FBI Memo Said Hoover Heard Oswald Planned Kennedy Killing
Washington AP report cites a 1964 Hoover note claiming an informant told him Oswald discussed with Cuban officials plans to kill President Kennedy. Post sources say Oswald visited the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City before the 1963 Dallas assassination and speculation on Cuban involvement remains unproven.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Washington Post
Hoover
Oswald
Fidel Castro
CIA
Mexico
Kennedy
Dallas
Jack Ruby
The
Post
Warren Commission
Commission
the Post
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Castro
Rolando Cubela
Cubela
Task Force Proposes Handgun Ban in Wisconsin
Milwaukee AP report says Gov Lucey named task force endorsing elimination of private handgun ownership along with legalized gambling. It urges mandatory handgun registration and argues handgun extinction is warranted. also supports equal enforcement, sentencing reform, court reorganization, and better county jail conditions.
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Milwaukee
Patrick J. Lucey
Special Committee On Criminal Justice Standards
Wisconsin Council On Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Council
Assassination Sleuths Doubt Reinvestigation Efforts
Harold Weisberg, author of seven assassination books, questioned the effectiveness of a proposed House committee to reexamine King and Kennedy deaths. He argued the Warren Commission operated in secrecy and failed, while James Lesar contended Lee Harvey Oswald and James Earl Ray did not kill the respective leaders. Weisberg claimed Ray was not at the King scene and alleged planted evidence and a broader coverup by police and authorities.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Harold Weisberg
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Weisberg
James Lesar
James Earl Ray
Ray
King
Lee Harvey Oswald
Lesar
FBI
Courts
Press
Work Advances On I-90 Center At French Island
Construction of the 800000 dollar Interstate 90 tourist information center and rest area on French Island progresses through near freezing weather. Pertzsch Construction Co builds substructure for a new bridge over French Slough while J.L. Sullivan Inc and Domke Construction handle curbs, ramps, and grading. Bids for the center, well, and landscaping are set for December 21 with completion planned next year after July start.
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Minnesota
State Highway Department
Pertzsch Construction Co
Onalaska
French Slough
Mike Jaskaniec
Pertzsch
Willinger
J.L. Sullivan Inc
Wisconsin Rapids
Sullivan
Jaskaniec
Domke Construction Inc
la Crosse
Wisconsin and nearby states eyed for NAVSTAR site
Four possible sites for a satellite based radio navigation center were identified by an Air Force and industry team. Wisconsin options are Ft McCoy and Volk Field with two others in North Dakota and Nebraska. Construction could start 1979 to 1983, employing about 200 people, with a Wisconsin site chosen after federal review.
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Mauston
Wis
Volk Field
Juneau County
Ft. McCoy
Monroe County
Global Positioning System
Navstar
Air Force
Wisconsin
Camp Douglas
North Dakota
Nebraska
Department of Defense
Congress
State Great Seal Missing In Transit To Illinois
Wisconsin Secretary of State Douglas LaFollette reported the 2 3/8 inch brass great seal went missing in transit between Madison and a Chicago suburb. It was sent to a Harwood Heights firm for repair after a lead seal was damaged. UPS expected a search next week, with replacement costs around 350 and repairs about 150 dollars. The seal depicts a miner to honor past lead miners and Wisconsin’s Badger State nickname.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Douglas LaFollette
United Parcel Service
Chicago
Harwood Heights
Ill
LaFollette
Raul Valencia
United Parcel
Badger State
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Cuba
Juneau
Fond du Lac
Eugene F McEssey
McEssey
House
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S
Richard A. Sprague
Soviet Union
Richard Helms
Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh
Northern Hills School
Tim Holman
Praise Road
Jeff Vorderberg
Charles Vorderberg Jr
Sand Lake Road
I-90
al Willinger
Lorenz Bischel
Tribune
Duluth
Minn
de Soto
Wild Rose
Valencia
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