LBJ Nominates Thurgood Marshall to Supreme Court
President Johnson announces the nomination of Thurgood Marshall the first Negro named to the Supreme Court Marshall 58 longtime NAACP chief legal officer would replace Tom C Clark who resigned after the 1966 67 term Johnson credited Marshall with being highly qualified for the bench and noted his prior role as solicitor general directing federal litigation before the Supreme Court and appellate courts
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Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Tom C. Clark
High High Court
Clark
Becau
Ramsey Clark
White House
Rose Garden
Geeral
Justice Department
Tornadoes Reported In State Areas
Tornadoes were reported near Watertown and Menomonee Falls as thunderstorms, wind and hail caused minor damage. Rain continued across Wisconsin with a four day tornado alert and heavy rainfall totals in several cities. A gusty wind tore a roof from a Lake Okabena boathouse at Worthington.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Watertown
Menomonee Falls
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Worthington
Brainerd
Bemidji
International Falls
Twin Cities
Lake Okabena
Racial Disturbances Strike Four Communities Across Nation
Rioting and looting occurred Monday in Tampa Avondale Cincinnati and Watts with National Guardsmen deployed in two outbreaks. Fires and clashes followed while 500 people gathered in Los Angeles and 100 officers contained the scene. Separately a $41,698 Head Start grant was announced for Tigerton Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Tigerton
Shawano County
Wis
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Five Railroad Cars Plummet into Milwaukee River
Five freight cars rolled off an unused North Western line and plunged into the Milwaukee River near the harbor, blocking boat traffic on the south side of a swinging span. Fire Chief Ralph Schowalter attributed the plunge to cars breaking away from a switch engine. Officials did not comment.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee River
Lake Michigan
Ralph Schowalter
Schowalter
Freeway Crash Lets Chickens Roam and Steers Stampede
A San Bernardino Freeway collision between a chicken truck with 3 700 birds and a steer truck with 47 cattle caused chaos. Chickens roamed the roadway while steers fled toward San Gabriel Alhambra and Rosemead. one steer died after a schoolyard tie up and a car was struck. Traffic piled up over six miles.
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Los Angeles
Calif
San Bernardino
Don Burnett
Sheriff's
San Gabriel
Alhambra
Rosemead
Donald Kelley
Fire units respond to false alarm and car fire at local stores
La Crosse records show on June 12 units to Cope land Avenue and Carr Street for a false fire box alarm at 12 13 p m and to Bell Discount Department Store at 2 54 p m for a car fire involving Peaches Orr of Onalaska. CORRECTION addresses swapped in divorce notice for Marjorie Matiak Sidie and Charles E Sidie.
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Copeland Avenue
Carr Street
Bell Discount Department Store
Orr
Onalaska
Marjorie (Matiak) Sidie
Sill St
Charles E. Sidie
S. 4Th St
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for La Crosse Area Couples
Edward F. Kloss and Karin A. Youngman plan a June 24 wedding in La Crosse. John H. Moyer and Judith H. Rosenbaum set a June 17 La Crosse marriage. Thomas W. Miller and Gelynne A. Leven to wed June 16 in La Crosse. Donald T. Peterson and Dorothy M. Nehls to marry June 17 in Barre Mills. Don C. Peterson and Kathleen A. Koula to wed June 17 in La Crosse.
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Edward F. Kloss
Denton St
Karin A. Youngman
S. West Ave
la Crosse
John H. Moyer
N. 3Rd St
Judith H. Rosenbaum
S. 3Rd St
Thomas W. Miller
Market St
Gelynne A. Leven
State St
Donald T. Peterson
Cashton
Dorothy M. Nehls
Barre Mills
Don C. Peterson
Chaseburg
Kathleen A. Koula
Ferry St
Marine Sgt Robert R Collins Promoted to Staff Sergeant
Beaufort South Carolina Marine Sgt Robert R Collins son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Collins La Crosse promoted to staff sergeant since returning from duty in Vietnam last June stationed at Marine Air Corps Station Beaufort S C He is a jet aircraft launch and recovery technician Collins joined the Marine Corps in 1959 Sgt and Mrs Collins the former Cheryl Herring have two children Robert and Delcie
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Beaufort
S.C
Robert R. Collins
Robert B. Collins
la Crosse
Vietnam
Collins
Marine Air Corps Station
Marine Corps
Cheryl Herring
Robert
Delcie
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