British Jury Convicts Pair of Murders
In Chester England AP Tan Brady 28 a stock clerk convicted of three killings Lesley Ann Downey 10 John Kilbride 12 and Edward Evans 17. His mistress Myra Hindley 23 found guilty of two murders and accessory to Kilbride death both to serve life terms. Judge Atkinson said these were every bit calculated cruel murders. Bodies found on the Pennine Moors. Sentence: Brady three concurrent life terms Hindley life for two murders seven years for accessory. Jurors spent 14 days hearing grisly details and took 2 hours 14 minutes to verdict.
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Chester
England
Tan Brady
Britain
Brady
Myra Hindley
Lesley Ann Downey
John Kilbride
Edward Evans
Miss Hindley
Evans
Downey
Kilbride
Fenton Atkinson
Young Evans
Hindley
Chester Castle
Superior Carpenters Agree To Contract
About 200 carpenters in Superior Wisconsin agreed to a three year contract late Thursday. Details of the pact were not released. In the twin ports some 380 tradesmen remained idle and 300 Duluth plumbers were still on strike as negotiations continued. The earlier rejected offer would have raised pay 32.5 percent over four years. Plumbers in Minneapolis-St Paul had settled for 95 cents an hour more over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Superior
Wis
Duluth-Superior
Twin Ports
Duluth
Minneapolis-St.Paul
Georgia Legislator Julian Bond Applauded by Wisconsin Assembly
Madison AP report notes Julian Bond the Black Georgia legislator elected but barred from seating was applauded by the Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday. The event highlights cross state support amid civil rights tensions in the early era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Madison
Julian Bond
Wisconsin Assembly
Stock quotations from Marshall Co and others
National quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers as of about 9 a.m. Inter-dealer markets fluctuate during the day and do not include retail markup or commissions. Central Telephone and Clark Oil prices shown as 474 and 28 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oil
Central Wis
First Bank
Fabri-Tek, Inc
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton
Lincoln Natl
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Nekoosa
Rockwell
Royal Dutch NY
Swank, Inc
Wallace Bus
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
Els
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co., Inc
See- Tausche Bonds
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Eaton & Howard
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan Fund
Mass
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Grand Jury Adds Two Witnesses in Wisconsin Lobby Probe
Dane County grand jury probing Wisconsin lobby law recalled a second woman witness, Dorothy Effinger of Madison, a lobbyist for multiple groups. Carl Eifert of The Milwaukee Journal testified as jurors resumed after a recess. Twenty four of the Assembly's 100 members have been summoned. the Legislature is adjourned until Tuesday to allow testimony. Charles Brees, a West Allis lobbyist, faces perjury and false swearing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Dorothy Effinger
Pure Milk Association of Chicago
Wisconsin Independent Garage Owners
Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
West Side Bank of Milwaukee
Wisconsin Food and Tobacco Institute
Carl Eifert
Capitol
The
Milwaukee Journal
State Assembly
Michael Torphy
Charles Brees
West Allis
Young Cancer Victim Happy With New Dog
Billy Adkins, a 12 year old battling cancer in Cleveland, smiled for the first time in weeks as he met his new six-week-old male puppy named Cookie. The dog, a replacement for his lost boxer bulldog, was brought by a Lakewood housewife seeking anonymity and renewed the boy's spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Billy Adkins
Cookie
Billy
Lakewood
Engineers Union Takes Strike Vote in Northwestern Illinois
In Rockford Illinois the International Union for Operating Engineers Local 150 authorized strike action after wage talks with the Northwestern Illinois Contractors Association. The nine county area includes Winnebago Boone DeKalb Ogle Lee Stephenson Jo Daviess Carroll and White counties. The vote empowers negotiators to call a walkout if needed to push for higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
International Union For Operating Engineers
Northwestern Illinois
Northwestern Illinois Contractors Association
Winnebago
Boone
DeKalb
Ogle, Lee
Stephenson
Jo Davies
Carroll
Whiteside
Births in Wisconsin and Minnesota LaCro sse
Birth announcements list a May 4 son to Mr and Mrs Rodney L Podawitz De Soto Wisconsin at Lutheran Hospital with Hazel Williams as sponsor. Also a May 2 daughter to Mr and Mrs Michael Skogstad Evansville Maryland. May 5 son to Mr and Mrs Harry C Masloski Coon Rapids Minnesota at St Marys Hospital with Margaret Hafner as sponsor.
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Rodney L. Podawitz
de Soto
Hazel Williams
John S. Smith
Ferryville
Connie Kriz
Grandview Hospital
James Sacharski
N. 15Th St
Sue Spychalla
Evansville
Michael Skogstad
Skogstad
Blair
Minneapolis
Minn
St. Mary’s Hospital
Harry C. Masloski
Coon Rapids, Minn
Margaret Hafner
Hokah
Minnesota State Office bids opened for capitol area building
Low bids totaling 2.2 million were received for a new state office building north of the Capitol in St Paul. Apparent low bidder for the general contract was Bor-Son Construction Co of Minneapolis at 1.5565 million. Eight bids on various phases will be studied by the Department of Administration before contracts are awarded.
