Fair Opens with Busy Midway at 1966 County Exposition
Crowds of Oshkosh and Winnebago land youngsters fill the midway on Youth Day as the 1966 Winnebago County Fair begins. Officials anticipate record attendance if weather holds, with reduced ride prices and a merged double carnival by Steele's Combined Shows. Events include a children's talent finals, dairy day activities, sheep judging, and a Fun on Horseback demo, all leading to a five day run.
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Winnebagoland
Mgr
Robert J. Misky
Milky
Steele's Amusements, Inc
Farrow Amusement Company
Steele
Oshkosh Fairgrounds
Second Of Three Wanted Men Captured
John Duddy a 37 year old tattooed Scotsman linked to three London detectives killings was captured in Glasgow as police raid a house. One suspect Harry Maurice Roberts remains at large while Scotland Yard had warned shoot on sight. Witney 36 has been arraigned and held after the Wormwood Scrubs shooting.
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London
John Duddy
Harry Maurice Roberts
Bigtime
Civic
Wormwood Scrubs
Scotland Yard
John Edward Witney
Roberts
Duddy
Glasgow
Scotland
Golfer Heine Maur Plays 77 Holes on Birthday
In Santa Ana California Heine Maur marked his 77th birthday by golfing 77 holes in 9 degree heat. The marathon round lasted 10 hours 5 minutes with a 369 Par. Maur has celebrated this feat for three years and intends a 78 hole round next year.
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Santa Anas Calif
Heine Maur
Maur
Iraqi pilot defects to Israel in MIG21 escape
An Iraqi air force captain defected to Israel with a Soviet MIG21 after fleeing from Rashid Air Base. Brig. Mordechai Hod stated the top Soviet aircraft is a comfortable asset to have. Israeli Mirage jets escorted the plane to safety after crossing into Israel from Jordan. The pilot cited faith and opposition to bombing Kurds as reasons and moved his family before sending a defection letter.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Mordechai Hod
Air Force
Kremlin
Hod
Jordan
Iraq
Rashid Air Base
Thirsty Thief Sought On Rail Line Beer Missing
A Soo Line Railroad official reports two cases of beer missing from a westbound box car. Special investigator R J Menge names Neenah Stevens Point Oshkosh Fond du Lac as potential locations. Police seek the suspect who took the beer Monday morning.
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Neenah
Soo Line Railroad
R J. Menge
Stevens Point
Menge
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Banks Boost Lending Rates To 6 Per Cent
The Johnson administration urged banks to curb credit expansion as prime lending rates rose to 6 percent. In rapid-fire orders, several cities increased rates for the fourth time in a year with expectations other banks would follow. The move could raise costs for car, home, and small loans and affects consumer and installment lending nationwide.
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Washington
Johnson
Shells Kill Vietnamese and Wound Six Near Saigon
News reports say shells fired by Viet Cong near Tan Son Nhut Airport killed one Vietnamese and wounded six at a US motor pool a mile from the airfield. U.S. forces and South Vietnamese troops continued a wide search for the 1st Cong’s 5th Division in the Saigon area amid heavy fighting and air strikes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Seigar
Tan Son Nhut
Maerias
Uiamen
Woi de
U.S
Iself
Sevne
U.S. Maries
1St Cong
Eas
Sarge
da Nats
Walter J. Doherty
Isevar
Saiges
Sunbathing couples barred by one foot rule in SA town
Move over Bloemfontein, the town council in South Africa issues sunbathing rules requiring couples to lie at least one foot apart after parents complain children skip swimming lessons to watch. The measure targets public decency in local coastal areas and aims to curb distracting displays.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
UPI
Seventy-five Ducks Dead At Menominee Park
Seventy-five of one hundred ducks in Menominee Park were found dead Tuesday morning near the zoo and lagoon. Forester John Torrens said the cause is unknown and there were no signs of malicious activity. Federal agent Marshall Stinett expects to inspect and send two birds to Washington for analysis.
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Menominee Park
Zoo
Big Lagoon
Herman Ristow
John Torrens
Civ
Oshkosh Park
Torrens
Marshall L. Stinett
Madison
Qshkosh
Wildlife Service Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Oshkosh Menominee Park Zoo
Lettera
Forester
Hermon Ristow
Rus Lerson
Omro driver pinned after tanker crash on Highway 10
Dale E. Loker, 67, of Omro, was trapped in his whey truck for over 30 minutes after the tanker rolled over on U.S. Highway 10 two miles east of Fremont. He was freed with metal saws and a wrecker and hospitalized in satisfactory condition with injuries to his right leg, knee, head cuts, and bruises. The White Clover Dairy Co. truck owner awaits State Patrol findings.
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OMRO
Dale Loker
Route 1
Loker
Fremont
Laker
New London
Waupaca
U.S Highway 10
Dale E. Loker
Rt. 1
White Clover Dairy Co., Inc
Kaukauna
Highway 10
Wisconsin State Patrol
UW Centers Redesignated As Campuses
Eleven University of Wisconsin centers statewide have been redesignated as UW campuses. Chancellor L H Adolfson said the change, made Tuesday, aims to give two year institutions a more collegiate tone. Locations include Green Bay Janesville Kenosha Manitowoc Marinette Marshfield Wausau Sheboygan Racine and Waukesha.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
L H. Adolfson
Tuesdas
Green Bay
Janesville
Kenosha
Manitowoc
Marinette
Marshfield
Wenasha
Racine
Sheborgan
Wanokesha
Wausau
War Correspondent Peter Macker Returns Home
Manila reports 17 year old war correspondent Peter Macker flying back to the United States to resume high school at Serra High School San Mateo. He spent five days in Vietnam with his father Ken Macker publisher of the Philippines Herald, as an accredited correspondent for the school paper.
Mosinee Youth Killed in Crashes Near Weyauwega
An 18 year old Mosinee youth Brock Mondroski was killed in a two car head on crash two miles west of Weyauwega on U S Highway 10. Jerome Vandenberg of Kaukauna 36 sustained severe injuries and is in serious condition at Waupaca Riverside Hospital. State toll now 635 with four more deaths including a Wausau grandmother of a Badger star Elroy Crazylegs Hirsch.
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Waupaca
Toral Kaukauna
Weyauwega
U .S. Highway 10
Brock P. Mondroski
Raymond Mondroski
Ninth &J
Mosinee
Sam Salan
Waupaca County
Jerome Vandenberg
Rt. 1
Kaukauna
Combined Locks
Waupaca Riversdie Hospital
Drvers
Mondroski
Vandenberg
Wisconsin
Badger
Mamie Hirsch
Wausau
University of Wisconsin
Elros Crazylegs? Hirsch
Six More Ousted From House Hearings Amid Protests
Washington AP reports six more spectators were hustled from a House Un-American Activities Committee hearing as boos and applause interrupted witness testimony. The chaotic second day saw arrests and loud exchanges as Richard Mark Rhoads accused the panel of running a circus while a marshal warned that any further disruption would be ejected.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activies
Richard Mark Rhoads
New York
Alfred W. Nitts
Aml
Joe R Pool
D-Tex
Rhoads
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