McCarthy supporters challenge Wisconsin delegate selections
La Crosse County McCarthy for President Committee plans protests over 3rd District delegates named by Democratic leadership. They claim four of the four alternates are non McCarthy and say McCarthy won 63 percent in the 15 county 3rd District.
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la Crosse County
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Meta Parsons
McCarthy
Bronson la Follette
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
3Rd District
Parsons
Jean Helliesen
la Crosse
David Brye
Coon Valley
Ex-Senate aide dies at 78 in Sterling Illinois
Ames M. Allen 78, longtime sergeant-at-arms staff member in the State Senate, died Thursday at his son's home in Sterling Illinois. A Madison resident since 1929, he retired in 1967 after 15 years with the Senate staff and previously worked for the State Highway Department.
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Senate
Madison
Ames M. Allen
State Senate
Sterling
Ill
State Highway Department
County Officials Schedule Open Housing Meeting
La Crosse County officials plan an 8 p.m. meeting at the courthouse to discuss a countywide open housing ordinance. The County Board administration committee backed a code patterned after the La Crosse City Code enacted May 9. The measure targets unincorporated areas and could spur nearby Onalaska and four villages to adopt similar rules.
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la Crosse County
Gordon Feinberg
Dist
County Board Administration
la Crosse
Donald Harman
Onalaska
Spreading Unrest Snarls Paris Transport
The student labor revolt disrupts Paris transport and state services as 40 factories are occupied and many plants shut down. President de Gaulle suspends a Romania visit to return to Paris, seeking to assess the crisis amid escalating agitation in the southwest.
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Rodney Angove
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Romania
Carpenters Accept 1.50 Pay Hike Over Three Years
Carpenters Local 1143 voted Saturday to accept a 1.50 per hour wage increase over three years from the La Crosse Contractors Association. Wages rise retroactive to April 1 with 0.40, 0.20, and 0.50 increases scheduled through April 1970, as carpenters resume work Monday amid limited picket lines.
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Carpenters Local
la Crosse Contractors Association
William Eckart
Carpenters
Painters Local 374
Plumbers Local 31
Marquette Moves Toward Negro Administrator and Programs
Marquette University moved to hire a Negro administrator to coordinate minority scholarships and courses as protests pressured the Roman Catholic campus. A nine member committee was named to study and implement programs, with the university retaining veto power over committee action.
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Ken Hartnett
Milwaukee
Wis
Marquette University
Bernard J. Cooke
Raynor
University
Marquette
Father Raynor
John P. Raynor
George Thompson
New York City
North Vietnam demands quick end to bombing in talks
At Paris talks North Vietnam pressed the United States to end all bombing and attacks at once. Ambassador Harriman urged a rapid, clear U.S. response while North Vietnam asserted its troops are not operating in the South. The session stretched over hours with a next meeting planned amid mutual recriminations.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Pres
Ho Chij
Minh
Hanoi
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Thuy
Ment
Harri
Man
U.S
Thuy Fo
Sidney Hotel Blaze Forces 15 to Flee in Sparta
Fire destroyed the 100 year old Sidney Hotel in Sparta Wisconsin early Saturday forcing 15 occupants and the owners to flee. Alfred Erickson 80 was treated for smoke inhalation and was listed in good condition. The building valued at 75000 to 100000 was partly insured. Fire reported by night desk clerk Harold Sauerman who alerted patrons then firefighters. Firefighters from Sparta Tomah Camp McCoy and area units prevented spread to nearby offices and buildings.
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Sparta
Wis
Sidney
Alfred Erickson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Harold
Hank) Sauerman
Sauerman
Mansfield McConnell
Oregon Gives Kennedy Cool Reception
Senator Robert F. Kennedy faced cold reception in Portland as he campaigned for Oregon's May 28 Democratic primary. Crowds were sparse during a downtown drive and at appearances with factory workers and the Portland Economic Club, though he was politely received at other stops.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Robert F. Kennedy
Portland
New York
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Indiana
Nebraska
Skemp Clinic Plans New 22-Physician Facility
Doctors at Skemp Clinic announce a new 22 physician facility to be built on 10th Street between Winnebago and Mississippi. Construction starts in June with completion aimed for late this year or early next. The frame building with brick veneer will include an optical and expanded drug dispensaries, 56 parking spaces, and a staff increase including another obstetrician this summer.
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Skemp Clinic
Winnebago
Mississippi Streets
10Th Street
State St
Marshall, Erdman and Associates Inc
Madison
Marshall, Erdman and Associates
SKEMP
Mississippi
Loc quits as Viet premier Huong named successor
President Thieu announced Tran Van Huong 64 as South Vietnam premier nine hours after Loc resigned at a cabinet meeting. Ky opposed Huong, signaling continued rifts, while Thieu sought Paris talks progress amid mixed views on war ending negotiations.
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Loc
Huong
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Thieu
Nguyen van Loc
Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lee
South
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Thompson
Nora Magelee
N. Vietnam
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la Crosse Tribune
Arnold Arneson
Carl Mitchell
Orville Radland
Fred Jaeger
G. G. Clark
Chicago
Clark
Charles Doeser
Doeser
Omer Heilman
Tomah
Camp McCoy
Ervin Edwards
Gleiss and Goodman Law
Rasmussen
Peter Stathis
John and
Paul Kewin
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Vinh Loc
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