Honor Lynch Receives Stokes Award for Resource Reporting
Milwaukee journalist R. G. Lynch was honored at a Milwaukee Journal luncheon as Edward P. Cliff, head of the U S Forest Service, urged national media to educate the public on wise land and water use. Lynch won the Thomas L. Stokes award for reporting on western water issues.
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Milwaukee
U.S. Forest Service
Edward P. Cliff
R. G. Lynch
The
Milwaukee Journal
Cliff
Lynch
Thomas L. Stokes
New Lighting To Be Ready In Three Weeks In La Crosse
Downtown La Crosse will gain new street lights in about three weeks according to Howard Wettstein of Wettstein and Sons TV and Electric. One third of the bases for the standards are in and light posts should arrive in about two weeks. 3rd Street, already updated with new curb and gutter last year, will be the first to be lit.
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la Crosse
Howard Wettstein
Wettstein and Sons TV and Electric
3Rd Street
Veep Should Be Available To Take Over
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower urges that the vice president have authority to assume duties if the president is disabled and that, if the vice presidency is vacant, the president may appoint a successor. He cites past illnesses and warns disability can be mental as well as physical. Congress would have final say in disputes over disability.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Viking Commander Promoted to Major General in Minnesota
ST. PAUL AP The commander of Minnesota's 47th Viking National Guard Division was promoted from brigadier general to major general in a ceremony led by Governor Karl Rolvaag. Grant, a Golden Valley warehouse superintendent in civilian life, becomes the division's two star leader.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Viking
Donald C. Grant
Gon
Karl Rolvaag
Grant
Golden Valley
Crossword Style Word List From Newspaper Clipping
A mixed list of clues and fragments appears labeled with Newspap er Enterprise Assn. style, including terms for places nations and objects across multiple categories. The jumble includes river and lake references as well as personal names and titles suggesting a crossword puzzle cache.
Racial tensions rise as guards block district exits
Five of them Negro, marching and singing two hours before violence. Guards at key intersections prevent Negroes from leaving the district and whites from entering. Groups of Negroes attempted to march out, faced guardsmen, and were turned back as whites gathered on Race Street increasing tension.
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Race Street
Thompson Criticized By Demo Challenger
Atty. Gen. George Thompson faced attack from Bronson La Follette who cited a conflict of interest over appointing David A. Weber as a special consultant on Thompson's campaign and chairing the Citizens for Thompson committee. Weber was paid 32 dollars per day on Thompson's staff, raising concerns that taxpayers fund political activity.
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Madison
George Thompson
Bronson la Follette
Thompson
David A. Weber
la Follette
Weber
Citizens For Thompson
Wisconsin
Prisoner Injured In Stolen Plane Crash
Steven Barner, 23, escaped Fort Madison State Penitentiary, stole an airplane, crash landed near Grinnell Iowa, and was found unconscious in a hog house on the Richard Beck farm about 11 miles northeast of Grinnell. He crawled roughly 500 yards from the wrecked plane in a pasture.
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Grinnell, Iowa
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Grinnell
Steven Barner
Richard Beck
Iowa
Barner
Port Edwards Man Fined On Tax Count
Victor Sandman of Port Edwards was fined 2500 dollars and placed on two years probation after pleading no contest to willful failure to file a tax return. The 62 year old pharmacy proprietor faced a 1960 gross income figure of 21998 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Victor Sandman
Port Edwards
U.S. District Court
Kenneth P. Grubb
Sandman
Soo seeks approval to drop four Chicago to Wisconsin trains
The Soo Line asked federal authority to discontinue four passenger trains between Chicago and Wisconsin Minnesota routes due to a projected 520000 annual deficit. Trains three and four The Laker would end to Superior Wisconsin and five and six to St Paul Minnesota by June 22.
La Crescent Approves Vacating Part of Main Street
La Crescent Village Council voted unanimously to vacate a 10 foot portion of Main Street adjoining La Crescent Concrete and La Crescent Farm and Orchard Supply. No opposition was heard. Next meeting will discuss water department billing, Pine Creek Road petitions, curb and gutter projects, a stop sign plan, dump site, recreation program, and a temporary constable appointment after James Farrell's death.
