Canvas Board Count Widens Vavoulis Lead
St. Paul canvassing board reports Mayor Vavoulis won re election by 155 votes, 20 more than first tabulation. The governor Karl Rolvaag and state officials faced criticism over possible recounts amid party backing for Vavoulis and Byrne, with DFL support for Byrne and Republican backing for Vavoulis.
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ST. Paul (Ap
St. Paul
Vavoulis
Karl Rolvaag
Thomas R. Byrne
Byrne
Labor
Democratic - Farmer - Labor Party
Rolvaag
DFL
Vavouli
Douglas Young
Republican Party
Wanted Here Pleads Guilty In Minneapolis
A Minneapolis man named Charles M. Burke 30 pleaded guilty to a forgery charge in Minneapolis after being wanted in La Crosse for passing five no account checks totaling 110 dollars on March 12. He is to be returned for sentencing May 20. Detective Lichtie traced the car used by the passer to a rental agency leading to Burke’s arrest.
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Minneapolis
la Crosse
Asst. Dist
Burleigh Randolph
Charles M. Burke
Burke
Ray Lichtie
Lichtie
Randolph
Minnesota
Licenses Issued for Breuer Meyers Marriage in La Crosse
Richard G. Breuer of 1633 Farnam Street and Arlene M. Meyers of 2168 Denton Street plan to marry on May 9 in La Crosse authorities announced in a public notice.
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LA Crosse
Richard G. Breuer
Farnam St
Arlene M. Meyers
Denton St
Gypsy Curse Said to Haunt Valdez Alaska Move Planned
The Valdez city council plans to relocate four miles away to Hazelton where the mining village once stood after the March 27 quake killed 32 residents and destroyed 85 percent of Valdez, fulfilling a folklore curse of moving houses to the sea and grass growing over the town.
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Valdez
Alaska
Hazelton
Luci Johnson Crowned Queen at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Frances Lewine reports Luci Baines Johnson crowned queen of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia. President Johnson attended, driving 70 miles to view the coronation and planned to join Luci at the grand parade with 200 marching units. Virginia's Republican trend noted in past elections, observers speculating on 1964 campaign influence.
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Winchester
Luci Baines Johnson
Virginia
Johnsons
Lucie
Johnson
Washington
Handley High School
Luci
Ford and Ogelbay Norton Sign Taconite Plant Contracts
Detroit AP reports Ford Motor Co and Ogelbay Norton Co awarded contracts for a taconite pellet plant near Eveleth Minnesota. Groundbreaking set for June 3 with project completion anticipated in late 1965. Initial investment estimated at 40 to 45 million dollars.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ogelbay-Norton Co
Eveleth
Minn
Western Knapp
Lucille Ball
Ising Co
Three Farm Groups Plan Meeting on Meat Imports
In Willmar Minnesota the Farmers Union Farm Bureau and National Farmers Organization of Kandiyohi County sponsor a Saturday night session at Willmar High School auditorium to discuss meat import concerns. Leaders state livestock imports worsen the cattlemen’s dilemma and should be curtailed.
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Willmar, Minn
Willmar High School
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
National Farmers Organization
Kandiyohi County
Ontario Woman Named Wisconsin Mother of the Year Heads to New York
Mrs. Josephine Nixon of Ontario Wisconsin travels to New York City for a week of events before the national competition for American Mother of the Year. She is joined by her daughter-in-law Mrs. Robert Nixon of Oshkosh. Nixon will meet mothers from all 50 states with an all day World’s Fair visit among the highlights.
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Ontario
Wis
Josephine Nixon
Wisconsin
New York City
Robert Nixon
Oshkosh
Nixon
Indian Bond Bill Vetoed By Reynolds
Gov John W Reynolds vetoed two measures in Madison directing the state investment board to buy up to 3 million in Menominee Indian corporation bonds and to penalize an Illinois trucking firm over state tax payments.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
State Investment Board
Menominee Indian Corporation
Illinois
Milwaukee Livestock Market Reports and Chicago Produce Prices
The Milwaukee cattle market shows steady to lower quotes across categories with steers 19.00 to 20.00 and dairy cattle 14.00 to 17.50. calves 28.00 to 32.00 for prime at Dawes. Hog markets in Milwaukee decline 25 to 50 cents with top butchers 13.50 to 14.25 and sows and boars lowering. calves and veal unusual pricing cited. Chicago Mercantile Exchange prices follow steady butter and eggs with grade whites at 29 to 57. Cattle top Holsteins 16.25 and beef cows 13.75, veal values listed as top choice 9.00 and 18.00 to 27.00 for good and choice. All livestock arriving after closing will be weighed and priced next morning.
