U S Bomber Shot Down Over North Viet Nam
The United States reports the loss of an F4C Phantom over a bridge 40 miles west of Vinh in North Viet Nam. Two crewmen are presumed captured as the fifth U.S. aircraft loss in three days.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1965
Page
2
The United States reports the loss of an F4C Phantom over a bridge 40 miles west of Vinh in North Viet Nam. Two crewmen are presumed captured as the fifth U.S. aircraft loss in three days.
Lowell Peterson reporter for Judge Lincoln Neprud's 6th Judicial Circuit was chosen to the board of directors of the Wisconsin Shorthand Reporters Association during the association's business meeting last weekend in Milwaukee.
USDA cattle totals 6000 head calves 1500 with steers 1100 to 1200 pounds at 26.25 and vealers 26 to 29. Bulls and cows steady to mixed. hogs 7060 with barrows and gilts around 23.50 and other classes steady. Slaughter steer trade moderate. feeders 20.50 to 23.00.
A compact crossword style list with Across and Down clues covering a wide set of terms from perfume breed to medical and nautical terms. The grid appears as a mixed literary puzzle with numeric references and abbreviations, including oxford-like entries for animals plants and objects.
Senators clash over Viet Nam protests with Sen. Proxmire calling actions shocking and Undersecretary Ball warning against misreading public support. A Nov. 27 march on Washington for peace is planned amid a draft card burning arrest in Manchester involving 22 year old David J. Miller.
Floyd A. Heth, 36, faces sentencing after pleading guilty to attempting theft from Heileman Brewing Co. He cut through a fence to steal 100 empty beer barrels, placing them in a rented truck. Police arrested him at 3rd and Mississippi Streets after a Thursday night incident.
USDA data show potato shipments at 262 thousand tons with June reds at 3.45 and Wisconsin reds at 2.50. Corn No 2 yellow 1.19 and No 4 yellow 1.10. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2.462 and No 3 yellow 2.44. Soybean oil 11.30.
National quotations from NASD reflect inter dealer prices as of morning hours. Prices exclude retail markups and commissions. asked prices include approximate markup. Listings cover Marshall Co Boston Fund Fidelity Fund and several corporate and mutual fund quotes with bid ask ranges.
Minutes from Aug 25 1965 show Cleary and Kumm spar over Heileman brewry backing for the Oktoberfest. Despite earlier dissension the chamber of commerce board and Smyth approve a $35 000 sponsorship. Kumm defends brewery independence and cites Heileman donations and local civic ties.
River Readings notes an independent view on running the Oktoberfest. He argues two units cannot effectively manage the festival with chamber of commerce and the Oktoberfest corporation sharing oversight. He proposes a separate community board including labor, church, business, and welfare groups.
SELMA Ala AP A Alabama judge ruled the 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. Circuit Judge James Hare said the act violates equal footing of states doctrine and state voting rights. He called it the opening round in a larger confrontation.
AP report from Washington describes U S House Un American Activities hearings into the Ku Klux Klan. Donald Appell testifies that witnesses fear harassment cross burnings and death while investigators seek Klans finances and organizational links. Robert Shelton, imperial wizard of United Klans of America, is slated to appear to answer questions and provide records.
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a measure to ban pre trial statements by attorneys and police and to restrict public commentary on guilt or innocence. The bill, backed by Representative Edward Nager, passed 67 to 25 and moves to the Senate. The chamber also advanced a separate highway funding bill and a deer party permit change, with amendments considered.
Mrs. Charleet Hargis, 37, estranged wife of a former Kansan congressman, is in Prince Georges County jail on charges of killing her four children. The bodies of Sandra 12 Michael 8 Brenda 2 and Debra 5 were found at Fox Rest Apartments near Laurel. A .25 caliber pistol was found in the apartment after police were summoned by Denver D. Hargis from Vienna Virginia.
Ralph Coghlan, 68, once chief editorialist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, died of a heart attack in Louisville. In 1950 he became a consultant for Charles E. Wilson, then director of the Office of Defense Mobilization. The piece also reports Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter and egg prices and livestock market standings.
Four Roman Catholic parishes in heavily nonwhite areas closed parish facilities to freedom schools after disobeying the bishop. Mayor Maier backs a $50,000 study of racial dynamics in the school system while boycott leaders say a study won’t meet demands. Police monitored protests outside Foley’s home and Archbishop Cousins’s residence as marchers rallied and planned to extend the boycott as long as participants stay willing.
Occasional showers tonight and probably Wednesday with mid 50s tonight and lower 70s Wednesday. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Wisconsin shows showers and thunderstorms in the north and west late tonight or Wednesday. Minnesota reports scattered showers and cooler conditions. Iowa sees occasional rain tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures.
GRAND MARAIS Minn AP John E Toftey 53 of Grand Marais drowned while attempting to recover a capsized boat on Clearwater Lake about 35 miles north of Grand Marais He was a Reserve Mining Co foreman at Silver Bay George Davis reached safety after the incident but Toftey disappeared during the rescue effort.
City officials and plan commissioners discuss a new site plan placing the heating plant on campus near the old facility. Everett Yerly and Franklin Pamperin approve, saying it makes sense and reduces expansion in crowded areas. Some aldermen oppose as horse trading while Harold Ristow supports the change to a campus location.
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