Nine Skindivers Held In Cuba Reportedly
Milwaukee congressman Henry Reuss said nine former Milwaukee skindivers, led by Jack Browne, are jailed in Cuba on spying charges. James Donovan, the group’s contact, said they are in solitary confinement near Havana and will be released after negotiations. Browne had prior Havana detention in 1960 after docking for repairs. Donovan expects Browne’s release within weeks.
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Henry Reuss
D-Wis
New York
James B. Donovan
Havana
Jack Browne
Reuss
Browne
Donovan
Cuba
Castro
Immunization Clinic To Be Held Wednesday
Immunization against diphtheria tetanus whooping cough and smallpox will be offered Wednesday at the city health department for children whose parents cannot afford private care. Triple shots for two months to six years and booster or two shot series for older children will be given as specified by Dr. Clinton K. Higgins. Smallpox vaccinations will be available for all ages with revaccination every three years. Children must be accompanied by a parent or adult and must register with the health department.
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City Health Department
Clinton K. Higgins
Higgins
Addition To Forest Products Laboratory Expansion
Senator Gaylord Nelson urged a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to approve 4 million dollars for the completion of a chemistry and pulp and paper addition to the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison Wisconsin. Nelson said the investment would return many times its amount to the economy.
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Washington
Senate
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Forest Products Laboratory
Madison, Wis
Nelson
Reynolds seeks federal aid for Taylor County feed emergency
Governor John W. Reynolds said he has asked the U S Department of Agriculture to declare Taylor County eligible for emergency livestock feed. Weather hindered planting and harvesting on many farms in the county last year.
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John W. Reynolds
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Taylor County
Reynolds
Woman Named Man of the Year by Philadelphia merchants
Mildred Custin, president of a women’s store, is selected as Man of the Year by the Chestnut Street Association in Philadelphia. She is the first woman honored, cited for achievement in merchandising and allied fields. She is with Bonwitts. Governor Rockefeller and Consul General Federer discussed German ancestry in Albany.
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Chestnut Street Association
Philadelphia
Bonlwit’s
Hoffa Claims Police State Pressure On Labor
James R. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters Union Ind, denounces antilabor bills in Congress and what he calls a large organization within the Kennedy Justice Department aimed at harassing labor. He spoke at a convention of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Ind in Denver Colorado.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
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Robert F. Kennedy
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Denver
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Civil rights focus on free bus transport for nonpublic pupils
In St Paul the Senate Education Committee held its first hearing on a bill by Sens Henry Harren and Raymond Bates to provide free bus transportation for non public school pupils. J Patrick Leavitt said the issue is civil rights and justice while others argued it ensures equal education opportunity and fair taxpayer return. Richard Leonard cited a Supreme Court ruling upholding New Jersey transport law as benefiting the child. Sen Robert Dunlap chaired and said opponents would be heard soon with no date set.
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Albany
Raymond Bates
Sauk Rapids
J. Patrick Leavitt
Richard Leonard
U.S. Supreme Court
New Jersey
Robert Dunlap
Plainsview
Rhinelander Civic Leader Taylor Dies at 67
Brad ley R. Taylor, 67, a Rhinelander businessman and civic leader active in the American Legion and Republican circles, died Monday after a winter illness and recent hospitalizations. He served as vice president of the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Rhinelander Shawano Antigo and Marinette. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holidebrand Funeral Home.
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Wives of business hosts gain deductible entertainment status
New York AP reports Internal Revenue Commissioner Mortimer M Caplin says rules will include wives of business hosts as deductible goodwill entertainment. Previously only wives of guests were covered, triggering protests against the IRS ruling.
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Internal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue Service
Stock Quotations From New York Exchange and Markets Review
Noon quotations show hogs steady with several weight bands priced from 12.25 to 13.50 per cwt. Cattle markets steady with dry fed steers and heifers at 15.00 to 21.75 and cows 12.00 to 14.50. Chicago grain and produce quotes list corn at 1.23 to 1.30, oats at 0.76, and assorted produce prices, with hogs and cattle specifics from South St. Paul and Chicago exchanges.
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Alaska Sees Weak Defenses Amid Soviet Overflights
Senator Henry M. Jackson warned that carrier overflights show Soviet air muscle and risk conflict, while Senator Ernest Gruening urged stronger Alaska defenses including Minuteman missiles. Alaska's delegation has pressed Pentagon for upgrades, noting weak conventional defenses near Nome and along the state.
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United States
Ernest Gruening
Pentagon
Nome
Weight Restrictions on Northern Roads Begin Tuesday
Spring weight restrictions take effect Tuesday on most Northern Wisconsin county trunk roads after a weekend rain. Loggers and pulpwood haulers were told to expect the embargo, with enforcement to last about a month. Snow and freezing rain created slick conditions from Eau Claire to Hudson, while Minnesota advised avoiding glazed highways. The U S Weather Bureau noted spring arrives at 2 20 a m Thursday.
