Throng Attends Rites For Self Sacrificing Buddhist Monk
In Saigon crowds gather at pagodas to honor a monk who burned himself in protest over religious policies. Police block pagodas. one flag is raised despite a ban. Diem vows talks on religious freedom while blaming extremists for anti government sentiment.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Diem
South
Viet Nam
U.S
International Red Cross
United Nations
Kennedy
Medgar Evers Murder Sparks National Outcry and Investigation
Following Medgar Evers death, officials vow thorough investigation. Pierce says authorities will pursue the guilty while Mayor Thompson, en route to Jackson, orders unyielding inquiry. Evers, a NAACP leader, condemned violence and urged peaceful legal action for equality amid threats.
Missing 2 Year-Old Cedarblade Searched In Wisconsin Forest
About 100 people scoured Shute Lake wilderness in Nicolet National Forest for Douglas Cedarblade missing since Tuesday. The Green Bay boy, son of Camp Unnahliya director Dewey Cedarblade, disappeared near the family cottage amid woods swamps and lagoons after leaving May 1 with his parents and two siblings.
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Cedarblade
Green Bay
David
Frank
Ex Jackson County Supervisor Fred Drecktrah Dies at 87
Fred Drecktrah 87 longtime Farmers Cooperative Creamery president and former Jackson County supervisor died Tuesday morning after a short illness in Black River Falls Wisconsin. He born October 12 1875 at Barre Mills La Crosse County and moved to Black River Falls in 1900. He married Sadie Case July 19 1905 and operated a farm dairy until 1939. Surviving are his widow three children six siblings and four grandchildren. Funeral services set for Friday at Assembly of God Church with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Fred Drecktrah
Farmers Cooperative Creamery
Jackson County
William Drecktrah
Barre Mills
la Crosse County
Sadie Case
Drecktrah
Spaulding
Ralph
Hazel) Boehlke
Louis I
Everett
Carl
West Salem
Mary Schmeckpepper
Oscar Storandt
William Heider
Freda Homer
Barron
Emma Stockhurst
Sebastopol
Calif
Wallace Yielded at Alabama University amid National Guard Standstill
President Kennedy pledged sweeping civil rights legislation as Alabama Governor George Wallace faced federal troops at the University of Alabama. Negro students Vivian Malone and James Hood registered with federal marshals guiding them inside while Wallace departed in defeat.
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University of Alabama
Alabama
Kennedy
Congress
Vivian Malone
James A. Hood
Wallace
Henry V. Graham
31St Infantry Division
National Guard
Graham
Hood
Miss Malone
Katzenbach
UW Budget Cut May Not Be So Deep
UW Regent Carl E. Steiger of Oshkosh said budget cuts may not be as large as first estimated. He praised President Harrington for planning cuts and cooperating with the Legislature amid the fiscal crisis from Gov Reynolds and the Republican-led Legislature over a state budget and tax program.
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John W. Reynolds
Thompson
Regent Boards
Grants Approved For Two Bayfield Projects
The Community Facilities Administration announced federal grants for two Wisconsin Bayfield County projects. Namackagon town hall will cost 50 500 with 24 000 funded by the federal agency. Drummond road equipment garage and fire station will cost 40 000 with half financed by the federal grant.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Community Facilities Administration
Namackagon
Drummond
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report Tuesday Prices
The Milwaukee market shows cattle steady to strong with weights and grades listed. Calves steady to weak with top values 28 to 30 dollars, hogs mostly steady to down with No 1 and 2 butchers 17.25 to 18.00 and sows down to 12 to 15 dollars. estimated Wednesday receipts include 600 cattle 600 calves 500 hogs and 100 sheep.
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Extreme
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Milwaukee
Ask Rehearing of Rail Line Abandonment
A joint petition filed in Chicago asks the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear the North Shore abandonment case. Illinois Atty. Gen. William G. Clark and S. Ashley Guthrie for the North Shore Commuters Association seek rehearing after the electric line between Chicago and Milwaukee ceased operations in January. The Supreme Court four months earlier upheld the ICC’s right to approve abandonment.
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Chicago
U.S. Supreme Court
North Shore
Illinois Atty
William G. Clark
Illinois Commerce Commission
S. Ashley Guthrie
North Shore Commuters Association
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Deaths Across Cities Reach Notable Figures In Arts and Welfare
Georges Wildenstein 71 international art dealer and historian died in Paris after directing Wildenstein Galleries in Paris London New York and Buenos Aires. David Zeikel 59 concert violinist and former RKO Theater of the Air concertmaster died of a heart attack in Bisbee Arizona after debuting at Carnegie Hall at 15. Louise G. Zabriskie 99 founder Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and former Brooklyn Republican district leader died in New York. Dr. Arie A. Vanderspek 80 Netherlands born honorary consul for the Netherlands in Seattle and Spokane since 1912 died.
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Paris
Georges Wildenstein
Wildenstein
London
New York
Buenos Aires
Bisbee
Ariz
David Zeikel
RKO Theater of the Air
Zeikel
Carnegie Hall
Louise G. Zabriskie
The
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Brooklyn
Seattle, Wash
Arie A. Vanderspek
Seattle
Spokane
Wash
Netherlands
United States
Wisconsin regents cannot limit college enrollments over budget
Wisconsin and state college regents cannot curtail enrollments due to money shortages, Attorney General George Thompson ruled. He told the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee that no statute authorizes admission limits amid budget shortfalls, and that spending cuts must come from appropriations and departmental orders.
