Holiday Toll Heavy State Traffic Fatal to Nine, US
Nine people died on Wisconsin highways during the Independence Day weekend as the nation logged 486 traffic fatalities over a 78 hour period. The report details names ages and origins of several victims in Wisconsin incidents and notes a rise in the state toll to 482 for the year.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Luna
Henry Gauthier Jr
New Auburn
Obibwa
Winter
Lawrence Bushie
Manitowoc
Iron River
Mich
Paul O. Miller
Shawano
St John’s Names Rev C P Fischer as New Senior Pastor
The St John’s United Church of Christ congregation voted overwhelmingly to call Rev. Calvin Paul Fischer of Merrill Wisconsin as senior pastor. He will begin around Sept 1 with his wife and four children moving to town. Fischer, 35, is a Defiance Ohio native and McCormick Theological Seminary graduate. He previously led St. Stephen’s Merrill and serves as Northwest Wisconsin Association vice moderator.
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St. John’s United Church of Christ
Calvin Paul Fischer
Merrill
Wis
Robert E. Tschudy
Church Council
Fischer
Paul H. Olm
Star of the Northeast Association of the United Church of Christ
Appleton
Wilford H. Evans
Sheboygan
Donald Storck
Storck
Monroe Church
Defiance
Lincoln High School
Manitowoc
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst
Ill
McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fisher
St. John’s Church
Belvidere
St. Stephen’s Church
Northwest Wisconsin Association
Paula
Linda
Tai
Hong Kong
Marcia
Police Escort Through Twining Park Incident
Police escorted an injured boy to St Clare hospital after a traffic delay in Twining Park. The patient, the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Wenger of Blanchardville, suffered a bruise to his side and was released after treatment.
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Robert Wenger
Blanchardville
St. Clare Hospital
Sturday
Walter Schmucker
Cleveland
Twining Park
Schmucker
Red Cross
Switzerland
Times
Mrs Loomis Dies in Freeport at 80
Mrs. Orpha Loomis, 80, of Lena, sister of Mrs. Alma Starr of Monroe, died this morning in a Freeport hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with Leamon Funeral Home, Lena, in charge.
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Orpha Loomis
Freeport
Lena
Alma Starr
Monroe
Eight Dead In Speeding Car Crash Near Mexico Mo
Highway patrol reports a car driven by a man arrested earlier for speeding collided head on with a station wagon near Mexico Missouri. Victims include Willie Walker 45 of Milwaukee and Harold W Marshall 48 of Kane Illinois along with Mrs Clara Marshall 47 and their daughter Janice 24 of St Louis plus Herbert Crawford 34 and her sons David 4 Lawrence 14 and Catherine Goodall 14 all of Kane. The suspect had been charged with 90 mph in a 65 mph zone and posted bond. The car reportedly traveled about 100 mph before veering across the center line.
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Bowling Unn
Knight
Willie Walker
Milwaukee
Harold W. Marshall
Kane
Clara Marshall
Janice Marshall
St. Louis
Herberta Crawford
Racial clash erupts at Texarkana lake
At Lake Texarkana a Sunday melee left four shot, 23 Negroes jailed on riot and assault charges. Whites and blacks clashed as swimming rights sparked unrest. one white man and three Negroes wounded. Clifford Williams, 21, charged with assault with intent to murder. Bonds set at $1,000. Authorities estimated 80 to 100 Negroes and 150 to 200 whites involved.
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Texarkana
Tex
Lake Texarkana
Here
Cass County
Linden
Clifford Williams
Arkansas
Bill Dowd
Lee Edward Johnson
Formosa Setup Saipai Formosa Defense Command Chief
Vice Admiral William E Gentner Jr former commander of the US Sixth Fleet assumed today the post of commander of the Formosa Defense Command promising firm action to deter aggression in the region from Formosa to the Mediterranean and beyond.
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Formosa
Saipei
William E. Gentner Jr
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
U.S. Formosa Defense Command
New Glarus Hosts Swiss Fun Weekend Starts Saturday
The New Glarus Lions Club sponsors the second annual Swiss Fun Weekend beginning Saturday and Sunday with Swiss music yodeling alpine horn blowing and folk dancing. Visitors can sample bratwurst and Swiss cheese as events include street dancing a Saturday evening concert yodeling and a Sunday noon outdoor barbecue in the village park.
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New
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New Glarus
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New Gla
Glarus
Fire Damages Roof Of Vacant Dwelling On 9th Avenue
Fire damaged a portion of the roof of an unoccupied house in the 1700 block on 9th Avenue yesterday afternoon. Firemen arrived at 1 27 p.m. Fire Chief Josef Benkert said the dwelling, part of Andrew Musser by Alger neent, sits at 1706 9th Avenue adjacent to the property. The building had recently been used by local high school youths for gymnastics workouts with weight lifting and equipment stored there.
