Oshkosh council rejects housing code delaying urban renewal
Oshkosh leaders announce an informal poll shows none of five council members will back the housing ordinance as written. The move would disqualify the city from urban renewal funds and prompts HHFA to request a revised draft while Oshkosh State College proceeds with campus expansion without renewal aid.
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Oshkosh
Erbin Harenburg
Harenburg
OSC
Oshkosh State College
Fox River
Mgr
Raymond E. Harbaugh
Housing and Home Finance Agency
HHFA
McNamara Sees Possible Victory in Vietnam War
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said after returning from South Vietnam that all responsible officials believe the war against Communist guerrillas can be won if the proper effort is made. He cautioned there is no magic formula and the path to victory may be hard, while expressing full confidence the battle can be won. He and Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor will brief President Johnson at noon on their five day inspection.
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UPI
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
Johnson
McNamara
Saigon
Honolulu
U. S
Reds to Free Americans If Berlin Demand Is Met
An informant says the Soviet Union will release three U S Air Force officers if Washington admits they were ordered to fly over East Germany. The RB66 crew parachuted after being shot down. they face espionage charges if released. No official word on status or location. Washington urged their release.
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East Germany
United States
U.S
Iron Curtain
Washington
Hartley attempts Goldwater delegation under AU & 20 symbol
Former New Jersey representative Fred Hartley and three conservatives filed as delegates for Barry Goldwater in New Jersey's April 21 primary using the chemical symbol AU 20 Gold Water after being denied use of Goldwater's name. State election officials planned to seek an attorney general ruling on legality.
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Trenton
Fred Hartley
Barry Goldwater
New Jersey
Goldwater
New Pleasant Acres To Be Recommended For County Home
Winnebago County institutions committee drafts a report and resolution to urge the board to authorize bonding for a new Pleasant Acres county home near the current site. The plan envisions about 175 beds for aging residents, cost about 15 million dollars, and funding via 2 year bonds with possible Hill Burton Act aid.
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Winnebago County Institutions Committee
Winnebago County
Pleasant Acres
Virginia Nolan
Oshkosh
Oliver M. Thomsen
Neenah
Herman Brandt
Omro
Secretari
James Coughlin
Winnecenne
Clarence Lochning
Brandt
Coughlin
Accountant Links Baker With Forgery
Milton L Hauft an accountant says his signature was forged on a Bobby Baker tax return and on a Carousel Motel filing. The affidavit was read to reporters by Sen Hugh Scott before a Senate Rules Committee hearing on the Baker inquiry. Scott said the affidavit would not be accepted as evidence.
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UPD
Bobby Baker
Lan
Milton L Hauift
Baker
Hugh Scott
Rpa
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Scott
Hauft
John Williams
R-Del
President Johnson to view Ohio River flood areas
President Johnson will fly over seven-state Ohio River flood zones this afternoon with stops planned in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to confer with governors. The flood crest was advancing west with damage estimated at 50 million dollars and about 110000 affected.
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Johnson
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio
White House
Louisville, Ky
Red Cross
Louisville
Owensboro
Paducah
Mississippi River
Indiana
Lowsville
Jeffersonville
Aurora
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Reaches 173 for 1954
The 1954 Wisconsin traffic toll rose to 173 after three deaths in two crashes. Lone Rock residents Mrs. Bessie Haney, 30, and Mrs. Minne Keech, late 70s, died in a collision on Highway 14 near Lone Rock. A Green Bay man, 23-year-old John Weitemann, died in a separate crash on Highway 41 south of Green Bay.
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Tite Associated Press
Juneau County
Wisconsin
Bessie Haney
Minne Keech
Lone Rock
Highway 14
John Weitemann
Green Bay
Hig Auto
Green
Los Altos Adopts First Dog Licensing Ordinance
Los Altos, California approved its first dog licensing ordinance on Wednesday. The law exempts seeing eye dogs and all dogs honorably discharged from the armed services, reflecting a special exemptions approach.
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Los Altos, Calif
UPI
City of
Los Altos
Armed Services
Congress rejects pay raise for members and federal workers
In a 222 to 184 roll call vote the House killed a bill to raise member of Congress pay from 22500 to 32500 and give about 1.7 million civil service and postal workers raises. The defeat delays a 10 000 pay hike for officials and signals a victory for the anti raise bloc led by Rep H R Gross.
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H. R. Gross
Iowa
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Senate
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Dirksen
van Pelt
Washington
Wisconsin
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Laird
Okowski
Schadeberg
Thomson
Johnson
Kastenmeier
Reuss
Zablocki
Ruby Epilepsy Expert Testifies In Oswald Slaying Trial
Dr. Frederic Gibbs, a Chicago epilepsy authority, testified in Dallas that Jack Ruby has a rare psychomotor epilepsy not showing seizures. Prosecution experts challenged Gibbs, and defense won a delay for his Dallas appearance as the trial nears completion.
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Dallas
Frederic A. Gibbs
Chicago
Authority On
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Gibbs
Lee Harvey Oswald
Chef
Melvin Bell
Trainal
Henry M. Wade
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Belly
Econ
Alabama Desegregation Order Sought in Federal Suit
The Justice Department asked a US District Court in Montgomery to require Alabama to take affirmative steps to end the dual school system and to eliminate segregation in public schools statewide. The filing targets the Macon County School Board and cites Gov. George Wallace and the State Board of Education.
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Alabama
District Court
Montgomery
Ala
Justice Department
Macon County
George C. Wallace
Wallace
State Board of Education
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