Storms Delay I-94 Opening In Coulee Region
Severe storms and lightning caused fires and washouts in the Coulee Region delaying the opening of Interstate 94 from Tomah to Black River Falls to late October. A Tolock barn south of Sparta was destroyed by fire from a lightning strike. Tolock cattle were moved to a neighboring farm. The Harold Melbye residence near Black River Falls was struck but suffered minor damage. Lightning also hit Radio Station WISV in Viroqua damaging equipment. tobacco fields and highways suffered from heavy rainfall.
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Tomah
Black River Falls
Ralph and
Maurice Tolock
Sparta
Sth 71
Farmers Valley
Ralph
Ervin Edwards
Camp McCoy
Tolock Brothers
Kenneth Nichols
Harold Melbye
WISV
Viroqua
Monroe County
U S Forces Face Heavy Fighting in South Vietnam
In the central highlands South Vietnamese Brig. Gen. Truong Quang An was killed as his 23rd Division repelled a North Vietnamese attack near Duc Lap. A U.S. armored column and South Vietnamese militiamen reported dozens of enemy killed near Ban Me Thuot, while other clashes near Saigon, X Sa Nho village, and the Mekong Delta left multiple Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses and 12 American deaths and 21 wounds. An election official was assassinated in Saigon amid weekend violence.
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South Vietnam
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Ban Me Thuot
Truong Quang An
U.S
Duc Lap Camp
Pentagon
Washington
Rex R. Sage
Jane O. Sage
Vineville Ave
Macon
Thomas Barnard
Sam S. Barnard
Garth Road
Killeen
Tex
Green Beret
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Iis
101St Airborne Division
X Sa Nho
Mekong Delta
Delta
U.S. 9Th Division
Rach Ben Tre
House of Representatives
Thick Man
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Authors Claim Talks in Paris Were Arranged in Hanoi
Two American editors say U S negotiators sabotaged Paris peace talks by trimming the agreement. They allege North Vietnam demanded bombing cessation before formal talks and describe their Hanoi visits, discussions with Ho Chi Minh's representative, and a memo outlining North Vietnamese concessions.
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Hanoi
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End of New York Teacher Strike Reported and Denied
New York city schools opened amid confusion as a teachers strike left 90 percent of schools reported closed and only a small fraction of teachers and students in attendance. Officials gave conflicting statements about a settlement with Albert Shanker denying closure, while another board member claimed agreement implying normal operation by midweek.
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John V. Lindsay
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Albert Shanker
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United Federation of Teachers
Brooklyn
City Board of Education
William F. Haddad
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Central Board
John Lindsay
Rhody McCoy
Teachers’ Union
City Hall
De Gaulle denounces Czech invasion as condemmable
President Charles de Gaulle termed the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia condemnable while faulting the United States and Britain for part of the crisis. He noted the invasion set back France's Eastward conciliation policy but urged that policy remains the right approach as he warned against internal disturbances.
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Charles de Gaulle
Russia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Britain
de Gaulle
France
Europe
Yalta
Soviet Union
Eastern
Iowan Dies in Rodman Mill Logging Accident
Norgert J. Ehler 46 of Waukon was killed Saturday afternoon when a log rolled off a truck during unloading at Rodman Mill. Services set for Tuesday at St. Patrick's Church, burial Mt. Olivet. Ehler, a Watkins Co. dealer and Rodman Mill worker, leaves 11 children and a widow Carol Kuhn Ehler. Burial in Calmar area. veteran of World War II. He had lived in Festina and Calmar before moving to Waukon.
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Iowan
Norgert J. Ehler
Rodman
Ehler
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Martin’s Funeral Home
Mr. Ehler
Calmar
Iowa
William Ehler
Festina
Watkins Co
Rodman Mill
11 Die On Wisconsin Roads In Weekend Toll
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin's road toll rose to 788 this year with at least 11 fatalities over the weekend. Names include Arnie N. Aronson 48 of Iron Mountain Mich and his brother Carl 53 who died from a rollover. Charles Roberts 48 of rural Mountain died in a ditch rollover on Highway 64. Robert J. Vandeley 58 of Green Bay was fatally injured on Highway 57 near DePere. Norbert Zittlow Jr. 18 of rural Green Bay died in See DEATHS Page 2.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Arnie N. Aronson
Iron Mountain
Mich
Florence County
U.S. 2
Aronson
Carl
Charles Roberts
Rural Mountain
Highway
Mountain
Roberts
Robert J. Vandeley
Green Bay
DePere
Norbert Zittlow Jr
Pied Piper device aims to drive rats with high pitched sound
Researchers in London test a device that emits ultrasonic waves to panic rats. In field trials near a slaughterhouse, some rats fled and were later caught or killed by dogs. others showed no effect. Trials on farms varied. one building absorbed the sound. Inventor C. D. Naegeli says the unit costs under 75 dollars and lasts three months on a 30 cent battery.
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Hamelin
C. D. Naegeli
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