Ocean Row Boat Trip Cut Short Off Gloucester
Retired trucker Lewis C Mills and his son Lewis Jr started a 3200 mile row to England in a 16 foot dory. After 15 miles and six hours they returned to Gloucester harbor due to heavy load and water intake. Teens temperature and small craft warnings reported.
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Gloucester
Mass
England
Lewis C. Mills
Mills
Lewis Jr
Coast Guard
Gloucester Harbor
Weather Bureau
Thatcher's Island
Lake Winnebago
Lewis G. Mills
Wisconsin Gov Proclaims Republican Day March 20 1854
Gov Warren Knowles issued a proclamation declaring Monday as Republican Day in Wisconsin and urging Republicans to rededicate to party principles. The proclamation notes the GOP was founded in Ripon on March 20, 1854.
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Madison
Afp
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
GOP
Rip
Destroyer Stoddard Hit by Coastal Gunfire in Vietnam
U S destroyer Stoddard sustained a hole above the waterline after Communist coastal gunfire off North Vietnam as two American planes were downed. Pilot rescued from a Skyraider. ship remained fully operational with no casualties. U S command also identified Gen Nguyen Chi Thanh as leader of Communist forces in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
Stoddard
Dong Hoi
U.S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Chi Thanh
Thanh
Hanoi
UAW to vote on pulling out of AFL-CIO threat
Atlantic City AP move reports United Auto Workers skilled trades delegates from 372 locals prepared to back Walter Reuther's threat to withdraw the union from the AFL-CIO. The conference urged a April convention to empower the international executive board to exit, while Reuther warned Meany leadership failures in organizing the unorganized and social movement involvement. Negotiations for GM Ford Chrysler pacts with wage and benefits talks set to begin July after current contracts expire September 5.
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Atlantic City
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cio
International Executive Board
Reuther
George Meany
Meany
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Tot saved after nine hours in well ordeal
Teresa Fregia, three, was rescued alive from a well in Beaumont Texas after nine hours 22 feet down as rescuers battled mud and sand to widen a parallel shaft. Houston rescuer Bill Jr. used a hammer to break the tile casing and lift the child to safety at 3 28 a m EST. Neighbors aided the operation and Teresa was taken to St Elizabeth's Hospital in satisfactory condition.
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United Press International Votaw
Tex
UPU
Teresa Fregia
B.S. Bill Jr
Bill
Houston
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Beaumont
Teresa
Opal Davis
Grady Davis
Jagger
Emma Ruth Rhodes
Apa HP
State road funds rise by 4.092 million dollars
Washington AP reports Wisconsin will get 4,092,000 dollars from the unfrozen 350 million highway funds to be distributed by the Department of Transportation. The allocation is part of a national distribution to shore up state road programs.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
Nader to address U of Detroit honors convocation
General Motors offered a courtesy car to the speaker Ralph Nader who was slated to address the University of Detroit’s honors convocation for engineering students.
Colored Oleo Nearer to Reality in Wisconsin Move
Wisconsin public hearings end as colored margarine bills near passage. A ban likely lifted this session though votes await a formal committee act. Assemblyman Earl Warren says votes were predictable and party lines clear. Committee chair Norbert Nultelman notes a recommendation possible but not probable next Wednesday.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Senate Assembly Agriculture Committees
Earl Warren
D-Racine
Assembly Agriculture Committee
Norbert Nultelman
West Salem
Vandalism Rises as Milk Boycott Gains Steam
Milwaukee reports of vandalism increased as a National Farmers Organization stop-work action stretches into its third day. Dairy shipments show mixed declines with Corning Iowa claiming up to 60 percent drop, while Wisconsin dairies report smaller declines and some farms suspend operations due to receipt shortages. Truckers and farmers face pressure as pickets block pickups and authorities note continued disruption.
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Milwaukee
NFO
Corning
Iowa
Dairies
Wisconsin
NFC
Monroe
NFO dairy protest expands across states amid threats
National Farmers Organization milk holding action enters its third day in 25 states with aims to lift prices by two cents a quart. Leaders say farmers may quit dairying if demand not met. scattered vandalism and threats reported from Wisconsin to New York. authorities investigate gunfire on a milk truck in Wisconsin. Major Chicago suppliers say shortages unlikely. industry faces surplus season reducing impact.
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Chicago
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
NFO
Staley
NFC
Idaho
New York
Canadian
Florida
Wisconsin
Ohio
Missouri
Elroy
Grant County
Sharon
Wis
Lester Aten
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago Area
Dean Foods of
Dodd Faces Senate Ethics Probe Over Campaign Funds
Washington AP The fate of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd rests with the Senate ethics committee after secret deliberations on accusations of using campaign contributions for personal expenses. Dodd declared his conscience clear as he testified five days, while the panel weighs possible outcomes from exoneration to expulsion and may push broader ethics reforms.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Senate
Connecticut
Shaw charged to stand trial in Kennedy assassination case
In a four day preliminary hearing a three judge panel ruled wealthy retired business leader Clay L Shaw should stand trial on a conspiracy to murder the late president John F Kennedy. Judge Bernard J Bagert said sufficient probable cause existed. The ruling comes on Jim Garrison's birthday and follows his claim of having solved the case. No arraignment date was set. Perry Raymond Russo testified as a key witness.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Shaw
Bernard J. Bagert
Garrison
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Bagert
Criminal District Court
William Wegmann
Bill Gurvich
Perry Raymond Russo
Russo
Baton Rouge
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Klein
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JFK
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