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9Th Avenue
Josef Benkert
Om Andrew Musser
Alger Neent
Donors Sought For Bloodmobile At Local Junior High
Night shift volunteers aim to collect 135 pints at the Red Cross Bloodmobile in the junior high gym. Ninety six pledges signed up for today and a call goes out for O Negative blood as Madison HQ reports low stock. A-Positive donations are urged for a pending heart surgery. David Deininger, an Explorer Post member, helped arrange the unit with Troop 114 scouts assist.
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Red Cross
Madison
David Deininger
Explorer Post
Boy Scouts of
Troop 114
Stock Advance Paced By American Tel Rise
Stock market gains accelerated as American Telephone climbed after a late surge. Volume was about 5 million shares, dipping from Thursday's 5.24 million. The stock hit a high around 74% on an opening block of 30,000 shares and extended its advance to 75 by session end.
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American Tel Rise
New York
American Telephone
American Tel
Monroe Turnfest honors mark 4th of July pageant
Milwaukee Turners dominated the celebrations at Monroe Park for the fourth anniversary Turnfest. Fred Roethlisberger led Apparatus 3A with 90.15 points, while Emil Roethlisberger won Apparatus B for Milwaukee. Monroe hosted the event with crowds near 10,000, Swiss awards, and a mass drill closing the day with a City Band concert.
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Monroe
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police
Baumgartner’s Grove
Fred Roethlisberger
Milwaukee
Dave Borucki
Roethlisberger
University of Wisconsin
Emil
Keith Christen
Oshkosh State College
Fred
Ford Roethlisberger
Cleveland
Robert Ruehlew
Richard Wilde
Frenie Koenig
Nancy Krattiger
Cecile Koenig
Swiss American Gymnastics Association
Ernest Ammon Jr
Ammon
Joseph Gamma
Gamma
Joe Tit
Milwaukee ‘Turners
Ernest Sonderegger
Sonderegger
Allan F. Barnard
Monroe Turn and Schwing Club
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Fred_ Roethlisperger
Lodge Skip Wisconsin Stop On Scranton Tour
Henry Cabot Lodge could not fit Milwaukee into his cross country tour backing Governor Scranton for the Republican nomination. Paul Grindle said in Cambridge that Lodge would not visit Wisconsin today or Tuesday to meet the state delegation. Wisconsin’s 30 delegates are uncommitted except to John Byrnes on the first ballot. Byrnes said no decision has been made on releasing Wisconsin delegates until the convention convenes in San Francisco.
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Associated Press
Henry Cabot Lodge
Milwaukee
Guv Scranton
Paul Grindle
Cambridge
Mass
Lodge
Wisconsin
Grindle
South Viet Nam
Rep
John Byrnes
Byrnes
San Francisco
Scranton
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Johnson
Clare Boothe Luce
Ohio
New York
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
James A. Rhodes
John W. Byrnes
Phoenix
Air Force Reserve
Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force
Washington
Youth Rioting Hits Five Areas Coast to Coast
Police used tear gas dogs and cattle prods to break up July Fourth riots by youths in five locations from Indian Lake Ohio to Pleasanton California About 200 arrested with several officers and rioters injured Riot sites included Indian Lake Newport Garnett West Yellowstone and Pleasanton Youths faced rock throwing and bonfire damage as firemen deployed high pressure hoses at Pleasanton and gunpowder explosions burned officers in Garnett
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Associated Press
Indian Lake
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Newport
R.I
Garnett
Kan
West Yellowstone
Mont
Pleasanton
Calif
R. I
Kansas
Garnett City Park
Cant
Alameda County
Dr Clark Reappointed Madison Health Board President
The State Board of Health reports the re election of Dr William T Clark of Janesville as president. He has served as president since 1960.
Governor Says General Happy Over Situation
Illinois voters and Republican delegates watch Civil Rights issue drive the Illinois delegation as Governor Scranton seeks to derail Goldwater’s first ballot push. Dr Milton Eisenhower will nominate Scranton at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, with General Eisenhower pleased by the news. Goldwater leads in committed votes while many delegates remain uncommitted or tied to favorite sons amid convention maneuvering.
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Chicago
William Scranton
Milton Eisenhower
Scranton
San Francisco
Eisenhower
Cheese Demand Fair Amid Steady Wisconsin Market
Wisconsin cheddar market shows steady demand from fair to good while production declines. Supplies of single daisies are adequate, other styles ample to more than ample. Prices range from 34%4-38'2 for cheddars, 28% for 40-lb blocks, 38%-40% for single daisies, 36%-37% for longhorns, and 37% for midgets. 40.
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