Reds Building Up In Laos As U S Plans Troop Cuts
In Saigon, the US Command outlined plans for a further 40,000 troop reduction by December 31, while reports of a North Vietnamese buildup persist in Laos. B52 bombers extended strikes along the Ho Chi Minh trail as Nixon’s withdrawal pace accelerates, with units such as the 11th Armored Cavalry and 25th Infantry among those slated to depart.
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Laos
U.S
George Esper Saigon
Nixon
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Hartford
Conn
Vietnam
Saigon
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
25Th Infantry Division
1St Marine Division
7Th Marine Regiment
Births across multiple Wisconsin towns and hospitals
A long births listing records Oct 5 through Oct 12 across Holmen Winona Sparta Viroqua and surrounding areas detailing newborns by date, parent names, and addresses. Names include Timothy Pretasky Rebecca Olson Robert Bateman Patricia Kahle Sandra Hill Delidah Smith Linda Chalsma Joan Hansen Ruth Brommrick Judy Drake Judith Decker Jean Hanson Florence Torgeson Violet Westby Audrey Marken Rosalyn Lewis Darlene Hanson Virginia Lyon Janice Doucet Betty Walton Shawn Cummings Blair Ann Knutsen plus a Boys Club movie note My for the Vampire
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Timothy Pretasky
Holmen
Rebecca Olson
Robert Bateman
Hoeschler Drive
Frances Wolf
Paul Lyga Jr
State Road
Patricia Kahle
John P. Munster
Easter Road
Sandra A. Hill
John Horsfall
Winnebago St
Susan M. Berendes
Richard J. Eggen
Delidah Smith
Arnold W. Johnson
West Salem
Linda L. Chalsma
St. Mary’s Hospital
Richard Hoffman
E. Franklin St
Sparta
Judy Drake
Orlen Schure
E. Main St
Judith Decker
Ronald Kuhnke
Depot St
Jean Hanson
Reuben Eckelberg
Wilton
Florence Torgeson
Viroqua
Wis
Todd Richard
Richard Camlek
Black River Falls
Rosalyn Lewis
Brian Anthony
Robert Gabriels
Hixton
Darlene Hanson
Kimberly Sue
Kenneth N. Anderson
Whitehall
Virginia Lyon
Jennifer Ann
John Reichert
Janice Doucet
Today in History highlights dates and events from 1775 to 1970
Key events marked by the Associated Press include the Continental Congress ordering a naval fleet in 1775, Washington laying the cornerstone of the executive mansion in 1792, Texas ratifying its Constitution in 1848, and other notable milestones such as Italy’s 1943 war stance, Formosa raids, Nehru’s 1949 address, Nixon-Kennedy debates, Kasavubu’s 1960 coup, and the Soviet space missions up to 1969.
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Continental Congress
U.S. Navy
George Washington
Washington
Texas
Kingdom of Italy
Italy
Germany
Formosa
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
U.S. Congress
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
Nixon
Hollywood
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Moise Tshombe
Soviet Union
Law Intern Program Grants Are Approved
Madison AP reports grants approved for law intern programs in district attorney offices of Milwaukee Racine Kenosha Waukesha and Washington counties totaling 12123. The 26 week program will place junior and senior law students with prosecutors to gain practical experience and assist research. A separate Rhinelander grant of 453 funds police investigative and training equipment.
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Rhinelander
Hearing opens on suspensions at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
A bomb hoax and a student protest marked the start of hearings into possible dismissal of four professors at UWM for disrupting classes to urge an antiwar boycott. Morgan Gibson, first to be heard, faced testimony that he urged students to attend a May antiwar rally despite teachers’ requests to stop.
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Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nixon
Cambodia
UWM
Morgan Gibson
Gibson
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Lake reservoir proposed in upper Ozaukee County
A three year planning study suggests a 10,500 acre reservoir along the Milwaukee River in Ozaukee Washington and Sheboygan counties. The project would serve recreation flood control and water supply with a 34 mile shore line and a depth up to 40 feet. Estimated cost 19 million dollars includes 3 million dam and 16 million land acquisition and relocation.
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Mequon
Planning Commission
Milwaukee River
Ozaukee County
Ozaukee
Washington Counties
Sheboygan County
Milwaukee River Watershed Study Committee
Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Waubeka
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Lake Geneva
Green Lake
Lake Mendota
Hagestad 94 dies. service at Living Hope Lutheran Church
Mrs. Martha Hagestad 94 of Ettrick died Sunday Oct 11 in a La Crosse hospital. Born May 22 1876 in Ettrick to Hans Christiansen she married Andrew C Hagestad Jan 23 1901. She and her husband ran a farm near Ettrick and later served at Whitehall county hospital before retiring to Ettrick. Services Thursday at Living Hope Lutheran Church with burial at North Beaver Creek cemetery. Survivors include two sons two daughters and grandchildren.
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Ettrick
Wis
Martha Hagestad
la Crosse
Martha Christiansen
Hans Christiansen
Andrew C. Hagestad
Whitehall
Hagestad
Bethany
Victor
Decatur
Ill
Kenneth
White Bear Lake
Minn
Donald
Elsie) Peterson
Onalaska
Dudley
Ruth) Stetzer
Geneva
Brownsville
Carl F. Oechsle
Mississippi River
Herbert Cordes
Henry Cordes
Zion United Church of Christ
Milton Straube
Potter-Haugen
Caledonia
Penalties Stiffen Antinarcotic Bill Moves Through Panels
A conference approved tougher penalties for narcotics offenses shifting some penalties to judges, with probation or dismissal options for first offenses. The measure tightens control of unregulated drugs, grants police power for no knock raids after judicial approval, and funds $26 million for treatment and rehab programs while stripping death and life sentences.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mae Pps
Nee Seeee
Drew
U.S. Health Institute
Two Men Hurt In Beechcraft Crash Near Swan River
In southwest Swan River Minnesota a twin engine Beechcraft crashed about four pm Monday three miles south of Swan River in a swampy wooded area Both men aboard Medric Godbout 33 Grand Rapids and Robert Ryan 40 Brainerd were reported in serious condition Rescue teams from Itasca and Aitkin counties aided by deputies highway patrolmen and volunteers reached the site miles from the nearest road after the crash en route from Brainerd to Duluth
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Swan River, Minn
Swan River
Aitkin County
Grand Rapids
Medric Godbout
Robert Ryan
Brainerd
Duluth
Itasca
Aitkin
Draheim Named Wisconsin Veterans Day Chief
Madison reports State Sen William A Draheim Republican Neenah was named chairman of the Wisconsin Veterans Day Committee. The appointment was announced Monday by state officials and emphasizes veterans recognition statewide. The veteran affairs role aligns with Draheim's legislative focus on service members benefits and community programs.
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Madison
William A. Draheim
R-Neenah
Wisconsin Veterans Day Committee
Local Marriage Licenses Noted in Wisconsin Listings
Randy Morris and Debra Nelson of Black River Falls plan to wed October 24. Craig R. Purdy and Carol Mae Walker of St. Paul Minnesota are set to marry November 7 in Tomah.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Randy Morris
Debra Nelson
Sparta
Craig R. Purdy
Carol Maek Walker
St. Paul, Minn
Tomah
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Mabel, Minn
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