Goldwater Set to Grab 56 Texas Delegates in Nomination Push
Senator Barry Goldwater appears poised to win 56 Texas delegate votes on Tuesday and push toward the 655 needed for the Republican nomination. Gov. William Scranton counters by courting other delegates as Goldwater’s tally nears the target.
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Larry Osius Washington
Barry Goldwater
Texas
Arizona
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Montana
San Francisco
Sparta Man Donald Radde Promoted to Brigadier General
Sparta resident Donald Radde is elevated to brigadier general as Maj. Gen. John A. Dunlap of Milwaukee leads 32nd Division troops at Camp McCoy during a summer training camp. About 5,000 soldiers take part in five days of field exercises with command staff and troop training, with 1,500 more slated for Camp Ripley in August.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Donald P. Radde
Sparta
Wisconsin National Guard
Radde
Monroe County Publishers
Southwest Pacific
I Division
128Th Infantry Regiment
National Guard
128Th Regiment
Berlin
John A. Dunlap
Milwaukee
32Nd
Camp Ripley
Minn
Viet Cong Attacks Rise as Lull in War Ends
Saigon reports a sharp uptick in Viet Cong activity with 172 government casualties and 217 Viet Cong operations last week, signaling a potential end to a month-long lull. Viet Cong losses fell to 185 from 233 while government actions rose modestly.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ministry of Defense
Wolf River Included In Wild River Study
Senator Gaylord Nelson says Wisconsin's Wolf River will be included in a federal study of 12 wild rivers. Wisconsin sportsmen protested when the Wolf was initially left out of the Agriculture and Interior Departments project.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
D- Wis
Departments of Agriculture and Interior
Fifth Amendment Rights Upheld In State Proceedings
The Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment protection against self incrimination applies to state as well as federal cases. The 5-4 decision, joined by Brennan, Warren, Black, Douglas and Goldberg, reversed a Connecticut ruling in Malloy and extended protections under the 14th Amendment. Justice White dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Tom ,C. Clark
Connecticut
William J. Brennan
Appucavic Ivudal Dlanuualuus
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Byron R. White
Potter Stewart
Harlan
Brennan
Earl Warren
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
Arthur J. Goldberg
William Malloy
Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court of Errors
Malloy
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Oak Ridge
Atomic Energy Commission
Union Carbide Corp
H. K. Ferguson Co
Justice Department
United States
Carbide and Ferguson
Trio Held For Shooting Two Policemen
Two state troopers were wounded and two more captured during a gunfight on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Milwaukee suspects Gerald L. Larson James Eugene Szulczewski and Howard E Langnes were later arrested after a large manhunt led by State Police Commissioner E Wilson Purdy. Charged with assault with intent to kill and related offenses, the trio awaits hearings in Lancaster County prison.
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Ephrata
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Milwaukee
Wis
E. Wilson Purdy
Gerald L. Larson
Howard E. Langnes
James Eugene Szulczewski
Lancaster County Prison
Rufus Williams
Edward Herbst
Reamstown
Fred W. Bendl
Nazareth
Herbst
Ephrata General Hospital
Bendl
Wisconsin names Beth Bartosh new Alice in Dairyland
Beth Bartosh 18 year old Burlington native and Whitewater College freshman was crowned Wisconsin's new Alice in Dairyland after 22 finalists. She will represent the dairy industry at functions statewide and beyond taking a one year leave from college. Her father James Bartosh operated a Burlington dairy for 22 years before becoming a sales manager for a larger dairy.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Beth Bartosh
Burlington
Miss Bartosh
Alice
Marilyn Ton. Draeger
Fort Atkinson
James Bartosh
Reynolds Declares Bid for Second Term as Wisconsin Governor
Democratic Gov. John W. Reynolds announced today at Green Bay his candidacy for a second two year term. He cited accomplishments including a property tax relief plan for the retired and state participation in aged medical care, and credited public support with driving 1963 and 1964 progress. Reynolds spoke at two paper mills before dawn, with staff and party leaders present as Milwaukee convention nears.
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Green Bay
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Reynolds
Louis Hanson
Democratic Party
Milwaukee
Dominic Frinzi
100-Year-Old Woman Falls to Death in Accident
Madison report states Mary E Meyer aged 100 fell from a second floor window while opening it for air. She was found by daughter Lanetta Durkin and died at a hospital. Coroner rules death accidental.
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Madison
Mary E. Meyer
Lanetta Durkin
Supreme Court Orders Population Basis for State Legislatures
The Supreme Court ruled that seats in both houses of state legislatures must be apportioned on a population basis. The decision disrupts states unadjusted to population weighting and shifts political power toward city and suburban residents, notably affecting rural areas.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Jersey
David Friedland
Alabama
New York State
Maryland
House of Delegates
Virginia General Assembly
Delaware
Colorado
Earl Warren
Warren
U.S. Congress
House of Representatives
Surprise strike hits several railroads and ports
Brakemen and switchmen walked out at Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas Katy with reports five lines affected including Southern Pacific Gulf Colorado Santa Fe and Texas & Pacific. Port of Houston terminal picketed as union cites violated contracts amid arbitration talks in Cleveland and Palestine. A federal restraining order blocked further strikes as court actions ripple through state legislatures.
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Kansas City, Mo
Brotherhood of Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas, Texas Katy
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
Texas &Pacific
Houston
Tex
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Luna
Brotherhood
Palestine
John Purdum
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Missouri and Pacific Gulf Division
National Railway Adjustment Board
Washington
U.S
Alexander Holtzoff
19 Hours in Ocean Swimmer Bitten by Fish Off California
Harry Van Bouchaute, 39, and three companions were drifted at sea near Kino Bay for about a day. He endured hundreds of fish bites and dehydration after abandoning gear to swim ashore, while others were rescued and treated for injuries. The group was from Buena Park and Norwalk, California.
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Anaheim
Calif
Harry van Bouchaute
Garden Park General Hospital
van Bouchaute
Buena Park
Kino Bay
Gulf of California
Hermosillo
Archie R. King
Norwalk
John H. Elkins
Ralph de Phillips
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Donald Radde
Viet Cong
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