Admirals Seek Early Retirement Over Ship Program Rift
Two Navy admirals who head the Bureau of Ships filed for immediate retirement amid a dispute with Defense Secretary McNamara over Pentagon control of shipbuilding. Rear Adm. Brackett and Rear Adm. Curtie cited personal reasons and vow to close loose ends after 35 years. The move signals protest against civilian management of the Navy program.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Navy
Bureau
William A. Brockett
John A. Curtie
McNamara
Bureau of Ships
Curtze
Falls Church
Defense
Milwaukee Girl Named National Poster Child
Lori Ann Wagner of Milwaukee has been named the 1966 March of Dimes poster child after being chosen from 10 finalists. The five year old, born with an open spine, will attend a downtown New York ceremony and look forward to Halloween as she plans to go out as a witch. Her mother noted Lori’s excitement about the holiday and her first Halloween out of the hospital this year.
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New York
Lori Ann Wagner
Milwaukee
Wis
Lori
Painter Saved After Fall From Bridge
A painter on the Straits of Mackinac bridge fell 115 feet into the water but was saved by a fellow worker who slid down a rope and held him until rescue. Emery McKelvie of Sault Ste. Marie stayed conscious and grabbed a life jacket while Millard Jewel of Indian River pulled him to safety. Both were taken to a nearby boat and hospital. McKelvie was in satisfactory condition and Jewel was released after examination.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Straits of Mackinac Bridge
Emery McKelvie
Sault Ste. Marie
Millard Jewel
Indian River
McKelvie
La Follette Rules On Standards For Water
Madison AP The State Committee on Water Pollution lacks authority to set surface water quality standards in Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette said Tuesday He told committee director Theodore Wisniewski the agency is limited to rules for pollution control system installation use and operation The attorney general added that it would serve the best interests of the state if the committee and the State Board of Health could be empowered to set the quality standards contemplated
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Madison
State Committee On
Wisconsin
Atty
Bronson la Follette
la Follette
Theodore F. Wisniewski
State Board of Health
Vagrant Tom Gobbler to Be Dinner Guest
Portage AP reports a vagrant named Tom Gobbler was picked up by Columbia County officers after being found in the Wisconsin River Bridge approach. The 14 pound bird, described with a very red face, failed to identify itself and was sentenced to be served to jail prisoners for Christmas Dinner.
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Portage
Columbia County
Ben Poppy
Tom Gobbler
Wisconsin River Bridge
La Crosse County approves selective salary increases
The La Crosse County Board's personnel and finance committees on Thursday approved several salary raises and personnel changes. Raises include $50 monthly for six elective officers and $25 for one appointive officer, effective January 1967 and needing full Board approval for the 1966 budget. Also approved are $50 monthly for county court reporters, $25 for corporate counsel and the County Board chairman, and $100 for the Hillview Home doctor, with some raises already in the Hillview budget.
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la Crosse County
Register of Deeds
Hillview
Martial Law Declared in Central Java by Army
The army proclaims a state of war in central Java after sabotage and violence by counterrevolutionaries of the Sept 30 movement. Riots in Surakarta reportedly left towns ashore while the Communists murder and kidnap, seize local governments, raid posts, and sabotage transport networks. An army sweep in Jakarta detained 172 suspected Communists as part of the crackdown.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Central Java
Berita Yudha
Surjo Soempeno
Diponegoro
Surakarts
Java
Governor Approves Milwaukee Vet Board Appointment
The Wisconsin governor unanimously approved Morris G. Oesterreich of Milwaukee as a new member of the Board of Veterans Affairs. The appointment was confirmed today in Madison.
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Madison
Morris G. Oesterreich
Milwaukee
Board of Veterans Affairs
Wiscon
U Thant Urges Universal UN Membership for All Nations
UN Secretary General U Thant urged universal membership for the United Nations, arguing China’s inclusion is essential for disarmament progress. He linked universality to economic and social UN goals, called for a focus on nonproliferation and tests ban, and warned of grim annihilation risks if nuclear powers expand. He praised Japan’s culture and progress and urged urgent peacekeeping efforts.
