Elkhart Lake Turmoil After Weekend Racing Riot
A two day Road America sports car event ended with a large youth mob clashing with police in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. About 200 rioters fought officers, damaged property and disrupted the square. Four arrested or jailed include David Bathke 20 of Wausau for breaking and entering. Deputy sheriffs and local crews aided by state police and volunteers used fire hoses to disperse the crowd.
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Elkhart Lake
Road America
Thomas E. Field
Madison
John Cain
Sheboygan
Fort Lauderdale
Henry H. Hill
Vernon Schauer
James VanDeelen
Schauer
VanDeelen
David Bathke
Wausau
Water Skier Hurt By Boat Propeller
Edwin Saxer of Monticello was injured when he fell from water skis into the path of a motor boat on the Sugar River above Albany dam. The incident occurred about 7 30 p m while Saxer was towed by a boat piloted by Bennie Bernet of Juda. Saxer suffered severe hip lacerations and received 15 stitches after treatment by an Albany doctor. state conservation warden Pederson planned to investigate the mishap.
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Albany
Edwin Saxer
Monticello
Sugar River
Frank Hall
Saxer
Bennie Bernet
Juda
Herby Henrikson
Hall
Marold A. Pederson
Cheddar Style Prices Widen on Grass Supply
Madison market notes American cheese prices steady for State brand varieties while cheddar style shows a wider range due to premiums for high quality grass fed curing. Demand remains fair to good with ample supplies, excess cheddar and blocks clearing through federal channels and other styles fully available.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Little League Season Opens At Twining Park
More than 150 youngsters joined a Beloit clinic led by Harry Pohlman and his son Larry at Twining Park to learn standard baseball drills. Beloit high school state champ coach Pohlman and Larry, recently with an Erie minor league affiliate, guided players through position drills before the first practice games. The 12 teams are split into American and National Leagues with schedules for daily intersquad games and a Swiss Dairy Day parade appearance for 200 players in uniforms.
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Pohlman
Monroe
Harry Pohlman
Beloit
Twining Park
Larry
Times
Erie
Robert L. Wells
Braves
Cubs
Pirates
Giants
Dodgers
Redlegs
White Sox
Yankees
Indians
Athletics
Tigers
Senators
Ite Sox
Wells
Chandler Dies of Infection After Spinal Surgery
Hollywood mourns 42 year old actor Chandler who died after a blood infection and pneumonia following May 13 spinal disc surgery. He suffered internal hemorrhages, received blood transfusions, and passed away after a final decline. Services were held at Temple Isaiah with private burial at Hillside Memorial Park.
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Hollywood
Jeff Chandler
Chandler
Temple Isaiah
Hillside Memorial Park
Rain Not Slowing Swiss Cheese Open At Monroe Club
About 100 golfers from southern Wisconsin gathered at Monroe Country Club for the Swiss Cheese Open despite sudden showers. Last year’s winner Mike Bencriscutto of Racine was absent. Prizes include top pro and amateur scores, best team score, longest tee shot on No. 2, closest flag on No. 3, and most accurate shot on No. 9, with Swiss cheese gifts for all players.
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Wisconsin
Monroe Country Club
Mike Bencriscutto
Racine
Green County Publicity Committee
Nelson demands action on taxes
Governor Nelson vows to oppose any summer recess for the legislature until a tax bill is agreed. He warns a rush to finish by July 1 is unlikely and opposes a proposed surtax hike to balance the 1961-63 budget.
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Madison
Nelson
French Wreck Toll May Climb
A Strasbourg to Paris express wreck left 23 bodies recovered with an undetermined number still trapped in a submerged car. Rescue crews faced obstacles as a second car lay atop the wreckage. ten cars derailed at 80 mph with 100 to 115 injured. U S military base officials initially reported 32 dead, later confirming 23.
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Vitry -Le-Francots
France
Paris
U.S
Proxmire critiques FDA over Swiss cheese holes flap
Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire voiced serious concerns about the FDA handling of complaints over artificial holes in Swiss cheese. He urged swift agency action to restore public confidence and limit financial harm to Wisconsin cheese makers. Proxmire met Monroe delegation led by Chester K. Norton at a state fundraising dinner.
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William Proxmire
Milwaukee
Food and Drug Administration
Proxmire
Monroe
Chester K. Norton
FDA
Wisconsin
Henry C. Schadeberg
Vernon Thomson
Lafayette County
Frank T. Bow
Canton, O
Ribicoff Criticizes AMA Stand on Aged Care and Welfare
Secretary Ribicoff condemned the American Medical Association for opposing medical care for the aged under Social Security and argued federal aid should extend to education and social welfare programs. He spoke to 2,000 at the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Milwaukee. Senator Proxmire warned extremists threaten the free world and urged vigilance against communistic rhetoric.
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Milwaukee
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
American Medical Association
Ribicoff
AMA
Wisconsin
Association
Kennedy
Sen. Proxmire
Free World
America
Europe
Three Crewmen Die In Stratojet Crash
Lincoln Nebraska reports a B47 Stratojet from the 424th Bomb Squadron 307th Bomb Wing crashed during a local training flight Sunday night. Three captains died: Albert Marinich of Uniontown PA Allan H Matson of Portland OR and Russell Holst of Red Wing MN. Lt. Thomas T Wesner survived with injuries.
