California Teens Kill Two and Wound One in Rampage
Two teenagers from Sacramento opened fire at a gas station injuring a man and triggering a high speed chase that killed California Highway Patrolman Charles H. Sorenson and Sheriff’s Deputy Hale Humphrey. Richard Price 18 and Jack Sikes 16 were injured and face double murder charges.
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Fairfield
Calif
California
Solano County
Richard Price
Charles H. Sorenson
Sher
Abernathy Urges JFK to Visit the South
Rev Ralph Abernathy a Georgia civil rights leader told a Lincoln Elementary School rally in Englewood New Jersey that President Kennedy should visit the South. He criticized Eisenhower for visiting Georgia to golf on a segregated course and urged continued school boycott and Peace Corps aid to Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana.
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Englewood
N.J
Ralph Abernathy
Albany
North
Abernathy
Peace Corps
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Prison labor eyed for Wisconsin mental hospitals
The Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare discussed using prison inmates to staff state mental hospitals to cut payroll costs. Three prison camps near mental institutions were proposed for laundry, food prep and maintenance by minimum security inmates, though distance from prisons remains a hurdle.
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Madison
State Department of Public Welfare
Wilbur Schmidt
Legislative Joint Finance Committee
Schmidt
New Jersey
Wisconsin
George Borg
R-Delavan
Oldest Tremple Resident Dies At Age Of 103
WHITEHALL Wis Mrs Ella Romander 103 Trempealeau Countys oldest citizen died at the Corner Nursing Home in Whitehall Friday Services will be held at the Johnson Chapel at 4 p m Tuesday Rev Lyndon Viel pastor of the Methodist Church will officiate and burial will be in the Lincoln Cemetery Born Nov 7 1859 in a log cabin on the Frank Sylla farm Town of Lincoln two miles SW of Whitehall Her parents operated the Exchange Hotel in Whitehall and later moved to Galesville There she married Edward Romander Sept 19 1878 He died Jan 21 1905 She worked as a millinery store operator at Markesan and later was a housekeeper in Oshkosh returning to Whitehall in 1931 Survived by three nieces and several grandnieces and nephews.
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Whitehall
Wis
Ella Romander
Trempealeau County
Corner
Johnson Chapel
Lyndon Viel
Methodist Church
Lincoln Cemetery
Romander
Francis Ingalls
Frank Sylla
Lincoln
Exchange
Galesville
Ella
Edward Romander
Osseo
Genoa Junction
Markesan
Oshkosh
John Ingalls
Merle Gleisner
Anton Wold Sr
Gustave Sacker
la Crosse
Two Deaths Raise Wisconsin Road Toll to 118
The 1963 Wisconsin highway toll rose to 118 with two new fatalities. Milwaukee resident John Joseph Kozlowski, 65, died after being struck on the South Side by an automobile driven by an off duty police officer. In Shawano, 66 year old Eleanor Schneers died as a passenger when a two wheel trailer broke free from a pickup and the vehicle struck the car she rode in.
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Milwaukee
John Joseph Kozlowski
Robert Rawski
Eleanor Schneers
Shawano
Fire destroys 80 stall barn on Ray Wagner farm near Tomah Wisconsin
A barn housing 23 cattle and hay silos burned near Tomah as fire teams saved 10 cattle and a horse herd before flames consumed a hay shed and machinery. Two cement silos remained standing after the blaze began before 4:35 a.m. and caused an estimated loss of 15 000 to 20 000 dollars with little insurance recovery.
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Tomah
Wis
Ray Wagner
Oakdale Fire Department
Margaret Wagner
Ray
Wagner
Wanda
Bonnie
South Korea Moves To Halt Political Activity Nationwide
South Korea’s ruling junta banned political agitation and formed a law against remarks by parties and individuals. Gen Chung Hee Park called the action temporary and tied lifting to a proposed referendum on continuing rule for four more years. A nationwide vote was expected within a month.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
John M. Chang
Two La Crosse Drivers Hurt In Parking Lot Collisions
Two La Crosse motorists sustained minor injuries after hitting parked cars on Friday night. Gerald D. Tischer, 28, was taken to Lutheran Hospital with a possible broken nose after hitting La Verne Schafer’s vehicle. Judith J. Jacobus, 18, bruised knee, arm and face in a collision with Harold Miller’s parked car and was treated at St. Francis Hospital. A child, Mark A. Thorson, 6, was struck by a car driven by Juanita Cole. he was checked at Grandview Hospital and released.
