Yank Troops Join Defense Of Saigon
American tanks and armored personnel carriers join the defense of Saigon cutting off a Viet Cong attack from the southwest on the city’s fringes. U.S. troops had not fought inside Saigon since February’s Lunar New Year offensive as commands probe outer areas for further threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
Paris
Hue
Dong Ha
Kinh Doi Canal
U.S. 9Th Infantry Divi
Sion
9Th Division
Tan Son Nhut
Mondey
Open housing vote sparks divided council debate
La Crosse aldermen weighed four roomer and owner occupied duplex exemptions amid a closely split vote. Frugal debate followed as Nerby eyed reconsideration while a new clause criminalized filing invalid discrimination complaints against landlords or sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ious
Wardwell
Fred B. Frisbie
George Hickey
Raymond Keller
Lemke
Maney
Schubert
la Verne
F. Stankey
Frisbie
Jack B. Frost
L. Peter Groves
Hickey
Lawrence C. Hale
Keller
Joseph I. Murphy
Stankey
Patrick Zielke
Soldier dies in Vietnam not due to hostile action
Sgt. John R. D'Agostino Jr., son of Mr and Mrs John R D'Agostino Sr of Green Bay Wisconsin, was reported dead in Vietnam by the Army on Monday. The death was not caused by hostile action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
John R. D’agostino Jr
John R. D’agostino Sr
Edgewater Beach Rd
Green Bay
Wis
Vietnam
Live cattle and hog markets in Minnesota and Chicago
USDA quotes from South St. Paul and Winona show cattle steady with varied grade ranges and hogs firm to higher on strong demand. Prices cover slaughter steers and heifers, cows, bulls, calves, feeders, and hogs by weight, plus butchers meats veal and Chicago poultry and produce wholesale prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Most Choice
Swift & Company
Winona
Minnesota
Good & Choice
Ichicago Poultry
Chicago
Chicago Produce
Mercantile Exchange
Russians Deny Soviet Role in Masaryk's Death
Moscow refutes Prague Communist paper claims that Soviet agents killed Jan Masaryk. Tass states Masaryk died by his own action and condemns Western press and Czech outlets for doubting the suicide ruling. Hajek visits as Prague seeks clarification amid liberalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masaryk
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Stalin
Jan Masaryk
Tass
Rude Pravo
Prague
Foreign Ministry
Dayton Shareholders Approve Roberts Merger
Min neapolis based Dayton Corp shareholders vote to merge Roberts Bros department stores into Dayton. Roberts Bros owners in Oregon and Arizona will receive 793000 Dayton Corp common shares for all Roberts stock. merger becomes effective Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Dayton Corp
Roberts Bros. Department Stores
Roberts Bros
Oregon
Arizona
Wilton and Ontario Couples to Wed in May
Marriage licenses issued for Robert E. Pasch and Generce M. Clark to wed May 25 in Wilton. Also William G. Freise and Cynthia Kay Jessie to marry May 11 at Sparta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Pasch
Wilton
Generce M. Clark
Ontario
William G. Freise
Margene
Ill
Cynthia Kay Jessie
Sparta
Stock Quotations From Shearson Hammill Co
National and regional quotations as of 9:00 a.m. show inter dealer prices for CW Transport Dial Finance Fabri Tek La Crosse Cooler La Crosse Tele Pyroll Co and several mutual funds including Boston Fund Chem Fund Eaton Howard Fidelity Manhattan Mass Investors and Puritan Fund with bid and ask ranges and notes on markup and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Pyroll Co., Inc
Mutual Funds
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard T
Harriman Seeks U S Commitment to South Vietnam
In New York W Averell Harriman pledged that the United States will stand by South Vietnam and uphold its right to decide its own future. He spoke at the Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial Award Dinner while negotiations for talks in Paris with North Vietnam appeared likely at the Majestic Hotel. Demonstrations in Paris and at the Sorbonne raised safety concerns for talks with Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
United States
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
South Vietnam
Majestic
Hitler
Gestapo
Unesco
U.N. Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization
U.S
Harriman
Hanoi
Sorbonne
Nanterre University
Latin Quarter
Reuther Re elected UAW President For 12th Term
Walter P. Reuther won unopposed acclamation to his 12th two year term as UAW president at Atlantic City. The union backs 1.6 million members and pays 29 500 annually. Delegates rejected rebels demanding union wide referendum replacing delegate voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Walter P. Reuther