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ST. Paul
State Capitol
Bor-Son Construction Co
Minneapolis
Department of Administration
Capitol
Beavеr Dam restaurant ties to 65-foot truck bill
A Beaver Dam restaurant served as the setting for key actions on a highway bill that would allow 65-foot trucks in Wisconsin. Assemblyman Jerome Blaska led the compromise, with input from John Varda of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association, triggering immediate backlash and a push for investigation. The episode centered on who inserted the 65-foot provision and whether it was part of the agreed compromise.
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Harvey Breuscher
Madison
Capitol
Beaver Dam
Jerome Blaska
D-Sun Prairie
John Varda
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
Blaska
Green Bay
Varda
Wisconsin
Gerald Emmer
State Department of Administration
Emmer
Alaska
Barda
Warren P. Knowles
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Youth Held For Burglary In Me dary Roadhouse Theft
A 17 year old La Crosse youth confessed to burglarizing the Roadhouse on Highway 16 Town of Medary during business hours by entering through an upstairs door and stealing a case of brandy. He carried it away on a motorcycle then hosted a party for about a dozen youths at a Minnesota quarry. Nearly all liquor was consumed at the party and another party the next night. Detectives recovered only an empty brandy carton and a bottle with under an ounce left. The youth and participants have been referred to Juvenile Court procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
William S. Boma
Harry Schafer
Highway 16
Medary
Minnesota
Boma
Schafer
Fulbright warns against overcommitment in foreign policy
Fulbright told an audience that America should not dominate the world like Hitler or Napoleon but warned against commitments too universal to sustain. Senators Symington Stennis and Ribicoff pressed for careful Viet Nam handling. Thant opposed UN election observers. Nixon criticized peace at any price critics while warning against a U.S. pullout triggering broader war.
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Napoleonic France
Nazi Germany
Fulbright
America
Hitler
Napoleon
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicof
D- Conn
Viet Nam
Ribicoff
Johnson
United Nations General Assembly
Saigon
United States
U Thant
U.N
Russia
United Nations
Thant
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Jany Price
U.S
Nixon
Boys’ Clubs of America
China
Weather summary for La Crosse and nearby regions
Weather bureau brief for La Crosse Wisconsin and surrounding states reports fair and cooler conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler nights and warmer days. Sunrise 5 49 a m Sunset 8 15 p m five day forecast shows temperatures about two degrees below normal across western Wisconsin with little precipitation and mild changes through Wednesday.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Longtime Logan educator Schwandt dead at 71
Former Logan High School teacher and administrator Mr. Schwandt died aged 71. Born June 10, 1910 in Genoa City he served from 1952 to 1958 as Logan guidance counselor and later as director of educational services before becoming superintendent. Survived by widow Lucille Johnson Schwandt two children Robert and Rita and siblings. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Logan High School
Logan
Mr. Schwandt
Genoa City
Lucille Johnson
la Crosse
Robert
University of
la Crescent
Minn
William E
Louise
Pell Lake
Dickinson Funeral Home
Schwandt
Forest Rangers Deny Burning Permits in Wisconsin Areas
In Adams Juneau and Wood counties a dry spring has led to 72 fires and about 400 acres burned. District Ranger William Woods said there will be no burning permits issued at Nekoosa Babcock Friendship Necedah and Wisconsin Dells due to extreme dryness.
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Friendship
Adams
Juneau
Wood
William Woods
Nekoosa
Babcock
Necedah
Wisconsin Dells
Marines Would Repair and Use Giveaway Equipment
Senate investigator says the Marines would repair discarded military gear turned over to the AID and use it in South Vietnam. The Pentagon defends the program while Gruening accuses fraud as the subcommittee probes foreign aid discard of used equipment.
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Marines
Prober
Washington
Senate
U.S
Foreign Aid Agency
Joseph Lippman
Marine Corps
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Gruening
Pentagon
Viet Nam
AID
Congress
Lippman
Subcommittee
Agency For International Development
Japan
Agency For International Development (Aid
Stock Prices Fall Amid Heavy Trading Across Markets
New York stocks tumbled in heavy trading as investors digested GM production cuts and potential tax hikes. GM slid to a 1966 low of 87 dollars a share while the Dow Jones average fell 3.84 to 895.93 at 9:30 a.m. CDT, after a brutal day including two waves of selling and a 15.09 point drop to 899.77.
