Alfonsi Case Goes to Jury Over $100 Travel Check
Madison AP The bribery case against Assembly minority leader Paul R Alfonsi went to a seven member jury after the judge ruled some travel expenses may be accepted for trips outside the district The state says Alfonsi took a $100 check from Hayward resort owner Anthony Wise to promote an accelerated highway bill Alfonsi denies any improper deal saying the money was for travel expenses Only a guilty or not guilty verdict is permitted as his 16 year legislative career hangs in the balance
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Alfonsi
Minocqua
Dane County
Anthony Wise
Hayward
Wise
Assembly
Clifford Je
Superior Association of Commerce
Raspberry spill disrupts downtown street in Payallup
A stake-bed truck turning in downtown Payallup caused a side cab to lapse and dump 500 five gallon tins of processed raspberries onto the pavement. Police estimated about 250 tins burst, leaving a thin inch layer of goo across the intersection.
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Payallup, Wash
Appleton Boy Dies In Car-Bicycle Crash Near Appleton
Dale G. Vos ter, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Vos ters of Appleton, was killed when the bicycles he and three other children rode were hit by a car on Outagamie County Trunk Jr and Ballard Road in Grand Chute. Driver was Margot Sternitzki Werner, 23, of Appleton. The injured were Ralph Vos ters, 13, Sandra Vos ters, 11, and Charles Plamann, 12.
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Appleton
Dale G. Vosters
Wilfred Vosters
French Rd
Outagamie
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ralph
Sandra
Charles Plamann
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Gandhi Urges Geneva Talks for Viet Nam Peace
London AP reports India Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged an immediate Geneva conference to halt US bombing in North Viet Nam. She called for a Geneva settlement including foreign troop withdrawal and neutrality guarantees for Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia, with no military solution in Viet Nam. She spoke before meeting leaders in Cairo with Nasser and others, and sent a letter to Ho Chi Minh. Gandhi suggested reconstituting the 1954 Geneva format with Britain and the Soviet Union as cochairmen
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London
U. S
Indira Gandhi
Geneva
Viet Nam
United Arab Republic
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
North Viet
Ho Chi Minh
Britain
Gandhi
Swansburg Twins Break 78-Year Drought in Winthrop
In Winthrop Mass Mr and Mrs Donald E Swansburg Jr expected a boy but welcomed twin girls this week marking the first daughter for the family in 78 years since the previous Swansburg girl born as part of boy girl twins.
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Winthrop, Mass
Donald E. Swansburg Jr
Swansburg
Machinists Strike Halts Flights At Five U S Airlines
Washington AP The AFL CIO IAM strike halted operations at five airlines Eastern Northwest National Trans World and United leaving 35 000 members off the job at 6 am local time Picket lines formed in New York Washington and other Eastern airports as the walkout spread westward Airlines report most originations canceled though some through flights continued to final destinations President Johnson deplored the failure to resolve the dispute and ordered the Civil Aeronautics Board to minimize public disruption while defense and mail services were directed to maintain operations
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Washington
AFL - Cio International Association of Machinists
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Northwest
National
Trans World
United
New York
United States
Johnson
Texas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Defense Department
IAM
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Hoffa Wins Five Year Term and Expanded Power
Miami Beach AP James R Hoffa wins a new five year term as Teamsters president dominating a near full convention vote. He will lead 1.7 million members, with a salary increase to 100000 and broadened security and bargaining reach. He vows to press for national and area wide organizing and criticizes government business and press. Continued on Page 12.
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Miami Beach
Fla
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James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Asean
Mervica
Thorning
Bene Union
Holta
Worl
Mies
Congress
Press Broadcasting Industrias
Afl-Cio
L-C
Andj
I Hoffa
Bombers Knock Out Four Torpedo Boats
U S fighter bombers targeted oil, rail and missile sites in North Viet Nam on Thursday. Three carrier air groups from the Constellation and Hancock reported sinking two torpedo boats, damaging another, and leaving a fourth beached and burning amid heavy action. The strike followed a week of torpedo boat clashes and minor skirmishes near Saigon as U S and Vietnamese headquarters noted no major contact in the past 24 hours.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet Nam
Milwaukee Air Strike Grounds Most Services
Milwaukee faced flight disruption as United Air Lines and other carriers cancelled many services due to a machinists strike. Officials worked to rebook passengers on alternate flights while two carriers remained active. The disruption echoed broader wartime air action with U S planes striking targets near Hanoi and a total of 282 American planes lost since February 7 1965.
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Waukee
Milwans
Northwest
Eastj
United Air Lines
Horst
Chicago
Ozark Airlines
Richard Murray
Ozark
Milwaukee
Murray
City Ly
Quad Cities
Des Moines
Cmdr
William J. Isenhour
Lemoore
Calif
Boy Seen Taking Bill Left on Tree for Concrete Work
Terre Haute Indiana report says O C Glenn found an unfinished concrete job and a bill nailed to a tree. The money vanished before the truck arrived. a driver saw a boy running away with a bill in his hand. The incident prompts police inquiry into the theft of payment for the truckload of concrete.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Governors affirm no turning back in Viet Nam war policy
The 58th annual governors conference approved by 49-1 a Viet Nam resolution backing U.S. war efforts and global commitments. Democratic Gov. Grant Sawyer sponsored it, while Republican Gov. Mark Hatfield opposed escalation, calling it a blank check. The vote included governors from Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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Los Angeles
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Mark QO. Hatfield
Oregon
Johnson
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
William L. Guy
North Dakota
GOP
John H. Reed
Maine
Samoa
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Ohaphive
Prisoners Riot At Maryland Penitentiary
A riot erupted at the Maryland penitentiary in Baltimore with buildings set on fire. About 150 Baltimore police and officials responded while the exact number of inmates involved from the 1400 inmate population remained unclear.
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Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Maryland Penitentiary
Baltimore City
Treatment of Prisoners In Hanoi War Policy Debate
Washington weighs a sensitive Viet Nam issue as Hanoi parades captured U S fliers. Reports suggest some prisoners may face welfare concerns, while officials seek safeguards and clarity on treatment standards. The evolving narrative tests U S and international reactions to captivity.
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Hanoi
Washington
U.S
Milwaukeean Viet Nam Victim
The Defense Department reports Army Captain Neil G. Reuter a 23 year old Milwaukee native and helicopter pilot killed in South Vietnam. He was wounded fatally Tuesday near Saigon after his crew and he exited the aircraft. A Marquette University graduate he had served seven years in the Army and earlier attended Marmion Military Academy in Aurora Illinois.
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Milwaukee
Defense Department
Army
Neil G. Reuter
South
Viet Nam
Reuter
Saigon
Marquette University
Marmion Military Academy
Aurofa, Tl
U S Efforts Over Captured Airmen In North Viet Nam
Washington pushes low key diplomacy to aid captives in North Viet Nam amid reports of poor food and care. Averell Harriman leads talks with the International Red Cross as Hanoi blocks prisoner exchanges and Geneva Protocols.
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North Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Janoi
Prisit
South Viet Nam
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
State Department
Harriman
International Red Cross Committee
Red Cross
Why Were Oil Bombings Put Off Ford Asks
House GOP Leader Gerald R Ford questions why North Vietnamese oil depots were not bombed six months earlier as 2,434 Americans had died in Viet Nam since January. He argues the administration hints that oil strikes could speed peace and asks why action wasn’t taken in January to push peace by July.
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UPI
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Viet Nam
Ford
North
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