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LA Crescent
Mann
Main Street
la Crescent Concrete
Water Department
Pine Creek Road
7Th Street
Elm Street
James Farrell
Winona and South St. Paul Livestock Quotes Report
Winona markets list hogs calves and cattle prices by grade with top hogs at 14.85 to 15.25 and top cattle at 19.25 for hi choice, plus ved veal prices. South St. Paul reports USDA cattle and hog prices, with steady to lower trends, including 17.00-19.25 steers and 15.75-16.00 barrows, and feeder pig values in the 13.00-13.50 range.
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Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
U.S
Toll climbs to 279 in Minnesota traffic year
The Associated Press reports Minnesota's traffic toll for 1964 reaches 279, up from 265 the prior year. Eight killed over the weekend and two pedestrians died from injuries after auto strikes. Mrs. Emil Kruse, 47, of Fairmont, died in hospital after being struck on U.S. 16 while crossing to her mailbox. Donald L. Peterson, 20, of St. Paul, died from injuries suffered May 3 in an auto crash in the capital city. Sheriff Lawrence O. Thrun said two men killed in a fiery Sandstone crash are Harvey Welch, 69, and Louis Longseth, 50.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Emil Kruse
Fairmont
U.S
Donald L. Peterson
St. Paul
Pine County
Lawrence O. Thrun
Sandstone
Harvey Welch
Fuller St
Louis Longseth
Highway 61
Wooden nickels circulate in Monroe Wisconsin
In Monroe Wisconsin the First National Bank issued wooden five cent tokens as legal tender due to coin shortages. Merchants accept them and the bank redeems in cash on demand. By today over 200 letters sought the nickels, though they do not fit parking meters.
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Monroe
Wisconsin
First National Bank
Johnsons to Attend Democrat Fund Dinner
Washington AP reports the Johnson family will attend a Democratic fundraising event titled a Salute to President Lyndon B. Johnson. About 6 000 party members are expected to attend at the National Guard Armory with tickets at 100 dollars each.
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Democrat
Washington
Lyndon
Lady Bird
Lynda
Luci
Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnsons
National Guard
Cron
Richard Adler
Republicans Choose Hatfield for Keynote at National Convention
GOP leaders vote 28 to 20 to combine temporary chairman duties with keynote speaker role, selecting Hatfield over Tim M. Babcock as the convention face. Miller notes the three-way top-offices split mirrors 1952 tradition, aiming to balance exposure while fitting eight to nine presidential nominations into prime TV time. Dominick and Forsythe drop from consideration after the decision.
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Goldwater
Hatfield
William E. Miller
Thhen
Tim M. Babcock
Montana
Miller
San Francisco
East
Peter Dominick
R-Colp
Minnesota
Robert A. Forsythe
Eisenhower
Welfare
Burglars Loot Pro Shop At La Crosse Country Club
Thieves broke the front window of the La Crosse Country Club Pro Shop and took about 800 dollars worth of golf merchandise between 9:30 p m Monday and 8 a m Tuesday. Willis Marquardt and his wife found the loss Tuesday morning as police investigate.
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la Crosse Country Club
Willis Marquardt
Balloon to reach 152000 feet from Northfield
A 10 million cubic foot laminated balloon built by the G T Schjeldahl Co will be launched near Northfield under Office of Naval Research sponsorship. The unmanned flight aims for a record height of 152000 feet to test new material while carrying instruments for sky brightness, ozone, and cosmic ray studies.
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Northfield
Fire at Wegimont Castle Vacation Center Kills 19
In Liege Belgium a fire at the Wegimont castle holiday retreat killed 19 people. Police said two victims died jumping from windows during the blaze which began around midnight in the kitchens of the 18th century castle and spread through wood paneling. an electrical short circuit is suspected. About 90 guests were housed at the center.
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Liege
Belgium
Wegimont
Stock Quotations May 26 1964 Pepsi-Cola and Firms
A summary of the day’s quotations lists numerous tickers with fractions and percentages for Pepsi-Cola Philips RCA Anchor Coups American Can Republic Steel Central Telecom American Cyanamid Rexall Drug Clark Oil American Motors Reynolds Metals First Bank Standard Oil and many others. It includes bond and fund notes, product prices, and commodity figures such as July wheat and soybeans, with volumes and index figures where shown.
