Drowned Aquinas Graduate in Mississippi River Incident
Gregory Faas 18, an Aquinas High School graduate and 1964 honor student, drowned near Barron Island in the Mississippi River after reportedly learning to swim in a posted no swim area. Sherry Lewis 17 attempted to help, while police and rescuers worked to revive him. Faas was later pronounced dead.
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Aquinas High School
Mississippi
Barron (Pettibone) Island
Gregory Faas
Onalaska
Sherry Lewis
S. 25Th St
Faas
Patricia Griffel
S. 16Th St
Miss Lewis
Carl Miller
Ray Lorenz
Pettibone Beach
James S. Bailey
Walter Grosskopf
Senate backs double jeopardy amendment to Civil Rights Bill
The Senate approved 79 to 17 a southern sponsored double jeopardy amendment to the Civil Rights Bill. It bars being tried twice for the same act under federal law and criminal contempt of court, with modifications to exclude state laws and allow prosecution for criminal contempt despite state court acquittals in related acts.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D- Minn
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
1000 Vehicles Move 32nd Division to Camp McCoy
More than 1,000 vehicles carrying about 7,000 members of Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Division head to Camp McCoy for two weeks of summer services. Convoys depart Oshkosh Sparta and Onalaska using Routes 21 and 14 as avenues to the camp with east and west routes. Funeral services for Aquinas graduate noted elsewhere in the text.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry Division
Camp McCoy
Schumacher Highway
Oshkosh
Funeral Home
Sparta
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
West Axis
Onalaska
Joseph N. Bach
Catholic
Tokyo
Peking Radio
Khang Khay
Pathet Lao
Aquinas
Rev Rossiter Dies Of Cancer At 41
Richard Rossiter, Aquinas High School principal, died at 8 35 p m in St Francis Hospital after battling incurable cancer. He had shared a hope to live to present diplomas to the Class of 1964 and died ten days after that prayer was answered.
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Richard Rossiter
Aquinas
St. Francis Hospital
Father Rossiter
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Joseph Kutinger
James Eron
Eau Claire
James O'Connell
St. Joseph the Workman
John P. Treacy
John Rossiter
Msgr
John J. Paul
Holy Cross Seminary
Francis Brady
St. Patrick’s Parish
J. Floyd Dwyer
Holy ‘Cross Seminary
Walter Dilenberg
Bishop Urges Methodists to Wake to World Issues
Bishop W Ralph Ward of Syracuse urged La Crosse Methodists to heed the outside world and take up civil rights poverty and atomic warfare. He said the church once a sleeping giant stands at a new missionary era but often fails to lead on social concerns including divorce and alcoholism.
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James C. Holmlund
la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
W. Ralph Ward
Syracuse, N.Y
Methodist Church
Bishop Ward
Ward
United States
Hollywood
Wall Street
Jackson
Miss
Scranton Backers Still Have Hope
Backers of Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton push to broaden their campaign for the Republican presidential nomination despite rising delegate commitments to Barry Goldwater. National Draft Scranton chair Richard Peet cites several projects to be unveiled soon as support remains enthusiastic from Pennsylvania congressman Richard Schweiker.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard Peet
National Draft
Scranton
Peet
Richard S. Schweiker
Cleveland
San Francisco
Schweiker
Montana Flood Havoc Grips State With Deaths and Destruction
Flood devastation in Montana caused by swollen rivers left at least 30 dead and dozens missing as officials estimate tens of millions in damage. Governor Tim Babcock toured the affected area while highways and communities began massive rebuilding efforts.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Tim Babcock
Army Reservist Dies After Collision On Highway 16
Pfc. Gordon Schlisser 23 of Wauwatosa, an Army reservist training at Camp McCoy, died after a car he rode in sideswiped a truck on Highway 16 near Rockland. Driver Sp4 James Harrison 22 Milwaukee sustained serious injuries. another passenger Pfc Ralph Winkler 23 Milwaukee had minor cuts. Police report the car veered into the westbound lane, striking a semi driven by LeRoy Dickman 52 New Lisbon. The crash occurred about 4 20 am at Big Creek Road and Highway 16 intersection, with Schlisser unconscious from impact until death.
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Camp McCoy
Sparta
Highway 16
Rockland
Gordon Schlisser
Wauwatosa
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Schlisser
James Harrison
Milwaukee
Harrison
Pfc
Ralph Winkler
LeRoy E. Dickman
New Lisbon
Dickman
Big
Glendenning Co
Inonu Talks With Ball on Cyprus Peace Effort
Inonu meets U S Undersecretary George Ball in Ankara and says Turkey is on the way to a peaceful solution. Ball carries U S warning against war and notes Greek and Turkish concerns over Cyprus.
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Inonu
Turkey
Cyprus
Hal McClure
Ankara
U.S
George W. Ball
Ismet Inonu
Feridun Cemal Erkin
United States
America
Greece
Ball
Athens
Johnson
Mediter
Thhreatens
Northh
Antic Treaty Organization
Mediterranean
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Makarios
United Nations
Foreign Office
Jinx Ship Pomona Heads For Honolulu After Fire
The Liberian-registered jinx ship Pomona with a new crew sails toward Honolulu after a engine room fire forced liferafts and crew evacuation. Former captain Alf Olsen leads a mixed crew of Norwegians Brazilians and Chinese as the previous captain Jacob Natvig’s May ax murder remains unsolved.
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Honolulu
Pomona
Formosa
Rio Manamo
Coast Guard
Kukui
Hawaii
Alf Olsen
Jacob Natvig
Natvig
Olsen
Islands
House Approves Johnson Foreign Aid Authorization
The House voted 230 to 175 to approve President Johnsons 3.5 billion foreign aid authorization and set a spending lid. Final funding still requires approval by both chambers and a Senate path, with key negotiations led by Rep. Otto Passman expected to seek substantial cuts.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Johnson
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Otto Passman
D-La
Passman
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Barron Island
Tomah
National Council of Teachers of English
Aquinas Council of Student Affairs
Junior Classical League of Wisconsin
Tribune
Edward Huebner
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McCoy
Rev. Rossiter
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Robert Hansen
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