De Gaulle Restores French Order Amid Strike Wave Break
President de Gaulle reshapes government with Pompidou back as premier after dissolving the National Assembly. Reports say a partial return to work spreads from smaller plants while major industries like Renault resist. Paris demonstrations support the president as unions seek concessions but talks stall.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Georges Pompidou
Riviera
Automobiles Peugeot S.A
Mulhouse
Vesoul
Alsace
France
Angouleme
de Gaulle
Boulogne-Billancourt
Renault Automobile Works
Cate
City Hall project wins bid approval in La Crosse
The La Crosse Common Council approved bids for a $2.59 million city hall set to start within two weeks. Contingency funds rose to $50,000 from $23,000 after a 16-1 vote with Alderman James Shoger dissenting. Contingency held by forgoe of vinyl wall covering, completion targeted for February 1970, with details on bids from plumbing, heating, ventilation and electrical contractors.
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la Crosse City Hall
James Shoger
6Th Ward
Warren Loveland
Loveland
Harry Schroeder
Schroeder
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
France
Communist Party
Peter Nelson and Son, Inc
la Crosse
Judge Rules Long Haired Boy May Attend Graduation
Federal judge blocks La Crosse school officials from excluding William Gahan 18 from graduation events. Ruling criticizes administrators for rushing actions and orders admission to the senior assembly and commencement.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
la Crosse
William Gahan
James Doyle
Western District Court of Wisconsin
la Crosse School Board
Central High School
Doyle
Gahan
S. 21St St
William
U.S. District Court
Young Gahan
LBJ Accepts Spending Cut to Back Tax Bill
President Johnson agreed to a $6 billion spending cut to push a vital tax increase. Wilbur Mills predicts quick House passage on June 12 as Ford endorses the compromise. Vietnam war updates and a push to lower voting age from 21 to 18 also dominate the Memorial Day weekend remarks.
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LBJ
Johnson City, Tex
Johnson
Congress
Lbj Ranch
Wilbur D. Mills
D. Ark
House
Means Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Senate
Vietnam
Paris
Texas
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
North
Farley Turns 80 In Yankee Stadium Outing
Former postmaster general James A. Farley, an associate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, celebrated his 80th birthday by taking two grandchildren to a double header at Yankee Stadium.
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New York
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yankee Stadium
Missing Scorpion Sailor From Houston Area
John R. Houge 28 of Houston Minnesota serves aboard the nuclear submarine Scorpion reported missing in the Atlantic. Mrs. Houge said Naval representatives call nightly on search updates despite a storm halting and then restarting the hunt. Houge is a 1958 Houston High School graduate who joined the Navy in 1961 and trained at Great Lakes and Vallejo before assignment to Scorpion in 1963.
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Houston
Minn
John R. Houge
Gerhardt Houge
Atlantic
Houge
Navy
Houston High School
Great Lakes
New London
Memorial Day in La Crosse Parade Draws Thousands for Silent Observance
La Crosse observed Memorial Day with a large parade to Oak Grove Cemetery highlighting military dead from all U.S. wars. The first section was largely silent with many in cars. the second section featured school bands led by Logan High School, Lincoln Junior drew praise for its uniforms, and spectators handed out thousands of American flags.
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la Crosse Tribone
la Crosse
U.S
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove
Logan High School Ranger
Salvation Army
Drum and Bugle Corps
Camp McCoy
la Crosse Memorial Day Association
Logan
Central
Longfellow
Logan Jr
Lincoln Junior
Onalaska
Luther and
Aquinas High
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Georges Seguy
Sions
Pompidou
Socialist Workers Force
Yves Guena
Posts ‘and Telecommunications
UPI
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
City Hall
Defense Ministry
Fifth Republic
Tee
Plumbing
Healy Plumbing
St. Paul
R. H. Lovold, Inc
Winona Heating & Ventilating
Papenfuss Electric
By Tim Wyngaard
Delores Gahan
Howard Voss
Edsel Vergin
Mills
Frances Lewine
Montevideo, Minn
Montevideo
Fred Nielson
Tri-Star
By Grant Blum
Cameron Park
Hut
Hop
Reep
American Legion
Tribune
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