McNamara Ends Most Airborne Alert For B52 Bombers
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced a reduction in the continuous airborne alert of B52 bombers. He said radar warning systems now allow a prompt response, and that the change reflects the declining bomber role amid growing missile power. About 50 percent of the fleet will stay on strict alert with 15 minutes warning, ensuring readiness if needed.
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Robert S. McNamara
House Appropriations Committee
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Defense Secretary
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Coulee Region Action Council Names Director
VIROQUA Wisconsin Grant Ringlien was named director of the Coulee Region Community Action Council by a four county panel in Viroqua. Ringlien, son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Ringlien, is pursuing a master's in political science at the University of Wisconsin and will graduate in June after earning a bachelor of science at La Crosse State University in 1962.
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Whitehall
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Bloodmobile surpasses quota with 173 pints collected
For the second time in four days the Red Cross Bloodmobile topped its quota. At Allis Chalmers it collected 173 pints including 10 pints of A positive for heart surgery. The four day total is 561, 39 short of the goal as the unit winds down at Coulee State Bank Friday.
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West Allis Man Dies In Home Fire
West Allis AP report says George De Golier aged 49 died in a house fire. Firemen found the body in a badly charred living room chair. officials note he had suffered a crippling stroke two years earlier, limiting his mobility.
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Fulbright calls Saigon an American brothel in clash over Vietnam
Senator Fulbright, after ignoring Barry Goldwater’s demand he resign as Senate Foreign Relations chair, branded Saigon “an American brothel.” He cited reports of Americans driving up rents and Vietnamese women working as bar girls, arguing U.S. presence creates economic and social distortion amid Vietnam policy criticism.
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Barry Goldwater
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Saigon
Arkansas
South
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Johnson
Goldwater
Foreign Relations Committee
Free Viet Elections Unlikely Says Dai Viet Leader
Ha Thuc Ky of a Dai Viet faction warned that elections in South Viet Nam would be meaningless without broad voter freedom and that only cities could vote now. He said peasants could not vote, predicted a Buddhist-influenced National Assembly, and called for a six month election prep period with an interim civilian government. Ky, 47, once interior minister, believed the Viet Cong may infiltrate voting and argued the Dai Viet is not regionally or religiously organized.
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South Viet Nam
Ha Thuc Ky
Dai Viet Party
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pear
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dai Viet
Henry Schwandt Dies Superintendent Of Schools
Henry Schwandt, longtime superintendent of schools, dies leaving a void in local education leadership. The report details his career and impact on district policy, with reflections from colleagues and community leaders.
Death Comes Unexpectedly in Sheboygan
Henry C. Schwandt, 55, superintendent of La Crosse City District Public Schools, died suddenly Friday morning in Sheboygan while attending the State Elementary School Principals convention. Authorities say the death was likely a heart attack, discovered at 8:11 a.m. at the Imperial Motel where he stayed with Ezra Hartl, principal of Harry Spence School.
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Harry Spence School
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St. Nicholas Hospital
Board of Education
John A. Bjorge
Central High School
Air Cavalry Battle Near Bong Son In Vietnam
Fierce ground fighting raged as the 1st Air Cavalry near Bong Son closed in on a trapped Communist battalion. U.S. reports say 141 Viet Cong killed, 30 captured, 307 suspects rounded up in 24 hours. Air battles produced multiple losses and continued air strikes targeted near Hanoi and Dien Bien Phu.
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