Johnson courts governors in push for federal state partnership
President Johnson met with six New England governors in Windsor Locks Connecticut to stress White House state cooperation. He named Winthrop G. Brown to liaison with governors and brief them on foreign and defense matters. Delaware officials praised the ongoing cooperation while governors discussed issues from rail service to Maine shoe imports.
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Johnson
Windsor Locks
Conn
White House
State House
Shup
Florida
Farris Bryant
New Haven
Maine
Winthrop G. Brown
U.S
Korea
Brown
Dean Rusk
Ble
Europe
Connecticut
John N. Dempsey
Judge Denies Speck's Plea For New Trial
Chicago area coverage reports Richard Speck faces execution after a Peoria murder trial found him guilty of eight counts. Public Defender Gerald W. Getty urged a new trial, citing 54 errors and alleged Chicago prejudice. Judge Herbert Paschen denied the motion, scheduling May 26 for sentencing after leniency appeals.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Speck
Peoria
Paschen
Getty
Mansfield Calls For U N Action
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged taking the Vietnam issue to the United Nations Security Council or General Assembly. President Johnson backed the idea, while U Thant opposed public handling and preferred private peace talks. The discussion followed Thant’s warning of a potential wider war and concerns over Red China's influence.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Mansfield
U.N. Security Council
Baltimore
Johnson
Thant
Arthur J Goldberg
U.S
Thanl
Vietnam
Security Council
U.N. General Assembly
John Sherman Cooper
R-ey
North Vietnam
Cooper
Dean Rusk
United States
China
Europe
Asia
Ore Detector to Aid Cave Search in Hannibal
In Hannibal Missouri three boys Craig Dowell 14 Joey Hoag 13 and Billy Hoag 11 vanished after last seen near Murphy s Cave. Dr Stanislaw Vincent from St Louis University began adapting an ore detector to locate the shovel and flashlights they carried as rescue efforts continue.
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Hannibal, Mo
Craig Dowell
Joey Hoag
Billy Hoag
Mark Twain
Murphy's Cave
Stanislaw Vincent
St. Louis University
Man Named in Wisconsin Slay Warrants Denies Murder
Robert D Kramer, 27, a suspect tied to two Milwaukee area murders, declared his innocence in Carrollton Missouri after authorities captured him. His Milwaukee attorney said Kramer will not oppose extradition and can prove his whereabouts on April 14 the day the two women were slain.
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Waukesha (Ap
Waukesha County
Carrollton
Carroll County
Robert D. Kramer
Wisconsin Rapids
Peter Panos
Milwaukee
Kramer
Wisconsin
Panos
Sussex
New Berlin
Betty Logan
Bob
Ashland Marine Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced Monday that Marine Pfe. Allan F. Berwerger, son of Mr and Mrs Frederick J Berwerger of rural Ashland Wisconsin, was killed in action in Vietnam.
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Defense Department
Pfe
Allan F. Berwerger
Frederick J. Berwerger
Ashland
Wis
Vietnam
Wisconsinites Missing In Rented Plane
A single engine Cessna 182 carrying Rev. Chester E. Cone Jr. his wife and three of four children vanished after departing Burlington Wisconsin heading to Wilhrow Washington. Montana search teams and ten planes comb the Whitehall area after Cone reported severe turbulence and poor ground visibility.
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Helena
Mont
Wisconsin
Whitehall
Chester E. Cone Jr
Hast Troy
Wis
Milwaukee
Burlington
Wilhrow
Wash
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Cone
East Troy
Marshall
Mann
Marker Honoring Wittman Studied
Wisconsin officials consider placing an historical marker at Winnebago County Airport to honor aviation pioneer 5 J Wittman for his leadership as airport manager and his world renowned Tailwind aircraft design. The state historic markers commission will review applications in June, with installation timing flexible. Wittman, also a noted racing pilot, gained global fame for light plane design and widespread Tailwind plans.
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Winnebago County
J. Wittman
Beig
Carl Guell
State Aeronautics Commission
State Historic Markers Commission
Madison
Guell
Historic Markers Commission
Wittman
Mie
Three Robbers Grab $77,706 At Variety Store
MILWAUKEE AP Three robbers wearing dark glasses and suits held five clerks and the assistant manager at gunpoint at a West Allis shopping center variety store. The holdup lasted about three minutes before an armored truck arrived to collect the cash. The $77,706 loot was taken and the getaway car found nearby.
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Milwaukee
West Allis
Chicago Jury Convicts Nazi Party Leader
Chicago jury convicts George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party, on three counts including disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer after a disturbance in a Cook County official’s office. Sentencing set for today. bond $5,000. Local reactions stressed the shock at the event in the United States.
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Chicago
George Lincoln Rockwell
Cook County
Maurice W. Leesel
Rockwell
Richard B. Ogilvie
Paul Knott
Obilvie
Cicero
Arlington
Heavy fighting reported in South Vietnam fronts
In a day of hard fighting, 113 guerrillas were killed in Mekong Delta clashes with U. S. infantry while 52 enemy and 16 Americans died across three engagements in the northern sector. Hue endured a 60 mortar barrage before dawn as 99 U.S. air missions contended with North Vietnamese targets.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
U.S
Hue
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Imperial Capital
Vietnam
9Th
Con Thien
Delaying Move Blocked By High Court
Wisconsin Highway Commission opened bids to four lanes for the U S 41 bridge over Lake Butte des Morts at Oshkosh after a State Supreme Court order nullified a temporary injunction. C C Linck of Beaver Dam offered the low bid of 689299 dollars. six contractors bid, with more than 20 studying specs. The move aims to add a second parallel bridge to ease a bottleneck along a Milwaukee to Green Bay corridor. Justice Bruce Beilluss ordered Cane to a May 26 hearing to decide if the Oshkosh judge should be barred from acting on the injunction paused by the Supreme Court action. Elmer Clark and Elbert Leach are the plaintiffs.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Highway Commission
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Arnold Cane
Oshkosh
The
Highway Commission
Lakeshore
Asst. Atty
Richard E. Barrett
Supreme Court
Beilluss
Cane
Elmer Clark
Elbert Leach
Vietnam War Death Claims Pfc Paul E Manske
Pfc Paul E Manske aged 20 of 624 Wangoo Ave was killed in Vietnam Saturday. Telegr am received Monday by his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Manske reported he was securing a tank at a junction when hit by automatic weapon fire. Born September 21 1948 in Berlin Wisconsin he entered Army service September 21 last year. He married Diane Schultz in Platteville. Surviving: his wife, his parents, one son Paul, a brother Fred Manske Jr and two sisters Barbara and Arlene. Services later announced by Konrad Funeral Home.
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Paul E. Manske
Wangoo Ave
Vietnam
Fred Manske
Berlin
Wis
Platteville
Diane Schultz
Trinity Lutheran Church
Oshkosh
Paul
Fred Manske, Jr
Barbara
Arlene Manske
Konrad Funeral Home
Post office auctions 50 queen bee cartons at 4150 a box
In Traverse City Michigan the local post office reluctantly became Uncle Sam’s beekeeper when a carton of 50 boxes of queen bees arrived without a mailing address. Postal officials put them up for sale at 4150 a box.
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Traverse City, Mich
UPI
Uncle Sam
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