Wallace Would Stay In Power As An Aide
Alabama election returns give Lurleen Wallace a clear GOP gubernatorial nomination edge with no runoff as she beats nine male rivals. The win secures continued influence for her husband George Wallace who would serve as a $1-a-year aide. Negro voters surge alongside whites in turnout, aiding a landmark bid by Fred D. Gray for the Alabama House and boosting other minority candidates.
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Wallace
Washington
Alabama
Alabama House of Representatives
Fred D. Gray
Tuskegee
Melvin Bailey
Jefferson County
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
U.S. House of Representatives
John Birch Society
Taft
U.S. House
Johnson
Stephen M. Young
Assembly Unit Votes Against Road Rond Plan
The Wisconsin Assembly Judiciary Committee approved a compromise to speed highway building with a 6 3 vote delaying final passage. The substitute would bond for interstate projects and raise gasoline tax from six to seven cents to fund state roads. The panel also killed the original bonding bill and considered floor action. Governor Knowles urged passage of the compromise, while Highway Advisory Chair Jerry Blaska weighed floor debate and potential adoption.
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Madison
Assembly Bly Judiciary Committee
Warren P. Knowles
Frank Nikolay
D-Abbotsford
Jerry Blaska
D-Sun Prairie
Legislative Council
Wisconsin
Alaska
Judiciary Committee
Gov. Knowles
Knowles
Assembly
Robert Huber
D-West Allis
Senate
James Morgan
Taxation Department
Committee On
Humphrey Pushes U.N. Seat Conditions for China
Vice President Humphrey said China could join the United Nations only if it abides by the charter and stops demanding Formosa. He noted China has not shown a desire to join and cited its status as an aggressor in Korea. The proposal by Kennedy and McGovern for a high level China policy commission drew cautious interest from Mansfield and Fulbright.
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Florida
Haydon Burns
Miami
Robert King High
Burns
Robert F. Kennedy
High
Sargent Shriver
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
China
United Nations
Humphrey
Johnson
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
George McGovern
D-S.c
Senate
U.S
Taiwan
World Organization
McGovern
Formosa
U.N
United Nations Assembly
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy McGovern
Commission
White House
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Peking
Warsaw
Paris
London
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Pedestrian Die s on Milwaukee Street
The Associated Press reports a 56 year old Milwaukee man Anthony Opachen was killed when struck by a car near downtown Milwaukee. Earlier, 26 year old William Plischoung of West Bend died after a two car crash in West Allis Memorial Hospital from head injuries. The accident occurred on Highway 45 north of Kewaskum in Washington County.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Anthony Opachen
William Plischounig
West Bend
West Allis Memorial Hospital
Kewaskum
Washington County
Transportation study begins despite town holdouts in La Crosse area
Wisconsin Highway Commission training 12 La Crosse women to interview residents as the $125,000 state study moves forward. Towns balk at signing, seeking changes to the cash or land amendment, while Campbell and Shelby officials question blackmail labels and urge separate consideration of the two projects.
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la Crosse Tribune
Greater
la Crosse
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Madison
Snodgrass
Bosshard
Council
Kenneth Niedbalski
Campbell
Candeub, Fleissig, Adley and, Associates
John Bosshard
George Snodgrass
Shelby
Warren ‘Loveland
Finance ‘Committee
Snod‘grass
Loveland
Finance Committee
Flanagan
Onalaska
Medary
Holmen
Bob Schroeder
Warren Loveland
Ford urges broader highway safety effort and industry self action
Henry Ford II told a national purchasing agents convention that automakers must do more to promote highway safety. He criticized excessive blame while noting progress depends on constructive solutions. The piece also outlines funding for transportation studies and a regional traffic safety survey plan with extensive interviews and a study director appointed by the mayor.
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Detroit
Henry ‘Ford II
Automak
Ford
Purchasing Agents
Crow Delivers Food To Free Trapped Dog In Zambia
In Livingstone Zambia a pet crow led a couple to a dog trapped in a snare after six days. The crow repeatedly fetched food scraps, guiding the pair to the animal which remained in good health. Zoologist Dr William MacNae notes birds can form strong bonds.
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Livingstone, Zambia
William MacNae
Johannesburg
Witwatersrand University
Burlington Freight Derailment Halts Main Line Near Prairie
A 112 car Burlington Road freight derailed south of Prairie du Chien at 2 09 am blocking the main line between Minneapolis and Chicago. Thirty four cars left the rails, 12 heavy machinery and steel and 22 empty, tearing up 1500 feet of track. No injuries reported. Rerouting of trains began with Milwaukee Road tracks on the Minnesota side.
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Prairie DU Chien
Burlington Road
Minneapolis
Chicago
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Mississippi River
Harry Schwalbe
Burlington’s
Minnesota
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Selma
Wilson Baker
Albert J. Lingo
UPI Telephoto
George Wallace
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