Minow Leaves FCC for Britannica Pot of Gold
E William Henry succeeds Newton Minow as FCC chairman. Minow, 37, will join Encyclopedia Britannica Inc for about 100000 dollars a year, ending a tenure marked by the famous wasteland quote. Henry, 34, vows tough yet thoughtful regulation focusing on public service over profits.
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Louis G. Panos Washington
Newton Minow
Chicago
Federal Communications Commission
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc
Minow
FCC
Washington
E. William Henry
Memphis
Tenn
Henry
Communications Satellite Corporation
72 Men Women Trained In CD Emergency Work
Civil Defense Director Clarence Kilmer told the Viroqua Common Council that 50 men and 22 women in the area have been trained for emergencies. Aldermen approved 431.50 for uniforms for women and nine men plus some equipment. Rodney Ostrom may be hired as summer recreation director. City Attorney Chapman said the council has no jurisdiction over Larson Cement Construction Co plans for a cement storage tank.
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Viroqua
Wis
Civil Defense
Clarence Kilmer
Common Council
Fred Martin
Richland Center
Rodney Ostrom
Everett Chapman
Larson Cement Construction Co
Loading of Ship Halted By Union
In Milwaukee, Local 9 of the Brewery Workers Union halted loading of the Canadian grain ship Redwing after about 60 longshoremen briefly left two other ships. Workers who operate loading gear remained off the Redwing at Upper Lakes Shipping, with picketing by other unions continuing earlier in the day. Two men were arrested for speeding in boats amid court-ordered limits on picketing.
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Milwaukee
Redwing
Brewery Workers Union
Normac
Moore-McCormack
Topdalsfjord
Fjell-Orange
Continental Grain Co
Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd
Toronto
Upper Lakes
American
Seafarers International Union
Afl-Cio
Canadian
Upper Lakes Shipping
Low bid for Duluth airport warehouse contract
Ruben Johnson and Sons Inc of Superior Wisconsin appears to submit the lowest bid for a warehouse and base supply facility at Duluth Minnesota airport. The Chicago Army Engineer District reported a base bid of 166189 and additive 6000 versus government estimate 168000 base and 8900 additive for sprinkler system.
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Chicago
Ruben Johnson & Sons, Inc
Superior
Wis
Duluth, Minn
Chicago Army Engineer District
Pope John XXIII Shows Signs of Recovery in Rome
The ailing Pope heard Mass in his study and received Communion as his surgeon assessed a grave condition. Doctors reported gastric heteroplasia remains a threat, yet the Pope’s strength and serenity offered cautious optimism for a possible return to public duties.
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Manzini
Rome
Pietro Valdoni
Valdoni
John
Gasbarrini
Pope John
Cardinal Cicognani
County Man Hurt In Crash In Shelby Town
A rural La Crosse man Duane E. Schroeder 24 was hospitalized with head injuries after his car smashed into a bridge abutment on Breidel Coulee Road a half mile north of Highway 14. He told police he fell asleep at the wheel. The car knocked over four guard rail posts and bent a steel beam through the hood and roof narrowly missing the windshield.
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la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
Duane E. Schroeder
Breidel Coulee Road
Highway 14
Shelby
Schroeder
Harold Metschenbacker
No Catnaps In Her Bed
In Las Vegas Patricia Spades refuses to let 10 week old leopard Tinker Bell sleep in her bed, calling the pet a wild animal and saying marriage to Frank Michelberger is off unless the leopard sleeps in a cage. Michelberger declined to comment on next steps.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Patricia Spades
Tinker Bell
Miss Spades
Frank Michelberger
Patricia
Michelberger
Stinker
Wisconsin Senate Approves Election Day Tavern Operation
The Wisconsin State Senate backed a measure to allow taverns to operate on election days with a 25-7 vote, sending the bill to the governor for signature. The session also approved welfare aid extending into the next biennium at current levels, earmarking 45.1 million dollars, 6.4 million less than Gov Reynolds proposed for 1963-65.
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Madison
State Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Inp
Senate
John W. Reynolds
Duck Family Parades Itself Through Manitowoc Street
A mother duck and nine ducklings joined Memorial Day watchers as they left the formal parade. The ducks moved into the street at a downtown intersection drawing a crowd before police escorted them to the Manitowoc River for safety.
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Manitowoc
Freight Train Derailed Near Glenwood Yards
Soo Line crews began clearing wrecked cars after ten freight units derailed in Glenwood Minnesota as the train arrived at the yards on Thursday afternoon.
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Glenwood
Highway 33 Section at Beaver Dam Closed This Weekend
State Highway Department reports a closing of a section of Highway 33 at Beaver Dam for the weekend due to road construction. Anticipated delays and detours were announced for motorists traveling the area.