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la Crosse
Gerald D. Tischer
St. Cloud St
Lutheran Hospital
Wisconsin Jobless Pay Tops $6.9 Million
Madison AP reports Wisconsin unemployment compensation paid out in February totaled 6 918 700. January figure was 6 679 700 and February 1962 5 736 500. At month end 50 300 workers were jobless and claiming benefits.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Industrial Commission
Hillsboro Man 100 Years Old Honored at Open House
Hillsboro Wisconsin Frank Haas, a former Richland Center postmaster, celebrated his 100th birthday at St. Joseph Nursing Home on March 16 with an open house. He served as Richland Hospital treasurer 1933 51 and has 50 years in Knights of Columbus. He has four sons: S N Haas Zeno Oscar and Carl.
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Hillsboro
Wis
Frank Haas
St. Joseph
Haas
Richland Center
Wilson
Richland Hospital
Knights of Columbus
S. N. Haas
Zeno
Madison
Oscar
Milwaukee
Car
Miami Weighs Cuban Refugees Impact on City
Miami faces a mixed judgment on 200000 Cuban exiles who arrived after Castro. At hearings led by Rep. Pepper and Rep. Fascell residents argued the newcomers accept low wages while natives fear job competition and traffic strain. Negro leaders claim the refugees take hotel and domestic work from African Americans, reshaping Miami's economy and culture.
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Robert D. Clark
Miami
Fla
South Florida
Cuba
Fadel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
United States
Claude Pepper
Dante Fascell
Americas
Opera Star Frances McCann Shot in Rome Hotel Room
Frances McCann, 41, an American opera singer, was found shot dead in her Rome hotel room. Police said talent agent Ernest Arthur Boxmann, 53, shot her four times then killed himself in a suicide attempt. Boxmann was wounded in the head and survived.
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Gerald Miller
ROME
Frances McCann
Ernest Arthur Boxmann
Altadena
California
Europe
Boxmann
New York
Two Youths Nabbed In Break-Ins Of 3 BRF Places
Two Black River Falls youths aged 19 and 20 were suspected of breaking into three local businesses early Thursday. They were captured by Shawano authorities and returned to Jackson County Jail. Loot recovered included 12 revolvers, cigarettes, watches, a radio, and cash from Waughtan's Department Store. Direct Service Station had coins missing.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Shawano
Jackson County
Julian Larkin
Lawrence Sprester
al Young
Waughtan’s
McGilvray Lumber Co
Waughtal
UAR Syria Iraq Work Toward Federation Details
Cairo reports final details of a three nation union tying the United Arab Republic Syria and Iraq. Gamal Abdel Nasser is expected to lead a federation with a central government while each state keeps its identity. A plebiscite in all three nations is required for formation.
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Cairo
United Arab Republic
Syria
Iraq
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel -Nasser
Congressmen Push to End U S Aid to Brazil Amid Communist Infiltration
A Washington briefing linked Brazilian Communist influence to labor unions and student groups. lawmakers urged cutting or restricting aid until Brazil purges leftists and ends ties with Russia, as Dantas seeks multimillion funding. Leaders warned aid now would be futile amid the controversy.
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Washington
U.S
Brazil
House of Reds
Russia
Weather outlook: Rain to snow with a cold twist
Cloudy with rain changing to snow and colder tonight. Westerly winds 20 to 30 mph. Sunday brings variable clouds and lighter snow showers. Lows tonight and highs Sunday reach the upper 20s.
U S Protests Soviet Flight Over Alaska
The State Department said two Soviet reconnaissance planes flew over Alaska Friday in U S air space. Washington protested that overflights must not repeat, and the Pentagon reported F 102 fighters were scrambled and tracked the Soviet aircraft by radar.
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U.S
Alaska
Washington
State Department
United States
Moscow
La Crosse Group Receives State Grant for Day Care
The La Crosse Association for Retarded Children will receive a state grant in aid for its community day care program for mentally handicapped children. The grant covers about half the center’s expenses, with the rest funded by the association. The group has operated since 1958 under plans to expand services including a sheltered workshop and activity program for various mentally handi capped individuals.
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la Crosse Association For
W. J. Schmidt
Wisconsin Department of Public Welfare
Lee Gaumer
Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church
la Crosse Association
Dena Aldrich
Robert Sauter
Per Helliesen
Norman Nelson
Chester Ware
Albert Erickson
Charles Trevallee
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