World News Briefs From Cold War Frontlines
A roundup reports 44 of 81 Communist parties criticize Chinese policies, while Peking defends restraint. Saigon slum fire leaves 25,000 homeless and injures 100 as crowds flee into the river. U S forces raid the Plain of Reeds with paratroopers in KIen Tuong Province. East German guards reinforce 1 5 miles of border barriers near West Berlin after a bus breach. Adlai Stevenson arrives in Paris for UN duties and NATO talks.
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Communist
China
Peking
Peking People’s Daily
Moscow
Saigon
Viet Nam
West Berlin
West Germany
Wisconsin towns receive urban renewal planning grant
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a 103,008 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Resource Development for five communities Beloit Franklin Marshfield Kiel Cleveland to fund comprehensive planning. Senator William Proxmire announced the awards, with Beloit 50100 Franklin 42390 Marshfield 38680 Kiel 11610 Cleveland 2750. Local governments will provide the remaining one third of project costs.
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Washington
Wisconsin Department of Resource Development
Urban Renewal Administration
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Beloit
Franklin
Marshfield
Kiel
Cleveland
Soviets Launch 13th Cosmos Satellite in Orbit
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite named Cosmos 13. Tass said Cosmos 13 measures radiation and other phenomena, with an initial Earth orbit period of 89.77 minutes and the onboard equipment functioning smoothly. Cosmos 12 launched December 22.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Wisconsin high schools join North Central Association
CHICAGO AP St Francis Seminary of Milwaukee and several Wisconsin high schools were admitted to the North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools. Included were Nekoosa Alexander Waukesha Memorial Divine Word Seminary East Troy Wauwatosa West Hales Corners Whitnall Cochrane-Fountain City and schools at Greenwood Markesan Muskego and Tomahawk.
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Chicago
St. Francis Seminary of
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools
Nekoosa Alexander
Waukesha Memorial
Divine Word Seminary
East Troy
Wauwatosa West
Hales Corners
Whitnall
Cochrane-Fountain City
Greenwood
Markesan
Muskego
Tomahawk
Truck Overturns In Sulphuric Acid Spill Near Sparta
SPARTA Wis A rural Sparta man 22 John Gums Jr of R 5 Sparta is in St Marys Hospital with first to third degree burns from sulphuric acid after his pickup overturned while being towed by another truck on Highway 16 about 2 15 p m Wednesday The acid vat on his truck spilled or broke injuring him on face legs and hands The tow chain may have broken causing the rollover Both trucks are registered to George Craig.
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Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Gums Jr
R. 5
la Crosse
Monroe
Gums
George Craig
Craig
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric to issue bonds and stock
The Public Service Commission granted North western Wisconsin Electric Co. of Grantsburg authority to issue 300000 dollars in first mortgage bonds and 210700 dollars in common stock to retire short term construction notes. The commission also authorized Fennimore Telephone Co. to issue 160000 dollars in mortgage notes and Lakefield Telephone Co. to issue 241000 dollars in first mortgage notes to General Dynamics Corp. to retire construction loans.
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Madison
Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co
Grantsburg
Public Service Commission
Fennimore Telephone Co
Lakefield Telephone Co
Manitowoc County
General Dynamics Corp
State Dept seeks new name for agriculture agency
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Food and Trade would replace the State Department of Agriculture. The State Board of Agriculture voted with division heads to petition the Legislature for the change. They say duties now cover areas beyond agriculture and demand a broader title.
Kimberly-Clark Sets Up Japanese Outlet
AP reports Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Jujo Paper Manufacturing Co. of Tokyo will form a jointly owned firm to produce and market disposable paper products in Japan, establishing a new outlet for the company in Asia.
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Neenah (Ap
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Jujo Paper Manufacturing Co
Tokyo
Japan
Milwaukee Livestock Market Report
AP dispatch details Wednesday cattle hogs and calves receipts. Hogs bulk 190 to 250 pounds 13.50 to 14.25 top, sows down to 11.00, boars 10.50 to 11.50. Cattle receipts 800, cows and cutters 13.00 to 15.00, utilities 15.50 to 16.00, dairy bred heifers 17.50 to 20.50, bulls 19.50 to 20.50, fed steers 20.00 to 23.50, good heifers 19.00 to 22.50. Calves receipts 800, weights 30 to 34 dollars, 26 to 30 for mids, light weights 16 to 24, culls 16 and down.