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Park Falls
Eau Claire
Hudson
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Mitchell
Watertown
USWB
Oakdale REA Official Henry Klipstein Dies at 73
Henry J. Klipstein, 73, Oakdale REA vice president for 23 years, died Monday in a Hillsboro hospital after a brief illness. He also served as vice president of the Farmers Union Cooperative of Union Center and was a longtime town official. Born July 12, 1889 in Prairie du Lac, he lived in Elroy the past 64 years and is survived by his widow Charlotte, two sons, a brother, three sisters, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at Zenner-Haire Funeral Home with viewing after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Oakdale Rea
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Prairie du Lac
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John
Wausau
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Edward
Madison
Martha Rottler
Monroe
Emma Keiser
Janesville
Anthony Ackerman
Davenport
Iowa
Zenner-Haire
Emil Pedersen
Kennedy Warns on Soviet Cuba Rivalry in Latin America
President Kennedy attacked Soviet aims in Cuba and warned of a united front of reactionary states dependent on the U S for progress. He cited nearly 250 million dollars in Alliance for Progress funds and urged price stabilization for Latin American exports. In Mexico City ex president Kubitschek urged more funding and higher commodity prices to save the alliance.
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Brazil
Latin America
Man Shot To Death In Rhinelander Family Home
A Newbold man identified as Arthur Herman, about 35, was shot to death at his home north of Rhinelander in a 6 am incident. A 12-year-old family member was taken into juvenile custody after the shooting. a second bullet grazed Mrs Herman. Authorities contacted juvenile probation officers for questioning.
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Newbold
Arthur Herman
Publisher Dies At Portsmouth N H
Justin D. Hartford 65 publisher for the Portsmouth Herald and president of the Herald Publishing Co. died in Massachusetts General Hospital Boston after surgery delays and a circulatory ailment. A Naval Academy graduate his 40 year career spanned naval business and publishing fields.
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Justin D. Hartford
Portsmouth Herald
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Hartford
U.s.naval Academy
Annapolis
Patrolman Tracks Two Sign Stealers on Grandad Bluff
A La Crosse patrolman recounted arresting two youths for stealing lookout and Soil Conservation Station signs. Officer Bruce Marco followed sleet tracks from Grandad Bluff to a West Avenue garage and Pine Street home, yielding 18-year-old and 21-year-old suspects. Both were jailed. one released on 29 bond, the other without bond, with court reports set for Thursday.
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Grandad Bluff
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Bliss Road
Lookout Point
Soil Conservation Experimental Station
Central Police Station
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West Avenue
Bright Side in February jobs picture noted in Washington
Washington reports a positive note in the February labor data. Manufacturing employment held at 16.5 million, nonfarm payrolls near 54.8 million with a usual 200,000 February dip, and overall unemployment rising to 4.918 million. Von Braun warns against budget cuts in the Moon program, postal officials seek new mail safety laws, and Congress moves to make the 50 star flag official.
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Washington
Harold Goldstein
Labor Department
Wernher von Braun
Mother and three children found dead in garage
MC HENRY Ill AP a mother Elizabeth Anne Johnson 32 and her children John 5 Richard 4 and Patricia 3 were found dead in a station wagon in their basement garage. Sheriff’s police say they died by asphyxiation with the gas tank empty and the ignition on. Charles Johnson the grandfather found the bodies while Richard Johnson was at work. Police see no immediate motive and note the mother had medical treatment.
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John
Richard
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John Carroll
Atlas missile arrives at Cape Canaveral for Cooper flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The Atlas missile has arrived for weeks of pre flight checkouts for astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr The flight is planned to last at least 22 orbits over about 34 hours and could lift off as early as May 17 Cooper witnessed the unloading of the rocket from a plane carrying it from General Dynamics Astronautics in San Diego California
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Fla
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Cooper
General Dynamics-Astronautics
San Diego
Calif
Andersen Move To Dismiss Recount Denied
The three judge panel in St Paul denied Gov Elmer L Andersen s motion to dismiss the Minnesota governor recount case The judges heard arguments on whether the original canvass or the recount should prevail amid widespread tabulation errors and unsealed ballots The ruling highlighted the burden of proof in election contests and noted several counties with amended returns impacting the lead between Andersen and Karl Rolvaag Also reported were unemployment claims in Wisconsin totaling 46838 for the prior week down from 49162 indicating state labor conditions during the period
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Phone Firm Seeks Increases In Rates
The Public Service Commission announced a public hearing in Madison on April 3 regarding General Telephone Co. rate-increase applications for the Taylor and Knapp exchanges. The increases accompany plans to extend service between Taylor and Black River Falls and between Knapp and Menomonie.
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Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Taylor
Weather record for Lacrosse and vicinity
Snow is expected to end tonight with colder conditions on Wednesday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Highs in the upper 30s to 40s. snow totals near five inches in northern Wisconsin and widespread drizzle and possible thunderstorms in the south. Sunshine gradually returns in western and central Minnesota while Iowa turns windy and mostly fair by Wednesday. Sunrise Wednesday at 6 09 a m with sunset at 6 17 p m and a late moon rise. Degree days total 31 this date with 6645 year to date normal 6339. Shippers forecast calls for north and west movement for 15 hours and east and south for 20 hours.
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Iowa
Asthma Formula Becomes Nonprescription Remedy
New York doctors report a top prescribed asthma formula now sold without prescription. Primatene tablets loosen bronchial tubes ease congestion and reduce tension. Tested to stop attacks in minutes and provide hours of relief at 98 cents a box.
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