Atlantic solo flight sets three new records for Lake LA4
American pilot Benjamin Games 41 completed a perilous solo flight in a Lake LA4 from Elkhart to Scotland via Boston and Iceland. He claims three records for single engine amphibians including 1090 miles Boston to St Pierre in 11 hours 30 minutes and 840 miles Reykjavik to Prestwick in 7 hours 15 minutes though the NAA says the run lacks official recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore London
Benjamin Games
Atlantic
Games
Elkhart
Ind
Boston
St. Pierre Island
Greenland
Iceland
Scotland
St. Pierre
Riley
Reykjavik
Prestwick
NAA
George L. Hunt
Lake
Kususuk
Cold War Tensions Rise As Faith Leaders Back U N Peace Plea
U N marked 20 years with a three day session in San Francisco drawing leaders from seven faiths to a massive convocation at Cow Palace. Amid silent meditations and a heated Viet Nam exchange, U Thant warned the cold war could widen unless halted. Diplomatic sources later signaled possible U S contributions alongside Britain and others to shore up U N finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United Nations
U.N. Quest For Peace
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
U.N
U Thant
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Johnson
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cow Palace
Births in Sparta and Poughkeepsie and Fulton adoption
June births include a daughter Julie Kay to Donald and Mrs Krause of Sparta at Wood Street St Marys Hospital on June 23 and a daughter to David and Carol Massie of Sparta on June 23 at St Marys Hospital in Sparta. A June 25 birth is a son to Kenneth and Patricia Kalbarczyk of Sparta at May Street. In Poughkeepsie a June 24 daughter is born to Peter and Marilynn Meier, formerly of La Crosse, at St Francis Hospital. An adoption in Fulton Illinois on June 2 is Pamela Sue, 7% years, to Stanley Teal Sr. and his wife, with Arlene Dickau noted as a parent contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Kay
Donald Krause
Wood St
Joyce Pralle
Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
David D. Massie
E. Division St
Carol Gilbertson
Kenneth Kalbarczyk
May St
Patricia King
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Pamela Sue
Stanley Teal Sr
11Th Ave
Fulton
Arlene Dickau
Ontario
Baseball Broadcasts Highlight Evening Schedule
Radio highlights list 7 p.m. programs on WLCX Vox Pop and WKTY with Braves vs Mets and Twins vs White Sox games. Sparta station WCOW FM airs Braves versus Mets in a 4 45 p.m. doubleheader.
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WLCX
WKTY
Milwaukee Braves
New York Mets
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Wcow-Fm
Sparta
Braves
N.Y
Gundersen To Speak On The Negro In The Twentieth Century Short Story
Mrs Alf Gundersen will present a lecture titled The Negro in the Twentieth Century Short Story Tuesday at 7 15 p m in the Viterbo College gymnasium. The talk originated as a background paper for an AAUW book group. She holds a B A from Wellesley and serves on its board of trustees. The lecture is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Gundersen
Viterbo College
American Association of University Women
15 000 Sing on Grandfather Mountain Draws Crowds
Fifteen thousand people gathered at MacRae Meadows under Grandfather Mountain for the 41st annual singing on the mountain. The non denominational event featured old Appalachian hymns, preachers, and kinfolk in misty rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfather Mountain
N.C
South Appalachians
MacRae Meadows
Elkhart Pilot Benjamin Games Makes London Flight Family Involved
Benjamin Games arrived in London after a solo Atlantic crossing while his wife Helen and their son Ben Jr. are both pilots. The family runs a ferrying service and operates a motel and trailer park in Indiana. Their beagle also flies with them.
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Elkhart, Ind
Benjamin Games
Elkhart
London
Atlantic
Helen
Ben Jr
John Roger
Games
Robert
Union, Mich
Wisconsin waters claim seven lives over weekend
Seven people died in Wisconsin drownings across a hazardous weekend. Victims included a Milwaukee man Bernard Ziemer who disappeared while attempting to rescue his daughter, and a six month old infant found face down in a bath. Others drownings occurred near Fond du Lac, Kenosha, Jefferson County, Rock Lake, and Prairie du Lac, with rescuers still searching Lake Winnebago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
Milwaukee
Lake Winnebago
Bernard Ziemer
Fond du Lac
Death Of Actor Steve Cochran At Sea Laid To Acute Lung Infection
Actor Steve Cochran died at sea off Guatemala from an acute lung infection. His body was on the 40 foot schooner Rogue, towed to Champerico by a Guatemalan tuna boat, with three Mexican women aboard who said he died June 15 after a period of illness following a storm and fatigue.
