Rochester Couple Found Dead in Violent Slaying
Rochester police hold a 20 year old man in connection with the double death of Godfrey Christensen 55 and Geneva Christensen 54 found in their northeast Rochester home Sunday afternoon. Autopsy ordered. details withheld as investigation continues.
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Rochester, Minn
Rochester
Godfrey Christensen
Geneva
James Macken Jr
Macken
Christensens
Dover
T. O. Wellner
Olmsted
Bombing raid targets North Viet Nam fuel stores
U S pilots reported a successful strike on a fuel storage area 35 miles northeast of Vinh and 160 miles south of Hanoi during the Sunday raid. Allied forces said about 70 Communists were killed, 460 buildings destroyed, and 36 sampans hit in South Viet Nam as Gen Westmoreland visited the area.
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Hanoi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Trang Luong
Tuy
Hoa
William C. Westmoreland
Hawaii
Man agrees to mental exam as murder case moves forward
Comeau, held in the County Jail after the murder of The Jewell girl, agrees to a mental examination and cooperates with officials at Central State. He awaits transfer from the county jail while spectators watch in court. The autopsy cites a pipe wrench as the likely weapon. the body was mutilated and dismembered in the victim's home.
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Central State
Skemp
Comeau
County Court Branch 2
Paul
Pip) Wuest
Jewell
Dist
Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Suspect Abduction Sought in Newsboy Death
Police broaden probe to Wisconsin Minnesota and Upper Michigan for a 1959 automobile in the death of 14 year old Michael Fisher, a Duluth News-Tribune carrier. A witness described two men in a polished two tone 1959 Chevrolet near the boy’s route and wagon.
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Newsboy
Duluth
Barnard
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Michael
George Davis
George Fisher
Two Women Die In Bible Camp Car Crash In Minnesota
A weekend crash near Glenwood, Minnesota killed Kathleen Mattson 19 and Nancy Erickson 19 returning from an Assemblies of God Bible Camp. David Sloan 20 and Paul Geffert 20 were injured. five others in the second car were hurt. The toll also included a Mora man, Fred H. Miller 60, who died when his car hit a light pole near Rochester.
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Minnesota
Assemblies of God
Mora
Fred H. Miller
U.S. 52
Rochester
Miller
St. Charles
Minn
Kathleen Mattson
Nancy Erickson
Willmar
Highway
Glenwood
Assemblies of God Bible
Lake Geneva
Alexandria
David Sloan
Bethpage
N.Y
Gary
Marilyn Jads
Elyria
Ohio
Object To Be Sent To Crime Lab In La Crosse
An object found in the Mississippi River at La Crosse Saturday afternoon will be sent to the state crime laboratory in Madison to determine if it is a human body possibly an infant. Instructions from the lab on shipping require time, perhaps a couple of days. The object is badly decomposed and needs examination. four La Crosse youths found it and turned it over to city police.
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la Crosse
State Crime Laboratory
Madison
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Randolph
Shore Acres
Firm Buys Kohler Stock In Courthouse Auction
Commercial Discount Corp of Chicago purchased 4,000 shares of Kohler Co. for 450000 in a court room sale. The stock, about 2.5 percent of Kohler’s outstanding shares, was held by Conrad D. Kohler, son of the late Carl J. Kohler.
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Kohler Co
Kohler
Wis
Commercial Discount Corp
Conrad D. Kohler
Carl J. Kohler
Commercial Discount
Conrad Kohler
Circuit
Frank H. Bicek
Robert E. Stoneberg
Lyman C. Conger
Franklin P. Welty
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Co
Conger
Welty
Frank Bergen
John C. Ebenreiter
Sheboygan
Marriage Licenses Issued in La Crosse Area
La Crosse marriages list couples with addresses and planned wedding dates in July. James R. Rose and Linda K. Quisel wed July 2. Roger Rhode and Audrey Rybold wed July 1. Joseph D. Becker and Marilyn Jarrett wed July 2. Dennis C. Schumacher and Margie E. Borsinski wed July 9. Donald A. Wiebe and Gey Fox wed July 2.
