1800 Free Homes In Wake of Fires
Fires raged across Southern California forcing more than 1 800 residents to flee their homes as 45 000 acres burned in San Diego and nearby counties. Evacuation centers opened as temperatures spiked to near record highs and Red Cross aid was provided. Three boys admitted playing with matches sparked one blaze in San Bernardino County. The weather and dry conditions signaled a long, harsh fire season ahead. Removal sought onondaga reservation Indians call for Secretary Hickel to quit office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
San Diego County
Camp Pendleton
White House
Nixon
Fallbrook
el Cajon
San Bernardino County
Cleveland National Forest
Los Angeles County
Red Cross
Olson Steps Toward Center Stage in Wisconsin Politics
Madison AP Lt. Gov. Jack Olson signals a bid for the Wisconsin governorship, shaping a run as Gov. Warren Knowles nears the end of his third term. Olson, allied with Knowles since 1966, gains traction after guiding dissident Republicans to back a $1.56 billion budget, with 40 GOP lawmakers pledging support if he seeks the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Jack Olson
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Olson
Knowles
GOP
Assembly
Freeport Fair Champs Named Grand livestock winners
Freeport hosts final Stephenson County Fair livestock showing naming grand champions. Brown Swiss: Robert Marion Orangeville bull and Danny Kaiser Dakota cow. Guernsey: Martin Brinkmeier Pearl City cow. Ayrshire: Verlo DeWall Shannon bull and Allen Deets Chadwick cow. Pearl Valley Farm Pearl City grand Angus bull. Slager Brothers Polo grand Shorthorn bull and female. Sally Kuhlmyer Pearl City grand market Hampshire hog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County Fair
Freeport
Robert Marion
Orangeville
Danny Kaiser
Dakota
Martin Brinkmeier
Pearl City
Aryshire
Verlo DeWall
Shannon
Allen Deets
Chadwick
Pearl Valley Farm
Slager Brothers
Sally Kuhlmyer
Hampshire
Illinois Dairy Farmer Seeks One Milk Marketing Area
John Trei of Rockford urged the USDA to keep Illinois in a single milk marketing area rather than the current plan spanning northern Illinois and part of Wisconsin. He argued Class I milk prices should be uniform statewide. The Chicago hearing closed with another session slated for Oshkosh on August 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
John Trei
Rockford
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Trei
Midwest Dairymens’ Co
Rock River Valley
Green County
Wis
Northern Illinois
Oshkosh
Czechoslovakia passes harsh laws amid Brno rioting
The government in Prague pushes strict new laws against anti Communist activity as army tanks enter Brno to quell rioting. Two killed, curfew imposed, and officials report continued unrest amid the crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Brno
Prague Radio
Camille Hurricane Death Toll Near Four Hundred
The Camille disaster expands beyond land as search shifts to the sea off Mississippi and Virginia mountains. Officials place near 400 known dead, with hundreds missing and feared dead. Mississippi Civil Defense coordinator Nat Cassidry cites 315 confirmed deaths and warned many bodies remain buried in beach sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camille
Mississippi
Virginia
Nat Cassidry
California Divorces Cut to Irreconcilable Differences Law
California lawmakers push a reform replacing fault grounds with irreconcilable differences or insanity. Governor Reagan, a divorced man, may sign. if approved, the measure takes effect Jan 1, 1970. The bill ends lengthy court fights and favors equal property division and need based alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Jane Wyman
Miss Wyman
Nancy Davis
Thompson Named Wisconsin ASC Fieldman in Southwest County Nine
Milford R Thompson of Mt Horeb will serve as district fieldman supervising nine counties Sauk Richland Vernon Lafayette Iowa Green Dane Crawford Grant for the Wisconsin ASC. He succeeds William Tschudy and will work with county offices and committees from Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford R. Thompson
Mt. Horeb
Wisconsin Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Wisconsin
William Tschudy
Monroe
ASC
Thompson
Sauk
Richland
Vernon
Lafayette
Iowa
Green
Dane
Crawford
Grant
Madison
Nixon
Washington
University of Wisconsin
Pure Milk Association
PMA
American Dairy Association
ADA
State
Shirley
Mary
Rodney
Janet
Randall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Onondaga Reservation
N.Y
North America
Secretary of the Interior
Walter Hickel
H. M. Schmid
Center
Wilhelm Tell Community Guild
Petra Streiff
Valla Zentner
Tell
Harold Snively
Herman Spani
Richard Nelson
Times
Terry Buening
Jack
Harold Froehlich
R-Appleton
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Duke Etter
Terry Hanna
Dina Speich
AP News
New Bedford
Mass
Edmund Dinis
Mary Jo Kopechne
Pennsylvania
Miss Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Dinis
Pennsylvania Court
Court of Common Pleas
Wilkes-Barre
Yosemite
Chung Hee Park
America
Park
Yosemite National Park
Seoul
United States
del Monte Lodge
Pebble Beach
San Francisco
Pentagon
Melvin R. Laird
West Germany
South Korea
Okinawa
New York
Kennedy
Theodore Sorensen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Sorensen
David Frost
THE
Associated Press
Tschudy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!