Morgan Company to Build New Colonial Office Building
Hugo W. Eckardt president of Morgan Company announced Oshkosh is chosen for the new corporate headquarters and expansion here. The Wertsch Motor Co. building will be razed for a red brick colonial design office to be ready in early 1967, with 50,000 square feet new factory space and added employee parking.
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Morgan Company
Hugo W. Eckardt
Oregon Street
West Sixth Avenue
Wertsch Motor Company
Oshkosh
Eckardt
Woodwork
Moorgan
Wertsch
Blechl, O'Laughlin, Zarling
Barton
West Fifth Avenue
Mediately
Morgan
Wisconsin campus site dispute sent to governor
Milwaukee AP confirms minority leader Sen. Zaborski urged Gov. Knowles to settle clashes over two new University of Wisconsin campuses. A site panel recommended a northeast Green Bay area campus and withheld a southeastern option, fueling legislative tensions ahead of May sessions. Zaborski urged the governor to use influence to ease the dispute.
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Milwaukee
Richard Zaborski
Warren Knowles
University of Wisconsin
Zaborski
Knowles
Green Bay
Wauwalosa Democratic
Carpenter charged with arson in yard cleanup blaze
In Redwood City California Lionel Abernathy a 5[?] year old carpenter was charged with arson after authorities say he sprayed gasoline on his home and yard and ignited a fire that destroyed the house threatened a nearby church and school convent The incident followed orders from fire officials to clean the area.
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Redwood City
Calif
UPI
Lionel Abernathy
Abernathy
Body Found After Lake Drowning Near Government Locks
Victor Fritsch 38 of Greenleaf drowned while ice fishing on Little Lake Butte des Morts. His body was recovered by Oshkosh skindiver Manney Flegler near the government locks between two small islands. Divers faced low air supply after about an hour. Police, sheriff, and Coast Guard had searched since Thursday with a new tip from an Appleton man who fished with Fritsch Wednesday. Fritsch left by ice with tackle and tip up found nearby. ice between the islands melted by rain and warmth. Though the search shifted, authorities continued investigations.
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Menasha
Victor Fritsch
Greenleaf
Little Lake Butte Des Morts
Government Locks
Fritsch
Oshkosh Fire Department
Manney Flegler
Menasha Police Department
Winnebago County
Laga
Saga
War Debate Proceeds To Money Stage
Washington AP reports a Senate effort to force a record against broadened Viet Nam war shifts to dollars and cents. Sen. George McGovern proposes a policy rider on the emergency $415 million foreign aid authorization, seeking to separate support for troops from policy decisions. The tax bill to raise six billion for war costs also moves forward as the Foreign Relations Committee votes behind closed doors.
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Washington
Congress
George McGovern
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
McGovern
Johnson
Willie Wilson faces sudden kiss in gas station incident
New tactic report from San Antonio details Willie Wilson being approached by a woman who pulled into a station, jumped from her car, and kissed him before fleeing with his wallet missing. Wilson believed the gesture was irresistible.
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San Antonio
Tex
Willie Wilson
February Airlines Business Up Again
North Central Airlines at Winnebago County Airport reports February gains across passenger and cargo metrics. Boardings rose to 2,855 from 2,735, air express 22,591 pounds vs 11,584, air freight 74,725 pounds up from 59,082, and mail 26,101 pounds, 22 percent higher. Arriving passengers reached 2,961, mail 9,227 pounds, express 13,923, while terminating freight declined to 35,332 pounds. Average daily boardings passed 100 for the first time, aided by two added Appleton flights, with early February days averaging 136 passengers.
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North Central Airlines
Winnebago County
Air Express
Louis Griedl
Gried
Appleton
Vital Enemy Railway Line Hit by Planes
U S pilots resumed attacks on the Hanoi to Red China railway amid North and South Vietnam air strikes. Marines clashed eight miles northwest of Quang Ngai as a Marine jet and helicopters were shot down. Air strikes reached near the Chinese border, with 55 missions flown in 24 hours.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Red China
Quang Ngai
China
Red River Valley
North
Bandits Rob Chicago Man of Gold Coins
Four gunmen raided John Manus's Northwest Side Chicago home posing as police. They overpowered Manus after failing to locate a safe, beating him and fleeing with gold coins valued at about fifty thousand dollars. His wife Mable aided entry, while their children and a neighbor’s daughter were present during the robbery. Manus required over 50 stitches for head and ear injuries.
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Chicago
Northwest Side
John Manus
Mable
Manus
Blizzard Brings Historic Midwest Blizzard Dumps Record Snow
The Great Blizzard paralyzed the Dakotas and western Minnesota for a third day with 30 to 60 mph winds. Snow drifts reached seven feet as hundreds of vehicles were marooned and travel halted across North and South Dakota and Minnesota. Temperatures mostly stayed 0 to 10 above zero.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Minnesota
Midwest
Weather Bureau
North
South
Dakota
Bismarck
South Dakota
North Dakota
Prisoners seek release to join Vietnam war effort
Admiration is all patriotic prisoners of the Texas Penitentiary are going to get. They asked for release to join the armed forces. Dr. George Beto, director of the Texas Prison System, thanked the inmates for thinking about it.
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Huntsville
Tex
UPI
Texas Penitentiary
Viet Nam
George Beto
Texas Prison System
Beto
Tornado toll climbs as Jackson area shelters reel
Rescue teams comb rural areas east of Jackson amid the Mississippi killer tornadoes. The death toll rose to 60 with at least 12 killed in a suburban Candlestick Park shopping center and Joe Bullock a 4th District congressional candidate among the dead. Authorities warned more bodies remained missing as damage ran into millions. An Air Force Reserve C119 delivered disaster trucks and blood to Jackson.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Alabama
Larry Parks
Wqft-Fm
Forest
Scott County
Woodville Heights Baptist Church
Joe Bullock
Bullock
Agriculture and Industrial Board
Forksville
Bob Fasano
Air Force Reserve
Mobile Red Cross
Mobile
Ala
Candlestick Park
Highway Patrol
Jackson, Miss
Candlestick Park Shopping Center
Coordination urged for Wisconsin aid programs
Governor Warren Knowles and Wisconsin lawmakers urged tighter coordination in federal program funding. Knowles said state administrations should have a larger voice in preallocating funds from agencies like the Office of Economic Opportunity, favoring communities with higher priorities. Rep. Melvin Laird supported more state input, noting groups seek more money than budget approvals allow.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Congress
Knowles
Office of Economic Opportunity
Melvin Laird
Budget Bureau
Highway Toll Reaches 134 in Wisconsin 1966
The death of 75 year old John Skavac of Milwaukee raises Wisconsin’s 1966 highway toll to 134. He died after being struck by a car at a South Side Milwaukee intersection early today.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Skavac
Tokyo Air Crash Leaves At Least 58 Dead
A Canadian Pacific Airlines four engine jet crashed at Tokyo International Airport in fog, killing 58 of 71 aboard and leaving nine survivors. Among the dead were NBC executive Jesse Zousmer and his wife. The flight originated Hong Kong and was en route to Vancouver and South America, with authorities reporting 62 passengers and nine crew. Rescue efforts faced heavy obstacles as debris and ruined lights hindered recovery.
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Tokyo
Canadian Pacific
Tokyo International
Jesse Zousmer
American Broadcasting Co
Hong Kong
Vancouver
South America
E R_ Huebner
Miami
Berdell
Tokyo Bay
Mexico City
Lima
Santiago
Buenos Aires
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Sektor Af
Little Lake
Airlines
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