Tornadic Winds Strike Southeast Wisconsin
Savage winds and two reported tornadoes injure 223 people and damage or destroy 200 homes across Port Washington Fond du Lac Beaver Dam and Oak Creek. Witnesses saw funnel clouds at Port Washington and Fond du Lac as the storms cut into residential areas. The Port Washington population is about 4 755 in Ozaukee County.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Port Washington
Fond du Lac
Beaver Dam
Oak Creek
Lake Michigan
Ozaukee County
Viol Eidenberger
T’ve
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Francis Winnemueller
Winnemuellers
Red Cross
Fidenberger
Gustave Schmitz
Schmitz
Fond Lac
Taycheedah
Carl Krug
Krug
Cleo Slams Guadeloupe Razes Town
Hurri cane Cleo struck Guadeloupe with 115 mph winds damaging Basse Terre and towns. It churned into the eastern Caribbean toward St. Croix and Puerto Rico as National Guardsmen were evacuated from Puerto Rico. Reports detailed widespread damage, injuries, and emergency measures across multiple islands and U.S. towns.
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Miami
Fla
Cleo
Guadeloupe
Basse Terre
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Seven Island Group
Aterior
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
St. Croix
U.S
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Flagor
Luis Munoz Marin
Monroe Man GOP Elector
The Republican presidential electors for the November ballot were chosen Saturday by the GOP state central committee in New Orleans. One elector from each district and two at large were named, with Chariton Lyons and Tom Hall as at large picks.
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New Orleans
GOP State Central Committee
Chariton Lyons
Shreveport
Tom Hall
Lake Charles
Norman W. Pendergast
Richard Hay
Charles de Gravelle
Lafayette
Charles '. Beaird Jr
John B. Woodburn
Monroe
James H. Boyce
Baton Rouge
Hubert ©. Owen
Jennings
George Hall
Alexan
Encephalitis Epidemic Strikes Houston Area
At least 71 people showed symptoms Saturday of encephalitis in the Houston area amid 14 deaths. City, state and federal health officials mobilized to curb the culex mosquito as more cases appeared among children and the elderly.
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Houston
UPI
CIA Officer Voices Doubt Of Viet Win
CIA official Willard Matthias warns in a June 8 paper that victory in South Viet Nam seems unlikely and a negotiated settlement could emerge. He notes Viet Cong offensives rise, Saigon’s efforts falter, and that prolonged stalemate or neutralization are possible outcomes.
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CIA
Viet Win
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
South Viet Nam
U.S
Willard Matthias
Board of National Estimates
Matthias
Charles de Gaulle
Chicago Tribune
Sherman Kent
National Estimates Board
Kent
South
Viet Nam
Northeast State coeds attend cheerleaders camp in Dallas
Donna Weaver and Margaret Pettyjohn of Monroe travel to Dallas to attend a cheerleaders camp at Southern Methodist University this week. They aim to pick up pointers to boost the Indians’ cheer section this fall.
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Northeast State College
Donna Weaver
Margaret Pettyjohn
Monroe
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Visit spans weekend in Bastrop for Walker family
Miss La Fran Walker of 1109 North Second Street Monroe visits Bastrop to spend the weekend with her father L. A. Walker who has been batching for two weeks while Mrs Walker toured the World's Fair in New York with the Northeast College study group.
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la Fran Walker
N. 2Nd St
Monroe
Bastrop
L. A. Walker
Mrs. Walker
New York
Missing Americans Reunited After Bakavu Gap Escape
Four U S Army officers Col William Dodds Col Donald Rattan Capt Leonard Mulamba and liaison Lewis R Macfarlane were found alive after being missing since Wednesday in Bukavu Congo. They fled rebels, hid in a plantation, and were later arrested briefly before reaching safety near Ka maniola. Local ties aided Dodds and his group as they were treated by Congolese officials and a royal relative’s nephew.
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Bujumbura
Burundi
U.S. Army
Leonard Mulamba
Bakavu
William A. Dodds
Alexandria
Bukavu
Burhale
O Burhale
Dodds
Ruzizi
Kamaniola
Mwami
Kazi Astrida
Walungu
Mississippi Delegates Fight Over Seats at Democratic Convention
At Atlantic City Mississippi delegates clash in Credentials Committee over seating rights amid civil rights tensions. FDP contends the regular delegation coddles violence, while Humphrey remains noncommittal on Johnson's running mate as Johnson weighs late in week.
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Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Alabama
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Oregon
Johnson
Carl BE. Sanders
Georgia
Humphrey
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic Party
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Washington
District of Columbia
Freedom Democratic Party
FDP
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
Aaron Henry
Clarksburg
White Citizens Council
Ku Klux Klan
National Party
Boston
E. K. Collins
Laurel
Miss
Atlantic City
Collins
Dele
Johnson Signs Standby Curb on Meat Imports
Washington AP UPI President Johnson signed a standby curb on meat imports after a lengthy House Senate wrangle. The measure covers beef veal and mutton and sets quotas if imports exceed 1959 to 1963 levels plus growth in domestic production and a 10 percent margin. The president can suspend or raise quotas if national interest requires. Backers say most teeth were taken from the Senate version while opponents warn of higher prices for housewives.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Australia
Area Showers Possible Today Monroe Area
Monroe area residents can expect partly cloudy skies with scattered daytime thunder showers today and Monday. FAA at Selman Field logged a trace of rain on Saturday. temperatures in the low to mid 90s are forecast for the next two days. Today's high 90-96 and low 72-76. Saturday 84/72. Winds variable up to 16 mph.
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Monroe
FAA
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Khanh Faces Demanding Talks With 10 Dissidents
In Saigon President Nguyen Khanh met with ten oppositionist students over tea and cigarettes, who issued a Tuesday deadline for political changes toward civilian rule, lifting emergency measures, and removing anti Buddhist elements. The session followed Buddhist leaders pressing for release of four generals and expressed support contingent on broader democratic liberties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Stu
Khanh
Thich Tam Chau
Ngo Dinh
Diem
U S Expecting Little Cutting Of Arms Budget
Washington AP reports the next military budget may be only slightly smaller than the current year’s. Secretary McNamara will steer Pentagon reviews to fit a formal package for President Johnson by fall or winter. The fiscal 1965 base totals about 46.7 billion, plus related items may add near 3 billion, with pay and housing under review. Military personnel costs at 14.5 billion rise from 13.8 billion prior year. A further pay raise could lift the next budget.
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Washington
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Johnson
McNamara
Grand Winners Are Chosen In Photo Contest
Four local grand prize winners were named in the Monroe Morning World and News Star Amateur Snapshot Awards Contest. Winners include Bill Wilson Jr for baby and child portrait, Earl R. Bain for motor boating on the Ouachita River, Mrs Frances Grant for scenes and table tops along a lake shore, and Lee Estes for a sea gull in flight.
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Monroe
Bienville
John David Wilson
Earl R. Bain
Medorah Drive
West Monroe
Ouachita River
Frances Grant
Pinecrest Drive
Route 5
Box 70
Lake Shore
Lee Estes
Blanks St
Fairfax Mourns 4-Year-Old Slaying Victim Debbie Cappen
In Fairfax Ohio a 14 year old boy confessed to abducting and killing Debbie Cappen. He stabbed and suffocated her after luring her into his home. Debbie’s body was hidden under a porch for two days as the town mourned the tragedy during a carnival.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Fairfax
Debbie Cappen
Debbie
James Finan
George Rickey Jr
Finan
Frank Weikel
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cappens
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