Senate poised to approve 700 million arms fund
The Senate moves toward sweeping passage of a 700 million arms fund bill seen by President Johnson as a vote of confidence in Vietnam policy. The House approved it 408 to 7 after brief debate, with seven Democrats dissenting. Johnson urged prompt support to aid allies and resist aggression, citing national unity and the bravery of troops in Vietnam.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Viet Nam
American Congress
John W. McCormack
House Democrats
George E. Brown Jr
Philip Burton
Don Edwards
California
John Conyers Jr
Michigan
John G. Dow
William F. Ryan
New York
Edith Green
Oregon
Defense Department
Proxmire Praises Hams in Flood Relief Effort at La Crosse
Sen William Proxmire cites two La Crosse ham operators Raymond Snider of Dairyland Power and Bruce Bjerstedt of Cary Heating for coordinating emergency radio links between City Hall the Airport and the Weather Bureau during the Mississippi River flood. Hams connected with Gov Knowles office and operators on French Island, North Side, Milwaukee and Red Wing aiding civil defense and river data.
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la Crosse
William Proxmire
D. Wis
Raymond Snider
N. 23Rd St
Dairyland Power Co
Bruce Bjerstedt
S. 22Nd St
Cary
Proxmire
Senate
Congressional
Snider
Snider and Bjerstedt
French Island
Bjerstedt
City Hall
Warren Knowles
Madison
North Side
Milwaukee
Wilbur Douglas
East Ave. S
Red Wing
Lake City
Wabasha
Winona
Cochrane
Civil Defense
Douglas
la Crosse Telephone Corp
Bierstedt
Bijerstedt
Wilson Faces Toughest Test On Steel Issue
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a critical Commons vote on laid out steel nationalization plans. The outcome hinge on a narrow margin, with MPs recalled from long distances and illness or delays posing risk. Defeat would not force Wilson to resign but could trigger a confidence vote or plan tweaks.
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Wilson
London
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Britain
Commons
San Francisco
India
Labor
Desmond Donnelly
Woodrow Wyatt
Tornado Lashes La Crosse Area with Widespread Damage
A southeastern Minnesota tornado roared into Wisconsin causing heavy damage in Houston County. Farms suffered major losses including Aldis Gordon’s flatting of buildings and a killed calf, Poppe Turkey Farm losing most structures, and many homes and barns destroyed. Power and phone lines were out, with 28 cattle saved after a three minute swarm of destruction.
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Poppe Turkey Farm
Houston
Tribune
la Crosse
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Aldis Gordon
Gordon
Holty
Stanley Holty
Kathy Peterson
la Crosse Tribune
Caledonia
Rushford
Ed Hallum
Closing of VA Facilities OK'd By Committee
House Appropriations Committee backed President Johnsons plan to close 11 veterans hospitals and other facilities while approving 105 577 000 for public building construction in 31 cities. The fiscal year 14 086 408 000 budget funds 24 federal agencies and programs, with total 444 615 000 less than requested. The panel kept option to reverse the shutdown and said funds to operate after June 30 are not approved but can be restored before then.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
Tornado Damages Mindoro Area. One Hurt
A Minnesota spawned tornado roared into La Crosse County causing major damage at Outers Laboratories on Brice Prairie and injuring motorist Everett Hoff, 32, of Holmen. Hoff was tossed 75 feet after his car was struck. passengers escaped with minor injuries. Hoff rested at St Francis Hospital Thursday morning.
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la Crosse County
Minnesota
Outers Laboratories
Brice Prairie
Everett Hoff
Holmen
Hoff
Mindoro
St. Francis Hospital
Vernon F. Dale
County Taffic Police
Tornadoes Cut Destructive Paths Through Minnesota Communities
Storms ripped through about two dozen Minnesota towns on Wednesday night causing farm property damage and minor injuries. In Parkers Prairie an eight year old boy was sheltered in a barn when a tornado struck, yet he escaped unharmed. Numerous farms and lake cabins suffered destruction across the region.
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Minnesota
Parkers Prairie
UAL
Prairie
New
York Mills
Euclid
Detroit
Wed- Lakes
Frazee
Alexandria
Arnesday
Brainerd
Sauk Centre
Rushford
Fremont
Dresbach
New York Mills
Dean Hamlin
le Roy
Lake Darling
Big Pelican Lake
Urbank
Florian
Rochester
North Dakota
Fargo
Casselton-Chaffee
Bismarck
Lark
Senate Set To Vote On Ervin Amendment To Voting Bill
The Senate faced a key clash over Ervin's plan to curb automatic federal voter registration in the South by requiring federal registrars only in defined areas and after proving discrimination. Mansfield and Dirksen signaled a push to end debate and move to a vote, with a second clash on a poll tax ban expected Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
South
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Ervin
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
OAS forms joint force in Dominican Republic crisis
The Organization of American States votes to create an inter American military force in the Dominican Republic. U.S. Marines and paratroopers join to deter Communist influence as Paraguay Venezuela and others pledge support. 19 363 U.S. troops are in country with plans to rotate away some personnel.
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Ben F. Meyer Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
U.S
Dominican
Santo Domingo
Ellsworth Bunker
OAS
Johnson
Caribbean
Paraguay
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Argentina
Brazil
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Defense Department
82Nd Airborne Division
United States
Juan Bosch
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Halfway Creek
Senator Proxmire
Raymond E. Palmer
Poppe
Vincent Poppe
Beckman
Paul
Norman
Fred Peterson
Cate Hallum
Gerald Mormann
Pine Creek
la Crescent
Miss Hall
David
Mormann
Page
Minn
Mindoro Area
The
Associated Press
le Roy, Lowry and
Walter RE. Mears
Tina Farm
Lowry
Patrick Wall
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Far East
Sylvan Holter
Holters
Midway
Stevenstown
Melrose
Halfway Lutheran
Earl Nelson
Ross Lapham
Lapham
New County Court House
Court House
Red Cross
Francisco Caamano Dena
Uruguay
Mexico
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Caamano
Munists
Cuba
Soviet Union
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