Heileman Strike Settled After Negotiated Contract
The La Crosse Heileman Brewery strike ended with 400 workers returning to work after union members accepted a new contract. The agreement provides wage increases over three years, health and welfare improvements, and higher pension benefits, with terms not disclosed.
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la Crosse
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Kenneth L. Minor
Heileman
Minor
Russell G. Cleary
Lil-Man Company
Cleary
Roy Kumm
Lucey Bids For Demo Governor Nomination
Lt. Gov. Patrick J. Lucey announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor. He spoke at Gen. Mitchell Field in Milwaukee and outlined a reform platform opposing Gov. Warren Knowles and criticizing past administrations. He plans further press conferences and will campaign on state problems and solutions.
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Milwaukee
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
Mitchell
Madison
David Carley
Dominic Frinzi
Knowles
Wisconsin
Thirteen Die On Wisconsin Roads In Spring Weekend
The Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 306 for 1966 as a spring weekend drew many motorists. Victims include a 10-year-old boy, a 5-year-old girl, and a 20-month-old infant.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Helen Szabo
Chicago
Mauston
Juneau
Kennedy Says NATO A arms Transfer Would Be a Mistake
Senator Robert F. Kennedy argues against Eisenhower's call to allow NATO allies to acquire nuclear weapons. Senators Hickenlooper and Symington also oppose transfers, while the issue prompts deeper Senate scrutiny of NATO policy and nonproliferation concerns amid Cold War tensions.
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NATO
Sen. Kennedy
Jack Bell
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
New York Democrat
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Rrowa
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Eisenhower
Edna F. Kelly
D-N.y
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Organization
Europe
Hickenlooper
Symington
Soviet Union
Federal Republic of Germany
Kennedy
India
Pakistan
Israel
Egypt
Viet Premier In Control Of Second Largest City
Da Nang capitulates as Premier Nguyen Cao Ky gains unchallenged control of South Viet Nam's second largest city after eight days of fighting. Rebels surrender with arms, while U.S. officials report air and sea power against Viet Cong and rioting Buddhist protests continue in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Nguyen Cao
Tinh Hoi
U.S
Thien Minh
Minh
Tri Quang
North
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Dinh Ba
Quang Tri
Tam Ky
Slim Support For Knowles Roadbuilding Push
Wisconsin lawmakers returned to unfinished business as a highway acceleration plan faced stiff opposition. Gov. Knowles won a narrow GOP convention endorsement but assembly and Senate members remain divided over funding via a penny gas tax and a $26.5 million bond issue.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Senate
House
Conservation Committee
Assembly
Legislative Council
Nikolay
Britain Proclaims State Of Emergency Over Seamen Strike
Britain declares a state of emergency to secure essential supplies as the National Union of Seamen enters its week-old strike. Queen Elizabeth II signs the proclamation authorizing wage and price controls, commandeering private transport and deploying the armed forces to move ships and prevent economic disruption.
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London
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
National Union of Seamen
Wading Youths and Two Others Drowned in Wisconsin Waters
Four drownings occurred over the weekend in Wisconsin. Two Stevens Point boys, 14 year olds Mark Fliehr and Michael Bourn, were recovered from the Plover River at Iverson Park after parents reported them missing Sunday night. Also drowning were Walter Ritchey 18 of Woodman in Grant County while attempting to swim across Lake Woodman, and Frank Foster 73 of Rockford Illinois who toppled into a private lake near East Troy while fishing from shore.
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Associated Press
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Mark Fliehr
Michael Bourn
Plover
Iverson Park
Walter Ritchey
Woodman
Lake Woodman
Grant County
Ritchey
Frank Foster
Rockford
Ill
East Troy
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Lancaster
Calif
Zarro
Antelope Valley
Jerry Sickler
Sickler
Democratic National
UPI Telephoto
Sally F. Glodowski
Amherst Junction
Wausau
Scott L. May
Philip L. May
Winneconne
Winnebago County
Oshkosh
West Bend
Washington County
St. Joseph’s Community Hospital
Menominee, Mich
Marinette County
Raymond Saunier
Paulia
Amberg
Manitowoc
Edmund Welch
Rose Ann
Welch
Grimms
Michael
Lawrence T. Roberts
Appleton
New London
Gary
Richard E Pontzlaff
Leroy A. Krup
New Holstein
Calumet County
St. Anna
Thomas Fredericks
al. Jackson
Edwin Q. White
de Nang
Viet Nam
Tinh Hoa Pagoda
Sean Flynn
UPI Radiotelephoto
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Slim
Frank Nikolay
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YWCA
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