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Milwaukee
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Kennedy in Costa Rica Praises Peaceful Revolution Charm
President Kennedy urged cooperation among hemisphere nations for stronger economies and social justice in Costa Rica. About ten thousand students cheered at the University of Costa Rica as he concluded with Viva Costa Rica and Muchas gracias. He flew to El Coco Airport amid cheering crowds and thanked President Francisco J. Orlich for the warm reception while noting the vitality and dedication of the Latin American people.
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Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica
Kennedy
Muchas Gracias
el Coco
Washington
Francisco J. Orlich
Victim In $625,000 Bug Bite Case Dies
James T. Gallick, 61, central figure in the high profile bug bite case that yielded a $625,000 judgment later upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, died Wednesday in Cleveland. A former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight yard conductor, he contended an unidentified insect bite in 1954 caused a systemic infection and led to amputations of both legs.
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Cleveland, Ohio
James T. Gallick
U.S. Supreme Court
Gallick
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Koepke Elected President of Wisconsin Road Builders
Lawrence Koepke of Appleton is named president of the Wisconsin Road Builders Association at its Milwaukee convention. Elected officers include James Bonness as vice president P F Kluch Jr as secretary and L M Hayes as treasurer. New directors are Donald Schuster Gerald Rae misch and Robert Bauer.
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Milwaukee
Lawrence Koepke
Appleton
Wisconsin Road Builders Association
James Bonness
Brookfield
P. F. Kluch Jr
Stevens Point
L. M. Hayes
Madison
Donald Schuster
Green Bay
Gerald Raemisch
Waunakee
Robert Bauer
Sign on vacant Main Street building stolen after removal
Racine police investigated a claim that a 600 pound sign valued at 1000 dollars was removed from a vacant Main Street building. Sidewalk supervisors watched traffic while workers dismantled the sign before the owner said it had not been removed with his orders.
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Racine
Main Street
Ralph Feiges
Stock quotations by Shearson Hammill and Co
May wheat buys 2025 May soybeans 2564 September eggs 33.35 The market page lists commodity quotes from the New York Stock Exchange firm for May wheat and soybeans and September eggs with price figures.
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By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Nutty Narrows Bridge lets squirrels cross busy street
LONGVIEW Washington AP A $1,000 bridge was built to let squirrels cross Olympia Way in Public Library Park without being hit. The 30 foot high 60 foot long Nutty Narrows Bridge was erected free by contractor Amos J Peters with traffic rerouted for crane work. No squirrels appeared yet and 50 pounds of peanuts were placed to lure them.
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Longview
Wash
Olympia Way
Parks Plaza
Public Library Park
Amos J. Peters
Tomah High To Stage Oklahoma in March
Tomah High School students will present Oklahoma a Rogers and Hammerstein musical in the auditorium Friday March 22 at 8 p.m. Directed by Richard Loy and John Richmond with William Mellin guiding bands. Cast includes Sandy Pedersen Charles Strozewski Bonnie Falkner Louis Wolford Paul Baumgarten Kris Quade. Linda Jones Sherilyn Warder accompany. Music Parents Club handles tickets.
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Tomah
Wis
Oklahoma
Rogers and Hammerstein
Tomah High School
Richard Loy
John Richmond
William Mellin
Sandy Pedersen
Charles Strozewski
Bonnie Falkner
Louis Wolford
Paul Baumgarten
Kris Quade
Linda Jones
Sherilyn Warder
iClub
Loken Arraigned As Accessory To Slaying
Wisconsin Rapids AP Bruce Loken 21 arraigned Wednesday on accessory to first degree murder. He allegedly tried to borrow a weapon for Thomas McGrath 21 who is accused of killing his brother James 28. James died from rifle shots as he slept in the basement last Sunday. Judge Byron Conway ordered no bond for a preliminary hearing April 4.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Bruce Loken
Loken
Thomas McGrath
James
James McGrath
McGrath
Byron Conway
Winona Livestock Market Report by Swift & Company
Winona reports cattle hog and veal prices, with hogs steady and various weight bands listed. St. Paul and Chicago markets follow, noting USDA cattle and hog activity, steady to strong trends, and specific price ranges.
