Mississippi House Defeats GOP Election Law Package
Mississippi lawmakers defeat Gov. Paul Johnson backed election bills intended to regularize the Republican Party. Rep. Roy Strickland and colleagues oppose tightening rules, while GOP chairman Wirt Yerger and Sen. Everett Dirksen are cited as having won key battles. The package would require precinct conventions, county conventions for validity, and party primary participation with a 10 percent threshold for nominees.
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Man. McAllister
Mississippi
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Senate
Johnson
Abie Miller
Greene
House
Strickland
GOP
Fifteen Women Tapped Into LSC Society
Fifteen women were tapped Friday afternoon during the annual Women's Day program in Main Hall and will be initiated Saturday morning into RATOM, La Crosse State College senior women's honorary society. Mrs. William Proxmire spoke, part of a weekend when mothers of coeds visit the campus.
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Penny Adams
Adrian Richfield
Milwaukee
Nikki Assman
Sue Hall
Waukesha
Marcia Felland
Madison
Mary Woelfel
Chilton
Sharon Ulman
Hudson
Rita Norton
Mineral Point
Joyce Nolte
Jefferson
Linda Neve
Manston
Lorraine Moe
Chetek
Julie Ann Fletcher
Norwalk
Jacqueline Bray
Elkhorn
Rose Ann Brendle
la Crosse
Gerry Bishop
Buffalo
Wyoming
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Tom Sawyer Play Canceled By Chicken Pox
Ketchikan Alaska AP White Cliff Elementary School PTA announced the play Tom Sawyer and The Pirates, scheduled for Monday night, was canceled because Tom Sawyer contracted chicken pox.
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Alaska
White Cliff
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UW Farm School honors Nelsestuen with $500 chemistry scholarship
ETTRICK Wis Gary Nelsestuen son of Mr and Mrs Alex Nelsestuen French Creek an honor student at the University of Wisconsin Madison in the school of agriculture majoring in bio chemistry has been awarded a $500 scholarship by the bio chemistry department He is promotion chairman of the Saddle and Sirloin Club member of Phi Eta Sigma scholastic honor society steward at Babcock House and entitled to two years free room and board He is in his second year at the university.
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Wis
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Alex Nelsestuen
French Creek
University of Wisconsin At Madison
School of Agriculture
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University
Motorist Fined for No Seat Belts in New Wisconsin Law
Hugh G. Nesbitt of Milwaukee pleaded guilty to driving a 1962 model car without seat belts. He admitted buying the vehicle last October in L'Anse Michigan. The $25 fine underscores Wisconsin new belt law requiring two front belts for new cars.
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Hugh G. Nesbitt
John E. Krueger
L’anse
Mich
Wisconsin
Krueger
How to cope with Criticism from Norman Vincent Peale
The article outlines three proven techniques to disarm critics and avoid anger embarrassment and regret. It notes Peale’s hard won lessons and promotes the May Reader's Digest on sale with 43 additional articles including a condensed book No Place for a Lady priced at four dollars.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Ann Landers responses spark dating and school worries
A reader profile features Rusty Hinge urging husbands to court their wives and stop treating them as appliances. Dennis asks for college-grade help, Panic Button seeks family reconciliation advice. Ann Landers offers rebukes and guidance while inviting letters through The La Crosse Tribune.
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Ann Landers
CoLonato advertised to relieve constipation with nerve stimulant
An advertisement promotes CoLonato tablets claiming a new colonic nerve stimulant plus bulking action to relieve constipation overnight. It emphasizes tension feelings blocking bowel impulses and promises gentle restoration of regularity and quick relief, with introductory price of 43 cents.
Local Businessmen To Tour Tri State
The rural affairs committee of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce sponsors a businessmen's tour to the Tri State Breeders Cooperative on Tuesday.
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Tri-State
Rural Affairs Committee
The
Greater
Washington Inaugurated 175 Years Ago
The 175th anniversary of George Washingtons inauguration is noted with President Lyndon B. Johnson inviting historians to the White House. Johnson urges the year ahead to honor the office and improve its service to meet ongoing challenges. The Defense Department halves its June draft quota to 6,000. The AMA opposes government-paid treatment for illnesses unrelated to military service, arguing individuals should cover their own health care. The House had just defeated a measure two months prior in a 222 to vote.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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White House
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Army
The
American Medical Association
Congress
David B. Allman
House
Atlantic City
N.J
Pay raise plan for Congress and federal workers advanced
The House Post Office Committee approved a revised pay hike proposal by 14 votes to 3. The bill lowers the increase from 10 000 to 22 500 total for the 535 members and would start next January after delaying until after the election. President Johnson supports the raise.
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Congress
House Post Office Committee
Johnson
Mormon temple dedication marks Kirtland milestone
A group of Mormons dedicated their first temple in Kirtland Ohio on March 27 1836. The event is described as the initial milestone in their westward wanderings and settlement efforts.
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Kirtland
Ohio
Marines Wounded as Viet Cong Fire Strikes Near Danang
Four U.S. Marines were wounded and a helicopter shot down when Viet Cong fire hit a Marine fleet 35 miles west of Danang in South Vietnam. A crew member died and others were rescued, with additional helicopter engine damage and shrapnel injuries reported.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Tor
Danang
Chevrolet Quiet Jet-Smooth Ride Test Promised
A dealership promotion invites drivers to sample Chevrolet comfort on rough roads. It highlights a Safety-Girder X frame, tubular center member, double-acting shocks, anti-dive front suspension, large brakes, balanced engines, and 700 plus sound insulators for a quiet ride.
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