Navy Court Backs International Waters Claim In Liberty Attack
A Navy court of inquiry refused to conclude whether Israeli forces knew they attacked the U S Liberty in international waters near the Sinai. The summary cited surveillance of the ship before the midafternoon assault and noted lack of evidence on attacker intent while confirming the Liberty’s lawful position and identity.
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Death in Sea Sealed Hatch Accounts Hero Marine Bravery
Survivor Kenneth Ecker recounts a Marine corporal’s effort to rescue crew amid flooding hatches after the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. Pentagon claims said most died instantly, but Ecker recalled a man sealed in a flooding compartment, with nine bodies recovered in two days.
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FDA Reproves Madison Site Choice For New Lab
The Food and Drug Administration was reproved for not selecting a more economical site than Madison Wisconsin for a $17 million laboratory. Rep L H Fountain noted the Wisconsin site would cost 5.4 million more than Beltsville Maryland, the administration’s initial choice. FDA Commissioner James Goddard said Beltsville remains his first choice but Madison was chosen after a House restriction barred placing the lab within 50 miles of the District of Columbia.
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Antipoverty Grants Awarded to Wisconsin Counties
Four new federal poverty grants were approved for Wisconsin. The Northeast Wisconsin Community Action Agency in Oconto will receive 20302 for administration and 35425 to establish a nine month Head Start program in Crivitz. Webster gets 53170 for a similar program. The State Bar of Wisconsin receives 7900 to hire locals for the Judicare program in the northern region.
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Gaylord Nelson
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Mathematician Thomas H. H. Piaggio Dies at 83
Notting ham England AP reports Prof. Thomas Henry Herbert Piaggio a leading British mathematician and close friend of Albert Einstein died Tuesday at age 83.
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Kennedy to speak at Madison Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Senator Ed Kennedy will be the main speaker at the state Democratic party Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Milwaukee on October 8. The event aims to raise funds for the 1968 political campaign as reported by party chair Richard Cudahy.
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Ted) Kennedy
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Wisconsin cucumber processors named as migrant worker employers
An Industrial Commission rule effective today designates Wisconsin cucumber processors as employers of migrant workers for wage payment under the minimum wage law. The rule runs for 120 days and will be reviewed to decide if the designation becomes permanent.
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Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Ex-Mayor Knutson Remains in Serious Condition
Former La Crosse mayor Milo G. Knutson stayed in serious condition at St Marys Hospital and was improving, Mayo Clinic spokesman said. He suffered complications from a heart attack and had been hospitalized at St Francis Hospital from April 9 to June 8.
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