Double Slayings Shook Willmar Farmer Says He Had To Do It
Willmar Minnesota AP report says Glen Richardson a 45 year old South Dakota farmer admitted to shooting two men Jack Denhardt 43 and Noel Haugen 44 as they sat on apartment steps after drinking beer. Richardson claimed he had to do it and planned the act while intoxicated. Denhardt was president of D and C Grain Co. and Richardson was taken into custody after his attempt to shoot himself failed.
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Willmar
Minn
Bob McLane
McLane
Glen Richardson
S.D
Jack Denhardt
Noel Haugen
Chief McLane
Richardson
South Dakota
Denhardt
Haugen
White
Minnesota City
Watertown, &.C
Denhart
Kandiyohi
D and C Grain Co
David
Barbara
Wisconsin Sales Tax Debate Draws Diverse Backers and Critics
lawmakers heard from merchants bankers and residents as they debated a GOP tax plan to shift tax burdens with a sales tax. critics warned of unfair costs to shoppers while supporters argued it spreads load and spurs growth amid budget surpluses and a general fund balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Lucey
Madison
Democratic
Grace Kalata
Elmer Yenney
Janesville
Edmund Fitzgerald
Milwaukee
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Governor’s Tax Revision Commission
Wisconsin
Joseph T. Ripp
Kenosha
J. C. Mithus
Racine
Cochairman
Special Taxpayers Committee
Leonard E. Pasek
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Neenah
Blair Farmer Fatally Hurt In Accident
Edwin Joseph Otterson 65 dies from chest and head injuries after a tractor or baler crushed him while helping his son bale hay on the Upper Trump Coulee farm in Jackson County. He died at Whitehall hospital after ambulance transport and is survived by his widow, three sons and four daughters. Services set for Faith Lutheran Church North Beaver Creek with burial in the church cemetery.
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Blair
Wis
Here
Edwin Joseph Otterson
Whitehall Hospital
Otterson
Donald
Upper Trump Coulee
Jackson County
Lester
Mr. Otterson
Olaf Otterson
Gena Dale
Gordon
Kaiserslautern
Germany
Otis
Geraldine
Olson
Altoona
Robert
June
Karl
Milwaukee
Archie
Amy) Nelson
James
Viola) Frederixon
John
Oscar
Madison
Bertilda
Lee
Matison
Melvin Gunderson
Ettrick
Earl
Italy
Faith Lutheran Church
North Beaver Creek
E.E. Olson
Georgia Firm Lands Wire Supply Contract
South Wire Co of Carrollton Georgia won a 708705 contract from the Reclamation Bureau to supply wire for the Garrison James town transmission line in North Dakota. Assistant Secretary Kenneth Holum said the award was negotiated under the set aside program for labor surplus areas and expedited by about three months to aid surplus regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southwire Co
Carrollton
Reclamation Bureau
Garrison-Jamestown
North Dakota
Kenneth Holum
Holum
Radio Baseball Highlights Schedule Friday and Saturday
On Friday WKTY airs Braves against Cincinnati at 7 55 p m WKBH broadcasts Twins versus Kansas City at 8 55 p m Saturday WEEETY shows a 1 25 p m baseball game highlighted by local stations and times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WKTY
Braves
Cincinnati
WKBH
Twins
Kansas City
House Approves 55 Foot Clearance for Upper Mississippi Bridges
The House on a voice vote approved a bill setting 55 foot clearance for future Upper Mississippi River bridges. The measure stems from Army Engineers prior 45 foot clearances for two bridges at Le Claire Iowa and La Crosse Wisconsin. Rep. Frank Smith cites about 3.7 million dollars in added construction across 23 bridges over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Mississippi River
Senate
Army Engineers
le Claire
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
Frank Smith
D-Miss
Smith
House Public Works
NYSE President Opposes SEC Probe Expansion
Keith Funston president of the New York Stock Exchange testified against extending a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry to include the exchange. He told a House subcommittee the current rules and enforcement are effective and do not require a broader probe, despite a plan to authorize 750000 for a wider SEC inquiry into all exchanges and over the counter trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Exchange
House
Peter F. Mack Jr
D-Ill
SEC
Funston
Nelson Joins Bid for Federal Urban Affairs Dept
Wisconsin governor Gaylord Nelson joined 15 other governors urging Congress to create a federal department of urban affairs. They called for coordinated housing transport slum clearance and urban renewal as seven of ten Americans live in urban subdivisions.
