Hoffa Convicted of Jury Tampering in Train Robbery Case
Teamsters chief James R Hoffa was found guilty by a federal jury on two counts of jury tampering and faced possible 40 year prison terms for the third count in the same trial linking to an alleged influence over jurors. Hoffa said the verdict was unfair and pledged to appeal while awaiting sentencing with others in the case.
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Jattanooga
Tenn
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Fedort
Frank Wilson Torneys
Decker
Spe
Thomas E. Mod Ewing King
Leicester women defeat men in rugby at university
In Leicester England UPI reports women rugby players at Leicester University beat men's teams in all matches. Captains Watkin Thomas aged 22 and Margaret Haines commented on the unfamiliar touch and celebrating victory after a ten day training period.
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Leicester
England
UPI
Leicester University
Watkin Thomas
Margaret Haines
College Kitten
Mother and Daughter Die in Highway 175 Crash
Kath leen Brandl 21 and her daughter Linda 26 died when their car left Highway 175 near North Fond du Lac struck a bridge abutment and a utility pole in wet road conditions. Laura Brandl 4 was hospitalized with bruises and shock after being thrown from the vehicle.
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Fond du, Lac
Kathleen Brandl
Minnesota St
North Fond du Lac
Linda
Highway 175
Melody ‘Lane Road
Laura
St. Agnes Hospital
Fond du-Lac
Fond-du - Lac
A.1
Derson Creek
Fond du Lac
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
James W. Martin
Storm Slams Wisconsin Snow Up To Fourteen Inches
A heavy snowstorm lashed Winnebago County Wisconsin with up to 14 inches in the southern region. City schools stayed open while eight rural Oshkosh schools closed due to drifting snow and bus delays occurred. Fourteen plows and four graders cleared streets as crews salted and sanded roads readying for Friday cleanup and removal operations.
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Winnebagoland
Oshkosh
Winnebago County
Neenah-Menasha
Berlin
Ripon
Nixon to remain listed on Oregon presidential ballot
Washington AP reports Richard M. Nixon will stay on Oregon's presidential primary ballot though he insists he is not a candidate. He would need to sign an affidavit declining the nomination to stay off the ballot, which he cannot do. He also asked Florida officials to withdraw a Nixon delegate slate.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Oregon
Nixon
Secretary of State of
Florida
Ten Women Named to Top Federal Posts
President Johnson announced ten women would join top government posts, a move met with mixed reactions. Virginia Mae Brown expressed uncertainty about accepting her ICC nomination, while Judge Anna M. Kross received the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Award at a Women’s National Press Club dinner along with Johnson’s pledge to advance women’s status.
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Johnson
Virginia Mae Brown
Pliny
W.va
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Press Club
Anna M. Kross
Commissioner of Corrections
New York City
Eleanor Roosevelt
Brown
ICC
Pauline Tompkins
North
Tornado Toll Rises Across Six Southern States
A series of tornadoes and severe storms across six southern states left 11 dead and about 40 injured. The Weather Bureau noted at least a dozen tornadoes formed as Gulf air met a cold front, bringing torrential rain and damaging winds from Kentucky to Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, and Georgia.
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Kentucky
Forrest City
Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Georgia
Beech Creek
Magnolia
Hardin
Kentucky Lake
Fairdealing
Kirksey
Paducah
Henderson
Owensboro
Louisville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Pickwick Dam
Maydell Summers
Investors lease air for downtown Dallas office project
Dallas financier Louis May and Minneapolis financier James H. Michael have signed a lease for 1,540,000 cubic feet of air above a downtown Dallas parking garage. They plan to construct a $3 million four story office building around the leased air.
Strong Winds Create Blizzards Across Southeast Wisconsin
A fast moving storm lashed southeast Wisconsin with blizzard like winds and heavy snow up to 14 inches near Pewaukee and Milwaukee nine inches in Milwaukee. Schools closed across multiple counties and highways became impassable as drifting snow and power outages followed. Three ambulance calls for expectant mothers were answered and all reached hospital in time.
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Pewaukee
Sheboygan
Milwaukee
General Mitchell
Waukesha
Manntowoc
Jefferson
Kenosha
Ozaukee
Walworth
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Marquette University
American Automobile Association
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin Dells
Marinette
Appleton
Beloit
Madison
Green Bay
Manitowoc
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Winnebago
Lone Rock
Eau Claire
Waukesha County
King Paul Near Death Receives Communion in Athens
King Paul of Greece, 62, hovered between life and death after an operation for a stomach ulcer. Athens Radio reported a palace priest administered Holy Communion as Queen Frederika remained at his bedside amid reports he had fallen into a coma and a palace bulletin noted no change in his condition.
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Athens
Paul
Greece
Tatoi Palace
Frederika
Airline business at county airport rises across board
February activity at Winnebago County Airport shows freight up 133 percent with imports and exports surging. Arriving freight climbs from 11 451 to 26 694 pounds while originating freight soars to 63 177 pounds. Passenger arrivals reach 2 541 and originating passengers 2 573, up 14 and 16 percent respectively. Express and air mail volumes also rise, with terminating express up 38 percent and air mail up 15 percent. Separately Cairo reports Arab delegations plan a world wide push against Israel following January talks.
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