Oktoberfest ends in La Crosse with record crowds and bright prospects
planners look to 1964 as Oktoberfest concludes with record beer and food sales. D J Petruccelli cites crowds far beyond expectations and notes 1000 half barrels of beer consumed, 32 to four tons of bratwurst, 250 gallons sauerkraut, and 6000 hot dogs. Weather helped, events drew large attendance, and plans for next year begin with a 4 pm committee meeting to set dates.
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Knights of Pythias
State Street
11Th Street
6Th Street
Wisconsin weekend crashes claim 11 lives
A weekend of traffic wrecks in Wisconsin killed 11 people and pushed the 1963 toll to 661. Victims include Mary L. Kauth 17 of Grafton and former district attorney W E Thurston 73 of Durand. The fatalities occurred across multiple counties amid warm weather and holiday travel.
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Wisconsin
Mary L. Kauth
Route 2
Grafton
Oostburg
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Port Washington
Viet Nam leader declares Viet Cong losing war
President Ngo Dinh Diem told the National Assembly that the Viet Cong faces inevitable defeat and that the Buddhist issue in South Vietnam has been settled. He blamed Communist influence and defended martial law while praising armed forces victories in the Mekong Delta as U.S. reporters protest police beatings.
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National Assembly
Diem
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New York
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Thant
Mekong Delta
Ngo Dinh Nhu
United States
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hurricane Flora Deals Crushing Blow to Cuba Economy
Hurricane Flora battered Cuba for a fourth day wip ing out about half of sugar rice coffee cotton and cocoa crops. The storm moved across the south coast near Santa Cruz Del Sur and threatened Camaguey as Cuba faced its worst sugar output in 30 years amid planning and transport problems.
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Cuba
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Haiti
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Galesville Man Killed Crossing Highway 53
Henry Gelder 73 of Galesville was killed crossing Highway 53 three miles south of Ettrick. Alfred Sperber of Augusta drove the car. Coroner J. E. Garaghan said no inquest. Gelder worked at Midland Co-Op Service Station in Galesville and is survived by his widow, two children, a sister, a brother, and a grandchild. Services set for Wednesday at Galesville Presbyterian Church.
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Richland Center
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Milwaukee
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Waukesha
Denis R. Zieleski
Kewaunee
Ettrick
Wis
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Highway 53
Gelder
Alfred Sperber
Augusta
J. E. Garaghan
Trempealeau County
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Holland
Cornelius Gelder
United States
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Norman
Caroline
John Rimersma
Worthington
Minn
Clarence
Raleigh
N.C
Galesville Presbyterian Church
Leonard Beenken
la Crosse
Green Mound Cemetery
Holmen
Smith Mortuary
Kennedy ratifies limited test ban treaty amid hope for more
President Kennedy signed the limited nuclear test ban treaty in a White House ceremony, calling it a clear and honorable commitment. He warned the pact could ease fears and pave the way for broader East-West agreements, with 16 officials and lawmakers present as he signed four copies using 17 pens. The depository copies will be kept in Washington London and Moscow.
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D-Mont
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D-Fla
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R-Ill
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R-Calif
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D-Ark
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R-Vt
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A-Iowa
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Soviet Union
October Warmth Sets New Record in Mercury Reading
Sunday afternoon's 93 degree reading established the warmest October day on record, surpassing 88 set in 1897. Winds 21 to 31 mph from the southwest aided the heat while humidity dropped to 16 percent. forecasters expect only light rain chances later in the week with temperatures near normal.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Carl Peterson
Peterson
Missing River Explorers Found Safe In Mexican Gorge
Fourteen member U S exploration group found alive after a week plus in Barranca De Cobre on the Rio Urique. They planned a river run, faced water shortages, and traveled by rubber boats toward Creel and Chihuahua with two Utah men and a California pair among them.
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Mexico
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Creel
Barranca de Cobre
Copper Gulch
Rio Urique River
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Rio Urique
Utah
California
Barranca Cobre
Dean
Davis
Test Ban Reactions Split Attitudes in Washington
Amid upbeat economic talk some officials voice caution over the test ban stance. Critics argue the policy may complicate diplomatic leverage while supporters praise progress toward arms control.
Tumor Removed From Murrow Malignant
Edward R. Murrow underwent surgery at Washington Hospital Center for a malignant tumor requiring removal of his left lung. The hospital stated the tumor was such that full lung removal was necessary and Murrow is making a satisfactory recovery after the procedure.
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Washington
Edward R. Murrow
U.S. Information Agency
Murrow
Washington Hospital Center
Mr. Murrow
Civil Guard Dissolved By Honduran Junta
Tegucigalpa Honduras AP The Honduran military junta says it will dissolve the civil guard created by deposed President Ramon Villeda Morales and revive the national police under military control. Opponents say Villeda used the guard to repress voters in 1962 elections and planned the same for the upcoming presidential vote.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
APJ
Ramon Villeda Morales
Reformed confidence man sends flowers to prison
Stanley Lowe, once Britain's famed confidence man, thanked Wandsworth jail in London for guiding his reform. He wore a tailored suit and carried a bouquet and a note praising the rehabilitation staff after two years of freedom since age 14. Lowe, now prospering as a Soho club partner, recalled his past plan to rob Queen Mary but said he abandoned it.
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Britain
Wandsworth
Stanley Lowe
Lowe
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