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Honolulu
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Iplea
Congress
Department of Urban Affairs
Kennedy
Senate
House
Weather Record for Lacrosse Vicinity and Nearby States
Forecast calls for showers or thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with continued hot humid conditions. Lows near 70 and highs near 90 in Lacrosse area. Wisconsin sees scattered showers with cooler north. Minnesota remains hot with isolated storms. Iowa expects showers mainly in west and north with hot humidity. Five day outlook: temperatures 3-4 degrees above normal 62-84. showers totaling 0.75 inch to Friday and again Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lake Superior
Iowa
Stocks Quotas and Prices From Friday Market Quotations
Friday, June 30 market pages list Monsanto Chemical at 53 percent by noon and Northern Pacific at 42 percent. Numerous stocks from Allied Radio to United Airlines show varied quotes plus commodity figures for July wheat and corn with Dow Jones averages listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Allied Radio
Allis-Chalmers
Olin Mathieson
Central Tel
Pepsi-Cola
Clark O. & RR
Pfizer
First Bk
American Motors
Phillips Pet
American
No. States P
Celanese
Sperry Rand
Northw. Banc
Columbia Gas
Standard Oil Inc
Pan Am. Sulphur
Cornwith. Edison
Standard Oil N.J
Consolidated Foods
Studebaker Packard
Copeland Refrig
Sunray Mid-Cent
Curtiss Wright
Swift
DuPont
Texaco
Tex. E. Trans
Eastman Kodak
Trane NS Trane Co
Elec. & Mus. Ind
20Th Century Fox
Western Power
Ford
United Airlines
Wis. P. & Lt
Foremost Dairies
Tausche Hdw
Fruehaus
U.S. Steel
Mutual Funds
Skogmo
Wallace Press
Boston Fund
General Dynamics
Westinghouse Elec
Chemical
General Electric
Western Union
Eaton & Howard
General Motors
Gr. Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones
L. C
Puritan Fund
Montgomery Ward
Winona Livestock Report Prices and Markets
Swift & Company reports noon quotations for Winona livestock with hogs up 25 cents and varied weight ranges. Cattle and calves show steady to mixed shifts, with steers and heifers mostly steady to lower, and dairy values listed for bulls cows and vealers. Chicago markets show butter eggs and grain quotes and regional potato and livestock notes.
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report
AP noted Thursday's livestock receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and calves. Hog entries around 400 head showed steady to 50 higher with 190 220 lb hogs at 18 50 to 19 00 and sow prices 15 00 to 16 00 for 375 lbs and under. Cattle receipts about 200 with cows canners and cutters 13 00 to 15 50 utilities 16 00 to 17 00 dairy bred heifers 16 00 to 18 00 bulls 20 50 to 21 50 fed cattle steady good to choice steers 20 00 to 22 50 and good to choice heifers 19 50 to 22 00. Calves receipts about 200 prime 29 00 to 30 00 good to choice 24 00 to 18 00 standards 22 00 to 26 00 ecull to utilities 18 00 to 24 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowers & Culls
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Milwaukee
Bomb Bluff Fails At State Office Building
A well dressed man with a claimed bomb entered the Wisconsin State Office Building near Madison and tried to extort money from Motor Vehicle Department workers. When refused, he fled, leaving the device which was later found to contain only old auto parts after being submerged in Lake Monona. The incident involved about 700 workers unaware of the disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Vehicle Department License Office
Billfold Recovered After Seven Years At Niagara
Robert Kowalski of Green Bay recovered his billfold after seven years. Workmen dismantling an old theatre found the wallet wedged between two seats with $37 still inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara
Robert Kowalski
Green Bay
Wisconsin tax plans spark business defense and reform debate
Wisconsin business leaders argue high taxes shrink industry and jobs. The Trane Co advocates Bill 7078 7075 for relief, noting Clarksville Tenn freight parity with La Crosse while Wisconsin taxes stay higher. They urge limits on tax growth and direct voter influence on rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto-Lite Co