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Madison
State Highway Department
Beaver Dam
Stock Quotations by Shearson Hammill and Co
Market report shows Dow Jones Industrial average at 726.75 up 4.25 with railroads utilities and volume listed. Commodities include July wheat soybeans September eggs and a wide range of stocks and mutual funds with varied bid ranges and fund prices.
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New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
Bell & Farrell, Inc
Aileen, Inc
Central Tele
Clark Oil
Gateway Trs
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Helleman Br
Koehring Co
M. Bly F
Marine Cap
McQuay, Inc
Guar
Nekoosa
North
Plastics
Pyroil Co
Rap Industries
Rockwell
Fidelity Fund
Incorpor
Mass
Wil. St
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Winona livestock and Chicago market reports update
Winona Swift & Company reports on hogs cattle and veal prices with weights and ranges. South St Paul data shows live market activity and price shifts for hogs cows and bulls alongside Chicago butter eggs grain and futures notes.
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South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Fire damages Spartek plant in Sparta Wisconsin
A fire of undetermined origin damaged an attic section at Spartek Co in the former American Suppliers Building on Milwaukee Street. The blaze was found by Ronald Baumbach about 7 p.m. firefighters remained until 2 a.m. Friday. Manager J C Hayes expected operation to resume Monday.
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Sparta
Wis
Spartek Co
American Suppliers
Milwaukee Street
Ronald Baumbach
J. C. Hayes
Appeal Fails In La Crosse Speeding Case
Donald Ambuehl of La Crescent lost his appeal Friday in La Crosse Circuit Court against a speeding conviction from May 16, 1962 in Municipal Court. Judge Lincoln Neprud imposed a total $45.30 after a guilty verdict, with Asst. City Atty. William Sauer prosecuting and Patrick Doyle defending the defendant.
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la Crescent
la Grosse
Donald Ambuehl
Lincoln Neprud
Ambuehl
Asst
William Sauer
la Crosse
Patrick Doyle
Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Wisconsin Towns
Robert E. Sanders of Avon Street and Marilyn R. McGrath of Rose Street plan marriage June 1 in Sparta. Gary A. Baldwin of Harvey Street and Joan R. Pierce of Third Avenue in Onalaska are to wed June 8 in Onalaska.
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Robert E. Sanders
Avon St
Marilyn R. McGrath
Rose St
Sparta
Gary A. Baldwin
Harvey St
Joan R. Pierce
3Rd Ave
Onalaska
Doctor Charged With Mailing Stimulants in Frost
Dr. Lewis Hanson 50 of Frost Minnesota faces June 24 federal court on 19 counts of sending detroamphetamine sulfate capsules through the mail to nonpatients in Minnesota South Dakota and Wisconsin. More than 1000 capsules alleged. Conviction could bring up to one year and or $1000 fine per count.
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St, Paul
Minnesota
Lewis Hanson
Frost
Blue Earth
Hanson
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Stunt Pilot Seriously Injured After Plane Crash
Menomonee Falls AP Merle Sampson a 31 year old from Waukesha was hospitalized with face cuts and internal injuries after his light plane struck a tree about 250 feet from the runway at Menomonee Falls Airport. The aircraft belonged to Bill Adams Aerial Circus. Sampson had been practicing a stunt with a man on a moving car climbing a ladder slung beneath the plane.
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Menomonee Falls
Merle Sampson
Waukesha
Bill Adams Aerial Circus
Karl Schaarschmidt
Sampson
Racial Unrest Across Cities Spurs Desegregation Push
Across the nation protests surged as groups pressed for desegregation. Police, federal and local authorities watched as demonstrators gathered in Jackson, Memphis, Chicago and Birmingham, with arrests and clashes reported. Officials discussed biracial committees and voter outreach as a path to progress.
Injuries Fatal to Mauston Man in Car Crash
Mauston Wisconsin Ervin Langdon seventy died Thursday night at the local hospital from injuries suffered Wednesday morning in a two car crash on Highway 82 about 1.5 miles east of Mauston. He had leg arm and jaw fractures and internal injuries. Three other persons were less seriously injured.
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Mauston
Wis
Ervin Langdon
Here
Foreign Policy Review Sought By GOP Leaders
GOP leaders call for a clear and concise congressional review of Kennedy administration foreign policy. Dirksen and Halleck urge executive branch officials testify before Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees to reduce uncertainty and support bipartisan policy.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
Senate House Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Cyclone Toll in East Pakistan Passes Threat Level
Official death toll from a cyclone striking the Chittagong coast rises to over 1,000 as rescue reports continue. Aerial relief coordinates food and supplies by helicopter. Delta islands near Chittagong reportedly swept by storm surge with grim comparisons to the 1960 disaster that killed thousands.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Chittagong
East Pakistan
Mother Dies on Daughter's Grave in Memorial Day Visit
Sheboygan Falls authorities report Mrs. Cora Mohnsam aged 62 collapsed and died of a heart attack while visiting a cemetery to lay flowers on her husband and daughter's graves. The incident occurred on Memorial Day at the daughter's grave.
