Wisconsin Supreme Court rules county supervisor selection illegal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that selecting county supervisors in 70 of the state's counties violates federal and state constitutions. It set a November 1 deadline to change the procedure through legislative action, warning the case could be reopened if unmet. The decision targets counties excluding Milwaukee and Menominee and cites equal protection concerns under the 14th Amendment.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
No Trip To U S In '65, Russians Say
Soviet sources express satisfaction at President Johnson’s hope for U S visits by Soviet leaders but doubt a trip can be arranged this year. They note Johnson’s State of the Union pledge to improve trade with the USSR as goodwill, not a formal invitation to Brezhnev or Kosygin.
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Moscow
UPI
Johnson
United States
State of the Union
Soviet Union
Congress
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Race Asks CAB Dont Grant Stay On Fox River Valley Air Service
Congressman John A. Race urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to deny a stay for air service at Outagamie County airport beyond the January cutoff. The CAB had ruled Winnebago County Airport as regional for the Fox River Valley and ordered North Central Airlines to halt Outagamie service after Jan 25.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
John A. Race
Civil Aeronautics Board
Outagamie County
CAB
Winnebago County
Fox River Valley
North Central Airlines
Outagamie
John
Fox River
Masked man prompts bank scare in Lake City
In Lake City Pennsylvania a man waiting in a car wore a ski mask with eye and breathing holes. A woman saw the mask and alerted police, thinking a bank robbery was imminent. The man fled, then returned after police broadcast a search and spoke with officers. identity withheld.
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Lake City
Erie County
Knowles Urges Unity After Wisconsin Inauguration
Wisconsin Governor Warren P. Knowles, the first Republican in six years, urged bipartisan cooperation in a divided Legislature as Dems move to counter his agenda. His call to unify followed by inaugural remarks echoing Nelson and Reynolds. The administration seeks private sector partnerships to spur jobs while addressing rising expenses and slower income growth.
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Permp
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Richmond
Knowles
Gaylord Nelson
John W. Reynolds
Senate
Assembly
Patrick J. Lacey
Bronson la Follette
Robert C. Zimmerman
Dena Smith
Democrata
Informal Bid For U S Visit To Soviet Leaders Issued
President Johnson signals mutual openness to high level exchanges with the Soviet Union inviting a U S visit by Soviet leaders. He expresses desire for Soviet citizens to hear American leaders on television and hopes the leaders can visit the United States to learn about the country firsthand. Continued on Page 10.
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Soviet Union
Johnson
United States
State of the Union
America
Many Orphaned In Tragedy at Church
A church roof collapse in Rijo near Puebla Mexico killed 53 people and left over 100 children orphaned. Most victims were under 10 years old and tragedy struck during a Sunday service at the new Roman Catholic church.
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Puebla, Mexico
Rijo
Puebla
Congressional Outlook Bright for Johnson Great Society Drive
Washington AP reports the 89th Congress opened with optimism as President Johnson promised a path to the Great Society. House and Senate allies praised the State of the Union, while Republicans criticized the proposals as costly and vague. Johnson pledged detailed action in six weeks.
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89Th Congress
Johnson
Congress
Session Of Ecumenical Council Set For Sept 14
Vatican City (UPI) Pope Paul VI announced the fourth and final session of the second Vatican Ecumenical Council will begin September 14. The council is to end with its close, with no fixed closing date, likely wind up in late November or early December. The late Pope John XXIII first proposed the council in January 1959, with sessions held in 1962, 1963, and 1964.
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UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Amleto Cardinal
Cicognani
John XXIII
Wiggins Named Acting Director of Wisconsin Resource Office
Gov. Knowles named David Wiggins acting director of the Wisconsin Department of Resource Development to replace Frank Zeidler. The 43 year old Milwaukee journalist turned official has led the division of economic development since January 1983 and joined the department in 1980.
Plan for Tax Cuts Revived By President
President Johnson revived a cautious plan for temporary income tax cuts as an emergency economic boost should a recession occur. He urged Congress to enable rapid action on such cuts, suggesting primarily executive action within a lawmaking framework. Early proposals to delegate tax-cut authority faced cool receptions in Congress.
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Washington
Johnson
State of the Union
Congress
Johnson outlines large agenda in State of the Union
President Johnson sent a 4000 word State of the Union message outlining a major education program, excise tax cuts, anti poverty and disease efforts, civil rights legislation, and a bid to invite Soviet leaders to visit the United States. He also disclosed plans to travel to Europe and Latin America this year and urged Congress to begin work quickly on these initiatives. The televised address, delivered in a rare evening session, drew 57 rounds of applause.
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Johnson
Congress
Soviet Union
State of the Union
White House
Russ
United States
Ard Johnson
Europe
Latin America
Not Ethyl Mineola Toddlers Exchange Quip About Vaseline
Two year old Kathy rolls with a cold and cold sores. Her mother, Mrs Brian Dennehy, tells her she will apply vaseline. Kathy replies that she is not a car, saying Wack, Mummy, I am not a car.
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Kathy
Brian Dennehy
Viet Nam fighting flares near Binh Gia and Hue unrest
U S and South Vietnamese forces press a counteroffensive around Binh Gia as Viet Cong attacks resume. Six Americans killed and two missing, Buddhist student protests strain Saigon, Hue sees a 48 hour anti government fast with threats of stronger measures if demands are not met.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Gia
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Hue
Traffic Deaths During Holiday Totaled 1 052
The nation totals 1 052 traffic deaths in the Christmas and New Year week ending period. New Year weekend fatalities reach 474, surpassing the 375 high in 1959 60, and the 409 record set in 1953 56. Christmas period deaths total 578, second largest for that holiday.
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Chicago
Stockbridge Man Killed in Auto Crash
Appleton area born Adolph Heller a 49 year old Stockbridge father of three died when his car left County Trunk KK two miles south of Kaukauna struck an embankment and fence and was hurled 700 feet. Coroner Bernard H Kemps said the victim was alone and funeral arrangements were pending. Wisconsin highway toll rose to eight with another Racine County death in East Troy area.
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Adolph Heller
Stockbridge
Kaukauna
Bernard H. Kemps
Heller
Schindler
Associated Press
Racine County
Wisconsin
Julus Menzel
Troy
Highway 20
Waterford
School Closed After Weekend Fires at St Josephs
Students at St Josephs Catholic school in St. Joseph Wisconsin receive an extended holiday as the school closes pending investigation of two weekend fires. Deputy Fire Marshal William Rowan says arson is suspected after a basement blaze New Year’s Day and a second floor fire Sunday.
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ST. Joseph, Wis
St. Joseph's Catholic School
la Crosse County
William Rowan
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