Pompidou Sees Plot Behind French Student Uprising
French Premier Georges Pompidou told the National Assembly the student protests in 1968 Paris are tied to an international plot backed by finance and arms. He proposed a reflection committee, concessions on autonomy, and university reforms while warning Western subversion aims.
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Louis Nevin
Paris
France
Georges
Pompidou
National Assembly
Far East
Peking
United States
North Vietnam
Police Escort Barred Teachers Into School
Five white teachers ousted by a Brooklyn community board were ushered into J H S 271 by police as the school closed for the day amid demonstrations. The Ocean Hill Brownsville district seeks local control. 19 educators were fired after protests and charges of attempted sabotage.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Board of Education
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Ford Foundation
Andd
Lindsay
Bernard Donovan
John V. Lindsay
Mark Rudd
Students For A Democratic Society
Columbia University
Columbia
James H. Meredith
J.H.S
J.H.S. 271
Superintendent of Schools
Rhody McCoy
Navy Ensign Flies Solo From Saufley Field Florida
Navy Ensign James W. Coughlin son of Bernard W. Coughlin 527 S 17th St recently made his first solo flight in a T34 Mentor trainer after about one month of training.
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Saufley Field
Fla
James W. Coughlin
Bernard W. Coughlin
S. 17Th St
Sentencing Set For Marijuana Case In La Crosse Court
James M. Herbage 20 of Greendale and David JC Williams 21 of Neenah face sentencing June 28 in La Crosse Circuit Court after Herbage pled guilty. Williams’ trial was moved to the spring term. Both were arrested last October on marijuana possession charges and had entered innocent pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
James M. Herbage
Greendale
David JC. Williams
Neenah
Herbage
Lincoln Neprud
Patrick Doyle
Williams
Terry Gillette
Trempealeau County
Albert L. Twesme
Neprud
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Dist. Atty
Burleigh Randolph
Minneapolis 13-Year-Old Held After Fatal Target Shooting
A 13 year old Minneapolis boy was held by juvenile authorities after saying he fired at a makeshift target and fatally wounded 59 year old Walter Harvey. Harvey died in hospital from a head wound. Police noted Harvey was found near railroad tracks after bystanders misidentified him as drunk.
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Minneapolis
Walter Harvey
Bryn Mawr
Harvey
Man Contesting Legality Of Arrest In Wisconsin Court
Shannon H. Cash a 23 year old La Crosse man arrested last weekend for disorderly conduct challenges the legality of the arrest in La Crosse County Court. His lawyer Patrick Doyle seeks dismissal claiming lack of court jurisdiction and a May 29 hearing is set.
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la Crosse
la Crosse County
Shannon H. Cash
S. 20Th St
Cash
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Leonard F. Roraff
Burleigh Randolph
Florida State U President Resigns Amid Student Protests
Florida State University President John Champion resigns after faculty narrowly voted to remove him amid campus censorship dispute and protests. Fourteen Miami students were arrested after occupying the president’s office demanding increased Black studies in the curriculum. Roosevelt University suspended 21 students in a sit-in, and Arkansas demonstrators picketed a printing plant over a contested student letter.
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Associated Press
Florida State University
United States
Georges Pompidou
France
University of Miami
Tallahassee
FSU
John Champion
Champion
Miami
University
Henry
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Staughton Lynch
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville
Southern Student Organizing Committee
Black Americans For Democracy
Martin Luther King Jr
Congolese Youth Leader To Speak At Bethany Church
Congolese youth leader Luke Saba of the Evangelical Free Church missions in the Congo will speak at an 8 p.m. rally at Bethany Evangelical Free Church North Street and Ona laska Avenue. He tours the United States with Rev. Robert Dillon and will discuss his work impressions of the U S and cultural differences. Public attendance welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke Saba
Evangelical Free Church Missions
Congo
Bethany
Thuy and Harriman Clash Over Vietnam Peace Efforts
In a tense exchange Harriman stated the path to restoring the 1954 accords requires abandoning force and restoring a demilitarized zone while withdrawing non South Vietnamese forces. Thuy accused the United States of aggression, criticized bombing limits, and insisted progress depends on Washington’s actions toward peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Thuy
United States
Johnson
Hanoi
Callan to lead Wisconsin State Medical Society
Dr. Robert Callan of Wauwatosa named president elect of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. He will assume office next May after Dr. W. D. James retires. Other officers elected include Dr. F. L. Weston as treasurer and Dr. IP. J. Nereim as vice speaker. Councilors and delegates to the AMA were also reelected or named.
