City Valuation Bombers Up 44 Million Figures Shown
Oshkosh assessor George W. Goltz reports the city’s total valuation rose by 4.5 million this year with real estate and improvements up 3.27 million and personal property up 1.25 million. Ward breakdowns show land and improvements totals across five zones, with a continuation noted for Page 8.
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Navy Draft Quotas Raised as General Call Expands
Washington AP reported the Navy will draft 4,600 men in October as part of a broad move to lift monthly quotas to as high as 35,000. The Defense Department set a September total of 27,400 for the Army, with October allocations including 4,600 for the Navy and no draftees for Marines or Air Force.
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Police stop man for no sticker and expired license
NO NEED ROME, N. Y. UPI deputies stopped William Owens, 76, of Rome for no inspection sticker on his 16-year-old car. They found his driver's license expired in 1943. He said he had been registering the car yearly but did not think renewal was needed.
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Senate Redistricting Showdown Over Constitutional Amendment
In Washington AP reports a Senate clash over Everett Dirksen's bid to bypass the Supreme Court one man, one vote rule via a constitutional amendment. The measure would let geography and subdivisions influence apportionment with a referendum, needing two thirds approval, while President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey figure in the intervention questions. Dirksen said Johnson denied interference and referenced an exchange about Humphrey, noting the Vice President's absence from the cloakrooms.
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Year One of the New Viet Nam War Sparks Evolving US Role
The article marks the one year since the new Viet Nam war phase began with US bombing of North Vietnam and escalation. It notes troop levels rising from 16,300 advisers to about 80,000 in combat, warns of near dangers and elusive solutions, and cites Johnson’s framing of the conflict as a real war amid global nerves and Red China's intervention.
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Death on Wisconsin highway adds to 1965 toll
A Monore County collision Tuesday night claimed Richard F. Prescott, 30, of Tomah, as the year’s highway death toll rose to 31. The pickup and a car crashed at the Monroe County Highway Weo intersection five miles north of Tomah.
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Tomah
Johnson signs health bill to aid mental centers and teachers
President Johnson signed a health bill in the White House rose garden to staff community mental health centers and train teachers for handicapped children. The measure authorizes 360 million dollars over three years, with 224 million for mental health staff, amid administration officials and lawmakers present.
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White House Rose Garden
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Voting Rights Bill Nears Final Senate Approval
The voting rights bill, strongest yet to assure Negroes access to ballots, moves toward final congressional approval. The House earlier passed it 328 to 74. It would deploy federal examiners in certain jurisdictions, suspend literacy tests, and challenge poll taxes in court. Wisconsin reps largely backed the measure with a 7 to 1 majority.
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John A. Race
Henry S. Reuss
Lynn E. Stalbaum
Clement J. Zablocki
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New Berlin
Melvin R. Laird
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Fire destroys part of downtown St Louis stadium
Fire swept two blocks in downtown St Louis injuring three firefighters. Four hours later flames were controlled before reaching the business district. Mayor Cervantes put damages in the millions as a five story wall collapsed sending fireballs toward the stadium where the 1966 I Star game is planned and the Cardinals may use the venue for spring baseball.
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Jury Indicts Youth Posing As Vanderbilt
David Arthur Staudt 22 is charged by federal indictment with trafficking in stolen cars. He allegedly escaped a Milwaukee facility, used the Vanderbilt alias to obtain library cards and identification, and drove stolen vehicles from Miami Florida to Chicago Windy City and Indianapolis in February and March. Staudt was arrested March 24 at a suburban motel and is jailed in Milwaukee.
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Cornelius David Vanderbilt
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Staudt
Johnson seeks 340000 more troops and 1.7 billion in emergency funds
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration proposes to raise U.S. armed forces to 2,980,000 by June 30 and asks Congress for 1.7 billion in emergency defense funds to bolster Southeast Asia military strength. McNamara told Senate panel the Viet Cong hold the initiative and longer U.S. performance is needed. The request mirrors a May 7 proposal, seeking blanket spending authority for the funds.
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Soviets Want End of Fighting Says Harriman
Ambassador Harriman reports to President Johnson after two Moscow meetings with Premier Kosygin. He says the Soviets favor a peaceful Viet Nam solution but that real leverage lies with North Viet Nam. Harriman, 73, notes Kosygin as pragmatic and production focused, contrasting him with Khrushchev, and cites reforms in the Soviet economy.
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Federal Aids Bill Signed By Governor
Wisconsin will receive 39 million dollars in federal aid under a new law signed by Gov Warren P Knowles. The funds may be used to build community mental health centers and retardation facilities. The bill also expands driver license action to suspensions and revocations for certain traffic offenses and sets penalties for false home escapes. It includes provisions on simultaneous county supervisor and village officer eligibility, health rule violations in migratory labor camps, and a town island board retainer for a doctor, prompted by Washington Island in Door County.
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Kidney transplant fails on Lena girl dies
Lena Wisconsin AP reports Marissa Guelig, age 1, who received a kidney transplant on June 16, died Tuesday night at University Hospitals in Minneapolis. Her case drew attention to pediatric transplant risks and outcomes.
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Woman Dies In Home Fire Near Portage
An elderly widow, Mrs Mamie Walkerhauser in her 70s, was found dead in the ruins of her small home five miles northwest of Portage after a fire that consumed the residence overnight. Passerby Larry Hamele of route 3 Portage reported discovering the blaze about 2.15 a.m. while returning from work.
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