Plot to kidnap Khrushchev thwarted in Sweden
Swedish police said they halted a plan to seize Soviet Premier Khrushchev during his five day state visit near Haga Castle. A 30 year old man in custody reportedly admitted the plot and hinted others were involved with possible Croatian Ustashi links. Police reinforced security and warned officers to shoot threats to Khrushchev.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Khrushchev
Haga Castle
Aftonbladet
Ustashi
Expressen
Aake Magnusson
Magnusson
Denmark
Nikita Khrushchev
Gustav Adolf of
Twisters Seen During Wild Storm In Wisconsin
A severe thunderstorm swept southern Wisconsin with hail up to golf ball size and 60 mph winds causing injuries from accidents and a lightning strike. A Navy petty officer, Lee Allsup, was hurt near a Milwau kee jet during equipment loading. A Chicago fisherman, John Morrison, was briefly missing on Lake Koshkonong but found safe. A teen, Harold Tanka, drowned after falling from a boat on Post Lake north of Antigo.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Crawford County
Waureka
Bridgeport
Prairie du Chien
Grant County
Muscoda
Mitchell Field
Milwaukee
Lee R. Allsup
Kirtland Air
Rock River
Antigo (Ap
Harold Tanka
Elcho
Upper Post Lake
Antigo
Scranton Support Groups in Wisconsin Face Merger Talks
Two Wisconsin Scranton for President groups formed in Madison and Appleton clash over leadership as former Gov. Scranton may visit Wisconsin. Bernhard Gettelman named state chairman and the groups plan to merge, with county GOP officials weighing new arrangements ahead of the San Francisco convention.
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Milwaukee
Pennwaukee County
Gettelman
Scranton
Peter Nelson
Appleton
Outagamie County
GOP
Blank
Philadelphia
Nelson
Warren Sinsheimer
Scranton For President
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Bomb scare delays Papandreou’s plane in Madrid
A bomb scare delayed the U S presidential plane carrying Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou for about an hour in Madrid en route to Washington for talks with President Johnson. The aircraft stopped to refuel during the incident.
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Madrid
Spain
U.S
George Papandreou
Washington
Johnson
Lodge Quits Viet Nam Post To Aid Anti Barry Drive
Henry Cabot Lodge resigns as ambassador to South Viet Nam and President Johnson names Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor to succeed him. Lodge aids Gov. Scranton’s bid against Barry Goldwater, while Taylor’s appointment signals a tougher war stance in Viet Nam and a new military political command in Saigon. A. Alexis Johnson becomes deputy ambassador. Wheeler to succeed Taylor as Joint Chiefs chair.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Viet Nam
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Republican Party
Lodge
United States
Saigon
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Taylor
South Viet Nam
U. Alexis Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
Army Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert S. McNamara
Wheeler
Army
Gov. Scranton
Mekong River
Nguyen Khanh
Tra Vinh
Goldwater
A. Alexis Johnson
Luxury Apartment Project Converted to Nursing Home
Madison Wisconsin Floyd J Voight announced the nine floor Lake Mendota waterfront project will become a nursing home. The $1.7 million building will receive about $500000 in additions to add 300 beds for the planned facility.
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Madison
Lake Mendota
Floyd J. Voight
Voight
Two Whites One Negro Missing in Mississippi
Three civil rights volunteers from the Freedom Summer project vanishes after a speeding stop in Philadelphia Mississippi. Andy Goodman Mickey Schwerner and James Cheney were last heard Sunday night as authorities and FBI search their route toward Meridian and possible church arson connections.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Mississippi
FBI
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Andy Goodman
Mickey Schwerner
Oxford
Ohio
Cheney
Council of Federated Organizations
Washington
Edwin O. Guthman
Justice Department
Record Rainfall Surge Peaks in Coulee Region
Unusually dry June gave way to a historic 2.43 inch 24 hour rainfall in La Crosse and area. Lightning outages and power repairs followed as NSP crews worked through Monday night into Tuesday. The Mississippi River level rose to five feet with forecasts of up to 5.2 feet Wednesday and Thursday.
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Coulee
Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Arthur L. Christensen
16Th and
Farnam
NSP
Seaphitler
Westby Rea
TVS
Cleo Mulock
Locust St
Onalaska
Carl Peterson
Soldiers Grove
Hokah, Minn
Wisconsin
Sparta
Ontario
Readstown
Genoa
Prairie du Chien
Minnesota
Harmony
Dresbach
Minneapolis
Duluth
Rochester
Iowa
Des Moines
Spencer
Waukon
Lansing
Mississippi River
Girl Shot To Death In Times Square Parking Lot
An 18 year old girl, Joan Wilson, was killed by a sniper while she spoke with her younger sister and an acquaintance in a Times Square area parking lot. The bullet hit Joan above the head and a fragment grazed Margaret, 15, on the arm. The sisters had just attended a graduation party.
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New York
Times Square
Joan Wilson
Margaret
Tootsa
Holy Cross School
Anderson Sentenced To Life For Murder In Minnesota
Dick W C Anderson a 35 year old former Marine pleaded guilty to the murder of Mrs Carol Thompson and was sentenced by Judge Arthur Stewart to life in Stillwater state prison with credit for Ramsey County jail time making him eligible for parole in 17 years. He requested the change of plea after speaking with public defender Robert Tolaas.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Dick W.C. Anderson
Carol Thompson
Stillwater State Prison
Anderson
Arthur Stewart
Ramsey County
Robert Tolaas
Whites Attack Negro Wade-In Demonstrators
In St. Augustine Florida Negroes face white segregationists as they plan another wade-in at the beach. Two protests Monday sparked arrests and clashes with sticks and fists. Governor Bryant appeals to court to halt after dark marches while a big stick law may be invoked to keep peace.
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St. Augustine
Fla
Farris Bryant
Bryant
U.S. Dist
Bryan Simpson
Jacksonville
Simpson
State Supreme Court
Florida
U S 25th Division Soldiers Arrive in Thailand
About 50 soldiers of the U S 25th Division were reported to have arrived in Thailand to help stockpile military equipment this week. Military informants said another 60 to 70 men were expected to follow for the operation described as a buildup of American strength in this strategic Southeast Asian country.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Head signals death before heart says life ends
In Boston a doctor told the AMA that brain activity loss precedes death, urging use of EEG to tell when death is inevitable. He warned resuscitation can create a false appearance of life while the heart and lungs are kept functioning.
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San Francisco
Boston
Hannibal Hamlin
American Medical Association
Pan Am defies Soviet threat with Berlin flight
Pan American World Airways flew New York to Berlin through the East German corridor despite a Soviet protest calling the service illegal. The jet landed at Tegel at 1:27 p.m. after stops in Iceland and Scotland with 77 passengers onboard. Pan Am affirmed ongoing three weekly flights pending State Department approval.
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Pan Am
Berlin
Pan American World Airways
New York
Soviet Union
East Germany
United States
New York Berlin
Tegel
Iceland
Scotland
Britain
Pan American
Keflavik
Prestwick
State Department
West Berlin
Washington
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Janesville
Consin
Harrisburg
Milwaukee Sentinel
Papandreou
Resolutions Committee
UPI
New York City
James Cheney
Meridian Naval Air Star
Congresstion of Racial Equality
Meridian
Neshoba County
Women’s
Northern States Power Co
Power Company
Christensen
Main St
W. G. ‘Konrad
James Hessel
Nyc
Miss Wilson
U.S. Supreme Court
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