Civil War Cannons Roar Again at Camp McCoy Open House
Civil War era cannon duels between Loomis Battery from Michigan and the 10th Wisconsin Volunteers drew a crowd of about 5,000 at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Vernon Thomson organized the event and promised trophies topped with replica cannons.
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Wisconsin Volunteers
Vernon Thomson
R-Richland Center
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Whitehall
Eau Claire
Robert Parker Parrot
West Point
Cold Springs
N.Y
Eau Claire Company
Bernard Paulson
Clear Lake
Gene
127Th Infantry
Wisconsin National Guard
10Th Wisconsin Artillery
162 Armor
105Th Cavalry
Manston
1St Brigade Band
Milwaukee
32Nd Engineers
la Crosse
Richard Crecelius
Tito Faces Uncertain Path as Open Yugoslavia Evolves
The piece notes Tito at 81 wary of post retirement influence as Yugoslavia widens ties with the West while maintaining socialist policy. It recalls 1948 Cominform action against Tito under Stalin and Khrushchev and contrasts that with today’s warmer Soviet-Yugoslav relations and internal party purges. It highlights intellectual dissent and worries about maintaining socialist integrity amid openness.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Romania
Cominform
Nikita S. Khrushchev
West Berlin
United States
Moscow
West
League of Communists
Brandt Escapes Injury In Helicopter Mishap
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt narrowly escaped a crash on Masada where an Israeli military helicopter lurched near a 900 foot cliff as the exit ramp caught on a rock. Brandt and two officials were unhurt, though minor injuries occurred to Paul Frank and Eliashir Ben-Horin.
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Willy Brandt
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Brandt
Paul Frank
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Eliashir Ben-Horin
Masada
Split Court Upholds Ruling On Clean Air
The 4 4 decision preserves a lower court order prohibiting substantial degradation of clean air. Environmental groups pressed that EPA rules ban significant deterioration in areas with air cleaner than federal standards, while the government warned of economic impacts in low pollution regions.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr
High Court
William D. Ruckelshaus
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EPA
Milwaukee Zoo seeks bigger steam locomotive for rides
Milwaukee County officials want a more powerful steam locomotive to tow the miniature sightseeing cars at the zoo. The current replica of an 1882 engine breaks down frequently and lacks the needed muscle to do the job.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Zoo
Bush Supports Airing of Watergate Scandal
Washington AP. GOP leaders spar over televised hearings as Interior Secretary Morton opposes ongoing Senate proceedings and Vice President Agnew readies to critique. Bush calls for full public airing and Nixon news conference. Gallup finds 55 percent favor Democrats next year, 35 percent Republicans. News framing notes Kalmbach and Dean testimonies shaping Watergate dynamics.
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George Bush
Administration
Senate
Rogers C.B. Morton
Spiro T. Agnew
St. Louis
Bush
Hijackers Flee With 400000 After Nepal Plane Hijack
Three Nepalese gunmen hijacked a Royal Nepal Airlines Otter flight in southeastern Nepal and forced it to Forbesganj India then escaped into the Himalayan foothills with about three million rupees in cash. No injuries were reported among 15 passengers and three crew. motive unclear beyond loot.
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India
Royal Nepal Airlines
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Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Nepal
West Bengal
Biratnager
Katmandu
Forbesganj
K. B. Malla
Indian Subcontinent
Weather Overview for Upcoming Days
Partly cloudy and cooler with a slight chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday. Low Monday night near 60 with a high Tuesday in the low 80s. Light northerly winds. Precipitation chance 20 percent Monday night and Tuesday. Wednesday partly cloudy and a bit cooler with a mid 50s low.
Tribune writers share varied summer notes and travels
Grant Blum chronicles a 16 day Colorado vacation while resisting temptations to trim weight and Kenneth G Brown offers a River Studies field report from the Mississippi and Wisconsin La Crosse biology department. John P Roche complains about disappearing cotton garments and his own heat during writing duties.
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Tribune
Grant Blum
Colorado
Kenneth G. Brown
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Biology Department
Nine Foot
Mississippi River
Lawyer Links White House To Watergate Fund
Washington AP says Herbert W. Kalmbach Nixon personal lawyer described payments to Watergate defendants and lawyers as a White House project. He solicited 75 000 from the Finance Committee to Re elect the President on June 29 1972, with 210 000 total for the purpose, about half from Maurice H. Stans. The committee disclosed in GAO records the urgent project funded by cash, including 45 000 previously misreported and 30 000 from Philippine nationals, while questioning legality of the foreign source.
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Watergate
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GAO
Kalmbach
Maurice H. Stans
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon Committee
Stans
Democratic Party
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