Oshkosh Police Launch Crime Check Citizen Aid Program
Oshkosh police unveiled Crime Check Oshkosh a new program inviting residents to call 235 2121 when they suspect crimes or see suspicious activity. It aims to cut a crime rate up 90 percent in five years while tolerating some unproductive calls. The plan relies on mass advertising and offers anonymous participation, with support from The Rutledge Co and Tech Services Inc. The idea originates from Chicago and is now promoted locally with a 24 hour hotline and newspaper promotion.
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Oshkosh
Ater
Harry A. Guenther
Rutledge Co
Chicago
C. W. Wilson
National Association of Police Chiefs
Guenther
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Tucson
Ariz
Police Department
South Viets Begin New Phase in Laos Operation
South Vietnamese forces shift to air mobility in Laos, aiming to avoid direct clashes with six North Vietnamese regiments around Sepone. The operation could wrap up by month end, with ROK helicopters moving troops and a regiment pulled from Sophia. Four South Vietnamese and 33 wounded in a helicopter incident. North Vietnamese reported near Sepone and new clashes around Sepone left 20 killed.
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South Viets
Laos
Dong
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Sophia
Sepone
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Prairie du Chien Moves to Relocate Flood Plain Homes
The Corps of Engineers proposes moving 157 buildings and flood proving seven businesses to higher ground near Prairie du Chien Wisconsin to cut spring flood damage at an estimated two million dollars. City officials previously faced protests but now await federal approval and funding.
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Corps
St. Friol Island
Rockwell Kent Dies At 89 In Plattsburgh
Rockwell Kent, renowned American artist and political thinker, died at Physicians Hospital at age 89 after a period of illness. He was the first living US artist honored with a Soviet exhibition, with works in major museums. He won the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967 and gave part of the prize to a Viet Cong relief fund amid controversy over U.S. involvement in Indochina War.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
UPI
Rockwell Kent
Kent
Physicians Hospital
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Art Institute
Chicago
Joint Force to Maintain Truce in Mideast
Premier Golda Meir proposed a joint Israeli Egyptian peace keeping force to guard the Sinai, including Israelis with Egyptians welcome. She also specified borders to retain Sahrm el Sheikh and the Golan Heights, rejected a Gaza return and a separate Palestinian state. The report covers Soviet replies, UN talks, and Red China’s potential entry, plus regional incidents and Syria’s unopposed Hafez al Assad win.
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Golda Meir
Israel
Sinai
Golan Heights
Syria
Jerusalem
Egypt
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
China
United Nations
Red China
U.N. General Assembly
Gaza
Hafez al Assad
al Assad
Socialist Baath Party
Weather update hints at rain and chilly overnight
The forecast notes cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of rain and overnight temperatures dipping into the 30s. Details appear on page 18.
Weaver Plans Changes Regents Approve Reorganization
UW President John C. Weaver won regents approval for a central administration overhaul aimed at saving 175000 by June. The plan reduces vice presidents from seven to three, channels savings to undergraduate education, and restructures duties with Percy as executive VP and Lorenz as business affairs head. Clodius and Engman exit, salaries adjusted for Percy and Lorenz, others receive new titles, all while budget limits delay pay rises.
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Reuben H. Lorenz
Weaver
Robert L. Clodius
Engman
Clodins
Fred H. Harrington
Percy
Lorenz
Wallace L. Lemon
Robert Taylor
LeRoy L. Luberg
Lemon
Taylor
Luberg
Tornadoes Rake Texas Oklahoma Side North American Storms
United Press International reports at least six tornadoes sweep Texas and Oklahoma with one dead and eight injured, plus extensive damage including an elementary school destroyed in Oklahoma and numerous homes. Violent winds, hail, and heavy rains disrupt other states, with power outages and transport impacts across the central United States.
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United Press International
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Sierra Nevadas
Georgetown
Achilles
Okla
Madill
Atoka
Marshall- Bryan
New Boston
Tex
Pine Bluff
Stamps
Ark
Cleveland
Ohio
Arkansas
Illinois
South Dakota
Minnesota
New York
New England
Houston
Maine
Key West
Fla
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Camp Fire
Northwestern
Board of Rivers and Harbors
Washington
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Locke
Mideast
THE
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Soviet Union
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J. Wilam Fulbright
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
United States
Middle East
Arkansas Democrat
Gunnar V. Jarring
William P. Rogers
Yitzhak Rabin
Reger
Yosef Tekoah
Cairo
al Ahram
Jarring
London
Winnebagoland
MUCS
Siegeh Et Or - Ae
Patrick J. Lucey
Regents
Wespra
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