Carpenters ratify one of Wisconsin's largest wage gains
In Neenah Menasha the carpenters union ratified a 2.05 raise over three years after a bargaining session at Sabre Lanes. The package starts with 40 cents on June 1 1968 and includes 20 to 40 cent increments through 1970. Union leaders praised the deal while contractors warned of inflationary impact.
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Neenah-Menasha
Carpenters
Sabre Lanes
Menasha
Merlin van Dyke
Fox River Valley Contractors Association
Carpenters’ Union
van Dyke
Jerry Jahnke
Milton Doehler
Doehler
John Murray
Oshkosh
Manitowoc
Fond du Lac
Fox River ‘Valley
Wisconsin
United States
Peter Lucca
Bridge, Structure and Ornamental Iron Workers Union
Carpenter and Iron Worker
Milwaukee
Sweep to Clear Resurrection City Protest in D.C.
At a news conference Abernathy accused police of faking evidence and gassing protestors while Williams blamed troublemakers inside the camp for bottle throwing. Tear gas was used again. several protesters were hospitalized as the Interior Department refused to extend the camping permit. Protesters began leaving as dusk fell, while leaders vowed to stay.
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Abernathy
Williams
Department of Interior
Department
Marks, Miss
Gable
B52s Blast Cong Ammunition Dump Saigon
U S Bia bombers destroyed a large Viet Cong ammunition dump southeast of Saigon. Explosions continued after the strike as Saigon endured Red Alert amid fears of a new Communist assault. South Vietnamese and U S forces reported casualties and ongoing combat around Saigon and Highway 2.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Gis
U. S
Tokyo
Hanoi
Humphrey Builds Delegate Bloc For Nomination Fight
James Reston reports Humphrey’s Washington organization believes they control a 1,312 delegate majority for Chicago, with McCarthy at about 602 and Kennedy around 584. The piece details the backroom drive to win delegates, internal doubts, regional structure, and tensions with Vietnam policy as university supporters lean toward McCarthy.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Kennedy
New York
Chicago
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Humphrey
Kennedy
McCarthy
Johnson
Vietnam
James Rowe
Democratic Party
Capital
Fred R. Harris
Lawton
Okla
Walter F. Mondale
Minneapolis
Robert Mc
Candless
Tom Hennings
Missouri
Sen
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Nixon
Oshkosh Human Rights Council Plans Public Hearing
The Oshkosh Human Rights Council will hold a special public meeting on Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Guild Hall at 7 30 p m. The session will address the local fair housing ordinance current situation and future plans including a scheduled public hearing in Oshkosh on fair housing.
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Oshkosh Human Rights Council
Trinity Episcopal Guild Hall
Oshkosh
Lions Club Chicken Barbecue Planned in City Park
Princeton announces a public chicken barbecue sponsored by the Lions Club this Sunday in the city park. Aunt Sharlene and Her Country Cousins provide live music, with games and refreshments available. Proceeds benefit Lions Club charities sight programs and civic aids.
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Princeton
Lions Club
Sharlene
Tornado Hits Near Janesville in Wisconsin Storms
Violent weather lashed Wisconsin Sunday causing three deaths and heavy damage. A tornado touched down near Edgerton and Oak Hills north of Janesville, injuring a youth and damaging five homes while other storms brought lightning and flooding across southeastern areas.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Edgerton
Rock County
Barrow County
Floyd Livingston
Cameron
Robert Vara
Francis
Caldeonia
Racine County
Robert
James White
Milwaukee
Barron County
Milwaukee Area
Oconomowoc
Northwest Side
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Cedarburg
Muskego
la Crosse
Mad
Wisconsin Traffic Deaths Rise to 513 This Year
Six people died in Wisconsin weekend highway crashes, raising the year’s toll to 513, 82 more than the 1967 record for this date. Magda Dickelmann, 64, of Chicago died from injuries after a two car crash near Tomah on Highway 12. Jon Helgeland, 22, of Barron County injured when his car overturned on Highway 25 near Ridgeland. Silas Bedansky, 20, of Hayward killed in a Highway 63 crash east of Hayward. Carl Brandenburg, 24, of De Pere and his wife, 24, died in a Brown County head-on collision. A driver lost control on a city expressway during a storm and struck a vehicle.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Magda Dickelmannn
Chicago
la Crosse
Tomah
Barron
Jon Helgeland
Ridgeland
Barron County
Silas G. Bedansky
Hayward
Carl Brandenburg
de Pere
Brown County
James White
Milwaukee
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