County Government Reorganization Group Begins First Meeting
The Winnebago County Board forms a seven member select committee to study government structure. Chairman Hibbard Engler outlines goals to review board and committee operations, departments, and elected officials, aiming for a Sept 15 study completion and budget impacts.
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Winnebago County
Sup
Hibbard Engler
Oshkosh
Engler
Robert Skalmoski
Neenah
Gerald L
Officer Slain In Milwaukee
A Milwaukee patrolman Ronald T. Hogan aged 36 was killed while investigating family trouble. The suspect Lavern A. Freitag, 48, was fatally wounded by Hogan’s partner Harold W. Smith after Freitag fired a rifle through a door. The scene left Hogan’s widow and two daughters grieving as Monsignor Joseph Emmenegger counseled the boy.
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Milwaukee North Side
Milwaukee
Ronald T. Hagen
Lavern A. Freitag
Joseph Emmenegger
Tommy Hogan
Ronald T. Hogan
Tommy
North Side
Lavern A. Freitar
Hogan
Patrstmas Harold W. Smith
Smith
Freitag
West Bend Boy Dies of Injuries
The Associated Press reports a 3 year old boy from West Bend, Laurence Plaskan, died in St Josephs Hospital Milwaukee from injuries suffered when struck by a car in front of his home. He is the first pedestrian fatality in West Bend in 30 years.
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Associated Press
West Bend
Wisconsin
Laurence Plaskan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Milwaukee
City launches new fire protection boat on Monday
The city unveiled a new fire protection boat which launched Monday and responded to its first blaze the following day. The incident involved the fire aboard the vessel.
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Touston
Marines Seek Third Hill in Vietnamese Hill Clash
US Marines clashed with North Vietnamese forces to seize Hill 881 North after gaining control of two hills in northwestern South Vietnam. A five hour fight left 22 Marines dead and 49 wounded, with US losses total 118 killed and 345 wounded since April 25. Marine Lt Gen Lewis Walt pledged to take the hill, noting high ground overlooking Laos infiltration routes. Elsewhere US troops and South Vietnamese forces reported over 300 enemy killed in two distant battles, and a large enemy cache was found north of Saigon. Continued fighting and a mortar attack preceded a large allied counteraction near Khe Sanh.
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Saigon
APS
South Vietnam
Lewis Wall
Wall
Laos
U.S
Khe Sanh
Assembly Republicans push 1969 deadline on merger bill in Kellett plan
MADISON AP Assembly Republican leaders seek at least a 1969 deadline to merge the Conservation Department and the Resource Development Department over water pollution control in the Kellett reorganization bill. The Senate approved 18-12 with no full merger date, leaving the decision to the 1969 legislature. Leaders said bipartisan support would be needed to salvage the measure, which originally targeted July 1, 1968.
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Madison
Assembly
Senate
Harold Froehlich
Appleton
Curtis McKay
Cedarburg
Conservation Committee
Paul Alfonsi
Minocqua
Kellett
Conservation Department
Resource Development Department
Department of Natural Resources
Alfonsi
Froehlich
Robert Huber
West Allis
Report More Men Asked By Westmoreland
General Westmoreland urged President Johnson to send 160000 more U S troops to Vietnam to reach a total of 600000, aiming for completion by Jan 1. Johnson said no recommendation or decision is pending, and linked Europe troop reductions to no Vietnam-related decision.
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New York
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
New York Times
Saigon
Westmoreland
United States
Washington
U. S
Europe
New York Times Dispatch
Color oleo repeal battles on in Wisconsin senate
In Madison AP reports a long filibuster by Sen. Gordon Roseleip delays the vote on ending Wisconsin’s ban on colored oleo. Leaders expect a final vote by sunset with passage likely, though wording changes may send the bill back to the Assembly. The measure would allow sale starting July 1 and includes debates over butterfat content and tax provisions tied to a dairy research building.
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Madison
Senate
Gordon Roseleip
Darlington
Wisconsin
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
Roseleip
Assembly
Leonard
University of Wisconsin
Allen W .Busby
Milwaukee
Busby
Colvedole
Milwaukee Banker Faces Trial in La Crosse Case
Milwaukee banker Howard Meister was to go on trial in La Crosse on bribery charges tied to a lobbyist offering payoff to a legislator for a branch banking vote. The case connected to a Dane County inquiry. two Assemblymen faced bribery charges but had varying outcomes.
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la Crosse
Alfonsi
Hutnik
Meister
West Side Bank of
Milwaukee
Madison
Trempealeau County
Albert Twesme
Earl Elfers
Trevor
Grand Jury
Dorothy Effinger
Wisconsin
Norman Skogstad
Armed Men Invade California Legislature
Twenty six youths aged 17 to 25, members of the Black Panther Party, burst into the California Capitol armed with rifles pistols and shotguns at noon. No shots were fired but 26 suspects were arrested and two state policemen wrestled away several weapons. Bobby Seale defended the action saying it was to defend gun rights. Lawmakers called for tighter security and harsher penalties for disruptions.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Capitol
Assembly
Senate
Black Panther Party
Bobby Seale
Oakland
Cudahy Seeks Top Wisconsin Democratic Post
Richard D. Cudahy, Milwaukee meat packing executive, announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. He urged party unity to advance progressive goals and cited Louis Hanson’s tenure. A convention in La Crosse on June 9 will elect a new chairman, with Cudahy as the only announced candidate.
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Milwaukee
Richard D. Cudahy
Patrick Cudahy
la Crosse
Cudahy
No problem Montreal at Expo 67 joke on accidents
A visitor at Expo 67 asked Soviet hosts if Russians have automobile accidents. The guide answered no, saying they do not allow them, reflecting a joking tone in the exchange.
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Montreal
UPI
Dirksen Quiets Unrest in GOP
Senator Everett Dirksen returns from illness to quell GOP dissent over Vietnam policy. He assures support for President Johnson while promising a future statement on party policy. Senators Javits Percy Scott Hatfield push for a frank review. Tower urges disassociation from some report in the Policy Committee critique.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Vietnam
Dirksen
Yoursquare
Senate Republicans
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Atlanta
Sens
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Charles H. Percy
R-Il
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R-Pa
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Javits
Senate House
Mark O. Hatfield
Republican Party
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John G. Tower
Texas
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