Filling Station Operator Slain At Oshkosh
Oshkosh authorities hunt a hospital escapee after Wayne Pratt a 24 year old filling station operator is robbed and stabbed multiple times at the Highway 41 station Pratt died of chest wounds and head trauma with about 60 stab injuries found by his wife at 9 p.m. Autopsy notes wounds from back and a possible weapon such as a knife while a blood stained shovel lay near the scene Police say the cash register held only two dollars of a possible 250 and a tire stack indicates a struggle.
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Winnebago State Hospital
Wayne Pratt
Pratt
Arthur Miller
Maria
Winnebago County
Officer Gets Suspension In Negro Case
Minneapolis police officer David Clunis was suspended for 30 days without pay after testimony showed he used a blackjack on a man during the arrest of four Black suspects on the north side May 19. Judge Chapman fined Raymond Wells $50 but suspended the sentence.
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David Clunis
Minneapolis
Edwin Chapman
E. I. Walling
Clunis
Eugene Gilligan
Raymond Wells
Wells
Lucky Joe Wilson
John L. Smith
Kenneth Pritchett
Pritchett
Chapman
Smith
Wilson
July 10 Meeting On Gas Franchise In Wisconsin Towns
VIROQUA WI Representatives from Viroqua Westby Coon Valley and Cashton will meet Monday July 10 at Westby to discuss granting a natural gas franchise. Mayor Don Arneson named Ernest Peterson Ernest Urban and Alf Walby to represent Viroqua. The article notes a potential two to three year timeline before installation if approved.
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Viroqua
Wis
Westby
Coon Valley
Cashton
Don Arneson
Ernest Peterson
Ernest Urban
Alf Walby
Ernest Pierce
Walby
Park Bowl
Mississippi NAACP leader Evers slain in ambush
The assassination of Mississippi NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers triggered mourning across the state. Political and church leaders urged restraint as demonstrations and arrests followed, while a large reward fund was established to capture his killer. Ruby Hurley to temporarily lead Mississippi NAACP operations.
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Ruby Hurley
Atlanta
NAACP
Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Milwaukee Livestock Market Reports and Prices
Milwaukee and Winona reports show cattle, calves, hogs, and sows on Wednesday markets. Prices span steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and veal with values for various weights and quality grades, plus notes on receipts and regional quotations.
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Milwaukee
Swift & Company
Bologna
ST. Paul
ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Wisconsin highway toll rises with two new deaths
Two deaths in separate crashes push the 1963 Wisconsin highway toll to 319. Five year old Kevin Schmidt of Menasha died after being struck by a truck on a county road near home. Sixty year old Martinius Wanwick of Edmond died in a Platteville hospital from injuries after a collision at Highway X and a town road south of Belmont.
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Melvin Schmidt
Menasha
Martinius Wanwick
Edmond
Platteville
Belmont
Tennessee Boy Wins National Spelling Bee
Thirteen year old Glen Van Slyke III of Oak Ridge Tennessee won the National Spelling Bee on biliousness after a dramatic North South contest with Elaine Piecuch of Winslow Maine. He earned 1000 dollars and a trip to New York, while Elaine received 500 dollars.
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Glen van Slyke III
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Glen
Elaine Piecuch
Winslow
Maine
New York
Elaine
Injuries Fatal To Melrose Region Man
James Flint 51 of Melrose region died in Black River Falls hospital after a tree fell on him while cutting logs with a chain saw in Cataract. Survived by sister Nora Spath Exeter Wis and three brothers Steven Arthur Arnold. Services Friday at Torgerson Funeral Home Black River Falls with burial Mt Vernon Cemetery Tomah.
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Wis
James Flint
Black River Falls
Flint
Nora Spath
Exeter
Steven
la Crosse
Arthur
Arnold
Tomah
Torgerson Funeral Home
L. Keith Hanley
Mt. Vernon
Final Polio Clinics Set in Jackson County
The third and final oral polio vaccine clinics will be held Sunday June 16 across Jackson County. Clinics run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Alma Center Black River Falls Melrose and Taylor high school gyms and 3 to 5 p.m. at Gebhardt School. Children three months to 9 years may receive the vaccine. Sponsored by the County Board County Medical Society and March of Dimes.