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Waukesha
Linda K. Quisel
Madison St
la Crosse
Roger Rhode
Birchview Drive
Audrey Rybold
S. 15Th St
Joseph D. Becker
N. 17Th St
Marilyn Jarrett
la Crescent
Dennis C. Schumacher
Coon Valley
Margie E. Brosinski
Stoddard
Donald A. Wiebe
Pine St
Gey Fox
Park Ave
Boy Drowns Sunday Near Hatfield
Terry Lee Degler thirteen drowned Sunday afternoon in Lake Polchik near Hatfield Wisconsin while swimming alone. His body found in five to six feet of water around 5 30 p m. The Degler family recently moved from DeForest and operate Birch Grove tavern. Nearby residents Steven Palchik and his father Anton retrieved the body and notified authorities. The boy is survived by his parents a brother and three sisters. The body was taken to White Funeral Home in Tomah. Four drownings in Wisconsin over the weekend tied to hot weather and water activity across the state.
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Hatfield
Wis
Terry Lee
Lake Polchik
Here
LaVerne Degler
DeForest
Birch Grove
Tomah
Steven Palchik
Eau Claire
Anton
Terry
White Funeral Home
Black River
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Irving A. Adler
Milwaukee
Wind Lake
Racine County
Vernon J. McCarthy
Waunakee
Madison
Lake Mendota
Joseph Kremarik
Lake Nagawicka
Waukesha County
Five Injured In La Crosse County Car Crash
Five persons sustained minor injuries when a car driven by Oliver Walden struck the rear of Roger Kreibich's vehicle on Highway 14 near Losey Boulevard Saturday at about 11 p m. Kreibich had a cut lip while Walden suffered neck and leg injuries. Passengers Andrew Doser Francis Mader and Richard Haynes received back neck arm and leg injuries. All injured were taken to Lutheran for treatment.
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Highway
Losey Boulevard
Oliver W. Walden
Villa Park
Ill
Roger E. Kreibich
R. J. Stoddard
Kreibich
Walden
Andrew Doser
Palos Hills
Francis Mader
Country Club
Richard Haynes
Palos Heights
Lutheran
Tombstone Collapse Kills Man in Leominster Cemetery
Joseph D. Gillis, 57, died in Pine Grove Cemetery when a 200 pound tombstone toppled onto his chest after he lost his balance while walking. Dr. Charles Wheeler, the medical examiner, said Gillis was asphyxiated by the stone.
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Leominster
Mass
Joseph D. Gillis
Charles Wheeler
Gillis
Pine Grove Cemetery
Wheeler
Milwaukee banker seeks dismissal of bribery indictment
Howard Meister president of the West Side Bank of Milwaukee asks the Dane County Circuit Court to throw out a grand jury indictment accusing him of directing a lobbyist to attempt to bribe state legislator Earl Elfers to back branch banking. A hearing is set as Meister faces related charges alongside lawmakers Paul Alfonsi and Willis Hutnik and several banks accused of hiring unregistered lobbyists.
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Norman Skogstad
Milwaukee
Meister
Wisconsin
United States
Edwin M. Wilkie
Paul Alfonsi
R-Minocqua
Willis Hutnik
Ladysmith
Alfonsi
Hutnik
Typhoon Kit Aims at Southern Japan Coast
A powerful typhoon with 173 mile per hour winds approaches southern Japan. The Weather Bureau warns Kit may strike the central coast Tuesday afternoon or evening if the current path holds.
