Five children shot at Mattoon farm in murder case
An 18 year old Mattoon senior, Thomas Charles Fuller II, faces murder charges after five Cox children were shot to death at their Coles County farm six miles northwest of Mattoon. Fuller was arrested after a 13 hour manhunt and arraigned with public defender appointed.
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Charleston
Til
Mattoon
Thomas Charles Fuller II
William Cox
Jess Caudill
Coles County
Louis
Theresa
Mary Catherine
Gary
Kenneth
Fuller
William Cherikon
Inquest Scheduled Into Appleton Motorcycle Death
Appleton District Attorney George J Griesch and Coroner Bernard H Kemps announced a 3 pm Thursday inquest into the traffic death of Michael Verhagen 25 who died April 8 from injuries from an April 5 1968 city crash. Four witnesses will be questioned in the Outagamie County Court House circuit court room. a six man jury was impanelled to hear testimony render verdict. Verhagen was northbound on Meade Street when his motorcycle collided with a southbound car driven by Loretta Andrews 900 E Winnebago Appleton.
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Appleton — District
George J. Griesch
Bernard H. Kemps
Michael Verhagen
Jackson Sr
Appleton
Verhagen
Outagamie County Court House
Meade Street
Loretta Andrews
E. Winnebago St
Eisenhower hospitalized at March AFB California
Former President Dwight Eisenhower, 77, was rushed by helicopter from Eldorado Country Club to a desert base hospital after reporting chest discomfort. An Air Force spokesperson said doctors would announce his condition later, with observation and bed rest advised. A Norwegian king’s visit was canceled.
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March Afb
Calif
UPI
Dwight Eisenhower
Air Force Base
Desert
Air Force
Eisenhower
King Olav V of
Norway
Eldorado Country Club
Indian Wells
Country Club
Strategic Air Command
Rockefeller enters GOP race amid national crisis
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller declared active candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in Albany citing the gravity of crises facing the nation. He criticized sideline positions, said he would present alternatives, and outlined four reasons for running including King assassination and shifts in the political landscape. He plans a major address on Vietnam in Philadelphia and drew national Republican figures to witness his kickoff.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
State Capitol
Vermont
Our Party
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller Associates
Martin Luther King Jr
Johnson
Republican Party
Philadelphia
U.S
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
William E.miller
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Governor Orders Compulsory Breath Tests In Wisconsin
Governor Knowles ordered the Wisconsin State Patrol to fully implement compulsory breath tests for suspected drunk drivers. He cited Supreme Court rulings on search and seizure and proposed spending 70,606 dollars to buy 38 breathalyzers and hire technicians. Atty. Gen. La Follette disputed the interpretation, while Maj. Glen Kissinger said the patrol will implement the policy.
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Knowles
Wisconsin
la Follette
Glen Kissinger
State Patrol
Civil Defense Siren Test Planned at New West Side Location
City aims a 9am Wednesday siren test on the west side to verify motor function. The siren, moved from Sawyer Street baseball field to Southland Avenue and Dove Street, will signal without indicating an air raid or tornado. Electrician Stanley Tadych said the test covers the relocated unit only.
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Civil Defense
City
Stanley Tadych
Sawyer Street
Southland Avenue
Dove Street
Tadych
West Side
Strategic crossroads seized in A Shau Valley clash
About 2,000 South Vietnamese troops seized the crossroads of routes 547a and 548 in the A Shau Valley, severing the main North Vietnamese supply line from Laos. The two day assault by South Vietnam’s 1st Division, praised by U.S. commanders, occurred with U.S. forces sweeping the valley for 11 days to disrupt the North Vietnamese supply network.
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Saigon
UPI
A Shau
Nat Gibson
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
A Shan
Gibson
Ngo Quang Truong
Hue
Shan
Auto Train Crash Claims Two Teens in Wisconsin
The Associated Press reports two teenage girls Sandra Terp 17 and Lee Ann Fisher 18 of Manitowoc died when a car collided with a Soo Line train at a crossing. Three car occupants were injured. Separate incidents include Betty Johnson 43 of Green Bay killed at an intersection, Roger Brick 24 of Greenleaf died from injuries after a motorcycle crash on Highway 96, and James Tradewell 56 of Antigo killed when a car overturned near Langlade County.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Sandra Terp
Lee Ann Fisher
Manitowoc
Soo Line
Miss Terp
Betty Johnson
Green Bay
Roger Brick
Greenleaf
Wrightstown
Brown County
James Tradewell
Antigo
State 52
Langlade County
T& Vehicle
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Oshkosh
Aloysius J. Wycisle
St. Peter Catholic Church
Lambert Scanlon
St. Patrick’s Church
Menasha
St. Peter's
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Phot
Louise Cox
Louise
Winnebagoland
Is Il
Nixon
S. Viets
Leatherdeck
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
Quang Nam
Bernard Foust
Winneconne
Grace Leader
Tageree
Rarty Pe
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