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Wis
Jackson County
Alma Center
Melrose and
Taylor
Gebhardt School
County Board
County Medical Society
March of Dimes
Cashton Coed Chosen for Oslo Summer Study
Emily Homstad of Cashton, a Luther College senior, is one of three students awarded Norwegian government scholarships to attend a six week summer session at the University of Oslo. The group includes John Bungum of Chatfield and Luther Nervig of Williston.
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Decorah
Iowa
Emily Homstad
Cashton
Luther College
University of Oslo
Norway
John Bungum
Chatfield
Minn
Luther Nervig
Williston
N.D
Miss Homstad
James E. Homstad
Cashton High School
Sweeney judgment against Maloney for $736.41
In La Crosse Irene and Joseph J. Sweeney of 420 S. 23rd St. obtain judgment against David Maloney for 736.41 dollars. The Maloney address is not provided.
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Irene
Joseph J. Sweeney
S. 23Rd St
David Maloney
Diggs Warns Civil Rights Crisis Could Worsen
In a House hearing Rep. Charles C. Diggs Jr. warned that the racial crisis will intensify if Congress delays strong civil rights legislation. He said moderates must be given the tools to push the full package, or risk a larger crisis from new leadership as demonstrations loom in Washington. Aaron Henry of the NAACP accompanied Diggs, recounting Mississippi dangers including the killing of Medgar Evers.
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House Judiciary Committee
Congress
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Dmich
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Diggs
Celler
Senator Russell criticizes Kennedy on equality speech
Russell condemned Kennedy's address calling it emotionally appealing but ignoring reason and constitutional equality. He said the President justified mass demonstrations and showed disregard for true equality under the Constitution.
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Kennedy
Russell
Betancourt orders nationwide arrests of Communists in Venezuela
President Betancourt ordered a nationwide roundup of some 40 000 Communists and MIR members after a failed assassination bid at the archbishop’s palace in Ciudad Bolivar. Police captured two suspects as a timing device and dynamite were found. one plotter escaped. The move aims to jail Communists if released and extends detention beyond 30 days amid anti terrorist legislation.
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Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Betancourt
Ciudad Bolivar
Carlos Andres Perez
MIR
Movement of
Revolutionary Left
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Chamber of Deputies
Orinoco River
San Felix
Arthur J. O'Hara Dies Chicago Banker at 62
Chicago banker Arthur J. O'Hara 62, vice president at Northern Trust Co. for corporate financial planning and investments, died Tuesday night. Funeral services are set for Friday in Gary, Indiana. He was a longtime civic and educational leader, UW Foundation and Alumni Research Foundation member, and taught banking at Wisconsin and Southern Methodist University.
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University of Wisconsin
O’hara
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Wisconsin
Southern Methodist University
Mercury program ends as Slayton praises flights
Deke Slayton of Sparta Wisconsin, lone astronaut to comment, says Mercury was the most successful flight test program on record and serves as a solid springboard for Gemini and Apollo while crew turn to new space projects.
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Donald “Deke” Slayton
Sparta Wis
Slayton
Mercury
Sparta School Chief Dale Davis resigns to lead new district
Dale F Davis resigns as Sparta superintendent after serving since 1954 and will become administrator of a new district in Waukesha County serving Delafield Dousman Wales and Genesee. He starts Aug 1. The board noted his role in a 1.5 million high school project and a 600 thousand building program.
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Sparta Board of Education
Dale F. Davis
Davis
Waukesha County
Delafield
Dousman
Wales
Genesee
Lloyd Feltes
Orlin Runde
Vern Fanning Electrical Co
Leo Schneider
John P. Mader
Klick Electric Co
la Crosse
A. C. Henningsen
President Meets Labor Leaders to Tackle Urban Employment
The East Room gathering follows a prior White House meeting with 100 businessmen. President Kennedy said he would discuss difficulties faced by minority groups in obtaining jobs in many cities and that the issue merits serious and immediate attention.
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White House
Local Hospital Patient Describes Lobster Maturity
In a local hospital report a patient compared mature spiny lobsters to Mrs John Kubiak and northern lobsters. The description notes giant claws and stiff fantails while referencing St Francis Hospital nearby.
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John Kubiak
St. Francis
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