Ship Arrivals at Haiphong Fall After Bomber Pause 1968
U S intelligence shows 39 ships arrived at North Vietnamese ports in April, four fewer than March, after President Johnson’s bombing pause. Haiphong and nearby ports remain at capacity with dredging limits hindering traffic. Soviet reports note heavy unloading with cranes active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Cam Pha
Hon Gai
United States
Vladivostok
Hong Kong
Dardenelles
Hanoi
Caduceus Club Elects Fritz as Commander at 15th Annual Meeting
The Caduceus Club held its 15th annual meeting in Armory Hall at 6th and Market Streets and elected Leonard Fritz commander. Officers include George Long adjutant Donald Weigel sergeant at arms Sylvester Storey provost marshal and several doctors and veterans as officers. Directors are Robert O’Connor Jake Sauer William Weigel and Walter Bantley. The club, a last man’s organization, honors former members of the 3rd Sanitary Corps Mexican Border Veterans WWI Medical Detachment and WWII veterans of the 120th Field Artillery Medical Department. During the session 47 candles were extinguished as deceased members were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Caduceus Club
Leonard Fritz
Armory Hall
6Th
Market Sts
George Long
Donald Weigel
Sylvester Storey
Clement J. Moran
George Evenson
George Skemp
Russell Foster
Veterans Affairs
Edward Dohlby
Arthur Teachout
Edwin
Air Force Jet Shot Down North of Saigon as Losses Mount
North Vietnam war action continued with a Super Sabre shot down 22 miles northwest of Saigon. The pilot was killed and all four crewmen on downed reconnaissance planes remain missing. U.S. aircraft losses include a Vigilante and an F4 Phantom. eight planes lost since Thursday with four dead, six missing, four wounded. USS Command logged 136 missions against North Vietnam's southern panhandle with 41 trucks, 10 barges, and five bridges destroyed.
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North Vietnam
Air Force
Saigon
Vinh
U.S
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Panhandle
USS. Command
Baseball Broadcasts Highlight Twins Tigers and Cubs Phillies
Radio listings schedule Monday at 7 45 p m on WKBH for Minnesota Twins versus Detroit Tigers and Tuesday at 1 25 p m on WKTY for Chicago Cubs against Philadelphia Phillies.
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WKBH
Minnesota Twins
Detroit Tigers
WKTY
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Fame Fortune Seen For Mrs Firestone
Miami society note recounts Myrna Odell marrying Russell A Firestone Jr after a fortune teller predicted fame and marriage to a millionaire before 32. The ceremony paused by thunderstorm, security guards managed crowd, reception at Swank Bath Club, honeymoon planned in Hawaii and the Far East.
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Miami
Fla
Myrna Odell
Russell A. Firestone Jr
Peter Odell
Joan
Bath Club
Hawaii
Far East
Fatalities Listed In Wisconsin Highway Crashes
Milburn J. Richardson, 52, of Osceola was killed on Highway 35 near St. Croix Falls. Mrs. William England, 64, of Ashland died in a collision in Ashland. Jean McCollough, 16, of Plymouth was fatally injured when a car went into the Eau Claire River near Spring Valley. Fred A. Richolson, 36, of De Forest died when his car struck a bridge railing in De Forest.
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St. Croix Falls
Milburn J. Richardson
Osceola
Polk County
William England
Ashland
Jean McCollough
Plymouth
Minn
Minneapolis
Eau Claire River
Spring Valley
Pierce County
Fred A. Richolson
de Forest
Dane County
Weather Forecast for Lacrosse and Vicinity
Frost possible in low areas with northwesterly winds 5 to 16 mph and upper 30s tonight. Tuesday expect lower 70s. Wisconsin calls for fair and cooler tonight with scattered frost and Tuesday variable clouds. Minnesota and Iowa show frost and variable clouds tonight with milder or warmer Tuesday conditions.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Biafra Rebels Vow To Fight On
Nigerian federal forces claim Port Harcourt has fallen as Biafra leader Lt Col C Odumegwu Ojukwu vows continued resistance. He concedes only a possible plebiscite for non Ibos while talks in Kampala proceed.
