Wilkins to face new trial in Alabama murder case
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers said Klansman Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. will be tried again in September after a mistrial in the first-degree murder case over the killing of a Detroit civil rights march participant. Key witness Gary Rowe Jr. was revealed as an FBI informant. Two jurors opposed conviction, while federal civil rights charges also loom for three Klansmen.
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Caamano
Hayneville
Ala
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
FBI
Wilkins
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Detroit
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Selma
Freedom March
Montgom
Rowe
Thom
Eaton
Pointcuit
T. Worth Thagard
Flowers
Viola Liuzzo
Mich
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Johnson to De Gaulle on Atlantic partnership and unity
President Johnson told Charles de Gaulle the United States will pursue an Atlantic partnership whether France joins or not. He urged unity against division and outlined a six point agenda, including eroding the Iron Curtain and seeking a Soviet Union agreement while reaffirming self determination for Germans.
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Washington
Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
United States
France
Soviet Union
U.S
de Gaulle
Atlantic
Delegates Urged to Shape Wisconsin Republican Image
Wisconsin Republicans opened a large non election year convention in La Crosse with about 2000 attendees. A budget tax reform resolution condemned Democratic stalling and urged action while delegates considered a constitutional convention and a single ballot for governor and lieutenant governor. Governor Warren Knowles faced light criticism as he engaged with delegates, and party figures focused on hospitality and positioning for future races.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Donald Macrae
Eau Claire
Ballog
Warren
Knowles
Madison
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Leonard
Sen. Leonard
Stove Explodes Injuring Man and Wife in La Crosse
A temporary camp stove exploded in the Beranek home on Gillette Street Friday night. Leonard and Sandra Beranek, both 24, were treated and released at Lutheran Hospital with Burns. Firefighters investigated but said the blaze damaged the kitchen and utility room.
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la Crosse
Kenneth Espenes
Leonard
Sandra Beranek
Gillette St
Espenes
Beraneks
Lutheran Hospital
Beranek
U S Planes Attack North Viet Nam Targets Readies Raids
U S Air Force and Navy jets struck Viet Cong sites across North Viet Nam with about 230 tons of bombs. The largest strike hit Vinh air field near Hanoi as Marines pushed into Le My village area, amid ongoing missions and casualties including a Marine death near Da Nang.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Coral Sea
Midway
Vinh Military Air Field
Hanoi
le My
Red Beach Two
Dong Hoi
da Nang Air Base
U.S. Army
Fire destroys barn near Hillsboro kills seventeen calves
Seventeen head of young stock perished Friday night when a large barn at the William Pesik farm two miles west of Hillsboro on STH 33 burned. Firefighters arrived too late to save the structure though nearby buildings were saved with some heat damage. The origin of the blaze is unknown.
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Hillsboro
Wis
William Pesik
Here
Progressive Mold Urged by Wisconsin GOP Leader
Mrs Elly M Peterson Michigan GOP chair spoke at the Wisconsin party convention in La Crosse urging a shift toward progressive conservatism. She praised Gov Romney’s adaptability and urged Republicans to offer constructive, principled alternatives to Democrat policies and to appeal to independents.
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la Crosse Tribune
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Elly M. Peterson
GOP
Michigan
Barry Goldwater
George Romney
Peterson
Romney
Republican Party
Tornado toll rises as Minneapolis suburbs reel
Richard A. Tyson prayed as a tornado struck near Minneapolis while 13 people died and 400 were injured. About 280 mobile homes and 200 houses were destroyed across 24 locations. A 4 year old and another child died. a newborn sister is missing. Insurance estimates place damage over 10 million dollars. President Johnson extended wind disaster status for federal aid.
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Richard A. Tyson
Tyson
Fridley Terrace
Gregory Magsam
Mounds View
Lori Ann Abraham
Johnson
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