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Bell & Farrell
Aileen, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oil
First
Gateway Tran
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Heileman Brg
Koehring Co
la X Rub. Mills
la X Tele
Marine Cap
McQuay, Inc
Guar. Ins
Nekoosa
No Plastics
Pyroil Co
Rap Industries
Rockwell
Ee Dutch
Tausche Bonds
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chemical Fd
Eaton & Howard Bal Fund
Eaton & Howar Sik. Fund
Fidelity Fund
Inc Inv
Mass. Inv
Puritan Fund
Milwaukee
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
Eigen
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ford and partners award taconite plant contracts
Allis Chalmers of Milwaukee will build the plant with stripping by Skubie Brothers of Virginia Minnesota. Eveleth Taconite Co owned by Ford and Ogelbay Norton awards contracts. plant to produce 1.6 million tons yearly and employ 400. Grading starts June. Taconite amendment to stabilize ore taxes for 25 years.
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Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
Skubie Brothers
Virginia
Minn
Eveleth Taconite Co
Ford
Ogelbay-Norton
Dearborn
Mich
W. D. Hamilton
U.S. Steel Corp
Mountain Iron
Russia to Finance Bo caro Steel Plant for India
The Soviet Union will finance the Bo caro steel plant in India, initially funding 1.5 million tons per year with potential growth to 4 million ingot tons. No total cost was announced. Chief Steel Minister Chidambaram Subramaniam told Parliament that the U S had refused the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Chidambaram Subramaniam
Senate debate over jury trials for civil rights bill continues
Cooper proposes a Talmadge formula amendment while Dirksen and Mansfield back a substitute linking jury trials in criminal contempt to penalties over 30 days or 300 dollars. Southern lawmakers call it unacceptable though Senator Long sees compromise. Humphrey predicts the Dirksen Mansfield plan will win. Dirksen expects a vote to break the ice and move on to other amendments.
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Page
Senate
Cooper
Talmadge
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Dixie Bloc
Russell B. Long
Dla
Humphrey
Drop Drunk Driving Charge Against Kuehn
Philip G. Kuehn, twice the Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor, had a drunken driving charge dismissed in Dane County Court after Judge William J. Sachtsen found insufficient evidence. He had been arrested Feb 10 in Madison for allegedly running a stop light. he was found guilty of ignoring a stop sign with a $10 fine and $3 costs.
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Madison
Philip G. Kuehn
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Dane
William J. Sachtsen
Kuehn
Whitefish Bay
British Delivering Buses To Cuba In June
Havana radio said the first of 450 British built buses will arrive in June to aid Cuba's failing transit system. The $11.5 million deal with Leyland Motors of England includes spare parts and was celebrated by Leyland unions resisting U S pressure.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Havana Radio
Fidel Castro
Leyland Motors Corp
England
Leyland
All Channel TV Sets Mandatory Across Nation
The 82 channel requirement takes effect today for new and imported sets. FCC notes 70 UHF channels can support up to 3 000 new stations, expanding community access and program variety while VHF limits remain. Viewers may keep existing sets and add UHF options to receive new channels.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Nally
FCC
Lady Nancy Astor Near Death at 84 in Grimsthorpe
Nancy Lady Astor aged 84 was reported near death at Grimsthorpe Castle Lincolnshire where relatives gather. The first woman in the British Parliament in 1919 long battled for women’s rights and defeated ally Winston Churchill in a famous feuding era.
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Lady Astor
London
Nancy Lady Astor
House of Commons
Viscount Astor
Grimsthorpe Castle
Lincolnshire
Ancaster
Plymouth
The
Commons
Winston Churchill
Cliveden
Junior Colleges Invited To Switch To State Control
Minnesota invites all 11 community junior colleges to transfer to state control on July 1 seeking large local cost savings. If approved, the state will assume instruction costs while districts keep facilities and cover operating expenses. Schools named include Austin Brainerd Ely Eveleth Fergus Falls Hibbing Coleraine Rochester Virginia Willmar Worthington.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
State Junior College Board
Austin
Brainerd
Ely
Eveleth
Fergus Falls
Hibbing
Coleraine
Rochester
Virginia
Willmar
Worthington
Philip Helland
Harlem Stabbings Probed for Racial Motive in Slayings
Police investigated a series Harlem killings, linking militant Black Muslim youths to the slayings of two white women and assaults on white men. Two teens, Daniel Hamm and Robert Rice, were charged with murder in the Harlem clothing store killing of Magit Sugar, while Miss Eileen Johnston, a white social worker, was fatally stabbed in April.
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New York
Harlem
Magit Sugar
Eileen A. Johnston
Elgin
David L. Watts
Jules Bulgach
Watts
Bulgach
New York Times Today
Henry X
Daniel Hamm
Robert Rice
Magic Sugar
Frank 50
County records and judgments list in La Crosse area
Police ambulance report from May 1 at 3 44 a m records Lloyd Johnson 367 West Franklin Street West Salem to St Francis Hospital in county court La Crosse judgments include Streitmatter Men's Wear versus James Merrick 65 20 and Nyle Tenneson versus Kenneth Johnson 153 52 Minor Credit Jewelers versus Donald L Dahlby 169 12 Bonded Collection and Credit Co versus Robert C Anderson 158 76 and Robert A Peterson 44 06 Credit Bureau of La Crosse versus Dan Danielson 25 60 and Darriel Fitch 83 27.
