Wisconsin Assembly Frays Over Colored Oleo Bills
The Wisconsin Assembly grants preliminary approval to two oleo bills amid debate. One would permit sale of colored oleomargarine with 20 percent butterfat and abolish a 15 cent tax on uncolored product, while another would remove that tax with a $0.10 per pound levy on colored oleo.
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Joint Finance Committee
Wisconsin
George Borg
R-Delavan
Borg
Nikolay
Keystone Placed at Top of St Louis Gateway Arch
Iron workers set a 10 ton keystone 630 feet above the Mississippi in the Gateway Arch topping out a 32 year project. The stainless steel arch, designed by Eero Saarinen, stands as the nation’s tallest monument after a $29 million federal funded effort.
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Gateway Arch
Mississippi River
America
Lewis and Clark
Congress
Eero Saarinen
Bernard Dickmann
Dickmann
Army Private Ends Hunger Strike Over Viet Nam Transfer
US Army Private Robert J. Palmeri from Queens, New York, ended a two day hunger strike in Germany to speed his transfer to Vietnam. Palmeri, 22, serves as a truck driver in the 34th Transportation Battalion and said slow Army paperwork hindered his duty. He told 7th Army authorities he wants to be where he can be useful.
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Germany
U.S. Army
Robert J. Palmeri
Viet Nam
Palmeri
Queens
N.Y
7Th Army
Heidelberg
34Th Transportation Battalion
Reds Strike Viet Cong Raids Hit Da Nang Bases
U S Marines hunt Viet Cong after sabotage raids damaged 19 helicopters and two bombers at Marble Mountain and Chu Lai near Da Nang. Twenty one helicopters were damaged and 39 guerrillas killed with light Marine losses.
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George Garrett
San Manuel
Calif
da Nang Air Base
U.S
da Nang
Chu Lai
UPI
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Marble Mountain
Bien Hoa
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
North Viet Nam
Box Falls On 7 Year Old Girl At Wisconsin Woodshop
Theresa Haney, 7, died in Columbus Wisconsin when a heavy box of dowels toppled at a woodworking shop where her father ran the shop for a local academy. She suffered fatal head injuries while stepping on a stack of boxes.
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Columbus, Wis
Theresa Haney
Gerald Haney
U S Friends of Viet Cong to Be Investigated
Senate Internal Security staff to probe the May Second Movement. Sen Thomas J Dodd seeks full information on the student group's plan to send blood and medical supplies to the Communist Viet Cong guerrillas.
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Pentagon
Steve Cherkoss
Berkeley
Calif
United States
Viet Nam
International Red Cross
Defense Department
American Red Cross
Defense
Cherkoss
U.S
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Stanford
San Francisco State College
Sacramento State College
University of California
You Grow Up Fast Says Copter Gunner From Viet Nam
Salisbury resident Pfc. William Layfield says he grew up quickly after less than four months in South Vietnam. He, age 18 turning 19, spoke at his parents home about returning from duty and adjusting to civilian life.
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Salisbury Times
Salisbury
South Viet Nam
Pfc
William Layfield
Gabriel Layfield
Viet Nam
Layfield
U.S
Saigon
Direct Debt Amendment advances in Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin Assembly approved a constitutional amendment allowing direct borrowing of 1.1 billion dollars for capital improvements with a 91 to 3 vote. The plan would require 1967 Legislature approval and a referendum, abolish the debt limit, and authorize five percent of taxable property value in full faith and credit bonds. Three Republicans voted no.
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Madison
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Wisconsin
Kenneth Merkel
Waukesha
Kyle Kenyon
Tomah
Willis Hutnik
Ladysmith
Harold Froehleich
Appleton
Students Donate Blood In Support Of Viet Nam War
Thousands of college students contribute blood with Pentagon approval to show support for U S policy in Viet Nam. Washington State University junior class reports 750 pints in three days with many donors turned away for health reasons.
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Jerry Buck
Associated Press
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
Washington State University
Denver Center of
Colorado University
Bill van Pelt
Denver
New Law Permits Metal Studded Tires in Wisconsin
MADISON AP Gov Knowles signed a bill allowing metal studded tires on Wisconsin highways to improve traction. Other new laws authorize cooperative association vehicles with warning lights, let the Agriculture Department destroy cholera infected swine, and update labeling rules for dangerous substances.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Wisconsin
Cooperative Association
State
Agriculture Department
Ed Shave Dies Retired Outdoors Writer
Ed Shave 81 longtime Minneapolis Tribune outdoors writer died at his St Paul home Wednesday Funeral services will be held Saturday at Holy Childhood Catholic Church He originated pheasant dinners for hospitalized veterans and the 25th anniversary dinners will be served tonight to about 4000 veterans in 15 Minnesota hospitals He had been helping collect and clean pheasants the night before his death.
FCC orders AT&T rate investigation over telephone charges
The FCC announced a comprehensive inquiry into Bell System rates to decide if charges are just and reasonable. AT&T chairman Frederick R. Kappel denounced the move as unwarranted, noting prior rate reductions saved about a billion dollars annually for the public. The probe will cover most services including regular and private-line telephone service and private-line telegraph service, excluding TWX and TELPAR. A hearings date will be set in Washington.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
FCC
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t Board
Frederick R. Kappel
New York
Commission
Bell System
Kappel
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