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Riley
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
NAA
International Aeronautic Federation
Steve Cochran
Guatemala
Stev
Cochran
Abel Giron
Champerico
Eva Montero Castellanos
Gugenia Bautista Zacarias
Lorenza Infante de la Rosa
Acapulco
Mexico
Pacific
Costa Rica
Boy Drowns In Lake North Of Rochester
A9 year old Dale Storch drowned Sunday in Zumbro Lake north of Rochester while fishing from a pontoon bridge and slipping into the water. His parents are Wilbert and Mrs Storch of Spring Valley. A second drowning occurred near Brainerd as Wendell Swanson 42 of Anoka disappeared after swimming from a fishing party in Pelican Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minnesota
Dale Storch
Zumbro Lake
Rochester
Dale
Wilbert Storch
Spring Valley
Wendell Swanson
Anoka
Pelican Lake
Brainerd
Crow Wing
Swanson
Wisconsin 1965 deer kill tops last year’s toll
Wisconsin’s 1965 automobile deer toll is running higher than the 8,000-plus fatalities of 1964. In May, game warden Russel Debrock of Rhinelander reported more than 30 deer killed in his area. Outagamie County planners leased land to bury deer killed in collisions, though no fatality figure was released for that area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Russel Debrock
Rhinelander
Outagamie
Five are killed in Ishpeming two car crash
Five youths from Ishpeming died in a two car collision at a U S 41 intersection near Ishpeming on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Dennis K Tremethike, 18, died later in hospital. The dead were Blaine Hebert 16 Joseph Fluur 18 Richmond Stewart 24 and Dale Harvala 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishpeming, Mich
U.S. 41
Ishpeming
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Dennis K. Tremethike
Blaine Hebert
Joseph Fluur
Richmond Stewart
Dale Harvala
Transportation study proposed by Reuss
Rep Henry S Reuss D Wis proposed a 10 million research program to study urban transportation problems. He would offer the plan as an amendment to a bill approving 10 million dollars for high speed rail travel between cities in the northern United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry S. Reuss
D - Wis
Congress
United States
Stock Quotations From Exchange and Funds Listing
Stock quotations compiled at about 9 a.m from the National Association of Securities Dealers. Inter dealer prices shown without retail markup. Listings include Clark Oil La Crosse Cooler Norplex Pyroll Tausche Bonds and several Mutual Funds with bid and ask ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oil
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex
Pyroll Co., Inc
Tausche Bonds
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Invest
Mass. Inv
National
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Eaton & Howard Std
Woman's Body Recovered From Mississippi River
In Minneapolis a 28 year old mother of five, Barbara Ann Ward, was found dead in the Mississippi River after reportedly plunging from the Broadway bridge. Richard C. Nelson, 28, was held for questioning after saying he followed her into the river and could not save her. The body was recovered near the Ford Dam in St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mississippi River
Barbara Ann Ward
Richard C. Nelson
Livestock markets report from Swift & Company Winona
Swift and Company in Winona Minnesota reports buying hours from 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Monday through Friday with no market on Fridays The quotation as of noon lists hogs cattle and veal prices The South St Paul USDA cattle and hog data follow with prices and ranges for steer heifer cow and calf categories including high choice and good grades Also includes Chicago produce and grain price notes from AP reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Kwno
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Tryouts for Plays Set for Monday and Tuesday
Tryouts for parts in The Boy Friend and Ballad of the Sad Cafe will be held at 7 30 p m Monday and Tuesday in the basement of Christ Episcopal Church at 9th and Main. The works are part of the Coulee Region Festival of Arts Theater Under the Stars at Mt La Crosse August 13 29. Michael Thompson directs for the La Crosse Community Theater with roles for youth and several other parts plus opportunities in costumes lighting and props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Albee
Christ Episcopal Church
Main Streets
Coulee Region
Mt. la Crosse
Michael Thompson
Youth survives Lake Michigan boat overturn near Milwaukee
A 20 year old Milwaukee youth clung to an overturned 14 foot boat for hours in choppy cold Lake Michigan. He was rescued by Coast Guard crews about three miles offshore and taken to Milwaukee County Hospital for exposure treatment after the craft overturned near midnight while heading to the South Side Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox River
Eureka
Oshkosh
Drewone
Milwaukee
Matthew J. Anderson
David Anderson Sr
Friday
Matthew
Mary Ziemer
Louis Kopesky
South Kenosha
Ming
Kenosha
Richard Phelps
Fort Atkinson
Rock Lake
Lake ‘Mills
Jefferson County
Condition of Driver Shows Improvement After Crash