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United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
China
Thant
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Paul VI
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Assembly
Japan
Asia
State appoints officials and advances budget measures
Oleo Hauer of Madison joins the State Savings and Loan Advisory Committee and Mrs Robert R Williams of Stevens Point joins the Board of State College Regents. A bill to allow branches for state savings and loan associations passes with one dissent. Legislation includes 300000 for a Menominee County highway project, bonding for an Olympic speed skating rink at State Fair Park West Allis, state funding for foster care education, and retirement benefit boosts for long service teachers.
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Savings and Loan Associations
Clifford Krueger
R-Merrill
General Fund
Menominee County
State Building Commission
Work Continues At Franklin Manufacturing After Contract Expire
ST. CLOUD Minn AP Machinists from District Lodge 165 kept working past midnight after their contract expired with Franklin Manufacturing Co a division of Studebaker Corp The union said further negotiations will be set and the dispute remains undisclosed Franklin makes electrical appliances including freezers and refrigerators
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ST. Cloud, Minn
International Association of Machinists
Franklin Manufacturing Co
District Lodge 165
Franklin
Studebaker Corp
Globe Union to Produce Small Power Battery
Globe Union announced it will start production soon of a new small battery for portable appliances under an agreement with a West German firm holding patents. Battery division general manager R G Hottensen said 150 to 200 employees will be needed at peak volume. imports will continue until domestic production begins.
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Milwaukee
Globe Union
West Germannfirm
R. G. Hottensen
Dean of Kenosha UW Center Dies
Bernard Tallent 55 dean of the Kenosha Center of the University of Wisconsin died at St. Catherine's Hospital after a heart attack. He joined the UW system in 1946 and led the Kenosha Center for 17 years. Tallent helped push a southeastern UW complex for Kenosha and engaged in local civic work. He received an honorary PhD from Carthage College in Kenosha last spring. He served in the Medical Corps in World War II earning a bronze medal. Services were planned for Saturday in Kenosha.
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Kenosha
Bernard Tallent
Kenosha Center
University of Wisconsin
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Tallent
Carthage College of
Rockwood
Tenn
Union College
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Medical Corps
L.H. Adolfson
UW Center
Halt Countdown For Thermonuclear Shot
The 80 kiloton underground test on Amchitka Island was halted again hours before detonation due to wind shift toward the control center seven miles away. Officials said no surface radiation is expected but the $10 million test was cancelled first and rescheduled to 4 p.m. CDT to evaluate seismic disturbance detection.
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Amchitka Island
Alaska
Aleutian Island
James Dickson
Defense Atomic Support Agency
Dad and Son Plead Guilty to Burglary Charges
Suburban St Louis Park father Orlo Hemstock and his 18 year old son Brian pleaded guilty in Hennepin County District Court to burglary charges. Police recovered 2700 dollars worth of loot from the pair and another boy, with about 20 suburban burglaries involved. Richard Peterson 18, St Louis Park, awaits trial. Neil Hemstock 24 is jailed for allegedly forging a prescription.
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Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
Orlo Hemstock
Brian
Hennepin County
Richard Peterson
St. Louis’ Park
Hemstock
Neil
George M. Scott
CARE Official Walter Cox Released by Kurdish Insurgents
An American CARE official, Walter Cox of Phoenix, Arizona, was released near Suleimanieh, Iraq, by Kurdish insurgents after two weeks' captivity. He was supervising food distribution in northern Iraq when he disappeared and is reported in good condition by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
U.S
Baghdad
Walter Cox
Phoenix
Ariz
Cox
Suleimanieh
Stock Quotations From Shearson Hammill and Co
National quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers as of about 9 a.m. show inter dealer prices for the Marshall Co and related securities. Markets change through the day and prices exclude retail markup markdown or commission. Central Telephone 462-47 Clark Oil & Ref 332-344 First Bank Stock 377-3844.
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Marshall CO
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central Telephone
Clark Ol
First Bank
Markle Cooler Co
LC Telephone Co
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co. Inc
la Tausche
Boston Fund
Chemical Fund
Eaton & Howard Bal
Eaton & Howard
Fidelity Fund
Incorp. Invest
Mass
Mass. Inv
National
One William St
Puritan Fund Wisconsin Fund
Two Obituaries and Livestock Market Roundup In One Notice
Death notices for Brent Todd Tweten and Thomas Walker appear with burial plans in Onalaska Cemetery and church services at St Luke's Methodist. A third obituary notes Lilia Bernice McKeeth's death with Mormon Coulee Memorial Park interment. The page includes livestock market quotes from Swift & Company and South St. Paul, covering hogs, cattle, bulls, vealers, and feeder prices, plus Chicago produce and grain data.