The
United
Auto Workers
Reuther
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Duane
Pat” Greathouse
Emil Mazey
Jon
George Meany
Federation
Labor Movement
Recurrence of cancer after initial operation
The report notes no remaining malignancy after surgery, but 17 months later doctors in Montgomery and Houston found a recurrence, a lemon sized growth in the lower abdomen. Experts say microscopic cells left after the first operation grew on the external surface of an intestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Houston
Tex
Protest in Pennsylvania: Cheyney students seize admin building
About 100 militant male students occupied Cheyney State College's three story administration building at 11 a.m. Monday to press for a legislative task force on curriculum faculty qualifications and student funds handling. Governor Shafer ordered reps to investigate. Police reported calm as negotiations led to a temporary delay and most women students withdrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyney
Cheyney State College
Raymond P. Shafer
Harrisburg
Atty
William Sennett
Shafer
Seattle
Wash
Sennett
David H. Kurtzman
Leroy Banks Allen
Miners Rescued as Shafts Reach Flooded West Virginia Mine
Rescue teams drill emergency air shafts to reach 13 trapped miners near the mine mouth as supplies travel to them. A radiotelephone report confirms the 13 are unharmed and safe, while 10 others deeper inside remain unaccounted amid rising water and ongoing efforts to reach them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Salvati
Coal Company
C.E. Richardson
Maust Coal and Coke Corp
Gauley
Davis Land Rudd
Police Save 15 In House Fire
In Birmingham Alabama two officers kicked in doors and warned residents as five houses burned. Officers W D Overstreet and R A Brown guided 15 evacuees mostly women and children to safety, with no injuries reported. Residents found shelter at a Salvation Army post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Willie Bell Savage
W. D. Overstreet
R. A. Brown
Salvation Army
City Records Illnesses and Injuries Reported May 6–7
On May 6 at 1:27 p.m. Mrs. Rose Hoft, 64, of 1513 S. 7th St., was taken by squad car to Lutheran Hospital for illness. On May 7 at 4:10 a.m., Ernest Krause, 67, of 211 Caledonia St., was taken to Grandview Hospital for illness. At 7:54 a.m., Victor Hoved, 41, of 621 Jackson St., was taken to St. Francis Hospital for illness. At 8:15 a.m., Edward Ebner, 82, of 2210 Farnam St., was to May 7, 8:55 a.m., to the Crosse Airport Administration Building. Raymond Fitch, 74, Hollywood Calif., to Lutheran Hospital for injured shoulder and hip in a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hoft
S. 7Th St
Lutheran Hospital
Ernest Krause
Caledonia St
Grandview Hospital
Victor Hoverud
Jackson St
St. Francis Hospital
Dancer Denied Suit Over Faulty Floor in 1964 Fall
Madison AP reports the Wisconsin Supreme Court refused Clayton Baker of Racine the right to sue over a broken leg from a twist dance fall in Ted and Hazel's bar. Justices ruled no proof showed where on the floor he fell, upholding a Racine County Court dismissal of a $65,000 claim despite acknowledging a hazardous floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Supreme Court
Clayton Baker
Racine
Baker
E. Harold Hallows
Ted
Hazel
Convictions Reversed In Check Scheme
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Mr. and Mrs. Everett W. Gross from Sioux City Iowa. They were convicted in U.S. District Court of using mail and telegraph wires in a check kit during a 1962-63 period between Decorah Iowa and La Crosse Wisconsin. The appellate panel found prejudicial cross examination of defense witnesses and improper jury instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Everett W. Gross
U.S. District Court
Sioux City
Iowa
U.S. Court of Appeals
Decorah
la Crosse
Wis. Gross
Births and Adoption Notices From La Crosse Area
May births listed for several families in Onalaska Tomah Ettrick and La Crosse area hospitals with names and addresses of parents plus a May 3 date. An adoption announces daughter Dawn Renae to Mr. and Mrs. Robert E Benedict of La Farge, formerly of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Margaret
Howard Fitzpatrick
New Albin
Iowa
Patricia Post
Troy Michael
Michael Core
S. 31St St
Marilyn Panke
Jack E
Kenneth Proksch
Cliffwood Lane
Shirley Hart
Lutheren Hospital
Richard Vehrenkamp
Ettrick
Darlene Gibbs
St. Francis Hospital
Gary R. Taylor
Onalaska Ave
Bonnie Sobkowiak
Gene A. Phillips
Redwood Court
Sonia Steiner
Edward P. Schmidt
Ferry St
Judith Duren
Harvey Seidel
Mindoro
Mary Lou Mahlum
James Donskey
R. 2
