Bankers Trust chief cites rate rise curbing inflation dangers
Alfred Brittain III, president of Bankers Trust Co., told Congress the initial prime rate hike from 7 to 8 percent helped prevent overrun lending and kept funds available for essential needs including small business. He denied that the rise worsened inflation and noted continued loan demand from brokers and large customers. Kennedy and Patman sparred over inflation policy and potential actions by the president.
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Washington (Ap
Congress
Alfred Brittain III
Bankers Trust Co
New York
Brittain
small business/Finance Corporation
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Patman
Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Bankers Trust
Artillerymen Repulse Savage Red Assault Near Tay Ninh
U S forces repulsed a North Vietnamese assault on Firebase Fire near Tay Ninh City as 500 plus troops attacked 15 miles north. The battle, part of wider fighting around Tay Ninh, left 72 enemy dead and U S casualties totaling 15 killed and 48 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh City
Tay Ninh
Ike
Ap Bia
Iire
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
John M. Wright
101St Airborne Division
South Vietnam
Louisville, Ky
Wausau
Wis
Man
Cao Dai
Associated Press
Willis Johnson
Johnson
Phu Khuong
25Th Division
County to form safety commission with 19 members
The safety commission will include the highway safety coordinator and 10 appointees not paid. Ten additional members come from law enforcement, highway, county offices, and select civic groups. The full body must meet at least four times yearly and can form sub committees. Merritt Gibson claims no immediate county cost. Lithium noted as third lightest element.
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la Crosse Safety Council
County Traffic Police
Police Department
Board of Public Works
County Medical Association
Board of Education
Wisconsin Highway Commission
State Patrol
State Cooperative Educational Service Agency
Merritt Gibson
4Th Dist
Oshkosh Boy Governor of Badger State
John Junge backer 17 of Oshkosh elected the mock Badger Boys’ State governor. He urged adding a school to study issues and a memorial for former boys’ staters who died in service. Other officers elected Thursday include Lt. Gov Stephen Brenton and Sec. of State Michael Root.
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RIPON
John Jungebacker
Oshkosh
Federalist Party
Badger Boys
Nixon Talks on Vietnam Policy and domestic issues
President Nixon state of mind remarks cover South Vietnamese elections, Middle East tensions, and four nation talks on arms limits. He predicts talks may begin July 31 to August 15 in Vienna or Geneva. He rejects a unilateral arms freeze and urges new campus remedies for disturbances. He defends Hoover and notes Finch will propose a health post nominee.
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Thieu
Nixon
United States
Middle East
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Israel
Vienna
Geneva
Congress
Washington-Moscow
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Martin Luther King Jr
Hoover
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert H. Finch
Finch
Boston
John Knowles
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Ted
White House
Vandals Damage Road Graders Near Kammel Coulee
William Mader of the La Crosse County highway department reported vandals damaged three of four road graders used on Highway 162 near Kammel Coulee Road. A hammer smashed headlights and windows causing at least 200 damage.
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Kammel Coulee Road
William Mader
la Crosse County
Sheriff's Office
Mader
City fogging routes announced for Friday and Sunday
Fogging crews will operate Friday from the Causeway Boulevard to the north city limits between the east and west city limits. They will operate Sunday from the south city limits to Green Bay Street between the east and west city limits.
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Causeway Boulevard
North City Limits
East
South
Green Bay Street
Clint Murchison Sr. Oil Magnate Dies at 74
Athens Texas AP Clint Murchison Sr. billionaire oilman died early today in Henderson County Memorial Hospital Athens He had lived at his Henderson County ranch and had been in declining health for years Once one of the world’s richest men his net worth was estimated between 100 and 500 million He built wealth in oil between the world wars and owned diverse interests including railroads publishing buses taxis theaters real estate and fishing gear He was once said to control 115 companies and was known for lavish homes including a Dallas mansion built in 1936 and a 5000 acre ranch in Mexico's Sierra Madre.
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Athens
Tex
Clint Murchison Sr
Henderson County Memorial Hospital
Henderson County
Murchison
Dallas
Sierra Madre
Mexico
County joins Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
La Crosse County approved joining the Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization to develop an area wide health planning program. The resolution allows applying for a federal planning grant with no county funding requested now. The group, in existence for years, aims to collect data and draw a master plan to improve health facilities and cooperation among public and private entities.
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la Crosse County
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization
George Jolivette
25Th Dist
Thomas Larkin
5Th Dist
Alphonse Hammes
31St Dist
Health Committee
Hammes
Wisconsin Contends For Constitutional Convention
The nation eyes a possible constitutional convention as Wisconsin may become the 34th state to petition Congress. AP notes 33 states already acted, with Dirksen pressing in legislatures to push this long-sought amendatory route. The stakes include a potential constitutional crisis and major debate in Congress.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
House
Associated Press
Local incidents report with hospital transfers and injuries
A list of ambulance and police transfers for June covering residents from Debra Olson to James Grayburn. Entries note names ages addresses and injuries or illnesses, with destinations to St Francis Lutheran Grandview or Hutchison Hall for treatment and a bar incident at Blue Tiger Bar.