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Thomas Walker
Sill St
Amelia
David
Mary
St. Luke’s Methodist Church
Keith Davison
Onalaska
Nelson Funeral Home
Lilia Bernice McKeeth
Wood St
John
Spencer
James
la Crosse
Dickinson Jackson Street
Ernest Nelson
Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Youth 15 Admits Motorcycle Theft
A 15 year old boy admitted stealing a lightweight motorcycle and riding it for a couple of evenings. Det. Lt. Roger Schmuck noted it is his third offense. The youth was placed with Juvenile Court processing and held overnight after being found on Losey Boulevard. He implicated another boy in the theft. The motorcycle was stolen Tuesday.
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Roger Schmuck
la Crosse County
No Violence Marks Found On Body
No marks of violence were found on the body of an unidentified man discovered Tuesday in a field northeast of Burlington. A Racine County pathologist examined the remains Wednesday, per sheriff's office notes.
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Burlington
Here
Racine County
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and editor line
Local newspaper listing notes La Crosse Tribune publication details with publisher Sanford Goltz and editor avenues. Includes address 4th and Cass Streets La Crosse Wisconsin and AP affiliation. Carriers and mail rates outlined. circulation information and press association memberships listed.
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V. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
4Th
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
AP News
Wisconsin toll hits 824 as two men die in crashes
The 1965 Wisconsin highway toll rose to 824 after two fatal accidents. John W. Elrick, 46, of Little Chute died when his semi overturned on I 94 about five miles west of Kenosha. Herbert M. Spletter Jr., 23, of rural Waterford died when a car left a road north of Waterford in Racine County.
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Wisconsin
John W. Elrick
Little Chute
Kenosha
Herbert M. Spletter Jr
Waterford
Racine County
FTC approves 70 thousand settlement with Chun King Corp
The Federal Trade Commission announced a 70,000 civil penalty settlement with Chun King Corp of Duluth Minnesota. The company agreed to a judgment in U S District Court Los Angeles and to stop offering promotional allowances to favored customers only.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Chun King Corp
Duluth
Minn
Chun King
U. S. District Court
Los Angeles
FTC
Long Winter Night Begins For Village In Italy
Varese Italy AP reports Cremanaga village endures a sunless three and a half month period as cliffs block winter sun. About 500 residents shift up the valley to reach lower terrain where sunlight persists through the season.
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Varese
Italy
Cremanaga
U.S. Warns China to Stay Out of India Pakistan Clash
The United States privately warned Red China to avoid involvement in the India Pakistan crisis during a tense phase. Officials said the warning may have influenced Beijing after an ultimatum and the Indians dismantling claimed fortifications. Washington reportedly raised the matter at the Sept 15 ambassadorial meeting amid broader cease-fire efforts under UN auspices.
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Washington
United States
Red China
U.S
Peking
India
Red Chiense
Warsaw
Russia
United Nations
State Department
Gemini Rockets to Launch Gemini 7 on Its Own Booster
Cape Kennedy, Fla. AP The Gemini 7 flight is delayed to Dec 8 or later as officials abandon using the Gemini 6 booster. After Gemini 6 rendezvous was scrubbed when the Agena failed to orbit, the plan shifted back to the original schedule with the Gemini 7 capsule on its own Titan 2 booster.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Tomah TV Cable Contract Awarded to Anaconda Co
The Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. has won the Tomah Statewide TV Corp. cable system contract in Tomah Wisconsin. Installation starts within 60 days and finishes within 180 days. A 440 foot tower will serve a 21 mile network to distribute five color channels with eventual capacity of 11 channels. Monthly service costs 4.95 dollars plus a 25 dollar installation fee.