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New York
General Motors
William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Dow Jones
Congressional Club Honors First Lady
The Congressional Club, gathering wives of current and former members of Congress, hosted a beautification luncheon in honor of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Six winners received resort vacations to see America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Club
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
America the Beautiful
Nations Jobless Rate Drops Again In April
Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent in April, the second such dip this year and the lowest in over 12 years. Employment rose to 73.1 million, with the civilian labor force at 75.9 million, signaling continued strength and potential wage inflation pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Harold Goldstein
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Goldstein
Johnson
United States
Bureau
General Motors Sued By Chevrolet Dealer for Loss of Franchise
Harold H. Noyes and Noyes Chevrolet Co. of Prior Lake Minnesota filed a 3.25 million dollar damage suit in U.S. District Court accusing General Motors Corp of cutting car deliveries from 1957 to 1965, coercing other dealers, and creating a monopoly while failing to fulfill orders and deliver required parts. The suit seeks damages for short deliveries, lost franchise value, a new showroom, and threefold damages for supplier shutdowns. GM has 20 days to respond.
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ST. Paul
General Motors Corp
Harold H. Noyes
Noyes Chevrolet Co
Prior Lake
Minn
U.S
General, Motors
Noyes
General Motors
Police and Ambulance Records City May 5
May 5 6:15 p.m. Joseph Collins 73 of 1006 Mississippi St to St Francis Hospital illness. May 5 11:20 p.m. Mrs Thomas Collins 36 of 415 N 7th St to Grandview Hospital ill. May 5 11:13 p.m. John Wuttke 21 of 1111 S 10th St to St Francis Hospital by squad car injured leg in fall.
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Joseph Collins
Mississippi St
St. Francis Hospital
Erickson
Trane Co
Bluff and street car blazes reported in La Crosse
La Crosse fire calls on May 5 include a bluff fire on S 31st Place at 12:40 p.m. a car fire in Sally Millard's vehicle at 1425 Loomis St at 1:09 p.m. and a reported car fire on S 29th Street at 3:24 p.m. firefighters arrived to extinguish.
Logan Choir Entertains Club at Ladies Luncheon
Logan High School a capella choir directed by Lloyd Meiden performed hymns classical numbers and Broadway songs for the La Crosse Business Men's Club at Knights of Pythias Hall. The 50 voice group dedicated The Sound of Music finale to retiring Logan principal Donald E Field. Also appearing were the Logan Red Jackets with soloists David Bachmann and Vicki Graham and three guitar singers. The club plans its annual stay at Culp's Supper Club on May 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Business Men’s Club
Knights of Pythias Hall
Logan High School
David Bachmann
Vicki Graham
Sharon Anderson
Mary Lindsay
Miss Graham
Culp
R. 2
la Crosse
UW To Get 1.3 Million For McCoy Job Center
UW regents approve gifts and grants totaling 5.46 million including 1.35 million to run the McCoy Job Center at Camp McCoy for management and education services. NSF funds of 17,020 aid 100 geometry teachers. other grants support poverty research, sheltered workshop training, and in-service science and math education programs through UW Extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy Job Center
Madison
University of Wisconsin Regents
Camp McCoy
Office of Economic Opportunity
Institute For Research On Poverty
NSF
Chippewa Falls
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Sheboygan
UW Extension
Beloit-Janesville
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Nooa
Allis-Chalmers
Amer
American Motors Amer
Tel & Tel
Burlington
Chrysler — Foods
DuPont Eesnen Kodak
General Dynamics
General Electric
General Telephone
Grand Union
Gulf of Great Northern
Heileman
Johnson Service
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Lockheed
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Ins
National Can
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Northwest Bancorp Olin Mathieson
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete Eat
RCA
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil Socony
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil
Calif
Ind
N.J
Texaco Trane Co
United Airlines
Ns U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Elec
Sy White Motors
Woolworth
Zenith
Winona Livestock Swift & Company
Winona, Minn
Highway
West
Winona
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Engineers Union
Lacrosse, Wis
Lutheran Hospital
Assembly
Robert Huber
D-West Allis
Reuben la Fave
Roconto
Richard J. Lynch
D-Milwaukee
Casimir Kendzierski
Frank Panzer
Brownsville
Everet Belle
D-Manitowoc
Willis Hutnik
R-Ladysmith
Kenneth Kunde
D-Sheboygan
Elmer Nitschke
K-Beaver Dam
Jerome Quinn
R-Green Bay
John Radcliffe
Child Welfare Service
C.P
T.W
Dakota
Lansing
Prairie du Chien
Black
Galesville
W. Salem
Root
Houston
Sun
Educa‘tional Services
University of Wisconsin
Board of Education
Jess Hutzler
Tom Bannen
Walton Nustad
Edwin L. Morgan
John Kilimann
William Luedke
Nustad
Bannen
Kilimann
Morgan
Hutzler
Luedke
Harry A. Schroeder
Parish
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Coulee Kiwanis Club
Phi Delta Kappa
Wisconsin Children’s Society
National
Walter R. Mears
Ernest Gruening
D-Alasika
Chevrolet
Fire Department
Logan Choir Entertains Club
Robert L. Lampman
College of Letters and Science
Center For Action On Poverty
University Extension
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
K Mart
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