Michael Doerre of La Crosse remained in good condition at St. Francis Hospital Monday after a highway accident between Genoa and Chaseburg Thursday. He drove a Coca Cola Bottling Co. truck when brakes failed and the vehicle rolled, causing multiple injuries including fractures to the shoulder collar bone hip leg and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Doerre
la Crosse
Genoa
Chaseburg
St. Francis Hospital
Doerre
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Milwaukee
Ameri
Can Motors Corp
American Motors
Kenosha
Weather Record For Lacrosse And Vicinity
Fair cooler and less humid tonight with cloudy cooler conditions Tuesday. Winds west to northwest 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures upper 50s tonight and mid 70s Tuesday. Minnesota shows scattered light rain in places tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers. Iowa expected showers or thunderstorms over the south and central areas tonight and Tuesday. Sunrise 5 25 a m Tuesday sunset 8 51 p m Tuesday. Five day forecast for western Wisconsin calls for 4 8 degrees below normal with warmer late week. La Crosse normal high 82 low 62. Precipitation near a quarter inch late week.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
369th Traffic Death Reported In Minn
Verdon E. Schwartz 41 of Darwin Minnesota was killed and six others injured when two cars collided on Highway 55 five miles east of Glenwood late Saturday night. The weekend fatality pace slowed with 22 more added during the week, bringing Minnesota’s toll to 295 for today versus 369 a year earlier. Harvey Tjader of Ely died at the University of Minnesota Hospitals in Minneapolis from injuries in an accident north of Ely on June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Verdon E. Schwartz
Darwin
Minn
Glenwood
Minnesota
Harvey Tjader
Ely
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
South African Defense Secretary Suffering Mild Heart Attack
London AP reports J P de Villiers, South Africa's defense secretary, declared fairly satisfactory after a mild heart attack on board a plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. P. de Villiers
Wisconsin Rapids girl dies after hay truck fall
Phylis Coates, 9, died at Wisconsin Rapids hospital after tumbling from a pickup while atop hay with siblings Ray Coates’ children. The incident on the southeast edge of Wisconsin Rapids adds to a 1965 toll as other weekend fatalities occurred in Lawrence, Marquette County lawland, Lake Geneva and Kenosha areas involving various drivers and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin Rapids
Phylis Coates
Ray Coates
Stephen
Sheryl
Julie Ann Kress
New Berlin
Lawrence
Marquette County
Robert R. Lavallier
Chenoa
Lake Geneva
Edward Ansel
Dubuque
Iowa
Grant County
Sheriff's Office
Ansel
Wisconsin
East Dubuque
Kenosha
Wisconsin - Illinois State Line
John T. Schuh
Waukegan
Ill
Monk Relford
North Chicago
Open Debate Views Support Academic Discussion on Vietnam Policy
Senator Gale McGee urged open academic discussion on U S policy in Viet Nam on Youth Wants to Know He said teach ins show strong campus support for the administration stance and argued against suppressing debate He noted rice and rubber export declines tied to Viet Cong action and foreign policy pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
U.S
Viet Nam
Johnson
Prison Break Ends With Surrender After Tear Gas Assault
A 90 minute prison rebellion near Pittsburgh ends with three inmates surrendering as scores of police and guards surround the 40 foot walls. Inmates Domind Codispo di and Herbert F Langes and Maroney organized the gas assault from outside while guards Waltz and Ferrara were not abused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Maroney
John R. Waltz
Joseph Ferrara
Dominick Codispodi
Philadelphia
Herbert F. Langes
Lancaster County
Marriage Licenses and Correction Noted
William L. Wood and Lavonne E. Currier plan to wed July 3 in Cashton. A prior listing misspelled Alice L. Bertelsen’s name in a Holmen license notice for her and Martin I. Hanson to marry July 3 in Holmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Wood
Grove, St
Lavonne E. Currier
S. 8Th St
Cashton
Alice L. Bertelsen
Holmen
Martin I. Hanson
Council split on display ad to recruit police recruits
Last week the Common Council approved a display type advertisement to recruit police officers with one dissent from Alderman Donald Medinger of the 18th Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Police Department
Donald Medinger
Fire department reports multiple incidents in La Crosse
On June 26 and 27 La Crosse firefighters responded to several calls. A car at 600 S. 9th St. suffered interior damage, possibly from a cigarette. another car at Gundersen Clinic had a hood short. False alarm at Luther Hospital. Gasoline spilled on 1704 George St driveway. Gasoline burning in a vacant garage at 1519 Badger St. Two medical transports followed with patients to Lutheran Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. 9Th St
George McCune
Gundersen Clinic
Rod Engelbretson
Lutheran
George St
Badger St
Viet Cong Seize Toumorong In Central Highlands Fight
Communists overran Toumorong capturing the town and its 120 defenders. The Viet Cong reportedly gained the first field pieces of such size. Relief convoys faced ambush risk and helicopters were grounded. Duc Hoa nearby reported Viet Cong regrouping after the weekend attack. Two U.S. advisers were wounded and a Vietnamese soldier killed in Nghia Hanh district actions near Da Nang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toumorong
