Blockade Showdown Nearing Rusk Describes Blockade As Very Serious
Secretary of State Dean Rusk called the Russian blockade of a U S convoy to Berlin a very serious matter as Washington coordinated with Kennedy and Bundy on the crisis. The incident followed a protest by Ambassador Kohler and involved Soviet armored vehicles at the autobahn checkpoint. Washington warned Moscow that counting rules would stick to 1961 practice, while allies pressed for stable procedures.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Berlin
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kennedy
McGeorge Bundy
Kohler
Moscow
Senate Committee
White House
Pierre Salinger
West Berlin
United States
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Kremlin
Russia
Georgi M. Kornienko
Marienborn
Babelsberg
United Nations
Peter Thomas
Can brother of Diem handed to Saigon rebels
Ngo Dinh Can, prominent in central Viet Nam under his brother President Ngo Dinh Diem, was turned over to South Viet Nam's revolutionary government after seeking asylum at the Hue U.S. consulate. The junta named Nguyen Ngoc Tho premier as it forms a provisional government.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Can
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hue
Can
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
South
United States
Duong van Minh
Minh
Tho
Washington
House of Representatives
Clement J. Zablocki
Zablocki
Diet
Nhu
Community Chest Drive Extended To November 11
Henry Funk and Robert Waller announce a one week extension for the Community Chest drive begun Oct 14. By 10 am Tuesday total donations reached 193 683 dollars about 74 percent of the 261 121 dollar goal as firms report solid employee cooperation but need extra canvassing time.
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Henry Funk
Robert Waller
Waller
Batavian National Bank
New Villa
Funk
Wisconsin
United Fund
Milwaukee
Racine
Wausau
Beloit
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Legislature Repeals $2 Filing Fee Amid Budget Impact
Madison lawmakers repeal the state's $2 income tax filing fee with near unanimous votes in both chambers. Gov. Reynolds backs the repeal which saves $6.8 million over two years but offsets may come from other tax sources. A separate move blocks new fair housing legislation by requiring approval from the Procedures Committee, curbing civil rights measures this session.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
John W. Reynolds
Reynolds
Jack Olson
Legislative Procedures Committee
Olson
Fred Risser
Glen Pommerening
R-Wauwatosa
French Get Nod After Brief Delay
Soviet blocked U S and French convoys near Marienborn as East German and Berlin tensions rose. French troops were allowed through after brief stand, while U S forces stood ready with a growing supply line and West German observers watched closely.
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West Berlin
Marienborn
U.S
Father Hikes 10 Miles For Snowbound Rescue
Hans Farwig 29 led his family through waist high snow to flag down a passing freight train after their car stalled on Corona Pass Colorado. Rescuers reached them within 21 hours of being trapped as temperatures plunged below zero.
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East Portal
Colo
Hans Farwig
Farwig
Corona Pass
Denver
Winter Park
Corina
Janet
Sonia
Yojana
James
Mari Lopez
Rosario Pradel
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Francis Ceiloha
Paul Galvan
Galvan
Trial Opens In Assault Case Involving 14-Year-Old
A 14-year-old North Side girl testified in La Crosse Circuit Court about an assault by two Caledonia youths on July 14 near Onalaska. Ronald W. Schroeder and Stephen K. Mallory, both charged with taking indecent liberties, faced trial while Ardis L. Nelson pleaded guilty and faces sentencing January 13. The witness described being lured into a car and taken to a field near The Cave where she was restrained.
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la Crosse Tribune
North Side
la Crosse
Caledonia
Onalaska
Ronald W. Schroeder
Stephen K. Mallory
Ardis L. Nelson
Pine St
John Flynn
Flynn
Rose Street
Schroeder
Wisconsin Governor cites $25.6 million surplus for tax cuts
Gov. John W. Reynolds announced a 1965 revenue surplus of $25.6 million, enabling $14.6 million in tax cuts and $8.8 million in additional spending. He urged repealing the $2 filing fee, the 3 percent electricity tax, and a 3 percent luxury tax on high priced items, while highlighting higher corporate and income tax receipts and inheritance and gift taxes. He praised a Republican legislature for approving a more citizen-focused budget and proposed 26 bills and resolutions including highway expansion and tax reforms.
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Madison
John W. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Reynolds
Department
State Building Commission
Downer College
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
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Bonn
Lore
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