Miss Oshkosh 1965 Crowned at Civic Auditorium
Sharon Singstock, 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Singstock of 1423 Western St, was crowned Miss Oshkosh 1965 at the Saturday pageant in the Civic Auditorium. A sophomore at Wisconsin State University Oshkosh with a mathematics minor, she is active in swimming, Pan Hellenic Council, Gamma Delta, and the A Cappella choir. She aims to pursue social work to help others and was sponsored by her sorority Alethean and Sigma Tau fraternity.
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Sharon Singstock
Civic Auditorium
Arnold Singstock
Western St
Oshkosh
Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh
Alethean
Sigma Taw Fraternity
Miss Oshkosh
Pan Hellenic Council
Gamma Delta Religious Society
Oshkosh High
First Non-Stop Pacific Crossing
Sydney Australia APD A Qantas Airlines jet today completed the first non stop crossing of the Pacific Ocean in the history of commercial aviation. A spokesman said the Boeing 707 jetliner made the San Francisco to Sydney flight in 4 hours 33 minutes. The time was described as a record for any plane including military aircraft.
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Sydney
Australia
APD
Qantas Airlines
Pacific Ocean
San Franciscan
Black Liquid Splattered On Russ Embassy Protest
Five anti Castro Cubans splattered black liquid on the Soviet Embassy in Washington. Police held the group on charges of interfering with a foreign government’s property and jailed them overnight. They cited protests over a Moscow student demonstration and Soviet troops in Cuba. State Department noted a protest call from Russians and expressed regret. The discussion on compensation was not raised in initial talks.
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Washington
Entra
U.S
Moscow
Cuba
Sate
UPA Teateproto
Light primary turnout seen in Wisconsin race
Milwaukee AP reports a projected turnout under 16 percent of Wisconsin's 2.4 million registered voters for the spring primary. An estimated 340,000 ballots are expected due to light snow flurries and a single statewide race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The contest narrows to three candidates for a full term: Nathan Heffernan, Joseph Wilkus, and Howard Boyle Jr., with Heffernan leading the campaign.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Weatherman
Leo Fahey
Secretary of State’s Office
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Nathan
Heffernan
U.S
William Dieterich
Sheboygan County
Joseph W. Wilkus
Beaver Dam
Howard H. Boyle Jr
Horace Wilkie
Wilkus
Sheboygan High School
Agreement Reached in Can Industry Labor Deal
San Diego Calif AP American and Continental can companies reached a 13 month retroactive contract with the machinists union covering 5000 employees in 38 cities. The agreement includes a 10 cent hourly wage increase with 2 cents more distributed as increments. Both firms remain in a strike with the United Steelworkers Union affecting 32000 workers at 70 other plants.
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San Diego
Calif
Continental
Machinists Union
Both Can
United Steelworkers Union
Arab League to discuss Bonn offer to Israel
In Cairo the 13 Arab states were summoned to an urgent Arab League session to consider West Germanys move to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Iraq recalled its ambassador from Bonn and urged decisive action, while Foreign Minister Naji Taleb called Bonn offer an aggressive act risking Arab German relations.
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Arab League
West Germany
Israel
Iraq
Bonn
Naji Taleb
Drive Carefully Out of Harps Van Joke Spreads
A Los Angeles delivery van bears the slogan Drive carefully were out of harps prompting amused motorists. The quip reflects a light moment tied to a music company and local traffic humor.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Race Violence Turns Bloody in Selma March Clash
In Selma Alabama a 50 mile civil rights march toward Montgomery devolved into bloody clashes with state troopers. About 40 marchers were injured as troopers used night sticks tear gas and gas masks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr planned to lead a new march Tuesday with King remaining in Atlanta.
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Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Atlanta
James
Lo well High school faces royalty bill for second song excerpt
The student council at Lo well High School received a royalty bill for a second song excerpt used in a talking yearbook. Teacher Thomas G. Lee sang the track at a school assembly but did not authorize its use by students. He says he aims to teach teens "What's mine and what's theirs."
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San Francisco
UPD
Lowell High School
Thomas G. Lee
Marines Land By Sea And Air At Da Nang Air Base
About 3,500 U S Marines arrived in South Viet Nam to bolster Da Nang defense against the Viet Cong. 1,400 Marines came ashore from four 7th Fleet ships and 2,500 more were to arrive from Okinawa aboard C130 transports. A helicopter squadron was delayed by rough seas. two Marines were casualties but expected to survive. A transport plane was hit but landed safely.
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DA Nang
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force
South Viet Nam
Frederick Joseph Karch
Carmi
Ill
Cadia Teamr
Saigon
U.S
7Th Fleet
Okinawa
3Rd Marine Division
Ka Nang
Six Killed On Highways On Weekend
The Associated Press reports six people died in Wisconsin traffic accidents over the weekend, raising the 1965 toll to 145. In one collision near Superior two young residents, Edward Hogan, 20, Michael Fruehaus, 20, and Claudia Backstrom, 28, were killed, with three others injured. Helen Winslow, 43, of Black River Falls died after being struck on Highway 27 in Brockway. Earlier, Richard Heim, 20, from Milwaukee and Donald Nelson, 26, from Racine perished in a two car crash on Highway 32 near Racine-Milwaukee counties.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Edward Hogan
Michael Fruehaus
Claudia Backstrom
Superior
Douglas County
Helen Winslow
Real
Black River Falls
Brockway
Jackson County
Richard N. Heim
Milwaukee
Donald R. Nelson
Racine
Racine - Milwaukee
Rusk Says Marines in Da Nang Will Shoot Back if Attacked
Secretary of State Dean Rusk stated that American Marines already in Da Nang will respond forcefully if fired upon, stressing their mission is to secure the Da Nang air base. He noted the 3,500 Marines arrived at South Vietnam’s request, with battalions landing Sunday night and Monday Saigon time. Rusk reaffirmed that preconditions are not set for negotiations and that peaceful settlement would require North Vietnam to leave South Vietnam.
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Ashington
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Rusk
da Nang Air Base
Suminy
CBS
Caine
da Nanz
da Nang
Saigon
North Vietnam
Drive to Cut Crime Pushed By President
President Johnson urged Congress to ban interstate mail order firearms sales tighten drug controls and boost street safety as part of a national crime fight. He called for federal aid while stressing state local duties and outlined bills on weapons drug regulation and rehabilitation measures.
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Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Justice Department
Treasury
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
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