Wautoma Slayer Case Chooses Local Attorney for Defense
James D Mec Brair 97, of Wautoma, charged with four counts of first degree murder, may seek a psychiatric examination. His attorney Jon Wilcox, 30, faces the case after Mec Brair was taken in following a call from his father. Four victims, including Mec Brair’s wife and her sister, were found at a lakeside cottage on Fish Lake. Two infant children were unharmed. Police found blood on snow and a broken window, with the telephone wire torn from the wall. Continued on Page 15,5 Col. 5.
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Plainfield
Virgil Batterman
Fish Lake
Christine
Kathy
Dist. Atty
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Batterman
Sec
Goldberg Sees Rocky Path to Peace in Vietnam
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg returning from the Far East says prospects for early peace in Vietnam are slim and the road ahead is rocky and difficult. He urges perseverance to induce Viet Cong negotiators to discuss terms and notes no serious proposals have reached the United States yet. The U.S. will act if a signal of willingness to negotiate appears and calls for mutual de escalation and an end to all violence.
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U.S
United Nations
Kennedy
Washington
Johnson
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Goldbert
United States
Highway Toll Climbs to 118 Across Wisconsin
Wisconsin's highway fatality toll reached 118, down from the 1966 pace, as Mrs. Wallace Helm, 51, of Shullsburg, died when a milk tank truck driven by her husband overturned in a ditch near Mineral Point. Iowa County authorities cited possible brake failure on the 12,000 pound milk truck.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wallace Helm
Shullsburg
Mineral Point
Iowa
Debate on Kellett bill opens in Madison Senate
The Wisconsin Senate prepares to debate the Kellett bill to reorganize state government into 26 departments. A tight timetable threatens a possible showdown vote before the recess, with up to a dozen amendments expected and a bid to overturn the conservation and water program merger. Senate leaders suggest the debate could last long, with potential late action before Thursday's end.
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Senate
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Robert P. Knowles
Greenfield ad for firefighter posts sparks gender debate
In Greenfield Wisconsin a help wanted ad for firefighters appeared in the female column of the Milwaukee Journal. Six women answered the ad prompting city clerk Henry Ratchel to remark the motto is pledged to progress but the town is not that broadminded.
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Milwaukee
Youth Held In Slaying Of Cousins
Rockford Illinois youth John Wesley Williams Jr. 17 is held on murder charges in the execution style killing of two 14 year old cousins Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendeire. The case centers on a .22 rifle with telescopic sight and homemade silencer found at Williams home. Authorities believe others were involved and questioned about ten friends. Williams, previously acquitted of sniper charges in a separate shooting, appeared in circuit court with a preliminary hearing set. The victims were white. Williams is Black.
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Ronald Johnson
Wayne Mullendere
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Brown
Willwood Cemetery
Nick Licari
Linda
Winnebago County
John Ghent
Circuit Court
Union Chief Set to Start 8-Year Term
Union leader James R. Hoffa, fingerprinted and handcuffed, begins an eight-year federal sentence for jury tampering. The Teamsters president, 54, departs the U S courthouse for Lewisburg prison flanked by marshals, vowing a conspiracy to imprison him.
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Washington
UPI
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Hoffa
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Lewisburg
Teamsters
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Luke Moore
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Snowbound East as 7 Inch Burst Stuns Region
A major nor’easter dumped up to seven inches of snow in six hours across the East, while floods from heavy rain swelled in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Virginia. The storm left at least one dead in West Virginia and prompted widespread travel disruption from Boston to Albany and Scranton.
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Phelps, Ky
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Logan
Ohio Valley
Wildcat strike closes GM Fisher plant in Mansfield
Wildcat picketing shut down the General Motors Fisher body parts plant in Mansfield Ohio as workers refused to cross the line. About 2 700 employees were affected while UAW leaders debated next steps and local officials said the action was unauthorized and not directed by the union.
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Ohio
UPI
Wildcat
General Motors
Fisher Body Parts
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Robert Hall
United Auto Workers Union
Woman faints after forgetting dress in Ka towice restaurant
In Katowice a unnamed young woman felt faint after removing her fur coat in a crowded restaurant and realizing she had forgotten to wear a dress. The incident, reported by UPI from New D Look Warsaw, highlights a wardrobe mishap in a public setting.
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Warsaw
UPI
Katowice
100 Injured In Elevated Train Wreck
In Charlestown Boston an elevated train rammed the rear of another. Police said at least 100 people were hurt with about 20 taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Ambulances lined City Square as rescuers from nearby towns aided at the scene and no deaths were reported.
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Boston
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
City Square
Reds Hurl 500 Shells At Big American Guns
Saigon AP report says Communist mortars pounded Camp Carroll with 500 shells in three attacks, aiming at US Marines near the DMZ. Six Marines died and 15 wounded as the powerful 175mm guns stayed safe, defenses blunted Communist shells, and ground clashes produced further American casualties and Viet Cong resistance.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Camp Carrol
North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Binh Dinh
New Michigan Bill Aims To Silence Car Tire Noise
State Senator James Fleming announced a bill in Lansing on Monday to prohibit causing tires to squeal or produce noises not normally tied to vehicle operation. The measure targets disruptive sounds and seeks legal penalties for violations.
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Mich
UPD
James
Fleming
Lodge Resignation As Envoy Indicated
SAIGON AP Henry Cabot Lodge faces renewed speculation about resigning as U S ambassador to South Vietnam but will likely stay until the new constitution is promulgated in spring A US Embassy spokesman called the news surprising Lodge previously asked President Johnson to seek a successor and stated he would not quit readily The Constituent Assembly aims to complete the constitution within two weeks with a May 3 promulgation deadline A presidential election would follow Possible successors include William J Porter Arthur J Goldberg and William W Scranton tagged as leading Republican option
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Philippines
William J. Porter
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Arthur J. Goldberg
William W. Scranton
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