Heat Wave Roars Through Wisconsin With Record Temps
Extreme heat battered Wisconsin over the weekend with Eau Claire and La Crosse at 101 degrees and Milwaukee reaching 95 for Aug 2, the hottest so far this year. A cooling front was expected to bring relief tonight across the northern Midwest.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Mercury
Gen
Billy Mitchell Air Field
Green Bay
Wausau
Rockford-Belsit
Lone Rock
United Press International
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Plains
Nebraska
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Grand Island
Neb
Concordia
Kan
Wis
Springfield
Sift Evidence In Last Part Of Moon Shot
In Pasadena AP reports scientists began analyzing 4315 close range photographs taken during the final 13 minutes and 40 seconds of Ranger 7s moon mission. The brief span yielded new lunar detail unseen since Galileo, though full interpretation may take years.
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Pasadena
Calif
Craggs
Moon
Galileo
Miners Hear Drilling Sound From Rescue Shaft
In Champagne France nine of fourteen miners trapped for a week reported hearing rescuers drilling above them as a main shaft reached 149 feet. Repairs paused drilling for a broken cooling unit but resumed before noon. Authorities feared retrieval could still take days.
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Champagnole
France
Upl
Andre Martinet
Mount River
Pierre Aubert
Dura
Lyon
Manasha Man Paralyzed After Lake Diving Mishap
Robert Sokel, 38, of 750 Fourth St Menasha, is in serious condition at Theda Clark Hospital after diving from the James Quella dock into a lake near Neenah Sunday evening. He reportedly said he was paralyzed upon surfacing and authorities have not determined the cause.
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Robert Sokel
Fourth St. Menasha
Theda Clark Hospital
Winnebago County
Sokel
James Quella Dock
S. Commercial &I
Neenah
Burglars steal radios from Philco Distributors Inc
In Shreveport Louisiana burglars broke into Philco Distributors Inc and stole 1500 dollars worth of radios. The 102 radios were found missing on Sunday and a note left by the thieves read Tank sic you.
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Sheretveport. la
UPI
Philco Distributors Inc
Fire at Walter Beier farm destroys barn and stock
A rural Ripon blaze on Rush Lake Road caused over 50000 in damage to the Walter Beier farm. A barn hog shed granary hay feeder grain and livestock were lost while the family home and smaller buildings were saved. Fire officials battled the flames until late night with aid from Berlin and local volunteers.
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Ripon
Walter Beier
Rt. 3
Rush Lake Road
Walter Trampf
Sumiay
Beier
Florian “Babe” Dolske
Eureka St
Arnold Gehrke
Gehrke
Deiske
Berlin
Destroyer Maddox Repels Vietnamese PT Boat Attack
In the Gulf of Tonkin the destroyer Maddox withstood an attack by three North Vietnamese PT boats. The ships fired torpedoes and 37mm rounds, then fled as Maddox and supporting aircraft returned fire. No casualties were reported aboard Maddox, while two PT boats limped away and a third was halted. The incident, praised by Adm. Sharp, could signal a shift in Viet Nam tensions.
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Defense Department
Washington
Maddox
Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
Navy
U.S. Grant Sharp
U-5
Pacific
USS Ticonderoga
John J
Herrick
Garden Grove
Calf
7Th Fleet
Herbert L. Ogier Jr
Sharp
Pearl Harbor
Weather Bureau cites record cold in Antarctica
The Weather Bureau noted an "interesting fact" for areas with extreme cold, citing the lowest temperature on earth recorded at Vostok, Antarctica. On August 24, 1900, the mercury plunged to minus 126.9 degrees Fahrenheit, a historic extreme.
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Chicago
Lpi
Weather Bureau
Earth
Vostock
Antarctica
Tonkin Area Forces Hiked
Washington AP reports President Johnson ordered US naval forces in the Tonkin Gulf area to destroy any force that attacks them after three North Vietnamese patrol torpedo boats attacked the U S destroyer Maddox. Commanders in the area were told to attack any attacking force in international waters with the aim of driving off and repelling the threat.
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Washington - AP
Presient Johnson
Tonkin Gulf
Viet Nam
U.S
Maddox
Johnson
U S protests North Vietnam attack on Maddox at sea
The State Department announced a formal protest to the North Vietnamese government over an unprovoked attack on the U S Navy destroyer Maddox in international waters. President Johnson ordered continued Gulf of Tonkin patrols and deployment of an extra destroyer to bolster defense.
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Washington
United States
U. S. Navy
Maddox
International Walters
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Deer hunting plan on 2½ acre land in Virginia
John Rider Jr. owner of a small enclosed property in Rainelle Virginia says he will allow deer hunting on his land for six days this fall for a fee of one dollar. If no deer are bagged he will pay two return trips of something unclear as the article fragment notes.
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Rainelle
UPI
John Rider Jr
Rider
ABA Ugly Lobby Unit Says Patman
Wright Patman charged that lobbyists offered a member of his committee bank stock worth 14000 in an attempt to gain influence. He did not name the congressman or the lobbyists, but labeled the American Bankers Association a powerful lobby in existence. The remarks were prepared for delivery on the House floor.
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Washington
UPI
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking and Currence Committee
Patman
Texas Democrat
Rural Neenah Man Dies in Car Crash
Kenneth Hugh Zastrow 21 of Neenah died instantly when his auto crossed into the eastbound lane on County Trunk BB near the Winnebago Outagamie line about 12 50 this morning. Four occupants of the other car were injured and taken to St Elizabeths Hospital with satisfactory condition reported for all. Zastrow born June 6 192? in Appleton is survived by parents three sisters and five brothers. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran in the Town of Greenville.
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Kenneth Hugh Zastrow
Rt. 2
Neenah
Winnebago- Outagamie County Line
Zastrow
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Warren Whittinger
Hewitt St. Neenah
Theda Clark Hospital
Richard A. Boots
Maple St
Appleton
James Captaine
S$ Kerwain St. Appleton
Michael Kaphingst
Story
Winnebago County
Ar. C. Miller
Winnebago
Winnebase
Douglay Hoag
Menasha
Karen
Richard
Rt 1
Newton
Army
Okinawa
Eugene
Dennis
Michael
Immanuel Lutheran
Sen Bayh to Visit Wisconsin Barbecue Event
UPI reports Sen Rich Bayh will attend an August 15 barbecue in Whitefish Bay Wisconsin hosted by Dina chairing the Young Crizers for Johnson. Luci Baines Johnson guest of honor at a related Chevy Chase fete as part of nationwide campaign events announced by Esther Lipson Coopersmith national barbecue coordinator.
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Chevy Chase
UPI
Rich Bayo
Dina
Johnson
Wil
Whitefish
Wis
Prent Johnson
Luci
William Feldsten
Esther Lipson Coopersmith
Natonal
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Yankis
Tonkin Area
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Herbert L. Ogier Sr
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ABA Ugly Lobby
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