Winds Topple Coal Loader In Harbor Kills Worker
High winds in western Wisconsin caused a massive coal loading bridge to collapse on the Minnesota side of the Twin Ports. Pasquale Sackette of Duluth, 68, died as the 600 foot span fell. bridge operator John Nordeen, 72, was seriously injured. The storm, with 75 mph winds, also injured a child in Burnett County and caused damage in Eau Claire.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Superior Duluth
Burnett County
Eau Claire
Pasquale Sackette
Duluth
Minnesota
Twin Ports
John P. Nordeen
Lake Superior
Debbie Smiley
Danbury
Ivan Paulus
Siren
National Presto Industries
William Beckmark
Sawyer County Sheriff's Department
Hayward
Superior
Beloit
Park Falls
Lone Rock
la Crosse
Milwaukee
West Side
Presidio
Tex
Ely
Nev
Dust Storm Reduces La Crosse Visibility to Two Miles
A Wednesday afternoon dust storm cut La Crosse airport visibility to two miles with winds 44 to 66 mph from the southwest. Dust blanketed Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, rising to 8,000 feet, as the region endured a 90 degree spell and drought conditions recall 1934.
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la Crosse
Carl Peterson
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakota
Nebraska
Pettibone Island
Riverside Park
Lodge Drive Falters In Oregon Primary
Oregon voters express doubt about Henry Cabot Lodge as the GOP presidential candidate with many shifting to Rockefeller or Nixon. The story notes lingering questions about Lodge’s seriousness and disinterested 1960 campaign image, with Galling views from Portland to Tangent and varying reactions to Rockefeller's recent public stance and personal life.
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Lodge
Oregon
Samuel Lubell
Portland
Ore
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nelson Rockefeller
Eugene
South Viet Nam
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Tangent
Buffalo Valley plans $2 million recreation complex in Wisconsin
Buffalo Valley Inc gains a $589,500 federal loan to develop a 1,600-2,000 acre site between Cochrane and Alma with a 27-hole golf course ski area camping motel and a 500-boat marina. Project requires $50,000 private contributions and possible additional REA financing. Leaders include Jake Zeches Dr Max Bachhuber LeCroix Johnson and O J Lohrweide with Robert Grebe leading Buffalo Valley Development Inc.
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la Crosse Tribune
Cochrane-Alma
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Buffalo Valley, Inc
Mississippi River
Cochrane
Alma
Jake Zeches
Zeches
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Lester Johnson
Farmer’s Home Administration
Washington
Buffalo Valley
State Office
FHA
Madison
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
la Crosse
Buffalo Valley Development, Inc
Buffalo County
Max Bachhuber
LeCroix Johnson
Jane
O. J. Lohrweide
Buffalo City
Robert Grebe
New Ulm
Russia grants Ben Bella big loan for steel mill project
In Moscow Ahmed Ben Bella leaves with a 126.5 million loan from the Soviet Union for a 300000 ton steel mill project. Khrushchev and family head to Egypt while Ben Bella tours Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia. They plan a May 15 meeting at the Aswan High Dam bypass channel dedication.
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Moscow
Ahmed Ben Bella
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Egypt
North Africa
Ben Bella
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Armenia
Yalta
Africa
Alexandria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Aswan
Nile
Pacific Airlines Craft Explodes In California Crash
Thirty four FR members died in the diving crash of Pacific Airlines Flight 773 near Concord California. The plane carried 40 passengers and 3 crew. Pilot was Captain Ernest Clark with First Officer R Anders and Stewardess Marge Schafer. Witnesses spoke of a smoke puff before impact and wreckage scattered widely.
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Concord
Calif
Pacific Airlines
Coast Range
San Francisco
FBI
Sengers
Federal Aviation Agency
Reno
Stockton
Pacific
California
Oregon
Nevada
Santa
Rassmussen
Senate Fails Jury Trial Amendment In Civil Rights Bill
The Senate rejected by 46 to 45 a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill after four roll calls. Sen Morton of Kentucky had pushed the measure, opposed by the administration and sponsors from both parties. A limited jury trial plan from Mansfield and Dirksen may be brought to a vote next, contingent on southern opposition.
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Senate
John Chadwick Washington
House
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Thomas H. Kuchel
GOP
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Morton
Petitions to Keep La Crosse Weather Bureau Open
Residents can sign petitions to retain the La Crosse Weather Bureau. A trailer in the First Federal Savings and Loan lot, run by WLCX with help from the Chamfer of Commerce and Civil Air Patrol, will operate Friday 11 30 a m to 9 15 p m and Saturday 11 30 a m to 5 p m. Entry from State Street alley, exit to 6th Street. Signers must be adults in the bureau area. Senator Proxmire said officials may reconsider the June 1 closing.
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la Crosse
WLCX
Greater la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
Civil Air Patrol
Chamber
State Street
6Th Street
Weather Bureau
William Proxmire
D-Wis
U.S. Weather Bureau
Democratic Senators Back Civil Rights Bill Amendments
In Washington, Senator Proxmire and Senator Nelson joined the majority as the Up per House defeated two civil rights bill amendments. One would guarantee jury trials in all contempt cases, and the other would require jury trials in criminal contempt proceedings under public accommodations and fair employment provisions.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Closing of Station in La Crosse Reconsidered by Weather Bureau
Sen. William Proxmire says Weather Bureau in Washington will review its order to close the La Crosse station effective June 1. He cites the station’s 90 years of service and its role for local aviation, industry, and citizens, noting neighboring states have more bureaus and FAA support is lacking. He urges careful consideration before a final decision.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
D.C
la Crosse
William Proxmire
la Crosse Tribune
Weather Bureau
Federal Aviation Agency
Johnson outlines goals in Appalachia tour speech
President Johnson, in an Ohio University address, calls for equal justice, abolition of poverty, and broader goals like eradicating disease, ending illiteracy, and reducing bias. He frames the six state trip as a push for the antipoverty program within a continuing American Revolution effort.
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Athens, Ohio
Johnson
Ohio University
Palachia
White House
Cumberland
Rail Walkout Declared a Lockout Amid Dispute
Washington AP reports a walkout by railroad firemen at the nation's largest yard, deemed a lockout by union spokesmen. The action follows a federal arbitration ruling allowing elimination of thousands of firesmen jobs, despite a court restraining order.
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Washington
U.S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
J. E. Wolfe
Holtzoff
H. E. Gilbert
AFL - Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conway
Pittsburgh
Conway Yards
Illinois
Johnson
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