Reynolds Names Theisen College Regent in Court Test
Gov Reynolds appoints Ray J Theisen to a five year regent term but the State Board of Regents refuses to seat him 11 to 1. Theisen must seek validation as a test case to force a Supreme Court ruling on gubernatorial appointive power. Reynolds calls Senate in recess an adjournment to delay confirmations and press the point.
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Reynolds
Theisen College
Miss Hawkes
Donald Soucie
Milwaukee
Theisen
William D. McIntyre
Eau Claire
Senate
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Leonard Zubrensky
Second Arrest On Gun Charge Is Made Here
Federal agents arrested Onalaska resident James Robert Quinn about 34 for possessing eight machine guns. Investigators led by John W. Ennis Jr. held Quinn in La Crosse as part of a continuing firearms probe. Quinn posted a $4000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner James J. Bannen.
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Onalaska
James Robert Quinn
Wilson St
John W. Ennis Jr
Milwaukee
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax
U.S. Treasury Department
Quinn
Ennis
la Crosse
James J. Bannen
U.S
Bannen
Trane Co
State GOP Platform Calls for Personal Property Tax Elimination
Milwaukee Wis. The Republican platform committee released a campaign plank stressing tax reform including the total removal of the personal property tax and a reduction of income taxes. The platform cites Wisconsin losses from industrial shifts and urges convention delegates to endorse the proposals at the gathering.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Milwaukee
Wis
Platform Committee
Wisconsin
Presbyterians Elect Negro New Moderator
The United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. elected Rev. Edler G Hawkins 55 from New York as its moderator becoming the first Black leader of the body during the 1950s era. He advocates civil rights passage while noting the church’s progress toward color blind governance. He and colleagues faced protests linked to racial demonstrations and civil rights activism.
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Huell Warren JR
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edler G. Hawkins
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
General Assembly
Eugene Carson Blake
Assembly
Hawkins
St. Augustine Presbyterian Church
New York
Bronx
J. Vernon Lloyd
Danville
Calif
Dr. Blake
United Presbyterian
Presbyteries
Baltimore
Mr. Hawkins
Senate
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
United States
Presbyterian Church
U.S
South
Wisconsin Republicans Favor Goldwater Nomination At Milwaukee Convention
Wisconsin Republicans opened their state convention in Milwaukee with no challenge to Knowles for lieutenant governor and a pledge to back the party line for civil rights. The platform defends labor and business, blasts Johnson as a New Deal rehash, and keeps the delegation committed to Byrnes on the first ballot with possible moves toward Goldwater on later rounds.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Warren P. Knowles
New Richmond
Frank Zeidler
State Department of Resource Development
John W. Reynolds
GOP
Lincoln
Knowles
Gove
Ernor
Johnson
U. S. Senate
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Byrnes
San Francisco
Convention Rules Committee
Goldwater
Lawrence Lindemer
Lansing
Mich
Midwest
Nelson Rockefeller
Jon Heider
Philadelphia
William Scranton
President Club
Federal Aviation Agency
Imer
Jack Olson
Robert Zimmerman
George Thompson
U N delegates study Viet border patrol plan
At the United Nations Cambodia and South Viet Nam discussed a possible U N sponsored border patrol. Ambassador Sonn said U S proposals for a U N watch on the frontier are key to Stevenson’s policy. Stevenson offered three options for a U N force with potential U S funding.
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U.N
Viet Border Patrol
William N Oatis
United Nations, N. Y
Security Council
U.S
United Nations
Cambodia
South
Viet Nam
Voeunsai Sonn
U.N. Watch On
Adlai E. Stevenson
L-Nation Council
Ahmed Taibi Benhima
Council
Sonn
Stevenson
Pham Khac Rau
South Viet Nam
U Thant
United States
Johnson Visits Michigan Blending Philosophy and Policy
President Johnson marks six months in office with a Michigan swing guiding an 85,000 strong crowd in Ann Arbor. He mixes philosophy with politics, urging a "great society" through urban renewal, education, and national-civic cooperation. He champions rebuilt cities and countryside and notes the need to end poverty and racial injustice.
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Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Stevenson
Soviet Union
Viterbo
Portant
Frank Cormier
Ann Arbor
Mich
Johnson
Michigan
University of Michigan
Detroit
George Romney
Romney
America
Patrick V. McNamara
Philip A. Hart
G. Mennen Williams
United States
Aristotle
Washington
White House
Wreath Laying Ceremonies Fill Kennedy Grave Visits
Six months after John F Kennedy's death an estimated 2,745,000 visitors have climbed Arlington's slope to his grave. Sen Edward M Kennedy joined a recent visit as wreaths line the fence and 15 ceremonies occur daily for dignitaries and mourners.
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Martha Cole Washington
Kings
Queens
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Europe
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
Betancourt
U S Jets Fly Over Laos To Spot Red Moves
U S jet reconnaissance flights over Laos mark the likely first step of broader actions in Southeast Asia as officials weigh strikes against North Vietnam, expanded air and sea power, possible Thai landings, and direct intervention in Laos.
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U.S
Laos
Washington
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Thailand
Approve Award of 645000 In Air Crash Death
A New York judge approved a 645000 award plus interest to Edna Kamlet the widow of Dr Jones Kamlet chemist killed in the December 16 1960 New York air crash. United Air Lines 402118 Trans World Airlines 98881 and the U S government 144000 will divide the settlement.
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New York
New York City
William F. X. Geoghan
Edna Kamlet
Fifth Ave
Jones Kamlet
Park Ave
Supreme Court
Henry Clay Greenberg
United AirLines
Trans World Airlines
U.S
Urban Renewal Plans for Viterbo College in Limbo
La Crosse Redevelopment Authority questioned Viterbo College’s urban renewal plan after dormitory site clearance made the application out of date. The authority considered reapplication or a different project while Viterbo awaits a decision.
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la Crosse Tribune
Viterbo College
la Crosse Redevelopment Authority
Viterbo
Common Council
Kenneth Niedbalski
Authority
Flanagan
9Th
Market
Winnebago
Memher Richard
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LBJ
Kennedy Memorial Library
Virginia
Alden K. Sibley
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Saigon
Jessie Fontenot
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