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Pepsi-Cola
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Phillips Pete
Aileen, Inc
Allis-Chalmers
RCA
American Can
Republic Steel
Central Tele
Clark Oil
American Motors
Reynolds Metals
Royal Dutch
Amer. Tel. & Tel
Spartans Ind
Gateway Trans
Anaconda
G. D. Searle
Godfrey Co
Avco
Sears Roebuck
Hamilton Mfg
Brunswick
Sinclair Oil
Heileman Brew
Chrysler
Socony
U.S. Rubber
Rockwell
Zenith
Western Power
Greyhound
Boston Capital
Wis. Pow. & L
Gulf Oil
First National Tausche Bonds
Mllinois Central Ind
S City Bank
Harvester Ti
Boston Fund
Interstate Power
Epko Shoes
Jones & Laughlin
Wallace Press
Eaton & Howard Lockheed
Dow Jones
Magnavox
Fidelity Fund
Incorp
Montgomery Ward
Mass
Monsanto Chem
Northwest Banc
Natl
Northern
Supreme Court Denies Redistrict Changes
A one paragraph ruling added to the State Supreme Court reapportionment order of May 14 denied four requests for changes. No party objected. Protest letters came from Glendale, Sen Norman Sussman, Assemblyman D Russell Wartinbee, and the Milwaukee County Republican organization. The reapportionment adds two assembly seats to Waukesha County and one each to Milwaukee and Outagamie counties.
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Madison
State Supreme Court
Senate
Assembly
City of
Glendale
Norman Sussman
Milwaukee
D. Russell Wartinbee
Skeeter Schedule Spraying Continues in City Area
Spraying operations will continue in the area started Tuesday night along Causeway Boulevard extending to the north city limits between east and west bounds.
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Causeway Boulevard
East
Iowa Governor urges Minnesota firms to plant in Iowa
Governor Harold E. Hughes led a 50 person Iowa delegation to urge Minnesota manufacturers to consider new Iowa plants. He said expansion may require cross state moves but Iowa offers familiar attributes and a favorable business climate. He cited Iowa hosting one fifth of the nation's top 500 manufacturers and 850 new industries in nine years. The group planned talks on corporate tax structure and right to work law.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Peterson Not Surprised At Ford Demo Vote
Madison AP Republican state chairman Talbot Peterson says he is not surprised Henry Ford II will back Johnson in the upcoming election. He cites Ford family giving to Democrats in 1962 and calls Ford’s stance nonsense while presenting secretary of state records listing three Ford family members as $2,500 contributors to Wisconsin Democrats.
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Madison
Talbot Peterson
Henry Ford II
Johnson
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Ford
Peterson
GOP
White House
Secretary of State
Benson Ford
William C. Ford
Democratic Party
Major South Atlantic quake recorded by California tech
Pasadena AP report says a strong tremor measuring 7.5 or greater was detected at Caltech. Dr Charles Richter noted the epicenter about 8 300 miles southeast of Pasadena with a 4 14 16 time. Father Louis Eisele at Spring Hill College Mobile provided a cross check placing the epicenter 5 650 miles north northeast of Mobile near the Kurile islands.