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Debra Olson
Gillette St
St. Francis Hospital
Alvin Miller
S. 13Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Grandview Hospital
Waliter Johnson
Diagonal Road
St. Francis
Charles Smith
St. Cloud St
Randy Secord
S. 9Th St
1St. Francis Hospital
Blue Tiger Bar
Candice Evans
Stoddard Hotel
Herbert ‘Morey
Charles St
Leo Bohlman
Vine St
James Grayburn
Holmen
Wisconsin Assembly Backs Plan to Elect Federal Judges
Wisconsin Assembly approved a resolution for a national constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution for popular election of federal judges. The 52-47 vote sent the measure to the Senate amid debate about the Milwaukee 14 case and calls to curb federal judges.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Congress
Washington
U.S
Myron Gordon
Milwaukee
Wesley Packard
Lodi
Gregor Bock
Highland
Milton McDougal
Oconto Falls
Lawrence Johnson
Algoma
Lawrence Kafka
Denmark
F. James Sensenbrenner
Shorewood
Sensenbrenner
Hanna
Radcliffe
Alberts
Alfonsi
Belting
Blanchard
Bowie
Bock
Bradley
Byers
Conradt
Froehlich
Gee
Greider
Helgeson
Hutnik
L. H. Johnson
Kaf'ka
Kenyon
Klicka
la Fave
Laper
Lewison
Luckhardt
Dougla
Mc Essy
Martin
Merkel
Nitschke
Nuttelman
Olson
Packard
Parkin
Quinn
Schneeberg
Schowalter
Schroeder
Schwefel
Shabaz
Stalbaum
Steinhilber
Tamms
Thompson
Tregoning
Uehling
van Hollen
Wackett
Weisensel
Wilcox
Wilger
Wing
Assemblyman Submits High School Plan
Wisconsin Assembly proposes letting 16 to 18 year olds attend vocational schools instead of high school. David Martin initiates bill to start July 1970, with eligible students within 30 miles able to contract for credits and transport. State aid goes to the high school district as if enrolled.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
David Martin
Powell Playground Pet Show Attracts Unusual Entries
The first Powell Playground Pet Show on Thursday drew quirky entrants a jeweled termite and an educated chameleon alongside dogs cats rabbits and turtles. Prizes went to Mike Brow best dressed pet Jane Breidel most unusual pet Tammy Kaufman best trained animal Brian Hanson largest reptile Steve McCurdy best of show Susie Fell biggest dog Pat Zoellner smallest dog.
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Powell Playground
Mike Brow
Jane Breidel
Tammy Kaufman
Brian Hanson
Steve McCurdy
Susie Fell
Pat Zoellner
Milwaukee Family Tragedy At Okauchee Lake
The body of 19 month old Mary Elizabeth Doleschy was found floating in Okauchee Lake in Waukesha County. Officials said the child wandered away during a lake visit and apparently drowned.
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Waukesha (Ap
Mary Elizabeth Doleschy
Richard C. Doleschy
Milwaukee
Okauchee Lake
Waukesha County
Radio Highlights Friday at Cameron Park
Radio schedule notes WLCX at 7 p.m. with milking contest at Cameron Park as main event in a Friday lineup.
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Cameron Park
Unseasonably Cold Week With Light Showers Forecast
Temperatures will run about 9 degrees below normal highs and 61 degree normal lows from Saturday through Wednesday. A warmer spell is possible Sunday or Monday, with cooler trends on Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation totals around .10 inches in showers expected Monday or Tuesday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Colleges Set 1 Year Study of Cooperation
The College of St. Teresa and St. Mary's College in Winona Minnesota plan a one year study to gauge cooperation. An ad hoc six member committee including both presidents will lead the effort with Heald Hobson and Associates providing facilitation. Foundations may fund the study with trustees Albert Funk Jr. and Eugene Murphy named among board members.
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Winona
Minn
College of St
Heald, Hobson, and Associates
Albert Funk Jr
la Crosse
St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees
Eugene Murphy
College of St. Teresa
Plant Revamp Sways La Crosse Utilities Plan
Means sippi River flood prompted utility plans. In 1964 the City Plan Commission heard the case for serving Oak Street area. Cattler and Fried stated strong confidence in La Crosse and in serving the community, noting this influenced replacing the existing La Crosse plant. The new facility will be concrete and brick with 36 000 square feet of floor space.
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City Plan Commission
Oak Street
Cattler and Fried
la Crosse
Fire calls and hog market report from La Crosse area
Fire department responses include a car fire at 1214 Ferry Street with seat and backrest burned, a false alarm at 1415 Avon Street, and smoke blamed on a shorted refrigerator wire at 1208 South 22nd Drive. Hog and cattle prices rise and market activity noted by Swift & Company Winona with grain quotes from Chicago.
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William Buchner
Ferry St
Avon St
Robert Morrison
S. 22Nd Drive
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
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House Banking Committee
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N.Y
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Normal
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LeTendre
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa
Okla
Badger State
Skeeter Schedule
William D. McElroy
Johns Hopkins University
National Science Foundation
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Ruben H
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Losey Court Lane
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Clint Murchison
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J. C. Penney
Mission
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RCA
Fabri-Tek, Inc
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Ryder System
Sears Roebuck
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Gateway Trans
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Godfrey Co
American Motors
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McQuay, Inc
Lincoln Nat. Life
Texaco Nekoosa
Central Tel
Wallace Chrysler
U.s.teel
Warner Elec
Consolidated Foods
Universal Oil
Werner Cent
Continental Can
Art Ind
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Pow. & Lite
du Pont
Eastman Kodak Dow Jones
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General Motors
General Telephone
Gulferwere Ry. Com
U Heileman
Interna. Tel
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Jim Walter
Kraftco
Kresge
Marcor
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Monsanto Chemical
MGI
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Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Outboard Marine
LC Cooler Co Pyroll Co., Inc
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Ps Chemical Fund
Eberstadt Fund
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Mass. Inv
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