Father and Six Children Die in Vashon Island Fire
A father Cecil Landers about 40 and his six children Cathey 12 Michael 10 William 9 Terry 8 Patricia 6 Beverly 3 perished when their two story frame home burned on Vashon Island in Puget Sound. The mother Mrs Landers 36 escaped, sounded the alarm from the car horn and was hospitalized in grave condition.
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Seattle
Wash
Vashon Island
Puget Sound
Cecil Landers
Cathey
Michael
William
Terry
Patricia
Beverly
Radio Highlights Include Twins Braves Doubleheaders
Wednesday 5 55 p m WKBH baseball doubleheader Minnesota Twins versus Kansas City Athletics. WLCX 7 p m Vox Pop. WKTY 7 45 p m baseball Milwaukee Braves versus New York Mets. Thursday WKTY 1 15 p m Braves versus Mets.
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WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Athletics
WLCX
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
New York Mets
Campenni Repays Loan After University Pressure
Campenni faced criticism for a high salary and a fulltime job while teaching English at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. He used his own funds to repay a $500 student loan taken to settle his wife and three children in Madison. He plans to return to teaching this fall.
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Campenni
Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin star farmer named at FFA convention
Gerald Weiss, 17, of rural Madison, was chosen Wisconsin star farmer at the Future Farmers of America 34th annual convention. The Madison East High School senior assists on a 60 acre farm, participates in church and youth activities, serves as a stock judge, ranks 21st in a class of 435, and belongs to the National Honor Society.
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Green Lake
Wis
S AP
Gerald Weiss
Madison
Wisconsin Star Farmer
Future Farmers of America
Madison East High School
FFA
Gerald
Manson Reappointed Insurance Chief
Charles L. Manson was reappointed Wisconsin insurance commissioner by Gov. Reynolds. The 64 year old, a UW graduate from Wausau, previously worked as a reporter before entering the insurance field. Term pays $13,500 annually and requires Senate confirmation.
Thompson Case Suspect Seeks Change of Venue
Public defender Thomas Moore prepared for a hearing on a venue change for Dick W. Anderson 35 charged with first degree murder in the March 6 slaying of St Paul attorney Carol Thompson. Anderson pleaded innocent last week to the fatal stabbing and beating of his wife. Norman J. Mastmian 39 faced District Court arraignment on a first degree murder charge after prior appearances without a plea. Two other men linked to a Minneapolis burglary where a pistol used in the beating was stolen were arraigned on robbery charges Willard Ingram 35 Circle Pines and Henry W. Butler 28 Minneapolis. Ingram pleaded innocent Butler’s plea postponed to Sept 16.
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ST. Paul
Thomas Moore
Dick W. C. Anderson
Carol Thompson
Anderson
Norman J. Mastmian
Minneapolis
Thompson
Willard Ingram
Circle Pines
Henry W. Butler
Ingram
Butler
Marathon Demo May Enter Chairman Race
Francis A. Rondeau 46 chairman of Marathon County Democratic unit says he may bid for the Wisconsin Democratic party chair. He would run if backed, while Assemblyman Frank Nikolay of Abbotsford and Robert J. Beaudry of Milwaukee also consider. J Louis Hanson of Mellen is the only announced candidate.
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Mosinee
Francis A. Rondeau
Marathon County
Democratic Unit
Wisconsin Democratic Party
Rondeau
Wisconsin Exposition Board
Patrick Lucey
Madison
Frank Nikolay
Abbotsford
Robert J. Beaudry
Milwaukee
Ls J. Louis Hanson
Mellen
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White House
American Committee On
Rose Garden
Page
Pierce
Allen C. Thompson
Jackson
Wilkins
Medgar Evers
America
Evers
Helen Wilcher
Capitol Street
NAACP
Mississippi
Jeorr
Assembly of God Church
Paul Bickett
Waupaca
Riverside Cemetery
Langlois-Galston
Justice Department
Tuscaloosa
Guthman
Col
al Lingo
Golden Gloves
Nicholas Katzenbach
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
ST. Paul Livestock
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
California
Chicago Poultry
Bayfield
Shearson, Hammill & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
Amer
Anaconda
Avco
Boein
Boston Capital
Brunswick
Chrysler
Columbia
General Motors
General Telephone
Glass Tire
Great Northern
Greyhound
Illinois Central
Inter Harvester
Interstate Power
Jones & Laughlin
Magnavox
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Eer
St. Power
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
RCA
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Reynolds Metals
Royal Dutch
Safeway
G D. Searle
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony
Sperry Rand
Stand
Oil of Ind
Oil of NJ
Stud Packard
Sunray Mid-Cent
Swift
Texaco
Trane
United Airlines
U.S. Freight
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Wallace Press
Westinghouse
Elec
Western Union
White Motor
Woolworth
Zenith
Dow Jones
Bell & Farrell
Aileen, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oil
First Bank Sk
Prantz Mfg
Gateway Tran
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Heileman Brew
Koehring Co
la X Rub. Mills
la X Tele
Wis P & L
Tausche Bonds
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
NA Chemical F
Eaton & Howard Bal Fund
Eaton & Howard Stk Fund
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Invest
Mass
Mass. Inver
Nat Invest
One Will St
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Milwaukee Livestock
U.n.’S
Senor
Jaakons
Department of Administration
Braves
Mets
J. R. Williams
Big Ice
Manson
Maudenform
Lycra Spande
Penguin
Munsingwear
Shawn
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