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Lincoln
Neb
Albert Marinich
Ludwick Marinich
Uniontown
Allan H. Matson
Harold J. Matson
Portland
Ore
Russell Holst
Margaret Holst
Red Wing
Minn
Thomas T. Wesner
424Th
307Th
Capsule recovery by skindivers boosts space program optimism
At Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii a team of skindivers leaped 1000 feet into the Pacific to recover the instrument packed Discoverer XXV capsule ejected after a 50 hour 3 minute space flight. Officials praised the recovery saying it proves capability to retrieve space hardware and could support future chimpanzee orbital missions.
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Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Pacific
Tornadoes and Floods Visibly Lace Texas Coast
A tornado and heavy rain in Galveston injure five and destroy two public housing units. Flooding forces hundreds from homes across Texas. A second tornado near Freeport causes minor damage, with funnel clouds seen at Corpus Christi Victoria and Robstown.
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Galveston
Tex.s
Texas
Here
Gulf of Mexico
Freeport
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Robstown
Pair Charged For Wrecking Relay Towers
Investigators say ex-builder Bernard Brous and mining engineer Dale Jensen admitted blowing up three microwave towers and a relay station near Utah and Nevada. The $850000 damage affected AT&T communications links used for public and defense circuits. Brous and Jensen said the sabotage aimed to publicize the American Republican Army and contest official corruption.
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San Diego
Calif
Utah-Nevada
Ensenada
Mexico
Here
Bernard Jerome Brous
Dale Chris Jensen
U.S
Brous
Tijuana
FBI
Minnie
Robert Gerald Bortoli
Reno
Jensen
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Big Business
Robert L. Curry
Redondo Beach
South Bay Daily Breeze
Curry
Guardsmen Honored In Camp McCoy Indoor Rifle Event
Co. B of Green County National Guard earned the 32nd Division indoor rifle award during ceremonies at Camp McCoy after Gov. Nelson reviewed 9 000 troops. Asst. Sec. Carlisle Runge inspected the Red Arrow division, with Nelson arriving by helicopter and a 19 gun salute.
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Red Arrow
Asst
Carlisle P. Runge
Gov
Nelson
Camp McCoy
Mosinee
Ralph J. Olson
Herbert A. Smith
Oshkosh
Rickover Urges Overhaul or Abolition of U.S. Service Academies
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover urged Congress to consider abolishing the service academies if drastic reforms fail. In secret May testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, he criticized overall service practices and criticized the Navy and a toy firm over a Polaris model toy alleged to reveal nuclear submarine reactor details. The Pentagon and the toy maker denied blueprints were used.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Congress
Rickover
Annapolis
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
Sovet Union
Pentagon
Barns Calves Lose in Fire at Harold Stabenow Farm
A fire at the Harold Stabenow farm five miles south of Winslow caused an estimated 100000 dollars in damage. Two barns, feed, and equipment burned while ten calves were destroyed. The fire started in an old barn and spread to a newer unit as the Stabenows saved the milk cows with help from Lena, Winslow, and McConnell fire trucks.
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Harold Stabenow
Winslow
Lena Fire Department
Winslow and
McConnell
Kenosha Youth Drowns in Sugar Creek Near Greenfield
Kenosha youth Allen T. Lucas, 15, drowned in Sugar Creek near Greenfield Indiana on Sunday while swimming with three friends. The incident involved residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Kenosha
Greenfield
Ind
Allan T. Lucas
Wis
Sugar Creek
Here
Eight More Die Toll Rises on Wisconsin Highways
Eight more deaths push Wisconsin's year toll to 352 as good weather drew thousands of motorists onto roads. The victims include Ronald DeGraves 22 of Sturgeon Bay. David Whitedog 18 of Black River Falls. Charles Carter 22 of Madison. Stephen Alsum 18 of Randolph. and older drivers John Butkowski 67 Oshkosh Ralph Janicki 51 Milwaukee who died in crashes on Highways 57 41 CV and T. Julie Radant 16 of Wausau also died from injuries after a crash near a dance hall. Other previously reported fatalities include Frederick Kirchstein 28 Madison and Kenneth Thorn 64 Eau Claire.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Ronald DeGraves
Sturgeon Bay
Algoma Hospital
Door County
David Whitedog
Black River Falls
Juneau County
Lyndon Station
Charles Carter
Madison
Dane County
Stephen Alsum
Randolph
Dodge County
Fox Lake
John J. Butkowski
Oshkosh
Ralph Janicki
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Butkowski
Julie Radant
Wausau
Frederick Kirchstein
Kenneth Thorn
Eau Claire
Stock Market Suffered Sharp Losses Amid Slow Trading
In New York the stock market fell further in quiet late trading with about 3.9 million shares changing hands. Major issues slid two to three points with U S Steel Union Carbide Zenith Consolidated Edison and Transitron shedding value and Texas Instruments dropping over eight points.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Union Carbide
Zenith
Consolidated Edison
Transitron
Texas Instruments
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Deborah
Richard A’ Kubly
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