Ground Broken For La Crosse County Courthouse
Ground was broken Thursday morning for a new La Crosse County Courthouse costing 2.3 million dollars. County officials hailed the opening as a push toward a broader Civic Center and urged faster construction while plans for a new city hall were discussed.
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la Crosse County
Louis F. Robinson Jr
2Nd Ward
City of
la Crosse
Leo Kihm
18Th Ward
John Thomas
14Th Ward
Civic Center
4Th
6Th
Badger
Pine Streets
Tribune
la Crosse Civic Center
la Crosse 14Th Ward
Jerome Klos
Village of
West Salem
Smoke Black No Pope On First Four Ballots
Cardinal conclave shows no Pope after four ballots in the Sistine Chapel with black smoke signaling failure. Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square as 80 cardinals vote under rules requiring a two thirds majority, with Friday set for another round.
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Smoke
Pope
Vatican City
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Square
John XXIII
Vatican Radio
St. Peter's Basilica
Sistine
St. Peter’s Square
Bianco
Giovan- Lee
Hot Line Pact Between Russia And U S Signed
In Geneva the United States and Soviet Union signed a direct communications link as part of a disarmament conference. Ambassador Charles C. Stelle and Semyon K. Tsarapkin sealed the pact for Washington and Moscow. The line aims to avert accidental war and will be used by President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev.
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Geneva
Washington
Moscow
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Palace of Nations
Reynolds Faces Democratic Convention Over Sales Tax Shift
Governor John W. Reynolds tells Wisconsin Democrats in La Crosse why he ended the anti sales tax fight as party leaders debate the tax compromise. U S Senator William Proxmire and Gaylord Nelson are billed speakers at the gathering with about 1500 delegates expected.
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Reynolds
Madison
John W. Reynolds
la Crosse
Wisconsin
U.S
William Proxmire
Stalbaum
Abe Swed
Milwaukee
Frank Nikolay
Abbotsford
Nikolay
32Nd National Guard Division
U. S
Gaylord Nelson
Mary E. Sawyer
Cuba Invade Report From Revolutionary Council
The Cuban Revolutionary Council says commando forces landed in various parts of Cuba and were being welcomed by farmers. The communique claims easy landings, armed commandos, and peasant cooperation as the push for liberation continues.
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Miami
Fla
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Cuba
ACLU Sues to Remove Under God From Pledge
The ACLU filed suit in Superior Court challenging the phrase under God in the pledge as unconstitutional. Representing Haswell Parker, the Los Angeles high school history teacher, the case cites First and Fourteenth Amendments amid a recent Supreme Court ruling on prayer in public schools. Parker, not affiliated with any church, objects to reciting the phrase added in 1954 as mandatory by the Los Angeles Board of Education in 1959.
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Los Angeles
The
American Civil Liberties Union
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
ACLU
A. L. Wirin
Haswell Parker
Parker
Los Angeles Board of Education
First woman circles globe 48 times in spaceflight feat
Valentina Tereshkova completes 48 orbits covering 1 240 000 miles in 71 hours aboard Seagull with Lt Col Valery Bykovsky. They land in Kazakhstan near Karaganda after historic Soviet mission hailed as triumph for women in science. Tass notes American crews spent less time in space than the pair.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Valentina Tereshkova
Valery Bykovsky
Siberia
Tass
Valentina
Earth
Kazakhstan
Karanganda
Globe
Bykovsky
Governor Reynolds Budget Proposes $10,000 Pay Rise for Governor
Madison AP The budget tax compromise filed by Gov. John W. Reynolds includes a $10,000 raise for the governor and increases for 45 state department heads and commissions. Legislation faces opposition from Sen. Walter Hollander who called the raises out of order and threatened to withdraw support. The measure also alters the statutory salary list by removing the welfare director.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Walter Hollander
Rosendale
Reynolds
Hollander
GOP
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
State Department
Public Welfare
State Welfare Board
Hit And Run Kills Two Brothers In Wisconsin
Two brothers, Ronald Haushalter 16 and Richard Haushalter 14, were killed when struck by a hit and run driver while riding bicycles in New Berlin near Waukesha County. A 50 year old Muskego man was arrested after witnesses traced license plates. The Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 345 with five other crashes reported statewide.
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Associated Press
Waukesha County
Wisconsin
Ronald Haushalter
Richard
New Berlin
Gordon Haushalter
Tess Corners
Gustave Glas
Kenosha
Highway 43
Burlington
Mabel Heibel
Dodgeville
George Heller
Madison
Milton Justman
Iron Ridge
Soo Line
Allenton
Washington County
Senate filibuster looms for Kennedy civil rights package
Party leaders plan for a lengthy fight as the civil rights package faces a possible House decision in August. The bill aims to end private discrimination and empower the attorney general to enforce school integration. Filibusters loom, with expectations of hearings and potential Senate votes as supporters rally to widen rights protections. The clash risks stalling other administration proposals and could prompt a national protest if marches occur.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
House
Me N.clank
Cananta U
Senate
Buster
Martin Luther King Jr
New York
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Equal Employment Commssion
Judiciary and Labor Committees
House Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
John J. Williams
R-Del
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Wayne Morse
Dore
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
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Zaborski
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Racine County
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Revolutionary Council
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Tory
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Olaf Haugen
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Industrial Commission
Investment Board
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Veterans’ Affairs
Social Security Fund
Civil Rights Commission
Equal Employment Opportunities Committee
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