Cement blocks explode from Highway 41 injure no one
Helen J. Matteson, 48, driving south near Neenah, saw cement chunks weighing over 100 pounds explode from Highway 41. Her car and a second vehicle sustained damage under $700 and $100 respectively. State Engineer Leroy Empey explained continuous reinforced cement and high compression cause these blow ups, which occur with no warning and are monitored for expansion incidents along the stretch from Cecil Street to Highway 45 41 junction.
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Helen J. Matteson
W. Spencer St
Appleton
Matteson
Fred F. Troxell
Rt. 1
Neenah
Troxell
Leroy Empey
State Highway Commission
Empey
Cecil Street
Highway 41
Neend
Wienali Meimshay
Northwesten
Pigios
Substitute Highway Bill Is Introduced
MADISON AP A substitute version of Gov Warren P Knowles traffic safety package would drop two key provisions setting a 19 year old minimum beer age with no local option and wiping out mandatory intoxication tests for arrested drunken drivers The measure also weakens the recall for license renewals by requiring retests only after multiple violations or chronic alcohol judgment The plan was introduced amid executive action discussions and expected to be taken up in future sessions by the committee members
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Anderson
Willis Hutnik
Ladysmith
Elmer Nitschke
Beaver Dam
Hutnik
Committee On Knowles
Knowles
Mariner 5 Hurtles Toward Venus After Canopus Lock
Venus bound Mariner 5 continues its 212 million mile journey from Cape Kennedy toward Venus after locking onto Canopus as guidance. The 340 pound craft, launched early Wednesday, aims for a midcourse Venus pass within 2 000 miles by Oct 19, while Soviet Venus 4 pursues a aerial flyby.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 5
Venus
Space
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
California
Moscow
Dmitry Y. Martynov
Sternberg Institute of Astronomy
Pravda
U.N. Assembly to debate Soviet Israel pullback request
The United Nations plans an emergency session this weekend to consider a Soviet demand that Israel withdraw from Arab territories seized in the recent war. Secretary General U Thant seeks majority support from 122 members after the Security Council rejected the Soviet resolution. Kosygin likely to attend. diplomats expect a Saturday start.
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United Nations. N
APY
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
U Thant
U.N
Security Council
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gro Tmyko
Soviet Union
Henry S. Bradsker
Moscow
Kosygin
United States
Assembly
Man Overdue Amphibious Car Pilot Reaches Bridgman
Benton Harbor area coast guard launched six planes and boats to search for Thomas Steven son overdue crossing Lake Michigan from Chicago in an amphibious car. He landed in Bridgman six hours late, obtained a meal, then returned to Chicago by land.
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Bridgman. Mich
UPI
Thomas Stevenson
Benton Harbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Coast Guard
Stevenson
Bridgman
Dodd Defends Honor as New Facts Hint at Evidence
Washington Senator Thomas J. Dodd rejects any surprise plan for his censure defense and says his life is at stake. Senator Russell Long hints new facts will be unveiled while the ethics panel concludes Dodd double-billed travel and diverted funds, with thirteen trips scrutinized and at least seven double-billings confirmed.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate
Russell B. Long
Dodd
Connecticut Democrat
Long
D-La
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Ethics Committee
Ground War Intensifies After Two-Week Lull In Vietnam
In the Mekong Delta, a 500-man Communist battalion suffered heavy losses as U.S. gunships artillery and the Vietnamese 21st Division overwhelmed them. Reports say 211 killed 17 captured and many wounded. A separate 500-strong unit attacked an American company north of Saigon with six Americans killed and 12 wounded. Air strikes rose to 129 targeting rail lines north of Hanoi. One American Phantom was shot down and listed missing.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
21St
Temblors Rock California Area
The Los Angeles area was shaken by a late night earthquake with no serious damage reported. Plaster fell inside a north LA house while Long Beach and surrounding areas felt windows shake and beaches reported tremors. Seismologist Charles Richter cited a magnitude near 4 on a 10 point scale.
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Los Angeles
Long Beach
Metropolitan Center
Charles Richter
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
Auto Crash Victim Dies Of Injuries
A Waupun youth died in Fond du Lac hospital from injuries after a crash June 4 that killed three companions. Lester J. Bentz, 17, of Waupun, died at 6 15 am at St. Agnes Hospital as authorities said the car plunged down a steep embankment east of Fond du Lac while being pursued after police tried to stop it for speeding. The other youths were George J. Baumhardt, 18, of Waupun. Donald M. Ames, 17, Route 3 Chilton. Robert Laudolff, 16, Route 4 Fond du Lac.
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Associated Press
Waupun
Fond du Lac
Lester J. Bentz
St. Agnes Hospital
George J. Baumhardt
Donald M. Ames
Chilton
Robert Laudolff
Burglary at Oshkosh Clinic Narcs and Cash Taken
Narcotics and cash totaling 458 dollars were stolen from the Mueller Pottery Pharmacy in the Oshkosh Clinic building on Ceape Avenue. Entry gained through Dr. Kuhn's first floor office and basement area. a large tool with a black handle was found. Nothing else was reported missing. several youths were seen loitering near the scene. A separate report notes American student Lee Owen Brook, 18, fell 120 feet at Edinburgh Castle and was hospitalized.
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Mueller-Potter
Oshkosh Clinic
Ceape Avenue
Oshkosh
R. V. Kuhn
Dr. Kuhn
Bwilding
Thomas Gross
Edinburgh Castle
Cdinburgh
Scotland
UPL
Lee Owen Brook
Munro Drive
Bloomington
Brook
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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Council For Real Peace
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Goldberg
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O'Hare
James B. Pearson
Bkan
O'Bare
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Pearson
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