Milwaukee NAACP to press desegregation in city schools
Milwaukee NAACP leader Lloyd Barbee says segregation exists in near north side schools with nearly all Negro enrollments. He urges desegregation through state directives, voluntary action, or direct action including demonstrations if needed. Also notes unemployment gap and critiques on job retraining and fair employment operations. Gov Kerner signs gambling bill for pinball machines.
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Milwaukee
Lloyd Barbee
Wisconsin
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Barbee
Milwaukee Junior Bar Association
Near North Side
NAACP
Angus B. Rothwell
Rothwell
United States State Supreme Court
Board of Education
Fair Employment Practices Division
State Industrial Commission
Winners Listed For Kart Races At Sugar River Raceways
Seventy karts competed Saturday night at Sugar River Raceways with 18 races across three per class. Trophy winners included Juniors Dan O’Niell Madison Tom Wrezinski Rockton Tom McDonough Delavan and Gary Hackbarth Janesville. Adults Class Jack Trainor Verona Jim Allen Beloit. Class IV Dick Shields Rockford Fred Wiedmer Clinton. Class V Jim Wood Beloit Ray Henson Rockford LaVern Altman Monroe. Class VI Jean Coleman Edgerton. Duals Gene Bruckner Beloit Roy Coleman Edgerton. Next race set for this Saturday with gates at 6 pm and races at 8 pm.
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Sugar River
Dan O'Niell
Madison
Tom Wrezinski
Rockton
Tom McDonough
Delavan
Gary Hackbarth
Janesville
Jack Trainor
Verona
Jim Allen
Beloit
Ittey
Dave Watson
Gerald Burse
George Strunz
Denny Doran
Rockford
Dick Shields
Fred Wiedmer
Clinton
Duane Mark
Jim Wood
Ray Henson
LaVern Altman
Monroe
Jean Coleman
Edgerton
Gene Bruckner
Roy
WWOA Warns Against Eye Damage From Solar Eclipse
The Wisconsin Optometric Association warns July 20 eclipse viewing should avoid naked eye. Use neutral density filters or a DIY pinhole viewer. do not use scopes binoculars or sunglasses. Early damage may show hours after exposure with retinal changes and potential blindness, notes Dr. P N Fleming.
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Association
Wisconsin Optometric Association
Alaska
Utah
Fleming
Social Security queries and golf tournament update
A reader asks about benefits while working with pamphlet OASI-23c offered by Janesville. The WWGA 51st State Tournament runs July 15 to 19 at Janesville Country Club with Carol Sorenson defending the title on home soil after past wins and junior championships.
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WWGA
Janesville Country Club
Wisconsin
Carol Sorenson
Janesville
Polly Erickson
Tripoli Golf Club
Milwaukee
State Colleges Will Get Loans for Dorms and Public Works
Sen. William Proxmire announced federal loans totaling 7.18 million dollars for eight residence halls at five Wisconsin state colleges La Crosse Oshkosh Platteville Stevens Point and Whitewater under the Community Facilities Program. Grants for Marinette Wausaukee and Cable support a fire station water system and a bridge under the Accelerated Public Works Program with start times within 120 days.
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Washington
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Platteville
Stevens Point
Whitewater
Marinette
Wausaukee
Cable
Mamakgon River
Tower Bridge replacement eyed as tunnel plan rises
The City of London Corporation plans a Thames tunnel to replace Tower Bridge. Transport Minister Ernest Marples cites lifting spans as a serious eyesore and suggests removal.
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Tower Bridge
London
City of London Corporation
Thames
Ernest Marples
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