Nixon Opens Campaign in Chicago Amidst Sticker Incident
Nixon kicked off a five state campaign swing in Chicago amid heavy security and a profane sticker found on his New York bound plane tray. He said the race is driven by issues and predicted victory this November. Humphrey heads to Washington for National Security Council talks before returning to Minnesota.
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Richard M. Nixon
Illinois
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San Francisco
Patricia
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David Eisenhower
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Bill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Waverly
Minn
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National Security Council
Washington
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Norman Sherman
Security Council
Vietnam
Lawrence F. O’brien
Democratic National Committee
William Connell
Ted van Dyk
Edgar Ber- See
Hubert
Continuing decline may bring changes in diocese schools
The La Crosse Diocese sees elementary enrollment drop by about 700 to 800 this year, continuing a decade of decline. Bevent Rozelville Hewitt Pine Creek and Cooks Valley grade eight closings reflect funding, facilities, and teacher shortages. High schools remain steady, with Aquinas and Central High School maintaining enrollments as parishes face cost and building replacement pressures.
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Lima
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Censorship Ramps Up in Czechoslovakia Amid Soviet Pressure
AP dispatch from Prague reports strict censorship as the Soviet Union tightens control in the Czech region. Deputy Premier Otaf Sik resigns amid reforms, Foreign Minister Jiri Hajek is pressed to exit, and Izvestia brands him an ally of reaction.
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Prague
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Otaf Sik
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Ludvik Svoboda
Jiri Hajek
Izvestia
Moscow
Hajek
Yugoslavia
Romania
Kremlin
Sik
Frantisek Vlasak
Stefan Gasparik
Vlasak
Gasparik
Belgrade
Switzerland
Planners Push Renewal Study For Green Island
La Crosse City Plan Commission urged an urban renewal study on Green Island while considering a north end rezoning petition from industrial to residential. The plan follows a nine month hold and a pending floodplain report from the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Common Council Judiciary Committee
Speedboat Getaway in Bank Robbery on Long Island Sound
Three gunmen used a speedboat named Cheetah to flee with up to 70 000 from a City Island bank after posing as employees. Police chased with boats and aircraft, locating the red and white boat hours later near Weir Creek. A man, Dennis Geaney, 25, Bronx, was arrested for conspiracy in connection with the robbery.
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New York
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Eastchester Bay
Throgs Neck
Putnam Valley
N.Y
Dennis Geaney
Bronx
Geaney
Eight La Crosse Men Arrested in Gambling Raids
Eight La Crosse and area men including four tavern operators were arrested in a state and city raid Tuesday evening after a five month probe on gambling charges. A ninth tavern operator received a summons to appear Wednesday in La Crosse County Court. Charges center on printed gambling tickets per City Police Chief Ronald C. Wold.
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Leo Krajewski
Onalaska
John F. Hoffman
U.S. Security Chiefs Study Soviet Threat
U S policymakers studied options to meet the Soviet threat including a pledge with NATO to keep current European troop levels. The National Security Council discussed actions regarding Czechoslovakia and potential moves toward Romania as NATO allies planned a joint statement.
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National Security Council
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Johnson
Moscow
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