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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1961

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Hunt Goes On Through Night For Chicagoan

Chicagoan William Welter remains at large as police and volunteers press a three day hunt in central Wisconsin for the final member of a trio that shot and killed Sauk County Patrolman James Jantz and wounded Chief Robert Kohl. Lawrence J. Nutley was captured earlier in the manhunt.

Lake Delon Wis Wisconsin Robert Kohl Kohl Richard Wickel Chicago Area Manston

Stolen Goya Portrait Of Duke Of Wellington Recovered Inquiry

Detectives believe the 392000 Goya portrait was hidden inside Britain's National Gallery for over 12 hours before being taken. The painting, not insured, was moved out under a topcoat or in a briefcase during a Tuesday morning theft after Wednesday closing.

London Duke of Wellington Britain National Gallery Iron Cuke Waterloo Trafalgar Square Tdea Gang Beloved France Eicht Cezanne Pombags Arca Provende Cezannes Goya British Treasury Did Wellington Charles B. Wrightsman Duke of Leeds America Wrightsman Wolfson Foundation

England couple ties nuptials amid record letters

Donald Bird, 23, and Gay Richards, 23, wed in October in England. Bird has written about 2,000 love letters in three years, a potential record for courtship correspondence.

Hemingfield England Donald Bird Gay Richards

Engineer 33 First to Swim Lake Michigan

Ted Erikson a 33 year old rocket fuels engineer completed a 36 hour 37 minute swim across Lake Michigan from Chicago to Michigan City Ind in the fifth annual Lake Michigan swim challenge. He was the first to swim the southern tip and was cheered by a rainsoaked crowd before being taken to hospital for oxygen and sleep aid.

Michigan City Ind Ted Erikson Lake Michigan Chicago Erikson Burnham Park

Hunter Of Criminals Is Arrested

A former Madison man James Hermanson 27 living in Fort Collins Colo joined a central Wisconsin posse hunting gunmen who shot two police officers He spent 20 hours at the manhunt before being pulled from the search He was jailed on charges of non support and battery for beating his wife and later identified himself to photographers as James Agan

Madison Wisconsin James Hermanson Fort Collins Colo Hermanson Lake Delson James Agan

Mayors of 13 Berlins in U S Invited to West Berlin Trip

Berlin Wisconsin aldermen consider sending 13 U S mayors named Berlin on a goodwill travel program to West Berlin Germany October 2 18 The plan calls for 15 representatives per sister city and a $100 deposit with a possible cost of about 923 per person The effort aims to improve international relations and cross cultural cooperation with Berlin Germany and other Berlins in the United States

Berlins U.S W. Berlin Germany Berlin West Berlin Ald Ernest Calabresa Calabresa Wis Milton Spehhr Berhins Krecht New York Spehr Okla N. Hon JL. Coan Ohio N.Y Mass Tnp Willy Brandi East Knecht Brandt

Space Platform Fired Into Orbit

The United States launched a 102 foot Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Canaveral at 5 04 a m with the Agena stage in orbit but Ranger I failed to detach as planned. NASA said the primary mission remains to test spacecraft operations and data is being analyzed to explain the non separation.

Cape Canaveral Fla United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Rangers Agena Ranger 1 James D. Broxe NASA

Wisconsin 1961 traffic toll reaches 550 after sisters die

Two sisters died in a Juneau County crash Tuesday, pushing Wisconsin 1961 traffic deaths to 550 from 493 last year. Betty Jane Peteree, 39, of Mauston and Inez Stanton, 41, of Boscobel perished from injuries hours after the collision on Highways 12-16 four miles south of Mauston.

Associated Press Juneau County Wisconsin Betty Jane Peteree Mauston Inez Stanton Boscobel Jana Isouth

Atlas Missile Improvement Plan Concludes at Vandenberg

An Atlas intercontinental missile lifted from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California marking completion of a program to implement changes and enhancements to the ballistic weapon.

Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif

Western Allies Move Tanks Toward Berlin Border

Western Allied forces push tanks and infantry to the sector border as East Germany imposes new traffic restrictions into East Berlin. U S British and French commanders condemn the measures as illegal while East Germans tighten controls and threaten rail closures.

Berlin U.S Friedrichstrasse East Berlin Communist People’s Police West Berlin West Mil Itary

Iowa Liquor Commission Faces Whisky Disposal Delays

The Iowa Liquor Commission reported difficulties disposing of 1000 sample whisky bottles as a plumber was needed to clear holes in a wash basin drain caused by discarded contents. Commission member J. C. Colburn noted the task is not simple.

Des Moines, Iowa UPI Iowa Liquor Commission Commission J. C. Colburn

Kennedy Keeps Close Tabs on Berlin Crisis

President Kennedy watches East Berlin travel restrictions as Western allies mull diplomacy with the Soviet bloc. State Department talks and a Western Big Four group weigh responses while Rusk predicts talks and Dillon calls the Punta del Este meeting a success.

Washington Kennedy East Berlin State Department U.S Berlin West West Berlin Dean Rusk Rusk London Charles de Gaulle Treasury Douglas Dillon Punta del Este Uruguay Dillon United States Congress

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