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Winona Livestock
Swift & Company
Hamster Rescued From Wall in Mill Valley Home
In Mill Valley California an authority reports a hamster was trapped in a wall at the Baucom residence. Fireman Lee Storrs located it with a stethoscope, cut into the wall and freed the pet unharmed.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Lyle Baucom
Lee Storrs
U S Urged To Take Initiative From Russians
Former German Foreign Minister Hein rich von Brentano told the House and Senate Foreign Relations Committees that the United States should seize the initiative from the Soviet Union on all issues including Berlin. He said Washington’s concern over the Franco German treaty is unfounded and noted De Gaulle has raised points not to be dismissed, though he erred in vetoing Britain's European Common Market entry.
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Washington
Heinrich von Brentano
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Charles de Gaulle
Great Britain
von Brentano
Bundestag
Bonn
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Acheson
Britain
de Gaulle
Europe
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Brentano
France
Germany
Man Killed When Car Hits Overpass Pillar
An Oneida County man, Carl W. Westphal, 69, of Woodruff, was killed when his car struck a concrete pillar supporting an overpass on Highway 41 near Fond du Lac. The Wisconsin highway death toll for 1963 rose to 126, one higher than a year ago on this date.
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Oneida County
Wisconsin
Carl W. Westphal
Woodruff
Fond du Lac
Look For Sabotage In Sand Plane Crash
Cuneo Italy AP state attorney opened a formal inquiry to determine if sabotage caused the Alpine crash of King Saud's jet en route from Geneva to Nice. A bomb aboard was among the possibilities examined as 18 aboard were killed including nine Saudi household members and four American crewmen. The crash occurred in fog and clouds off course early Wednesday.
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Cuneo
Italy
King Saud
Geneva
Nice
Adl
Mecca
Saud
Urge Action To Preserve Right-Of-Way On North Shore Rail
Southeastern Wisconsin lawmakers and Frank Zeidler urged swift action on three bills to preserve the North Shore Railway right of way. Proposals include purchasing the right of way, studying feasibility and forming a transit corporation, and forming a regional transit authority with county cooperation. Zeidler warned of future transit needs as population grows to four million by 2000.
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Zeidler
Roy Nabeid
D-Racine
Richard Nowakowski
Milwaukee
North Shore
Alaska Governor seeks missiles and planes for defense
Alaska Governor William A. Egan warned of overflights by two Soviet reconnaissance planes and faulted state defenses. He urged missile bases and more fighter aircraft, saying the Far North faces greater danger than Cuba. Also noted are a Ga teacher winning a new hearing over a novel assignment and Indonesian President Sukarno reportedly treated by Chinese doctors. A Paris burglar incident ends with a dog biting the thief and the woman injured.
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Associated Press
William A. Egan
Alaska
Egan
Juneau
Cuba
Beta Sigma Chi Variety Show at La Crosse Main Hall
The annual Beta Sigma Chi fraternity Variety Show will be held in the La Crosse State College Main Hall at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Nine campus social organizations will take part in skits to win cash prizes, with acts by John Barrett, the Bar Harbor Singers, Marie Rantenen, Bill Meyer's jazz group, and a tumbling act. Judges are Don Woodmeney, Helen Gilkey, and John Storl ie. General chairman is William Boisen.
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Beta Sigma Chi Fraternity
la Crosse State College
John Barrett
Bar Harbor Singers
Marie Rantenen
Bill Meyer
Don Woodmeney
Helen Gilkey
John Storlie
Farm Bureau urges spending cuts before tax relief
Washington AP The American Farm Bureau Federation told Congress to balance budget cuts before enacting a tax reduction. It proposed a $1 billion cut in price support payments and operations to help trim at least $13.6 billion in new spending authority from the 1964 budget. Washington director Roger Fleming said tax relief should follow only if the first year reduction is under one third of new obligations and future cuts depend on yearly balanced budgets.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Big Farm Organization
Roger Fleming
Farm Bureau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Federation
Kennedy
State Farmers Plan To Plant More Corn
Washington AP Wisconsin farmers expect 2,621,000 acres of corn in 1963, up three percent from last year. Oat plantings forecast at 2,238,000 acres, 98 percent of 1962. St Paul AP Wisconsin tobacco crop planned at 11,200 acres, 93 percent of 1962. Potatoes to 51,000 acres, equal to last year. Welfare committee aims curb cough syrup misuse and place the state board of health reforms on list of prescription remedies.
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Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
ST. Paul
Senate
State Board of Health
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