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Streitmatter Men’s Wear
State Road
James Merrick
Jackson St
Nyle J. Tenneson
9Th St
South Ave
Kenneth Johnson
Pine St
Hayward
Calif
Donald L
Dahlby
Charles St
Bonded Collection and Credit Co
Newbury Bldg
Robert C. Anderson
Robert A. Peterson
S. 9Th Ave
Onalaska
Credit Bureau of
Traffic Deaths Reach Record High in First Three Months
The National Safety Council reports 9,900 traffic fatalities in the first quarter, a record for the period and 16 percent above the same period in 1963. March saw 3,420 deaths, marking the 27th of the last 29 months with an increase, with 39 states showing higher deaths than last March.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Kennedy and Caroline visit World’s Fair in New York
Mrs. John F Kennedy and daughter Caroline spent five hours touring the New York World’s Fair attracting crowds at each stop. John Jr. was not with them but Mrs Kennedy said she hoped to bring him later.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Threat To Cardinal Cushing's Life Denied
Norwood police guarded Richard Cardinal Cushing during a St. Catherine's visit but both police and the cardinal denied a life threat. Police Chief James Murphy escorted him with four officers and two patrol cars. the cardinal called reports of a threat nonsense. Father Delaney denied receiving a threatening call.
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Boston
Norwood
Richard Cardinal Cushing
St. Catherine's Church
James M. Murphy
Murphy
Minnesota Governor To Tour Scandinavia
Gov. Karl Rolvaag and his wife depart on a 10 day trip to Norway Sweden and Denmark. They will fly on Scandinavian Airlines direct Chicago to Copenhagen and meet public officials while inspecting steel mills in Sweden and Norway.
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ST. Paul
Karl Rolvaag
Scandinavian Air Lines
Chicago
Copenhagen
Rolvaags
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
River readings show flood stages and forecast updates
Flood stage readings and stage changes listed for Wins and pools from Dam No. 6 to Dam No. 9. Mississippi River forecast notes Winona and La Crosse with weekend highs, plus sunrise and sunset times and heating degree days totals.
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Winona
C.P
T.W
Lacrosse
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Tremp
Dodge
Elk
Galesville
la Crosse
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Mississippi
Reds Press Cuba Crisis Aims at Missile Withdrawal
The article reports Khrushchev warning against airspace intrusions and calling those who threaten peaceful coexistance to stop, in the context of Soviet missiles in Cuba and Castro blocking on site checks. It notes Castro’s refusal to permit inspections and the danger of provoking a world war.
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Cuba
Castro
Cuban
Khrushchev
Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa Forecast
Cloudy with light rain or drizzle Friday night in Wisconsin and Iowa. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions with scattered showers mainly south. northern areas see little rain. Minnesota stays mostly cloudy with minor temperature change and light drizzle Friday night into Saturday morning. Western Wisconsin five day temps average 3 to 5 degrees above normal. La Crosse highs 76 lows 55. Precipitation totals 0.5 to 0.75 inch in showers. Shippers forecast protect perishables within 150 miles of La Crosse for temps up to 6 p.m. above freezing.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
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Prairie du Chien Junior Chamber
Jaycees
James Everard
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Dad
Frances Lewine
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New York Stock Exchange
Shearson, Hammill & CC
Allis-Chalmers
Republic Steel
American Can
Rexall Drug
Reynolds Metals
American Motors
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Spartans Ind
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Standard Oil
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Swift
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Int Harvester
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Interstate Power
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Jones & Laughlin
Lockheed
Mack Trucks
Magna
Dow Jones
Reynolds
Milwaukee Livestock
Winona Livestock Market
Russia
Federal Communications Commission
Origi
By Colin Frost
Thames-side
Chiswell ‘Dabney Langhorne
Greenwood, Va
Langhorne
Charles Dana Gibson
Gibson Girl
Nancy Langhorne
Robert Gould Shaw
Thhey
Shaw
Waldorf Astor
Astor
House of Lords
Lady Astori
Helland
Sugar
Hamm
Rice
Lloyd Johnson
W. Franklin St
West Salem
St. Francis Hospital
Scotts
Quality Lumber & Coal CO
Jackie
Stepin ‘Fetchit
Cook County Hospital
Lincoln A. Perry
Shirley Temple
Will Rogers
Adlair Stevenson
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Dean Rusk
American Jewish Committee
Cardinal Cushing
Scandinavia
Rexall
Drug Jackson Plaza
ST. John’s Church
Avon and St. James Sts. Tonite
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