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Milwaukee
Robert Callan
Wauwatosa
State Medical Society of Wisconsin
W. D. James
Oconomowoc
F. L. Weston
Madison
IP. J. Nereim
House of Delegates
E. P. Rhodes
Galesville
J. C. Fox
la Crosse
Drs. M. F. Huth
Baraboo
J. E. Bettmann
Green Bay
J. W. Boren Jr
Marinette
E.P. ‘Ludwig
Wausau
W. R. Manz
Eau Claire
S. L. Chojnacki
S. W. Hollenbeck
Arvin Wright
Rhinelander
Shotgun Incident Wounds Two Boys in Wisconsin Barn
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a .12 gauge shotgun discharged in a rural Waureka barn injuring two boys Edward 16 and Timmy 5. Edward received a flesh wound to the lower left arm and was treated and released Timmy suffered a slight abdomen wound and required no hospital care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Edward
Timmy
Lester Nagel
Waureka
Memorial Hospital
Training Course A 32 Week Clerk and Office Program
A 32 week training course for clerical and general office work will start Monday June 3 at Coleman Technical Institute under the Manpower Development and Training Act. Enrollment prioritizes disadvantaged applicants and applications are taken at the Wisconsin State Employment Service district office or with Community Action Program reps. Accepted participants may receive authorized youth or adult training allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Technical Institute
N. E. Schulze
Wisconsin State Employment Service
WSES
5Th Ave. S
Child Killed by Car in Menomonee Falls
Karen Marie Adams aged 9, daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Adams of Menomonee Falls, was fatally struck by a car near her home in Waukesha County. She died at Community Memorial Hospital. The incident increased Wisconsin's year toll to 354.
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Associated Press
Waukesha County
Wisconsin
Karen Marie Adams
Michael Adams
Menomonee
Falls
Community Memorial Hospital
Menomonee Falls
Tile Layers Sign No Agreement On Other Pacts
Carpenters Local 1143 floor layers resumed work after signing a three year contract with Associated General Contractors. Wages rise 40 cents an hour plus a 20 cent fringe increase retroactive to May 1, with 30 cent raises next May 1 and May 1, 1970. Prior rate was 3.80. Painters Local 374 rejected the GC offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters Local 1143
Associated General Contractors
Local 257
Painters
Carpenters Local
Marsh Bank Unsafe Endangers Nearby Shoreline
The La Crosse River marsh bank has eroded after Sunday's fire and water used to extinguish the blaze made it unsafe. Fire officials warn parents to keep children away from the bank while city departments tighten dumping laws after debris and rubbish were blamed as kindling. Police report thefts at Gateway Foods with several missing items including an engine, back rest, battery and air compressor parts.
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la Crosse
Robert Rathburn
Gateway Foods, Inc
John Deere
Man To Be Sentenced In Morals Case
A La Crosse man, Paul V. Kottmer, 1002 Wood S., pleads guilty to taking indecent liberties with a 15 year old girl over eight months. Judge Leonard F. Roraff continues the case to June 10 for a presentence investigation by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Paul V. Kottmer
Wood S
Leonard F. Roraff
Roraff
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Hershey greeted by eggs and jeers in Madison
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey arrived in Madison to address a Rotary Club luncheon. He faced antiwar demonstrators who hurled eggs and shouted insults, as police and Dane County deputies secured the downtown hotel amid 300 to 400 marching activists.
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Hershey
Madison
Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey
Madison’ S
Nation
Selective Service System
Rotary Club
Dane County
Vietnam
Kennedy Gains in Nebraska California Lead Assured
The report notes Kennedy winning Nebraska with 42 percent as McCarthy trailed at 27 percent and Branigin second. Kennedy claims strength among farmers blue collar workers and suburbanites in the Midwest. Moore defeats Underwood for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in West Virginia. Democratic race for governor in Indiana and West Virginia remains unsettled at midmorning.