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Tomah
Wis
Anaconda, Wire and Cable Co
Sycamore
Ill
Tomah Statewide TV Corp
WTMB
Tomah Statewide TV
Pure Milk Producers Offer Help to Livestock Makers
At Fond du Lac the Pure Milk Products Cooperative 36th annual meeting passed a resolution offering cooperation to livestock producers at risk from imitation dairy products. Delegates reaffirmed the cooperative stance against imitations capitalizing on wholesome dairy product reputations. Paul Affeldt of Sparta was reelected president.
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Fond DU Lac
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Paul Affeldt
Sparta
Johnson outlines twin space launch plan for January
President Johnson announced a two ship, two man crew plan to launch Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 within about ten days of each other to fly in formation and recover some time lost after an Atlas Agena failure. Officials say Gemini 7 will complete a 14 day mission while Gemini 6 completes a two day flight. Johnson, convalescing at his ranch, also discussed possible overseas visits and spoke with Secretary of State Rusk about foreign leaders visiting the United States, including Ludwig Erhard.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
United States
Manned Spaceccraft Center
Houston
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bill D. Moyers
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
LBJ
Here
Washington
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Joseph Laitin
Johnson-Rusk
Britain
Princess Margaret
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Lord Snowdon
White House
Rusk
Continental Can Plans New Racine Plant For Aerial Cans
Continental Can Co. unveiled plans for a 3 million Racine plant to produce aerial cans. The 140000 sq ft facility on 12 acre sites aims for mid next year completion with 40 initial jobs rising to about 175 as lines expand. Major client includes S C Johnson and Son.
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Racine
Ellison L. Hazard
Continental Can Co
Hazard
Wisconsin
Illinois
S.C. Johnson and Son, Inc
Continental
Milwaukee
New York
la Crosse
G. Heileman Brewing Co
Assembly Overrides Veto on Pharmacy Internship Bill
The Assembly voted 73 to 19 to override Gov War ren P Knowles veto and enact a bill creating a pharmacy internship commission for graduates. About 100 interns will participate annually. The governor opposed the measure as creating another state agency. This is the session's first law enacted by veto override.
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Assembly
Warren P. Knowles
Milwaukee to borrow 1 million for Auditorium Arena remodel
Milwaukee finance committee approved a plan to borrow $1 million next year to begin remodeling the Auditorium and Arena. The work should start in 196 to finish for the 1968 American Legion national convention in the city.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Common Council
Weather record for Lacrosse and nearby regions
Fair to night with southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Low near 30 tonight, high 60 to 65 Friday. Wisconsin sees fair conditions tonight and warmer Friday. Minnesota mostly fair south with partly cloudy north and warmer conditions statewide. Iowa partly cloudy tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures and strong southwest winds.
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Lacrosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Painter
Tom 'Gobbler
Everett Runge
Runge
Carl Schliebe
Register of Deeds Office
Schliebe
Central
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Wisconsin Retirement Fund
Globe- Union
Shearson, Hammill
New York Stock Exchange
Allis-Chalmers
American Motors
American
General Motors
General Telephone
Grand Union
Great Northern Ry
Guilt Oil
Helleman Brewing
Ilinors Central Ind
Internal Harvester We
Interstate Power
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Lockheed ‘Minn
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Northwest Bancorp
Olin Mathieson Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pet
Republic Steel
Rexall Drug
Royal Dutch
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair
Ie Sperry
Ind
Njall Studebaker
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
E Union
United Airlines
U.S. A
U.S. Westinghouse Electric
White Motors
Woolworth
Dow Jones
Frantz Mfa
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mig
Lincoln Natl
Marine Capital , McQuay, Inc
Mortgage Guar
Nekoosa Edwards
Rockwell Mfg. Roy
Dutch N.Y
Swank, Inc
We Wallace Business
Warner E . Br
Western Power
Wisc. Pow, & L
Brent Todd Tweten
Liberty St
Jerome Tweten
Jeffery
Dale
Bryan
Kief
Selmer Tweten
Rushford
Mann
William Page
Lilia McKeeth
Swift & Company
Winona
West
Kwno
EAL
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Grain Chicago
Idaho
North Dakota
Red River Valley
Reds
The
Lance
Gemini
Tomah TV
Eo Elum
Twin Space
By Frank Cormier
Laitin
Johnson and
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Marine Office
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