Fire halts at Superior refinery in subzero blaze
Firefighters battled a five hour blaze in a 210000 gallon fuel oil vat at a Murphy Oil refinery in Superior. A nearby 210000 gallon naphtha tank 70 feet away risked explosion as flames compromised a pipe link. No injuries reported as 125 firefighters contained the fire in frigid weather.
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Superior
Michael Kongevick
R. H. Gasaway
Murphy Oil Corp
Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
State Opposes Bill to Impose Tax Standards
WASHINGTON AP Wisconsin Governor Warren P Knowles and tax commissioner James Morgan told a House subcommittee they oppose a bill mandating uniform tax compliance standards for states The officials argued federal involvement would threaten state autonomy and the ability to tailor tax policy to local needs Morgan noted Wisconsin could gain 4 to 5 million yearly in revenue but would not raise taxes on business due to competitive concerns
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Washington
Warren P. Knowles
James Morgan
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Knowles
House Judiciary Committee
Morgan
Ecommittee
Alpinists Reach Top of Mt. Eiger
A six-man Alpine party from Germany and Britain reached the summit of Mount Eiger in Switzerland via the dangerous north wall. The milestone concludes a 30 day ascent with the direct ice covered route.
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Mt. Eiger
Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
Rent Subsidies and Teacher Corps Funds Cut in 1943 Budget
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed two new domestic programs, rent subsidies and the Teachers Corps, in the $2.56 billion 1943 appropriation bill. The action signals potential trouble for broader administration Great Society style initiatives, with final floor debate slated for next Tuesday.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
California Juror Exempted After Son Joins Case
Mrs May Reichman was excused from jury duty in Los Angeles after her son became a deputy district attorney assigned to the case she was summoned for. Superior Court Judge John Frazer called it the first such occurrence in his 40 years in law and judiciary.
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Los Angeles
UPI
May Reichman
Superior Court
John §. Frazer
Missing Pair Dead in Plane Wreck in West Texas
The bodies of M. R. Stiles and wife Helen, missing since Feb. 22, were found in their private plane wreckage in Pine Canyon near Pine Springs Texas, after a days long search. They had left Carlsbad New Mexico en route to Mexico for a vacation. The wreckage lay near Guadalupe Peak, the highest Texas point, with no flight plan on file.
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Koonce
Pine Canyor
Guadalupe Peak
Texas
Carlsbad National Park Rangers
New Mexico Civil Air Patrol
Carlsbad
Arizona
el Paso
Mexico
Palmer Stiles
Sheboygan
Stiles
Durocher Receives Brahma Calf From Long Beach Rodeo
Chicago Cubs manager Leo Durocher received a two-year-old Brahma heifer named Lippy Leo from the Long Beach Rodeo before a game with the California Angels. He jokingly told the bearer to deliver it to Don Drysdale’s ranch.
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Calif
UPI
Chicago Cubs
Leo Durocher
Mysterious lights seen over Wisconsin and Michigan skies
Residents across Wisconsin reported moving lights of various colors seen Thursday night into Friday morning. Police and sheriff offices tracked fast, reversing lights west of Marshfield and near Stevens Point with sightings in Monroe Jackson and Clark counties. In Michigan, Air Force investigator J Allen Hynek prepared to discuss his UFO probe after interviewing witnesses in Ann Arbor and Hillsdale.
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Tomah
Monroe County
Dale Trowbridge
Juneau County
Portage County
Stevens Point
Marshfield
Monroe
Jackson County
Clark County
Neillsville
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern
Ill
Ann Arbor
Hillsdale
Hynek
Turkey’s ailing President Gursel flies homeward
The ailing Turkish president Cemal Gursel, in a coma after strokes, flew home from Andrews Air Force Base aboard a U S Air Force plane. President Johnson paid departure respects at the airport in Maryland and later returned to the White House. A Turkish embassy spokesman said further treatment would continue in Turkey.
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Turkey
Cemal Gursel
Johnson
U.S. Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Gursel
White House
Dispute Over New Cabinet In Indonesia
In Jakarta President Sukarno resists a cabinet with anti communist figures while Lt Gen Suharto accuses opponents of interference. Parliament urges a cabinet free of Communist elements as Indonesia seeks rice imports from Thailand to ease shortages.
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Jakarta
Singapore
Indonesia
Radio Jakarta
Suharto
Communist Party
Peking
New China
Antara
Thailand
Session on Church State Is Harmonious
IN South Bend Indiana top scholars from Roman Catholic Jewish and Protestant traditions assessed church state ties. Vatican II influenced a growing consensus that religion must be free from coercion yet engage in democratic politics.
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South Bend
Ind
Roberto Tucci
Rome
la Civilita Cattolica
University of Notre Dame
Europe
Americas
John Courtney Murray
Woodstock College
Father Murray
Father Tucci
Allies Claim Toll of 1236 Communists in Texas Campaign
Five thousand U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces wrapped up Operation Texas in Quang Ngai Province reporting 1236 Communist dead or wounded over five days. Allied losses were light with some small units taking heavy hits during helicopter landings. Marines used dynamite to demolish fortifications and launched Operation Kings to safeguard the Da Nang rice harvest as air and naval bombing continued against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Davis Named Permanent Chairman for 1966 Wisconsin Convention
MADISON AP Ody J Fish Republican state chairman said Glenn R Davis of Waukesha has been appointed permanent chairman for the 1966 state convention. The session will be held May 20 21 in Milwaukee. Davis represented the 9th District and seeks re election in November.
Indonesia faces long cleanup after debt crisis
Indonesia’s new rulers inherit a financial mess likely to take years to fix. With 1966 debt at about 450 million dollars and exports yielding 525 million last year, imports cost 350 million, leaving a big deficit. Sukarno era waste, looming moratorium, Suharto consolidation, and creditor pressure shape a difficult path ahead.
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Indonesia
Sukarno
Ministry of Trade
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