King Olav Thanks U S for WWII Aid in Madison Visit
King Olav V of Norway thanked Americans for wartime aid during a Madison stop on a 17 day U S tour. He spoke to about 2 000 at the Capitol and attended a banquet hosted by Gov Knowles. The king recalled addressing Wisconsin crowds in 1939 and praised U S support for the free world.
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Olav
Leif
Olav V
Norway
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
Leif Ericson
St. Paul
Madison
Wis
UPI
Olav V of
Wisconsin
State Capitol
Warren P. Knowles
United States
Chicago
Minn
Capitol
Knowles
Jack Olson
Otto Festge
Stoughton
Fred Harrington
University of Wisconsin
Harrington
William T. Evine
Madison Capital Times
Albert G. Schmedeman
Lincoln Neprud
la Crosse
King Olav
Snowflake Ski Club
Westby
Young Viola Man Killed In Crash Near Baraboo
Roger Erlandson 22 of Viola died in a one car crash on U S Highway 12 near the Badger Ordnance Plant Baraboo Sauk County police said. He was alone as the car rolled after missing a turn. He worked as a security guard at the ordnance plant and was a Kickapoo High School class of 1964 graduate and Vietnam veteran. Services are pending at Henthorn Funeral Home.
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Viola
Wis
Roger Erlandson
U.S. Highway 12
Badger Ordnance Plant
Baraboo
Sauk County
Erlandson
Ordnance Plant
Kickapoo High School
Clifford Erlandson
Henthorn
Stronger City Housing Law Gets Support Of Aldermen
The article notes renewed support from city aldermen for a stronger housing law as a nationwide tax debate unfolds. It highlights Johnson administration aims, House Ways and Means Committee actions, and ongoing fights over spending reductions tied to the proposed $10 billion income tax increase. It mentions key figures Rep. John W. Byrnes Rep. Melvin Laird Sen. John J. Williams and the Mills budget leadership.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
House Appropriations Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
White House
Byrnes
Senate
Wilbur D Mills
D-Ark
Senate House ‘Conference Committee
John J. Williams
Delaware
Mills
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Appropriations
Death on Election Day as Alabama Governor Dies
Alabama Governor Lurleen B. Wallace, 41, died in her sleep after a two year cancer battle. Her husband George Wallace and four children were at the bedside as Lt. Gov. Albert Brewer became acting governor. Funeral set for St James Methodist Church in Montgomery.
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Lurleen B. Wallace
George
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
UPI Telephoto
Albert Brewer
Decatur
St. James Methodist Church
Wallace
John Vickers
State Capitol
Ed Ewing
Ewing
Machin
William Crawford Gorgas
Medical Association of
State of Alabama
James Parsons
Birmingham
Parsons
Peggy
George Wallace Jr
Janie Lee Wallace
Bishop Alton Names 2 Wisconsin Superintendents
Bishop Ralph T. Alton of the Wisconsin area announces two Milwaukee area ministers will become East Wisconsin Conference superintendents. Dr. Dale E. Strong will lead the Green Bay district from Green Bay. Rev. M. Stanford Strousahl will head the Janesville district from Milwaukee. Retiring Rev. William A. Riggs and successor Rev. L. Clarence Kelley are noted.
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Strong
L. Clarence Kelley
Open housing code exempts owner-occupied duplexes in La Crosse
La Crosse aldermen approved an open housing ordinance exempting owner-occupied duplexes and some home rentals to a single roomer, vote 20 to 1. City attorney notes two roomers still covered, creating a five member commission to hear complaints and impose fines. Public figures question the exemption, citing LHRC and League of Women Voters concerns.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
William R. Lemke
4Th Ward
Common Council
Lemke
Committee of the Whole
John C. Schubert
Schubert
John K. Flanagan
Edward Bertz
la Crosse Human Rights Committee
LHRC
Robert Marck
League of Women Voters
League
Judiciary Committee
St. Joseph’s
Bethany Lutheran Homes
Bethany
Harold H. Otto
10Th Ward
Gerald B. Greider
Bernard F. Maney
Loren C. Wardwell
Gunman Sought For Holdup Of Wauzeka Bank
A lone gunman robbed the Wauzeka Branch of the State Bank of Prairie du Chien for 904 dollars then fled north on Highway 131. A wide-area search with roadblocks and an airplane continued into Tuesday, with authorities describing the suspect as 5 foot 10 to 6 feet tall, about 25, wearing a light jacket and jeans, sunglasses and a hat.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Wauzeka
Bank of
George Reichman
Theman
Reichman
Waureka
Harris Ridge
Crawford County
Mel Olson
Boscobel
Miners Trapped as Water Recedes at Gauley Mine
Seventeen miners remain in three groups in the Gauley Coal and Coke Co No. 8 mine as water drops two feet and pumps advance. A first group of 13 near the entrance received food and supplies via conveyor while two foremen at 14 miles and the remaining 10 deeper groups await contact. Divers from Philadelphia were expected to reach the scene to aid rescue efforts.
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Holger Jensen
Hominy Falls
W. Va
West Virginia
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
Gauley
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Philadelphia
6 Percent Mortgage Rates Raised in FHA VA Programs
Washington reports the federal government lifted the 6 percent ceiling on FHA insured and VA guaranteed mortgages to allow market rates. Secretary Weaver says higher rates should boost mortgage funds. builders warn of higher monthly payments and possible price drops. President Johnson linked the change to broader tax policy and spending debates.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
FHA
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Johnson
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Wauzeka Bank
Iowa County
Dodgeville
Donovan Riley
la Crosse State University
Lloyd E. Clark
National Association of Home Builders
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