STATE'S NEW QUEEN Thrilling year begins for Miss Wisconsin
Cynthia Anne Morgan from Janesville, 17 and Miss Wisconsin 1969, was crowned in Oshkosh after a single-question selection. She plans official appearances, wardrobe choices, and a homecoming in Janesville. Her awards total about $6,000 in prizes and scholarships. Her father died when she was 12, shaping her outlook on life.
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Cynthia Anne Morgan
Wisconsin
Marilyn Brahmsteadt
William E. Schulz
Milwaukee
Janesville
America
Cynthia
Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin
Rock County
Tion
Queen’s Court
Susan Ann Sawyer
Fond du Lac
Sandra Jean Ewig
Ozaukee
Meir Brickyard Operator Dies at 74 in La Crosse
Arthur G. Meir 74 of La Crosse died Sunday June 22 at home. He ran the Meir Brickyard for 40 years retiring in 1958. Survived by widow Gladys two children seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at English Lutheran Church with Masonic service at the funeral home Tuesday evening.
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Arthur G. Meir
la Crosse
Meir
Michael
Amelia Meir
Dickinson Jackson Street
Frontier Lodge
Judy Garland Dies in London at 47
Judy Garland, famed star of The Wizard of Oz, was found dead in her London home aged 47. Scotland Yard ruled out foul play. an autopsy was planned. Doctors cited cirrhosis of the liver and years of personal turmoil as possible factors in the sudden death.
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Judy
Dorothy
Judy Garland
Tin Woodman
Jack Haley
the Scarecrow
Ray Bolger
Toto
London
Miss Garland
Mickey Deans
Scotland Yard
Phillip Lebon
Deans
New York
Gina Dangerfields
George Jessel
Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Andy ‘Hardy
Special Forces Camp Cut Off By North Viets
North Vietnamese forces attacked the Ben Het Special Forces camp and two outposts in the Central Highlands. The camp was surrounded by about 2,000 enemy, under daily artillery, with one American killed and five wounded at a nearby artillery position. North Vietnamese losses were reported as 34 killed, with one civilian irregular killed and 11 wounded. Air strikes and ground probes failed to break the siege, as supplies were air dropped and wounded evacuated.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Ben Het
U.S
28Th Regiment
40Th Artillery
Laos
Cambodia
Air Force
Burger Takes Oath As Chief Of High Court
Warren Burger was sworn in as the 15th chief justice of the United States at 9 42 a m CST. The ceremony marked Earl Warren's 16 year tenure and 52 years in public service. Nixon praised Warren's fairness integrity and dignity as Burger pledged to defend the Constitution and administer justice impartially. Burger, 61, succeeds Warren who served since 1953 and helped drive the court through liberal eras while adopting a strict constitutional approach. The transition followed a summer adjournment with Burger to preside from Oct 6 onward.
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Washington
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Earl Warren
Nixon
High Court
Warren
Burger
Minnesota
Senate
Abe Fortas
California
White House
Eisenhower
Warren Court
Tornadoes Claim Five Lives in Missouri Belt
Five people died and more than 30 injured as tornadoes struck the Missouri lead mining belt south of St Louis, with Old Mines hit hardest as a dozen homes were destroyed. The Pratt family suffered multiple casualties in a collapsed dwelling, and two Herbst brothers died near Farmington. Altogether hospitals treated about 35 with minor injuries amid road closures and widespread damage.
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Old Mines
Missouri
St. Louis
Roy Pratt
Francis
Pratt
Jacob
Herman Herbst
Farmington
Carbondale
Ill
U.S. 67
Ironton
Potosi
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Salina
106 Soldiers Drown After Portuguese Barge Sinks
In Mozambique at Lourenco Marques authorities said a Portuguese military barge sank on the Zambezi River. Ninety four men were rescued and 106 soldiers drowned after the incident on Sunday.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Zambezi
Winnebagos Accept $4.6 Million Settlement Over Lost Lands
The Winnebago tribe agrees to a $4.6 million settlement with the government after a five hour meeting with 80 voting for the deal. About 2,000 Winnebagos in Wisconsin and a similar number in Nebraska affect the payout, with lawyers’ fees cutting into the amount and funds to be held at 4 percent until division.
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Black River Falls
Wisconsin
Congress
Nebraska
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Bette Morgan
Lewis Morgan
Arthur Meir
Arthur G, Meir
Grand Rapids
David Rose
Vincent Minnelli
Sid Luft
Mark Herron
Liza Minnelli
Lorna
Joey Luft
Fred Astaire
George Esper
Dak
Vietnam
Winnebagos
Kan
Twister
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