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Biafra
Lagos
Nigeria
Port Harcourt
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Ojukwu
Kampala
Uganda
Okoi Arikpo
Supreme Court rejects Carmichael appeal on Tennessee laws
The Supreme Court refused Stokely Carmichael and fellow Black Power militants’ bid to strike down Tennessee disorderly conduct and antiriot laws. The suit, tied to Nashville police actions during April violence in the Negro section, was dismissed for lack of factual support, with Justice Douglas dissenting noted.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Stokely Carmichael
Tennessee
Nashville
Carmichael
William JO. Douglas
Resurrection City volunteers expand camp as protests loom
Volunteers more than double Resurrection City population at West Potomac Park, building tent huts along a Lincoln Memorial to Washington Monument stretch. SCLC leaders preview strategy meetings to plan demonstrations possibly early this week as caravans arrive from Mississippi and the Midwest amid funding and site questions.
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Washington
Resurrection City
U.S.A
West Potomac Park
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abermathy
SCLC
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Bernard Lafayette
Midwest
Denver
Kansas City
Lafayette
McCarthy Delegates Win In Wisconsin 2nd District
McCarthy backers won a clear delegation victory in Wisconsin's 2nd District meeting 7-2, the first district to back his candidates after his statewide primary win. Delegates from Milwaukee and Green Bay districts showed mixed results, with internal party discord noted across multiple districts.
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McCarthy
Madison
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wisconsin
David Carley
Green Bay
Johnson
Milwaukee
Clement Zablocki
D.wis
James Rowe
Citizens
Johnson-Humphrey
Donald C. Peterson
Eas Democrats
Claire
McCarthy’s
John W. Schmitt
Wiscon
Sin Afl-Cio
Zablocki
Schmitt
Rowe
Richard D. Cudahy
Salisbury riot curfew ends as National Guard holds Salisbury
In Salisbury Maryland an overnight curfew lifted at 7 am as Gov Spiro Agnew deployed about 800 National Guardsmen and 300 troopers to deter a Negro riot after the fatal shooting of a Black burglary suspect. Firebombs damaged two lumber yards. 20 curfew violators were jailed. Detective Mason faced manslaughter charges for the shooting of Daniel Henry.
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Salisbury
Spiro T. Agnew
Poplar Hill
Fruitland
Donald Williams
Wicomico County
Atty
Alfred T. Truitt ,Jr
Jerry C. Mason
Daniel Kenneth Henry
Truitt
Mason
Cpl
John Guarino
Henry
Guarino
De Gaulle faces student strikes as Cannes Film Festival closes
Strikes show no broad break with De Gaulle and no general walkout. Demands stay modest, aiming for higher pay and slight retirement age cut. Pompidou grants concessions amid censure vote as students split over exams. Marseille dean reports evacuation and exams. Sorbonne holdouts persist. Cannes closes early as festival is disrupted by protests and jury resignations.
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de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Georges Gorse
Pompidou
National Assembly
Marseilles Medical College
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Boy Of Month Jerry Williams Named By Club
Jerry Williams 15 son of Mrs Irma Williams 1515 Caledonia St has been chosen Boy of the Month for April by the Boys Club staff. He took part in Minneapolis and Milwaukee tournaments and remains active in club activities plus serves as a representative on the Boys Club Council.
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Jerry Williams
Irma Williams
Caledonia St
Jerry
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Soviet paper accuses U.S. envoy of spying in Moscow
Izvestia labeled Jon S. Lodeesen, the U.S. Embassy second secretary, a spy and said his mission aims to undermine psychology and conduct intelligence activities.
Window broken at Medical Arts Building over weekend
A window at the Medical Arts Building 3143 State Road was broken with a rock over the weekend. The glass valued at $100, police said Monday.
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Medical Arts
State Road
Two Injured In La Crosse County Sunday Crashes
Two people sustained apparently minor injuries in La Crosse County crashes in the early hours. At 1 15 a.m. on Highway 108 in Farmington Allen L Haas 19 Hayward skidded into oncoming traffic hitting Dennis D Osgood 18 Melrose who was treated for chest injuries. In Bangor at 3 a.m. Ronald E Arentz 29 Sheboygan Falls hit a light post a telephone pole and a tree, was treated for a head cut, and gave no statement to police.