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Nebraska
Kennedy
Indiana
McCarthy
Roger D. Branigin
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Cecil H. Underwood
James M.sprouse
Donald Robertson
Unit To Promote Sisterhood Formed
More than 200 nuns from 60 communities in six states formed the North Central Regional Conference of the National Sisters Vocation Committee. At a Rochester Minnesota meeting officers were elected with Sister Rita Jeanne named chairman of the public relations committee. Attendees included Sister Mary Medard and Sister Maria Friedman.
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National Sisters Vocation Committee
Rochester
Mann
Rita Jeanne
St. Rose Convent
Sisterhood
Mary Medard
Viterbo College
Maria Friedman
Prairie du Chien
Fire department reports multiple incidents on May 14
On May 14 at 12:05 p.m. near West Avenue and Pine Street Northern States Power electric lines hung in tree branches arcing with no damage. At 11:52 a.m. G Heileman Brewing Co malthouse 2104 South Ave reports damage to a conveyor belt. At 10:03 a.m. G Heile 2104 South Ave also shows conveyor belt damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Avenue
Pine Street
Northern States Power Co
G. Heileman Brewing Co
South Ave
Allied Stores
Allis-Chalmers
American Can
American Motors
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Anaconda
Anchor Coupling
Burlington
Chrysler
Consolidated Foods
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Winona
C.P
Electronic Specialty
Epko Shoe
Dam
T.W
Dakota
General Aniline
Lacrosse
General Electric
General Motors
Lansing
General Telephone
Goodric
Great Northern
Gulf Oil
Prairie du Chien
Helleman Brewing Inter
Harvester
Trempealeau
Dodge
Cnter
Tel
Galesville
Mobil Oil
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Northern States Power
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson
Pepsico
RCA
Rexall Drug
Three youths arrested over marsh fire sparked near La Crosse
Two 15 year olds and an 11 year old from La Crosse were arrested by city police Tuesday for flipping a match that started a marsh fire Sunday in the area north of La Crosse and 7th Streets.
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la Crosse
la Crosse City
la Crosse and
7Th Streets
Radio Highlights Schedule Brief
Wednesday listings include Vox Pop at WLCX and a Central High concert at 7:45 p.m. followed by speedway trials and a Cubs Dodgers baseball game. Twins Athletics at WKBH and later Twins Athletics again on Thursday.
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WLCX
Central High
WKTY
North la Crosse Speedway
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Admiral Kimmel and Pearl Harbor Debate Resurface in Report
A congressional panel faulted Washington and Hawaii officials for failures before Pearl Harbor while acknowledging Roosevelt and his cabinet acted with foresight. Admiral Kimmel defended his record years later, surviving wife Dorothy and two sons, one of whom was killed in World War II, with his grandson graduating from Annapolis in 1966.
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Naval War Plans
Adm
Richmond Kelly Turner
Japan
South China Sea
Hawaii
Kimmel
Turner
Senate House
Washington
Roosevelt
Dorothy Kinkaid Kimmel
Edward Kimmel
Navy
Thomas H. Kimmel
Thomas K. Kimmel Jr
Annapolis
Weather report for La Crosse and region
Heavy rains damaging winds and hail through the evening. Fair cooler Thursday with upper 40s tonight and mid 60s Thursday. Wisconsin shows showers and thunderstorms with cooler conditions. Minnesota and Iowa forecast variable cloudiness and showers with clearing west tonight and Thursday. Sunrise Thursday 5 39 a m Sunset 8 25 p m Moon Last Quarter May 19.
