Wisconsin considers open national candidate ballot in 1968 primary
Madison AP Wisconsin leaders propose changing the state presidential primary to place all national contenders on the ballot starting in 1968. A bipartisan panel would draft changes, possibly creating a state commission to select legitimate contenders and delay the primary into late May or June.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
J. Louis Hanson
Mellen
Ody J. Fish
Oregon
Sky Objects Over Illinois Reported Near Springfield
Unidentified flying objects with multiple flashing lights were seen Wednesday night near Springfield by Don Davidson his wife and neighbors. An object hovered about 500 feet for an hour with 14 to 15 lights. Another sighting near Rochester reported by Mrs. Angelo Gresta described an object about 100 feet up and 25 feet in diameter with green and white blinking lights.
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Springfield
Don Davidson
Davidson
Angelo Gresta
Rochester
Long Route Waneasa police hunt for missing truck driver
In Wansa Wales police search for David John Thomas 25 missing since Tuesday. He was last seen driving a seven ton truck loaded with groceries, prompting a manhunt and requests for tips from the public.
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Wansea
Wales
UPI
David John Thomas
Laborites Favorites In Britain Laborites Favorites In Britain
Britons voted for a new House of Commons with Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labor party as a strong favorite to win a large majority. Polls and bookmakers foresee a landslide, with Labor leading by about 11.8 points on average and poised to gain well over 100 seats. Voting closes at 2 p.m. CST.
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London
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Commons
Nationalists Win In South Africa
Nationalists win South Africa's parliamentary elections with 92 of 130 seats reported and projected to a record victory. Verwoerd easily wins Heidelberg seat as party seeks Bantustan policy and white-only rule amid minority voting. Helen Suzman reaffirms Progressive stance against apartheid.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
House of Assembly
Nationalists
United Party
Progressive Party
Helen Suzman
Mrs Suzman
Verwoerd
Heidelberg
Transvaal
Progressives
First Check Shows Troup 100 Per Cent
Nearly 8,000 firemen struck eight major railroads serving 38 states. Within nine hours one carrier shut down and another said no trains were running. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen said the strike was 100 percent effective with no other crafts honoring lines. Missouri Pacific reported 12-state, 12,000-mile operation shut down. Union Pacific said four trains were running and 70 idle between the Missouri River and Ogden. Other lines listed include Pennsylvania Railroad, Illinois Central, Central of Georgia, Seaboard Airline, Grand Trunk Western, and Boston & Maine. City transit systems prepared emergency service. The strike was called authorized and legal by the BLE, but the rail industry warned of illegal action and sought a court injunction. Leaders cited use of courts in labor disputes as the core issue.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Missouri Pacific Rairoad
St. Louis
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Missouri River
Ogden
Utah
Union Pacific
Mopac
Blf&e
Brotherhood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Illinois Central
Central of Georgia
Seaboard Airline
Grand Trunk Western
Boston & Maine
Boston
Chicago
Ilinois Central
H. E Gilbert
Ratl
J. E. Wolf
New York
U.S. District Court
Washington
Wolfe
Perry
Heath
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Firemen’s Union
Gilbert
Price Boosts Bring Caution
President Johnson warned that prices are rising too fast and may prompt new anti inflation steps despite an election year. He indicated possible tax increases, further fiscal restraint, and continued caution as the economy risks overheating. Johnson cited a 0.5 percent consumer price gain from January to February and 5 percent wholesale inflation over five months.
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Washington
Johnson
National League of Cities
White House
Credit Control Bill Approved By Committee
The House Banking Committee approved a measure amended by Rep. Henry Reuss giving the President authority to use consumer credit controls to curb inflation. The amendment would reinstate controls lapsed after the Korean War and aims to fight inflation without tax increases. Reuss said the White House objects to objection, noting time payment credit is at a record high.
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Washington
Reuss
Yanks challenge Reds to battle across frontier
U S troops of the 1st Cavalry Airmobile push into rugged hills near the Cambodian border challenging a large North Vietnamese force to fight. Reports say two more helicopters were downed, with 75 enemy bodies counted. U S casualties varied from moderate to light in one company, while Marines conclude five days of Operation Indiana with 69 killed or captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
1St Cavalry
Ja Drang
Highlands
da Nang
Hue
U.S
Plei Me
Quang Nesai
Indiana
Uniform savings time bill sent to White House
Congress approved a bill to set uniform daylight saving dates nationwide this year and make it automatic next year. The House endorsed the conference report after a earlier strong House version approval. Gerald Ford claimed the plan would force Michigan into two time standards.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
White House
House
Senate Conference Committee
Gerald A. Ford
Michigan
Soviet Moon Probe Launched To Test Near Lunar Orbit
Moscow reported by Tass that an unmanned rocket lifted an automatic space station toward a near lunar orbit. The probe Tama 30 aims to test systems for placing a satellite around the moon and to explore outer near space.</s>
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Earth
Chicago Area Strike Halts 35000 Commuters Across Rail Lines
About 35,000 people in the Chicago area, mostly commuters, were forced to seek other travel as a strike by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen shut down eight major railroads. Illinois Central, Pennsylvania, and Grand Trunk Western faced picketing with IC reporting over 32,500 daily commuters off trains. The Pennsylvania could not yet quantify affected riders, while Grand Trunk Western halted all operations, canceling one Montreal-bound service. The Chicago Transit Authority added buses. Calumet Skyway traffic rose.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Illinois Central
Pennsylvania
Grand Trunk Western
Far South Side
The
Valparaiso
Ind
East Coast
Chicago Terminal
Montreal
D. E. Andrus
Tras
Dog Noise Case Moves With Nervous Condition
Sam Robbins told a judge he itched whenever the neighbor's dog barked and howled like a police siren. The judge found Robbins had a nervous condition and gave Cesare Morganti five days to quiet the dog or remove it from the camino.
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Denver
UPI
Sam Robbins
Robbins
Cesare Morganti
Medicare Deadline Looms At Midnight Tonight
Washington AP reports a last day push by the Social Security Administration to enroll seniors in a Medicare plan costing 3 a month. About 17 million signups so far, 9 percent of potential beneficiaries. The deadline covers those 65 and older by December 3 1985. others get a seven month window.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Johnson
Congress
Ashkosh
Federal
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