U S Combat Toll Exceeds South Vietnamese Toll
U S and South Vietnamese casualties were reported as American combat deaths last week topped Vietnamese figures for the second time in the war. 82 Americans died versus 61 Vietnamese, in a week with broader political turmoil. The year’s U S combat deaths rose to 1,386 with 3,234 since January 1, 1961, while Viet Cong losses stood at 456 killed and 121 captured. Marines and airborne troops fought in three operations as U S planes pounded targets in North Vietnam near Haiphong, where a missile site near the port was struck by Navy aircraft from the Carrier Enterprise.
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Gemini 9 go for launch next Tuesday capes Kennedy
NASA reported two days of successful tests backing a Tuesday rendezvous and space-walk mission for Gemini 9. Pilots Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan rehearsed launch, emergencies, and orbital procedures as Atlas and Titan rockets prepare to place Agena rendezvous targets and begin a three day flight.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
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Stafford
Cernan
Agena
Council Grants Land Options For Five Local Firms
The city council authorized land options for five local businesses to purchase property in the Industrial Park. It voted to award contracts for constructing the newly proposed Perry A. Tipler Junior High School. It allotted $1,500 to buy a full page Miss Wisconsin souvenir book advertisement by a 4 to 2 vote. It explored federal help for a $2,622 utility project covering the water treatment plant, new storm and sanitary sewers, and new water feeder mains. Stories on Pages 1 2 and 4.
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Russian Ship Waits Outside U S Bay for Engine Work
The Chernyakhovsk, a Soviet fishing vessel, remains outside Drake's Bay 35 miles north of San Francisco waiting for engine repairs. Treasury urged permission. Coast Guard in San Francisco called it advisory and declined to relay until teletyped by Washington. The ship has lingered for days and was reported 70 miles north of Drake's Bay and 22 miles offshore. Under international law it could claim grave emergency entry, which the Coast Guard says was not established.
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City seeks federal aid for major utility project
City Manager Angus Crawford outlined a plan to inquire into eligibility for a 2.622 million federal grant for expanding Oshkosh infrastructure. The project proposes water treatment plant upgrades, new storm and sanitary sewers, and water mains, with potential 50 percent government funding. The plan aims to raise treatment capacity from eight to ten million gallons daily to meet health, fire, and growth needs.
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Highway Toll Rises to 283 in Wisconsin Deaths
Wisconsin’s 1966 highway death toll climbs to 283 after single car crashes in Racine and Barron Counties. Oleta Godske, 71, of Racine, died when she fell from her husband’s car as it left the road near Sturtevant after he tried to regain control. Garland Bruder, 68, of Prairie Farm, was killed when his car overturned on County Trunk P in Barron County. A separate crash in Atlanta, Texas, claimed Minnie Small, 34, of Milwaukee, and her injured nephew.
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Trouble Seen If Ky Watches Viet Elections
Sen Abraham Ribicoff warned that if Premier Nguyen Cao Ky supervises South Viet Nam elections the results may be contested and rejected by other Viet Nam power factions. Sen Albert Gore urged returning Ambassador Lodge with White House instructions to support free elections, as the Foreign Relations Committee met on the Viet Nam situation.
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Secret Parleys Called Mistake
Madison Assemblyman David Obey argues secret meetings undermine good government while backing a bill to bar secret sessions at any government level without 24 hour public notice and to require transcripts. The measure has broad backing from newspaper groups and is sponsored with Sens. Risser and Lorge and others testified in favor.
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Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Thomas G. Ragatz
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Airplane Crashes Near Concord Drive-In
A winged device descended onto the Concord auto movie site before opening time when an airplane crashed on takeoff from a nearby airfield. The pilot, W. W. Pepper, was only slightly injured while no one at the drive-in was harmed.
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Reject N-Plan WASHINGTON AP
The State Department rejected a Communist Chinese proposal to limit nuclear weapons saying China has no legitimate constructive interest in disarmament. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey confirmed the offer and noted no response to U S proposals on banning material production and freezing delivery vehicle development.
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State Department
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Symposium Honors UW Professor on Retirement
A three day UW Madison journalism symposium honors Ralph Nafziger on his retirement after 17 years as director. Richard F. Carter, formerly of Stanford, told attendees that journalism schools teach motions but not principles of communication, criticizing current student performance as imitation of past models. Continued on Page 22 Col 2.
Wisconsin Assembly Backs Oleo Margarine Bill
Wisconsin Assembly gives preliminary approval 51 to 41 to repealing the last state ban on colored oleo margarine. The measure would allow sale of colored oleomargarine with a seven cent-a-pound tax and earmark revenue for a dairy security fund and industry promotion.
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Harold Froelich
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State Department of Agriculture
Weather Woes Hit Wisconsin and Midwest States Hard
Cold wet and windy conditions persist across Wisconsin with rain and wet snow. Beloit Rockford area records 2.35 inches, highs dip into 40s, lows in 30s. Nationwide, freezing warnings persist. tornadoes and storms cause damage from Kansas to Chicago. crop losses tallied at $14 million in Ohio, $10 million in Michigan, $1 million in Wisconsin.
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