Raid Breaks Up Stag Dinner Arrests In Buffalo
In Buffalo three police agencies swept a stag wedding dinner and detained 36 men tied to the Cosa Nostra crime syndicate. Six faced government hearings as connected with organized crime, but Judge James B Kane Jr dismissed the charges, citing insufficient intent to provoke a breach of peace. One rearrested shortly after dismissal for allegedly kicking a photographer.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Cosa Nostra Crime Syndicate
James B Kane Jr
Court Rules Police Cant Join Unions In Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled policemen cannot join labor unions but may be represented by a union in fact finding on wages and working conditions. The decision upheld Greenfield police chief’s ban on union membership while allowing union designation for representation, with 1961 law indicating possible representation without membership. Defense Dept identified two Wisconsin servicemen killed in Vietnam, Army Pfc Scott McCloskey of Green Bay and Marine Cpl Robert Schley of rural Oregon.
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Madison
American Federation of State
Greenfield
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Supereme
Washington
API
Defense Department
Wisconsin
Vietnam
Army
Scott
McCloskey
Carole %. McCloskey
Green Bay
Marine Cpl
Robert J. Schley
Niles Schley
Oregon
Frrhiges
Computer tally shows state by state Vietnam deaths
Pentagon released a new computer based tally breaking Vietnam combat deaths by home state. California led with 633. New York 629. Pennsylvania 483. Texas 442. Ohio 388 among 7,823 total. Data also list jurisdictions abroad and note most home records reflect birthplace. One 17 year old casualty noted. full system will reveal main death causes.
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Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
California
New
York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Ohio
District of Columbia
Guam
West Germany
Mexico
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Canada
Peru
New York
Llinois
Michigan
Florida
New Jersey
North Carolina
Indiana
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Margla
Wisconsin
Fotal
Penagon
Ike's Health Improves After Illness at Gettysburg Farm
Washington AP report notes former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 76, shows improvement at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Doctors provisional diagnose the illness as acute gastroenteritis. He was hospitalized after nausea vomiting and cramps at his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm and has begun a liquid diet as symptoms abate.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Air Attacks Hit Hoa Lac MIG Base Near Hanoi
U S air attacks over two weeks cripple Hoa Lac air base 20 miles west of Hanoi as nine F105 sorties strike the field for the fifth time since April 24. One Thunderchief lost, eight others downed or damaged, while B 52s target northern Vietnam supply routes and areas near Khe Sanh. Casualties increase on both sides in ongoing fighting around Con Thien and Tay Ninh.
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Saigon
Hoa Lae
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Thailand
U.S
North Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Ken
Air Force
Navy
Enterprise
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Leatherneck Square
Con Thien
Tay Ninh City
Kien Thanh
Wisconsin Supreme Court bans free supermarket bingo games
The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision upheld a 1966 law restricting giveaway contests, effectively banning free bingo type games in supermarkets and similar venues. The ruling voided a temporary injunction against prosecution of a New York firm selling the games and prize merchandise.
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Madison
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Waukesha
New York City
Wisconsin
Four Killed In Wisconsin Highway Crash Times
The Associated Press reports four people died in Wisconsin highway crashes, including three nursing school graduates. Nancy R. James, 33, of Brookfield died when her car hit a bridge near Milwaukee. Jean Rhiele, 22, Ben A. Riehle's daughter, and Bonita Stern, 21, died when their car hit a semi at Highway 29 near Edgars Corner, Marathon County. Ronald Thiss, 21, injured critically. Mrs Thiss is from Fond du Lac. her husband attends Stevens Point State University. Wallace Hilker, 72, of Racine died after his car hit a utility pole Monday.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Nancy R. James
Brookfield
Milwaukee
Jean Rhiele
Ben A. Riehle
Athens
Bonita Stern
Woodruff
Stevens Point State University
Wallace Hilker
Racine
New U S Space Craft Orbits Moon
Lunar Orbiter 4 enters Moon orbit from Cape Kennedy and will begin high resolution photography. The 60 pound craft places its highest point at 3789 miles and lowest at 1677 miles, circling the Moon roughly from pole to pole every 12 hours. It will photograph about 90 percent of the surface while other orbiters continue to relay data.
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Pasadena
Calif
Cape Kennedy
Fla
No Silting By Bridge Empey Says Lake Safe
Empey district engineer for the State Highway Commission says the Lake Butte des Morts bridge project will not cause silting. He spoke at a Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission meeting in Oshkosh about Highway 41 lanes and potential impacts, noting lake gauge readings show only a two one thousandths foot change in slope since 1943. Initial bids on the project are to be opened in Madison next week with about 75 officials and citizens in attendance. Gordon Bubolz chaired the meeting and said findings will go to the county board.
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Butte Des Morts
L. W. Empey
Green Bay
State Highway Commission
Lake Butte Des Morts
Howard Johnsen
Oshkosh
P. L. Jenssen
The
Highway Commission
Gerald Paul
Northeastern
Wisconsin
Leroy Empey
Empey
Northeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Howard Johnson
Wall River Basin Regional Planning Commission
Madison
Lake Butte Des Moins
Gordon Bubolz, Appleton
Planning Commission
Jobless Rate Rises to 3.7 Percent in April
Washington reports unemployment at 3.7 percent for April after a March 3.4 percent figure, with payroll employment at a record 65.6 million. Manufacturing and industries cut 115,000 jobs and construction lagged due to weather and other factors.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Deringer Transferred To Madison
Frank Deringer of Oshkosh, ward en for Winnebago County in the Conservation Department, was injured in an auto crash at Highways 44 and 33 in Columbia County at 9 31 p m Tuesday May 2. He has been moved from Portage to Madison General Hospital where back surgery was performed last Friday and full diagnosis will take two to four months. Visitors are discouraged as he rests to regain strength.
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Frank Deringer
Oshkosh
Conservation Department
Winnebago County
Portage
Madison General Hospital
Madison Hospital
Columbia County
Poynette
Berlin to Host First Gun Safety Instructor Course
Conservation Department offers a free two evening gun safety instructor course May 16 at the Berlin National Guard Armory. The program, led by Dale L. Erlandson and featuring talks by William Baier and Gilbert Voss, trains adults to teach firearm safety to youths. Contact local warden Kurt Knopf or Berlin Conservation Club president for details.
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Berlin
Conservation Department
National Guard
Kurt
Dale L. Erlandson
Madison
William Baier
Wautoma
Gilbert Voss
Green Lake County
Erlandson
Penalties for Flag Desecration Debated in Congress
A House judiciary subcommittee opened hearings on making flag desecration a federal crime. Lawmakers urged penalties from severe to death, with calls to treat sedition and curb misuse of free speech as the nation weighs how to punish desecration across states.
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House Judiciary
Byron G. Rogers
D-Coro
District of Columbia
Michael A. Musmanno
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Congress
Robert McClory
Musmanno
Judiciary
Richard L. Roudebush
Rind
New Hampshire
Texas
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James H. Quillen
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