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Sheboygan Falls
Cora Mohnsam
La Crosse Man Injured In Ladder Fall
Ralph Mattison, 49, of 914 State St, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital Thursday after falling from a ladder while working on second story windows. He remained in some pain with bruises and an X-ray check pending. hospital officials described his condition as satisfactory.
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Manzini
Amleto Cardinal
Cicognani
Vatican
Gustavo Cardinal Testa
Vatican Curia
la Crosse
St. Francis Hospital
Ralph Mattison
State St. A
Weather Record for Lacrosse Region and Nearby States
Scattered showers and thunderstorms persist in Lacrosse and vicinity with warm temperatures. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph expected. mid 60s tonight and upper 80s Saturday. Minnesota reports heavy rains and cooler conditions in the northwest. Iowa sees scattered showers and occasional thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Wisconsin notes showers and thunderstorms in the north and extreme west with warm, windy conditions.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Boys Treated After Swallowing Poison in Twin French Island
Twin brothers Jerome and Joseph Ziegler two are two years old and were treated at St. Francis Hospital and released Friday morning after swallowing rat poison kept in the family garage behind a hooked door. Their mother asked county traffic police at 9 23 a m to rush them to the hospital. A hospital spokesman said Mrs Ziegler had given them something to induce vomiting before arrival. Each boy received another emetic at the hospital.
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French Island
St. Francis Hospital
Jerome
Joseph Ziegler
Orville J. Ziegler
Winona St
Milk strike unlikely despite dairy price decline says Rohde
Gil bert Rohde, president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union, warned in letters to Senators Proxmire and Nelson that continued low dairy prices may force farm families to take action. He cited April prices as the lowest for the month since 1957 and urged new price support legislation to prevent hardships, noting violence by some farmers could become inevitable if incomes keep falling.
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Chippewa Falls
Gilbert Rohde
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Rohde
Kenosha Cab Driver Faces Second Lie Test
Kenosha investigators scheduled a second lie detector test for a cab driver who gave a statement in the Anthony Biernat killing case. Sheriff’s officials say the first test did not fully substantiate the original story but nerves may have affected results.additional witnesses have taken multiple tests in the Biernat case. Biernat, a 46 year old jukebox distributor, was abducted January 7 and found three weeks later in a shallow grave in an abandoned house basement.
Unitarian Fellowship Plans Summer Discussion Series
The Unitarian Universalist group will gather at the YWCA on Sunday at 8 p.m. with Dr. Fred de Wit leading the discussion. The series will continue through the summer.
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Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
YWCA
Fred de Wit
Radio Highlights Friday and Saturday Baseball Pairings
Friday at 7 p.m. WLCX hosts Vox Pop with Robert Smythe on vacation development plans. Braves vs Houston on WKTY at 7 45 p.m. and Twins vs Detroit on WKBH at 7 55 p.m. Saturday adds Braves vs Houston at 1 15 p.m. and WKBH 1 25 p.m. baseball games.
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WLCX
Robert Smythe
WKTY
Braves
Houston
WKBH
Twins
Detroit
Five Defendants Convicted In Kenny Fraud Case
A federal jury convicted Marvin L. Kline J George Zimmerman Abraham Koolish David Koolish and John Carnell of conspiracy and multiple mail fraud counts tied to a million dollar fraud against the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation. Jurors found 37 of 600 charges proved amid about 20 million raised and 12 million turned to the charity.
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Minneapolis
Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation
Edward J. Devitt
Marvin L. Kline
J. George Zimmerman
St. Paul
Kenny
Chicago
Abraham Koolish
David
John Carnell
Kline
Zimmerman
Carnell
Koolishes
Tthe
Fred Fadell
Phillip Rettig
Devitt
Fadell
Viet Guerrillas Target Americans In Viet War Ambush
In Saigon the AP reports Communist guerrillas aimed at Americans during a government patrol. Two U S special forces advisers led the 100 mountain tribesmen were killed Capt James Brodt 30 of Cocoa Beach Florida and Pfc Neil Kk Maciver 19 of Silver Spring Maryland. The advisers were larger than other troops and became easy targets. After securing the Americans the guerrillas fled.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
James Brodt
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Neil Kk. Maciver
Silver Spring
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