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Pasadena
Calif
South Atlantic
California Institute of Technology
Charles Richter
Louis J. Eisele
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Eisele
Kurile Islands
Japan
Richter
Father Eisele
Antipoverty Bill Wins Over GOP Opposition
The House Education and Labor Committee approved the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 by a 1912 vote amid GOP opposition. The bill targets poverty with Job Corps participation for youths, limits direct federal aid to schools, and sets state allocation formulas, reflecting administration priorities in a lengthy partisan debate.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Johnson Signs Bill Expanding US IDA Aid to 312 Million
President Johnson signed a foreign aid bill authorizing a 312 million dollar US contribution to the International Development Association. The measure secures a 750 million dollar IDA replenishment from 17 nations over three years starting July 1, 1965, with 438 million from other members at stake without US support. The bill’s path involved Senate approval, House committee back-and-forth, and final House passage by voice vote after debate.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
International Development Association
IDA
World Bank
United States
Sen. A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
House
Congress
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Secretary of the Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
Aeration Treatment Shows Improvement in River Oxygen
Experiments by the Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District show substantial improvement in Mississippi River water below Hastings dam. The test increased oxygen absorption by agitating water at the dam gates to stabilize treated sewage. Due to success, a similar approach will be tried at Red Wing dam.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis - St. Paul
Mississippi River
Hastings Dam
Hastings
Red Wing
Wisconsin Highway bids total 2.40 million for 9 counties
Wisconsin State Highway Commission received apparent low bids totaling 2 395 930 for nine county road improvements. A key project will complete a Portage by pass on State 78 linking U S 51 and I 90 94 this year. R T Madden Co Chicago bid 804 571 for final four miles of concrete paving. Century Fence Co Waukesha bid 32 974 for erection of signs on the route.
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Century Fence Co
Waukesha
Primatene Tablets Put Asthma Relief In Reach Without Prescription
New York report says the asthma formula doctors prescribe most is now sold over the counter in many states. Primatene tablets claim to open bronchial tubes relieve congestion and stop attacks within minutes providing hours of relief without injections.
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New York
N. Y
Girl Dies In Tractor Mishap Brother Hurt
Angeline Debra Van Schindel, 11, was killed when a tractor tipped over on Monday crushing her and her 14-year-old brother Gary, who suffered bruises and is listed in satisfactory condition at Kaukauna Community Hospital. Their parents are Mr and Mrs Clarence Van Schindel of Appleton.
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Appleton
Angeline
Debra van Schindel
Gary
Kaukauna Community Hospital
Clarence van Schindel
Boy Drowns While Swimming at Silver Lake
Mark Vonlander 14 of rural Manitowoc drowned Monday while swimming with two companions in Silver Lake. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William Vonlander.
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Lake Manitowoc
Mark Vonlander
Manitowoc
Silver Lake
William Vonlander
Wisconsin Officials Appointments Stir State Supreme Court Case
Reynolds and the Wisconsin Council of Resources Development and Conservation announce reappointments. Louis Hanson’s brother linked to the state Democratic chair is named to replace Charles Smith of Wausau, with Jankowski to succeed Guido Bahr of Manitowoc. The changes may influence a Supreme Court test case on appointive powers.
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Wisconsin Council of Resources Development and Conservation
Louis Hanson
Hanson
Charles Smith
Wausau
Jankowski
Guido Bahr
Manitowoc
Supreme Court
Reynolds
U Thant Doubts UN Can Handle Asian Border Task
U Thant announced the United Nations cannot undertake a Southeast Asia border supervision at present. He rejected U.S. proposals for a UN patrol along the Viet Nam Cambodia border or a joint Vietnamese Cambodian force. The statements followed a UN Security Council address and a Canadian Parliament news conference.
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Ottawa
U.N
U Thant
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Thant
United States
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Malaysian Leader To Confer With LBJ In July
Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman will visit the United States for talks with President Johnson in July, a government source said today. High level discussions are expected to cover bilateral relations and regional issues.
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LBJ
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Rahman
United States
Johnson
Wisconsin gets 155000 starting grant for Wood County rehab
Rep. Melvin R. Laird announces a 155000 starting grant for a five year Wood County rehabilitation pilot for the handicapped. Federal funds total 780000 with 169000 state and local contributions, supporting about 2000 handicapped residents in Marshfield and Wisconsin Rapids area.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
R - Wis
Wood County
Wisconsin
Laird
Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Eau Claire County
Marshfield
Wisconsin Rapids
Weather records for Lacrosse and nearby regions
Fair cool night with a low around 50. Pleasant Wednesday with mid 70s highs. Wisconsin clears and cools tonight with fair Wednesday. Minnesota mostly fair with little temperature change. Iowa clears and cools tonight with variable cloudiness Wednesday. Sunrise 5:29 a.m. Sunset 8:36 p.m. Moon full. Degree days total 6 638 last year 17 620 normal 1 488. Record highs and lows set May 26 1914 92 and May 26 1925 34.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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