Saigon
Koutumn
Duc Hoa
U.S. Army
Auxiliary Police Squads Named in La Crescent for 1965 66
Clarence Vetsch, captain, assigns 1965 66 auxiliary squads in La Crescent Minnesota. First lieutenant Arthur Oldenburg leads First and Second squads with sergeants Hodge Abner Fitting Reid Dickson and Beckman Buchan Huerkamp Lathrop Atchison. Second lieutenant Russell Martell heads Third and Fourth squads with sergeants Panke Sherwood Anderson Gartner Hansen Randall Wally Harris Otto. Lathrop serves as secretary treasurer. meetings set for the third Wednesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Crescent
Minn
Clarence Vetsch
Robert Panke
Kenneth Sherwood
Donald Anderson
Tony Gartner
Harold Hansen
William Beckman
Nathan Randall
Frank Wally
Everett Harris
Fred Otto
William Lathrop
Driver Involved In Fatal Crash Dies By Suicide
Gregory G. Kellerman twenty two driver of the car in a fatal accident on U S 169 near Zimmerman died Sunday from a self inflicted gunshot wound authorities said He had minor injuries from the crash and was hospitalized His father said he seemed fine after returning home Saturday Roger B Ostby sixty from Elk River died shortly after the crash He drove the second car
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby, Minn
Gregory G. Kellerman
Kellerman
U.S. 169
Zimmerman
George Kellerman
Gregory
Roger B. Ostby
Elk River
Wisconsin lawmakers face deadline on new tax bill
With a midnight Wednesday deadline looming, Wisconsin legislators remain at a stalemate over a proposed 105.2 million tax package to finance the 1965 67 budget. Governor Knowles urged talks while the Democratic majority balked at sponsoring the plan without his name. The bill would raise income tax bank franchise tax and cigarette tax to fund state needs as debates continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
Warren P. ‘Knowles
Finance Committee
New York
Knowles
Assembly Conservation Committee
Wisconsin State Land Acquisition Corp
Menominee County
University of Wisconsin Medical System
Goldwater Aide Fired Over Desk Raid Sparks GOP Debate
Bliss Dean Burch refused to discuss firing William Cody Kelly after a rummaging incident at Frank J. Kovac’s desk. Kelly claimed he sought Kovac as a Goldwater spy and then resigned. Goldwater’s Free Society Association plans to enlighten conservatism, prompting concerns about party policy and fundraising impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Dean Burch
Goldwater
GOP
William Cody Kelly
Finance
Frank J. Kovac
Kelly
Kovac
Bliss
Free Society Association
National Party
Funeral March Set For Bass Drummer Robert Lewis
New Orleans AP reports a funeral march is planned for bass drummer Robert Lewis 65 once a buddy of Louis Armstrong. Lewis died last Thursday after sharing youth home days with Armstrong and performing briefly with Armstrong and the Tulane band under Amos Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Robert Lewis
Louis Armstrong
Lewis
Armstrong
Tulane i
Amos Riley
New S'More Milk Drink Set for Local Distribution
Distribution of a new fluid milk product called S'More will begin Thursday in the area. Chaseburg Cooperative Creamery via Rod Hansen says first truckload arrived from Owens Glass Co. plant in Alton Illinois and will be bottled at Gruber Brothers S'More plant in Baraboo for local distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaseburg Cooperative Creamery
Rod Hansen
Viroqua
Owens Glass Co
Alton
Ill
Gruber Brothers S’more
Baraboo
Chaseburg
Hansen
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William Riley
Eskimos
Harold V. Streeter
X&w
Congo
Great Britain
Fulton, Ill
Grandfather Mount
Henry Kofler
Cudahy
Spring Lake
William Schroeder
Palmyra
Donald R. Amerman
Viola
Richland County
Florence Thomas
Robbins
Prairie du Lac
Sauk County
Jimmie Goldsmith
Chicago, Ill
Upper Michigan
Reuss
New York Stock Exchange
Rexall Drug
Reynolds Metals
Allis-Chalmers
Royal Dutch
American Can
G. D. Searle
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
American Smelting
Amer Tel & Tel
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
N.J
Avco
Studebaker
Brunswick
Wg Mid-Cent
Chrysler
Swift
Dow Jones
General Motors
General Telephone
Great Northern Ry
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Heileman Brew
Illinois Central
Wheat International
Egos
Interstate Power
Koehring Co
Jones & Laughlin
Kresge Lockheed
Magnavox
Minn, Mining
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific Northern States Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
Republic Steel
THE
Marshall CO
Epko Shoes
First Bank
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton
Linc. Natl
Life
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Mortgage Guar
Nekoosa Edwards
Rockwell Mfg
Swank Royal Dutch NY
Inc
Wallace
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Pow. & L
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain
AMC
C.P
Dakota
T.W
Ord
Lansing
Pool
Dam No
Prairie du Chien
Trempealeau
Dodge
Tr. Black
DE Villiers
Fire Department
Joseph Powers
Avon St
Lutheran Hospital
Luceena Johnson
King St
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