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la Crosse County
Highway
Farmington
Allen L. Haas
Hayward
Dennis D. Osgood
Melrose
Osgood
West Salem Clinic
Ronald E. Arentz
Sheboygan Falls
Oscar Berg
Bangor
Arentz
St. Francis Hospital
Wisconsin athlete and coach Harget dies. career spanned UW to Logan
Death notices describe Harget as a 1928 UW physical education graduate who played basketball there and coached at Madison College in 1927 28. He served on UW staff 1926 27 and taught at Whitewater High School before moving to Logan in 1929. He left Logan for two years 1943 for a recreation director post in El Segundo, California, and later taught social science there. He leaves a brother Donald a son and a daughter. Services are Wednesday at Cooke Mortuary Seaside.
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University of Wisconsin
Madison College
Whitewater High School
Logan
Harget
el Segundo
Calif
Talks Formed Aim to Forge Peace Viewpoint Across Delegations
Knowledgeable diplomats from the United States and France see a probable path to end the U S bombing of North Vietnam and start full peace talks. They warn the talks may fail if divergences persist. Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy enter a second week with long-range exchanges continuing. North Vietnam pressures for an immediate halt to bombing while US seeks partial trimming to justify a broader cessation.
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U.S
North Vietnam
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Hoang van Loi
Damascus
Vietnam
Paris
South Vietnam
Stock Quotations Report From Shearson and National Dealers
Quotations from Shearson Hamill and Marshall Co show mutual fund prices and inter dealer prices as of 9:00 am. Listings include Chemical Fund Fidelity Fund Manhattan Fund Natl Investors Puritan Fund and Wis Fund with various bid ask ranges. National Association quotes cover CW Transport Dial Finance Fabri Tek First Bank Gateway Godfrey Gyrolyne Lincoln Natl L McQuay Nekoosa Rockwell Royal Dutch Warner Werner Western Power Wis Pwr and Lite with multiple percentage ranges.
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Wis. Fund
Marshall CO. National
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
CW Transport
Dial Finance
Fabri-Tek, Inc
First Bank
Warner Elec. Br
Werner Trans
Western Power
Wis. Pwr. & Lite
Big Profits Reported By Corporations
Renewed consumer demand and inflation boost corporate profits across the United States. Major firms report first quarter gains well above last year, led by General Motors Chrysler Ford and large steel and oil groups with some sectors like paper and railroads lagging.
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Cunnif Business News
New ‘York
America
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Boeing
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Inland Steel
Safeway Stores
Winn-Dixie
Youth in La Crosse Faces Theft Charge
Edward E. Greenwood 19 of 605 Winnebago St stood mute in circuit court on a theft related case alleging possession between February 4 and February 8 of a cash register valued at 100 to 500 dollars taken from Cy's Bakery and Restaurant at 7th and Cass Streets. Judge Lincoln Neprud ordered an innocent plea and scheduled a spring term trial while Patrick Doyle seeks a bill of particulars. Dist. Atty. Burleigh Randolph contends the current documents suffice. Arguments on the request are set for next Monday.
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Edward E. Greenwood
Winnebago St
Cy’s
7Th
Cass Sts
Greenwood
Lincoln Neprud
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Burleigh Randolph
Neprud
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Nev
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Rexall Drug
Allis-Chailmers
Ryder Systems
American Can
Scott Paper
American Motors
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Amer. Tel & Tel
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Anaconda
Sprerry Rand Sn Anchor Coupling
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N.J
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Swift
Texaco
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Trane Co
U.S. Steel
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Ethly
Westinghouse Elec
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DOW Jones
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Goodrich
Great Northern Ry
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Heileman Brewing
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Jones & Laughlin
Kawecki Chemical
Repre- Mini
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Mont
Componsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
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L C Tele. Co
Pyroil Co., Inc
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Business Week Magazine
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
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Winona Livestock Swift & Company
Winona
Winona Star
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