne L. Grover
Holmes
Milo G. Knutson
Raymond C. Rice
la Crosse
Board of Trustees
Bishop Alton
Mother Kills 4 Of 5 Children In Bedroom Tragedy
A housewife in Ohioville Borough near Midland Pennsylvania killed four of her five children after a quarrel with her husband. The victims, aged 2 to 5, were found shot once through the heart in their basement beds. Mitchell Zlatovich and Mary Zlatovich, aged 24, are the parents. Bernie Zlatovich, the borough police chief and Mary’s brother, arrived at dawn.
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Midland
Pennsylvania
Ohioville
Mitchell
Mary Zlatovich
Bernie Z
Gangs Attack St Augustine Marchers in Downtown Assault
In St Augustine Florida a mob of white men and youths attacked white and Negro marchers on a downtown sidewalk. Police with clubs arrived to break up the assault and no arrests were reported. About a dozen demonstrators were assaulted before they retreated to the church to conclude the protest.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Old City
Senate ends 75-day filibuster on civil rights bill
The Senate voted to limit debate on the civil rights bill to one hour per senator, ending a record filibuster that began in March. The House approved the measure Feb 10 by 290 to 130, with an all-night Senate session and packed galleries. Senator Byrd of West Virginia delivered a marathon speech urging against cloture.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Proxmire and Nelson Vote With Majority on Cloture
Senators William Proxmire and Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin joined the majority as the Senate invoked cloture on the civil rights bill. The vote upheld procedural closure amid the long debate on the measure.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Senate
Senate Cloture Vote Sets Stage for Civil Rights Debate
The Senate approved a cloture move 71 to 29 four votes more than the two thirds required, allowing two amendments and a recess. Leader Mansfield secured unanimous consent for the break as Byrd spoke from 7:38 p.m. to 9:52 a.m., then session resumed after an eight minute pause and a 10 a.m. next day meet was set.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Byrd
Barry Goldwater Opposes Cloture on Civil Rights Bill
Sen. Barry Goldwater votes against debating limits and signals possible opposition to the civil rights bill. He notes proponents appear to have the votes to invoke cloture and push the bill without his demanded changes. He had pledged to vote against the leadership petition to limit discussion.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Crash Kills 2 In High Speed Patrol Chase
Two young men died after a stolen 1954 station wagon crashed at more than 100 mph during a pursuit by state patrol officer Bernard McKinnon on the Appleton area highway system. Victims carried false IDs. fingerprints were sent to the FBI to identify them.
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Appleton
Spice
Bernard McKinnon
102 Day Strike Ends at Essex Wire Corp Hillsdale
Hillsdale Michigan sees 40 union workers return to Essex Wire Corp lines after a 102 day strike. National Guard troops depart after 13 days. IUE Local 810 ratifies a four year contract by 83 to 34, with wage increases totaling 36 42 cents over the term. First year includes a 10 cent boost.
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Hillsdale
Mich
Essex Wire Corp
National Guard
Italo Bragalone
Michigan
International Union of Electrical Workers
Afl-Cio
George Gould
IUE
U S Flier Dies After Rescue From Raft
In Prestwick Scotland AP reports U S Air Force fighter pilot Capt James H Davis 32 of Washington D C died shortly after being pulled from the Atlantic 420 miles off the Irish coast by the weather ship Juliet crew He survived 13 hours on a tiny life raft after a crash and exposure eight foot waves and 36 degree water were cited as factors by Air Force doctor Capt Roy L Dehart who treated him
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Prestwick
Scotland
Atlantic
Juliet
James H. Davis
Washington
D.C
Roy L. Dehart
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Air Force
Davis
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UPI
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Illinois
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Indiana
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