Alexander the Great War Leader Dies at 77
Earl Alexander of Tunis a top British commander in World War II dies in London. He led forces in Burma and North Africa and served as commander in chief in Italy before becoming governor general of Canada for six years.
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Alexander
London
Earl Alexander of
Tunis
Britain
Dunkirk
Earl Alexander
Burma
North
Africa
Italy
Viscount Montgomery
Alamein
George VI
Canada
Earl—of
Baron Rideau
Ottawa
Earl of
Caledon
Winston Churchill
Tower of London
Greater London
Sparta Boy Dies in Sand Pit Accident
Ronald Teske a nine year old Sparta boy died after a sand pit he and two companions were digging caved in. Vincent Stockel fourteen and Francis Stockel ten failed to free him and called their father who alerted police. Patrolmen attempted resuscitation but he died at St Marys Hospital. Burial set for St Patricks Church Sparta.
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Sparta
Tom Mallicote
David Kemp
Ronald Teske
Wis
Raymond Teske
St. Mary’s Hospital
Jack Brown
Monroe County Corner
Ronald
Vincent Stockel
Vincent
Francis
Valery Stockel
Stockel
Police
Kenneth Varley
James Scafe
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Medard Zywicki
Robert Page
Cathy
Reinhold Teske
Dorothy Grubac
Angelo
Randolph Asks Jury To Find Schulter Guilty
La Crosse County District Attorney urged a Chippewa Falls jury to hold Roger Schulter criminally responsible for five deaths on May 5 1967. He argued Schulter’s beer for and permit of 17 year old Peter Cavadini to drive while drunk caused the fatalities. The case to the jury included charges of contributing to a minor death related offense and beer provisioning with possible verdicts of guilty or innocent. Defense countered with witness credibility questions and questioned beer consumption details. The judge was to instruct on three possible verdicts and discuss credibility of key witnesses.
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Chippewa Falls
la Crosse County
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Roger Schultter
Schulter
Peter Cavadini
Bangor
Randolph
Roger Schulter
Eastman
Pfiffner
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Elmer
Roy) Blashaski
la Crosse
Blashaski
Thut
Cancer Room ashtray scene at Teen Canteen
In Johnstown a Teen Canteen features a space labeled the Cancer Room with X rays of lungs, gray drapes, eerie blue lighting, and a coffin filled with sand and cigarette butts at its center. The setting highlights youth smoking in a stark institutional exhibit.
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Johnstown
Greater Johnstown
City Soldier Injured Awarded Purple Heart and Bronze Star
Specialist Larry Stigen, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Garnet Stigen of 1430 Market St, has been awarded the Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge and Bronze Star for injuries in Vietnam. He was hurt while helping repel Viet Cong at a bunker near L Z Jamie, near Cambodia. He attended Central High School and joined the Army in October 1968, arriving in Vietnam March 24.
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Larry Stigen
Garnet Stigen
Market St
Vietnam
Stigen
L. Z. Jamie
Cambodia
Central High School
Army
Offer by Milwaukee breweries rejected by union
Milwaukee strikers rejected a two year pact offer from major breweries including Schlitz Miller Blatz Pabst and Gettelman after a week old walkout. Local 9 United Brewery Workers AFL CIO reported 2212 to 1235 in the vote. The strike began June 9 against the same breweries.
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Milwaukee
United Brewery Workers
Afl-Cio
Schlitz, Miller, Blatz
Pabst
Gettelman
Pompidou Wins French Presidency in Landslide Victory
Georges Pompidou, a former schoolteacher and longtime ally of Charles de Gaulle, is elected president with 57.78 percent over Alain Poher. Pompidou vows liberal posture and broader government, likely naming Jacques Chaban-Delmas as premier. Voter turnout dips as abstention reaches about 31 percent of the 29.5 million registered.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
France
de Gaulle
Pompidou
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Chaban-Delmas
National Assembly
Alain Poher
United States
Britain
West Germany
Ireland
Constitutional Council
Poher
Elysee Palace
Justices Rule Powell May Not Be Denied Seat
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that Powell, an elected congressman, could not be denied his seat if he met constitutional qualifications of age 25, seven years a citizen, and state residency. The decision distinguished exclusion from expulsion, leaving Powell’s pay dispute to district courts. Justice Stewart dissented, arguing mootness and narrower ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Adam
Earl Warren
Congress
Warren
House
Potter Stewart
U.S
Powell
New York
Harlem
House Education and Labor Committee
Poher
Judi- Elysee Palace
de Gaulle
High Court
Non Warren
Stewart
Straight A Average Student Finishes Wittenberg in One Year
Thomas H. Lagos graduates from Wittenberg University with a straight A average one year after high school. He earned summa cum laude honors and will attend University of Michigan Law School next fall on a full tuition scholarship after turning down Harvard and Chicago. Lagos, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lagos, completed 151% hours in high school and college coursework, while working full time as a researcher. He plans to practice law, pursue Navy service, and enter politics.
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Springfield
Ohio
Thomas H. Lagos
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg
Gan
Shawnee High School
Lagos
Tom Lagos
Robert P. Schultz
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By Harvey Hudson
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Communist Party
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