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Tokyo
Japan
Weather Bureau
Youth Jump From Train Is Fatal Near Wayzata Blvd
Kenneth Nelson aged 15 died Saturday after leaping from a moving freight train and being struck by wheels beneath. The incident occurred as the four youths boarded the train near tracks under Wayzata Boulevard in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Kenneth Nelson
Wayzata Boulevard
Weather Outlook For La Crosse Region
Sunrise Tuesday 5 25 a m Sunset 8 51 p m Moon Stage first quarter Record highs and lows for June from 1933 and 1926 show 99 and 46 Temperatures will rise to mid 60s tonight and 85 to 90 Tuesday Thunderstorms likely across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa with scattered showers and warm spell to end the 5 day period with precipitation near 2 to 1 inch in thunder showers Tuesday and Thursday
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Viet Nam Views Split Public Support Quietly Shifts
A survey shows growing belief in eventual Communist defeat with a Viet Cong–South Vietnamese split widening. Civilians and defectors reveal vague U.S. aims. villagers flee Viet Cong areas amid wide air operations. Rusk Hor ton Javits discuss prospects as Hanoi doubts peace gains.
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Rn.y
Viet Nam
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Javits
U.S
Southeast Asia
Bartenders Seek Repeal of City Exam Ordinance
Bartenders urge repeal of the February ordinance requiring physical examinations for bartender licenses. A special City Council meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday will consider repeal and also discuss granting bartender licenses and a live music license.
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Common Council
Thefts Logged From Homes and Boathouses
The report lists several thefts including property valued at about 175 dollars from Dale Christianson at 1914 S. 21st Place. A 10 horsepower Johnson motor and oars were taken from John Wright at 1453 Green Bay St. A 16 foot Monarch boat with a 28 horsepower motor was stolen from Riverside Bar on French Island and later recovered in Running Slough. Three boathouses east of the Northern States Power Co plant were entered and recovered with boats and motors taken. Walter Thornd reported a boat and motor stolen and later found near the Texaco dock. Jack Litshheim’s boathouse near Thornd’s saw a 70 horsepower motor and boat taken and recovered north of the power plant. Joe Fuchs’s boathouse yielded a six gallon Mercury tank and hose, recovered with the other boats.
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S. 21St Place
John Wright
Green Bay St
Riverside
French Island
Black River
Northern States Power Co
Walter Thornd
Caledonia St
Texaco Petroleum
Milwaukee Road Bridge
Jack Litshheim
S. 30Th St
Thornd’s
Joe Fuchs
Liberty St
Bows Arrows Prohibited At Los Coyotes Reservation
The Los Coyotes Indian Reservation bans guns bows and arrows as it opens weekends for campers and picnickers. The measure aims to keep weekend activities peaceful. In other news anthropologists trace Madagascar’s origins to Melanesia and Indonesia far from Africa.
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Calif
Los Coyotes
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Africa
Melanesia
Indonesia
Man Held For Killing Wife Is Found Dead
Robert Lantzer, 44, jailed for the slaying of his wife Willa Mae, was found dead at 5 15 a m in his cell at Central State Hospital in Waupun. An autopsy was planned. officials said the death did not appear self inflicted and Lantzer had been under psychiatric evaluation since Saturday.
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Mazomanie
Central State Hospital
Robert Lantzer
Richard Pyle
Pyle
Lantzer
Willa Mae
Clyde Chamberlain Jr
Asst. Dist.Atty
James Boll
Boll
Wisconsin Records Eight Weekend Road Deaths
Eight people died in separate Wisconsin weekend accidents raising the yearly toll to 421. Victims include Oscar Anderson 83 Strongs Prairie Adams County in a two car crash and Richard J Umland 8 Jun eau bicycle collision near Dodge County.
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Oscar Anderson
Strongs Prairie
Adams County
Adams
Richard J. Umland
Juneau
Dodge County
Melvin Lee
Chilton
U.S. 151
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Chilton Hospital
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See
Calumet County
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Harold D. Blaylock
Edwards Air Force Base
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Minn
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Delaine
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Ill
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Ashland
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Little Chute
Mississippi Crusade Ends With Peaceful Capitol Rally
A civil rights march led by James Meredith and Martin Luther King Jr concludes in Jackson, Mississippi after a 252 mile trek from Canton to Tougaloo College. Police guard the crowds as marchers face sporadic violence earlier, while King hails the event as a major freedom demonstration.
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