la Crosse
Michigan
Decatur
Ala
Knutson
Hansen
Trane Co
Wisconsin
United States
Clarksville
Tenn
Bank Deal Approved in Wisconsin Merger
Washington AP reports Central Wisconsin Bankshares Inc. of Wausau won approval to acquire control of First American State Bank and the Wisconsin Valley Trust Co., both based in Wausau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Wisconsin Bankshares Inc
Wausau
First American State Bank
Wisconsin Valley Trust Co
Rusk Urges Berlin Talks as Kennedy Plans NATO Build Up
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says talks with the Soviet Union over Berlin are certain and aims to keep a possible diplomatic settlement alive. President Kennedy reviews steps with the National Security Council as NATO forces in Europe may be redeployed to deter threats and reassure West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Berlin
Rusk
United States
Kennedy
National Security Council
White House
Pierre Salinger
U.S
Khrushchev
West Berlin
NATO
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
CBS
Khrush‘chev
West Germany
Sould
Fire damages lumber yard in Ironwood blaze
The Ahonen Lumber Yard owned by Ironwood Mayor Roy Ahonen burned for 90 minutes Wednesday night. No injuries were reported and police said damage was extensive though the fire did not spread. About 65 firefighters from Ironwood Bessemer and Hurley fought the flames and protected nearby homes. Cause remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Mich
Ahonen
Roy Ahonen
Bessemer
Hurley
Wis
Isadore Blumenfeld Deportation Ordered
Isadore Kid Cann Blumenfeld head of a Minneapolis liquor syndicate is ruled deportable by INS official W P Jaeger. The government seeks his return to Romania after federal terms for white slavery liquor violations and jury bribing. Blumenfeld may appeal by July 10 to the immigration appeals board in Washington. failure could send the case to federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Isadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
Minneapolis
W.P. Jaeger
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Romania
Immigration Appeals Board
Washington
Newly Remodeled Sparta Area Barn Burns Causing $30000 Loss
A 36 by 72 foot barn at the Howard Teasdale farm ten miles northwest of Sparta was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. Estimated loss is $30,000 with a new glass silo and dairy upgrades damaged. bulk milk cooler and hay equipment were affected. Firefighters from Sparta and Black River Falls fought the blaze, saving twelve heifers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Howard Teasdale
Joe van Ruden
Ervin Edwards
Black River Falls
Edwards
Teasdale
Monroe County Telephone Co
Madison
Westby
River Readings and Heating Degree-Day Total
The notice lists sunrise at 5 26 a m and sunset at 8 51 p m for Saturday. It also records moonrise at 11 22 p m and reports total heating degree days for the fiscal year as 7 223.
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Richardsons
Glenna Kay
Robert Leach
Watertown
Zeke
Her
Pasek
Ben A. Riehle
Athens
Riehle
James Doyle
Doyle
Henry Maier
Maier
Clifford Lue
Superior Association of Commerce
Lue
Superior
Governor’s Tax Study Commission
Edwin Larkin
Eau Claire
Larkin
Savings
Blair Farmer
Georgia
NYC Stock Exchange
Nelson
Weather Outlook
U.s.weather Bureau
Seattle
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Miami
Tions Ag Ns Ron
Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
South ST. Paul Livestock
Chicago (P
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
California
Chicago Grain
Milwaukee Livestock
Billfold
Marquardt Heating and Appliance Co
South Third St
SMORE
Free City
East Germany
Britain
North Atlantic Alliance
W R.R
State Department
Isadore Blumenfeld
Westinghouse
Dial
Winona
C.P
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Trempleau
Dodge
Black
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Plein
Mississippi
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