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Lacrosse Ando
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices From Winona and Chicago
A market roundup shows stock quotations from Ryder Systems to Woolworth with Industrials at 905.57 and NYSE Index 54.90. Commodities include May Wheat at 137, May Soybeans 273, and grains. Winona Livestock lists hogs, cattle, veal prices with hogs down 25 and cattle up 25-50. South St. Paul reports USDA cattle and hog trade, with steers, heifers, and veal priced to market. Chicago reports USDAN live poultry, butter, eggs, and produce price steadiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryder Systems
Gateway Trans
Scott Paper
Godfrey Co
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Hamilton Mfg
Sperry Rand
Howell Instrum
Standard Oil
Calif
Lincoln Nat. Life
N.J
McQuay, Inc
Ind
Nekoosa Edw
Swift
Winona
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Flamingos Population in East Africa Reaches Millions
Reports estimate about three million lesser flamingos inhabit East Africa, highlighting a major coastal wetland refuge as a key habitat. Notes the species' reliance on alkaline lakes and seasonal migrations across the region.
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East Africa
Agricultural futures quotes from Chicago grain market
Wheat No 2 hard 1.44 cents per bushel and No 2 soft red 1.38 for Chicago futures. Corn No 2 yellow 1.20 and No 3 yellow 1.16 to 8-18 percent. No 4 yellow 1.15 to 1.6 and No 5 yellow 1.07 to 1.4. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 8 In. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.75 and soybean oil 8.85.
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Cash Grain
Chicago
Past Relief Corps Head Hattie Bender Dies at 59
Viola Wisconsin Mrs Hattie Bender 59 a former state and national officer in the Women's Relief Corps died Monday May 13 in a Viroqua hospital after a heart attack May 7 She was past state president and past national officer and served as local corps president at her death funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday in the Viola United Methodist Church burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Survivors include son Clifford Tadder five daughters four step daughters three brothers one sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola
Wis
Hattie Bender
Women's Relief Corps
Viroqua
Virgil
Viola United Methodist Church
Lester Matthews
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Henthorn Funeral
Bender
David Briant
Richland County
Women’s Relief Corps
Rebekah Lodge
Clifford Tadder
Mansfield
Ohio
Margaret Campbell
Kenosha
Harriet Boles
Janesville
Richard Huff
Edgerton
LeRoy Walter
Richland Center
Larry Huff
Cambridge
Robert Meyer
Lancaster
Howard Buros
Durand
Frank Cosgrove
Gerald Felton
Harry Briant
Rib Lake
Roscoe
Medford
Charles
Phillip McNamer
Birth announcements from Wisconsin Iowa towns in May
Listed births include May dates at St Mary's Sparta Memorial Hospital and Vernon Memorial in Wisconsin plus Veterans Hospital Waukon Iowa. Names include Kristine Lynne Jotham Scott Leslie Steven Harold Sheila Lynn Tamara Marie Laura Jean and more with parents' locations in La Crosse Sparta Tomah Camp Douglas Wilton Gays Mills Waukon Soliders Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Hospital
Eugene G. Jotham
R. 4
Sparta
Bonnie Brown
Dennis Steinnitz
Wilton
Sheryl Cassel
Tomah
Wis
Kristine Lynne
John Kroener
W. Monowall
Scott Leslie
Joe Mitchell
Steven Harold
Harold Guy
Sheila Lynn
James Peterson
Camp Douglas
Tamara Marie
Kenneth Wilson
Laura Jean
Robert Schendel
Viroqua
Edward Politowitz
Gays Mills
Mary Ellen Pettit
Orvin Gardner
Donna Holte
Harland Hirschfield
R. 1
Soldiers Grove
Martha Hiller
Waukon
Iowa
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Mao Tse-tung
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Gil Scott
William Harris
Boy
Florida State
King Stanford
State Society
Marsh Bank
Jety
California
Fire Department
Short
Dallas
Tex
Congressional
By Shearson, Hammill & CO
New York Stock Exchange
la Crosse Cooler Co
la Crosse Tele
Kid Pyroil Co., Inc
Mutual
Boston Fund
Chem. Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard Stk
Eberstad
Fidelity Fund
Manhattan
Mass
Mass. Inv
Natl. Investors
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Chicago Poultry
Usdan Live
Mercantile Exchange
Relief Corps
William Finn
S. Oak St
la Crescent, Minn
Susan Pierce
Veteran's Hospital
Curtis Selberg
Leonard Olson
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