Onalaska
Kathleen Collins
Donald A. Schueler
Circle St
Tomah
Jane Scheurich
John McConaghy
9Th Ave
Janet Ruppert
Jerry Scanlon
Brownsville
Minn
Susan Esch
Dawn Renae
Robert E. Benedict
la Farge
la Crosse
Mortgage rate warning spurs push for tax hike
The president warned mortgage rates could hit 10 percent without a tax increase as the bill would raise VA and FHA loan guarantees from 7500 to 12500 and expand construction standards aid. Also reported is the death of Mrs. Byron McBroom, 69, formerly of La Crosse, in Grand Island, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nermus
Richard F Teed
Ruth) Johnson
Grand Island
FHA
Byron McBroom
Neb
la Crosse
Minnie Franzmann
Watseka
Ill
Chin
Nseneternad Uise Tian Teee
Deaths Mrs Emilie M Ristow and Herman A Affeldt in La Crosse
Obituaries report the deaths of Emilie M. Ristow 84 of 1247 La Crosse St died May 6 in a rest home with services set for May 9 at Sletten McKee Funeral Home and burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Also noted is Herman A Affeldt 83 of 525 North St who died May 7 at home A retired Roosevelt Co stock clerk he served as La Crosse County supervisor Survived by family members and funeral services in Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel announced with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie M. Ristow
la Crosse St
la Crosse
Clarence
Florence) Holtze
Norman
Irene) Happel
Tomah
Walter W. Ristow
McLean, Va
Fred
Robert
Harold
Henry Herber
Anton Neumeier
Louise Pfenning
Rose Herber
Elizabeth
Marie Herber
Cambridge
N.Y
Emil
Herbert
Sletten-McKee
Fritz Miller
Will Blee
Oak Grove Cemetery
Herman A. Affeldt
N.orth St
Roosevelt Co
Affeldt
la Crosse County
Rose
DeLoss
Dee
Leon
Anna) Low
Henry
Fred Affeldt
Dickinson Jackson Street
St Cloud Man and Duluth Boy Die in Auto Crashes
The toll in Minnesota traffic accidents rises to 274 with the deaths of James Zirbes in St. Cloud and eight year old Barry Montgomery of Duluth. Driver identified as David Wicklund, 17, Duluth, in Zirbes crash. Park Rapids crash claimed Frederick Spangler, 21, Menahga. Bernard DeMarco, 64, Blue Earth, dies after hospital heart attack while recovering from crash injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
David A. Wicklund
Duluth
Frederick Spangler
Menahga
Minn
Park Rapids
Bernard DeMarco
Blue Earth
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
DeMarco
T. O. Wellner
Olmsted County
White Bear Lake students stage walkout over teacher contract
About 200 students at White Bear Lake High School walked out at 10 a.m. Monday to protest the lack of a salary contract settlement for teachers. The walkout led teachers to refuse participation in extracurricular activities, drawing student ire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Bear Lake, Minn
White Bear Lake High School
Radio Highlights and Baseball Broadcasts Schedule
Radio highlights list evening programs on WLCX and WKBH with Eugene Fry detailing spring city parks programs. WKBH will cover Minnesota Twins versus Oakland Athletics and summarize Indiana primary voting. WKTY airs Cubs versus Dodgers at 1 25 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WLCX
Eugene Fry
City Parks and Recreation
WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nerby
Shoger
Judiciary Committee
Father Berty
Richard Zoerl
Greater
Chamber
Legislative Committee
Zeerb
League
Human Rights Committee
West
Demilitarized Zone
3Rd Marine Regiment
Dong Hai
Milton Hull
Plant City
Fla
William Rosson
South ST. Paul Livestock
Winona Livestock
Jiri Hajek
Dayton
Okay Roberts
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Consolidated Foods
DuPont Eastman Kodak
Ford General
Inter. Tel. & Tel
Interstate Power
Jim Walter Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical OM
Kresge
Koehring
Minn, Miningool
Mobil Qil
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Guer
Ins ‘Northern Pacific
Northern States P
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Rexall Drug
First Bank
Ryder Systems Gateway Trans
Scott Paper
Sears Roebuck
Godfrey Co
Sinclair Oil
Swift
Rockwell Mfg
Texaco
Dutch NY Trane Co
Wallace Bus
Royal
U.S. Steel
Warner Lec
Universal Oil
Warner Trans
Westinghouse
Western Power
White Motors
Wis. Power & L
Woolworth
Dow Jones
S. Vietnam
Red Cross
Seine
Avenue
Kleber
Rue Laperouse
Arc de Triomphe
Automobile
Aerospace
Agricultural Implement and Allied Industries
Afl-Cio
Dum
Pennsylvania
William, D. Johnson
Allen
Mrs. Byron McBroom
Napoleon
the Duke of
Reichstadt
Freida Joseph
Edgar R. Manning
Stoddard
Kenneth
Emil Franzmann
St. Cloud
WKTY
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Arnold Holberg
Gamble
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