Girl Stabbed Near Wisconsin River. Wausau Teen Critical
An 18 year old girl, Eleanor Kaatz, was found with about 30 stab wounds on Monday near a railroad bridge used as a shortcut over the Wisconsin River. She was taken to St Marys Hospital in very critical condition after surgery. A blond man about 21 seized and dragged her to an island and she cried for help before rescue crews arrived. She was a senior at Wausau High and worked at a local drive in. Police report she did not attend school that morning due to illness.
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Wisconsin
James Krueger
John Zajackowski
Eleanor Kaatz
Wausau
Wisconsin River
St. Mary’s Hospital
Wausau High School
Miss Kaatz
Fenaben
Hoffa Charged in Pension Fund Raid Case
In Chicago James R Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union and seven codefendants face a mail fraud and conspiracy trial charged with raiding a Teamsters pension fund to ease Hoffa's finances. Prosecutors say $25 million in loans were arranged over 42 years with $1 million diverted for personal use. The jury of eight and four alternates was seated after extensive voir dire.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters Pension Fund
Hoffa
U.S
Charles Z. Smith
Smith
Joans
Brevard County
Fla
Sun Valley Inc
Ten Killed When Train Rams Auto
Ten people die when a high speed express strikes a station wagon carrying two sisters and eight children near Mesa Arizona. The driver reportedly failed to see a warning signal as groceries lay scattered around the vehicle. Victims include Lola King 26 of Phoenix and her two daughters Victoria 3 and Michelle 2 along with Mrs Tha Lowe and six Lowe children. No injuries aboard the train.
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Mesa
Ariz
UPD
Highspeed
Lola King
Phoenix
Victoria
Michelle
Tha Lowe
Winkleman
Clifford
Mitchel
Linda
Karen
Mark
Gregory
Mrs. Lowe
Lowes
King
Here
Dixie Senators Balk on Rights
Southern senators refused to commit to a vote this week on the civil rights bill and did not indicate how long they would oppose the leadership compromise on jury trials for violators. After a caucus with President Johnson, Sen. Mike Mansfield warned progress after 60 days of debate was nil while Sen. Richard Russell asserted ongoing debate with little change in prospects. Russell said a meeting would occur early next week and that voting timing remained uncertain as southerners monitor the issue.
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Washington
UPI
Jury Criais
Dixie
Johnson
White House
Mike Mansfield
Senate
Congress
House
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Jurg Lial
Russell
La Follette Named Toastmaster At Jefferson Day Dinner
Milwaukee AP Democrat state chairman J Louis Hanson announced Bronson La Follette Madison attorney and candidate for attorney general will be toastmaster at the party a plate Jefferson Jackson Day dinner Saturday night at the Arena Senator Hubert Humphrey D Minn will be the principal speaker. Chairman James Buckley said about 150 tickets have been sold and he hopes for a total sale of 1600.
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Milwaukee
J. Louis Hanson
Bronson la Follette
Madison
Arena
Hubert Humphrey
James Buckley
Hughes Seeks Mental Health Records in Dahlke Case
Oshkosh attorney Henry P. Hughes filed for release of Gloria Jean Dahlke’s mental health records from Milwaukee County center. He argues such records form part of mitigating circumstances in the fatal shooting near Reno and the ongoing Nevada murder trial set to begin June 15.
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Gloria Jean Dahlke
Douglas Dahlke
Oshkosh
Henry P. Hughes
Max Raskin
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County Mental Health Center
Gloria Jean
Gloria Dahlke
Dahlke
Army
San Francisco
Washoe County
Nev
Reno
Menasha Boy Rescued From Drowning at Jefferson Park Lagoon
Henry Grissman of Appleton acted quickly when he saw a boy sink at Menasha's Jefferson Park Lagoon. Grissman waded in, removed his shoes, and pulled 12 year old David Huycke from the water. The pupil, a Jefferson School student, was unharmed and returned to class.
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Menasha
Jefferson Park
Henry Grissman
N. Bennett St
Appleton
Grissman
David Huycke
Broad St
Rusk Warns Against Cuba Plane Incidents
Manila dispatch reports 92 dead or missing after four military plane crashes worldwide. A fifth U S Air Force fighter crashed in the Philippines but the pilot survived. Crashes occurred in the Philippines Spain southern England and Alabama. At Clark Air Base the four engine C135 with 83 aboard collided with a taxi and runway debris amid rain. Aboard were 9 Air Force crewmen, 48 Air Force passengers, 19 Navy, 4 Coast Guard, and 2 Nationalist Chinese. The cause remains unknown and distress signals were not observed. Continued on Page 12 Col 2.
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Manila
Philippines
Spain
England
Alabama
Clark Air Base
Air Force
Coast
Hickam Air Base
Hawaii
Cannon Dean Of House Dies In Washington
Rep Clarence Cannon of Missouri longtime chair of the House Appropriations Committee died at about 3 am on Monday in Washington Hospital Center He was 85 and had served in Congress since 1922 He was known as a peppery agile 140 pound dean of the House and was active until last week with health concerns noted Sunday by associates.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Washington Hospital Center
House
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Rep
George H. Mahon
Dtex
Rusk warns of a second Cuban crisis at the UN
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the United Nations Security Council that a second Cuban crisis could erupt if Cuba shoots down an American reconnaissance plane. He urged allies to isolate Castro politically economically militarily and socially and to aid South Vietnam with nonmilitary help while accusing Castro of exporting arms and propaganda to six Latin American states. British Foreign Secretary Butler noted agreement but differences on methods.
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the Hague
UPS
Dean Rusk
Cuba
America
Ake
Rusk
Council
Fidel Castro
Castro
Venezuela
Europe
Free World
Viet Nam
R. A. Butler
Britain
Global Flier Lands Safely On One Engine
Globe circling aviatrix Joan Merriam landed at Oakland Airport after coast guard escort for almost 100 miles from Hawaii. The 27 year old Long Beach resident completed a feat Amelia Earhart failed. Her plane touched down at 7:12 am CDT amid weather and engine troubles starting from March 17. Coast Guard escorts rendezvoused with her at 9:36 am near Oakland.
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Oakland
Calif
Joan Merriam
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Hawaii
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Western Pacific
Miss Merriam
Train Derails North of Chilton In Milwaukee Road Crash
An 81 car Milwaukee Road freight derailed four miles north of Chilton at 1:15 a.m. Twenty seven cars left the rails piling up 40 feet high over 400 feet of right of way. Injured were conductor Don LaHaye and brakeman Robert Carriveau who rode in the caboose. Engineer Dan Jarkowski said the train traveled about 40 mph. Most derailed cars carried paper products with two piggybacks among them. Officials gave no cause and warned the wreck will delay traffic while Green Bay and Milwaukee crews remove debris.
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Chilton
Milwaukee Road
Don LaHaye
Menominee, Mich
Robert Carriveau
Green Bay
Dan Jarkowski
Milwaukee
Wis
AR Wigenne
Guards Use Tear Gas On Maryland Mob
Violence erupted after a George Wallace campaign stop in Cambridge Maryland with about 200 integrationists clashing with 400 National Guardsmen. Tear gas dispersed the crowd, 14 were arrested, and an 11 pm curfew was ordered as two demonstrators and five guardsmen were injured. Gloria Richardson, a noted integration leader, was among those arrested.
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Cambridge
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Senate
Atrest
National Guard
Robert Murphy
Gloria Richardson
Pikesville
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Dorchester Business and Citizens Association
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Dixie Senators
Balk
la Follette
Hughes
Dahlke Mental Health Records
NATO
Global
Winnebagoland
Maryland
Sasin
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