Madison UW sit in drains draft protest at admin building
About 100 students remained in the University of Wisconsin administration building overnight in a sit in protesting the university's cooperation with the Selective Service. Some 150 inside at midnight and 250 outside milled about as rain fell. The demonstration aimed to pressure the administration to condemn grades and class rank in draft eligibility and end campus cooperation with exam testing.
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Selective Service System
Elmer Meyer
Lowell Bergman
New Rochelle
N.Y
Madison
Robben W. Fleming
Fleming
Oshkosh High Wins FRVC Track Title After 31 Years
Oshkosh High School rolled up 46 points to win its first Fox River Valley Conference track championship in 31 years at Green Bay. The Indians captured four first places, including two by pole vaulter Bill Oaks, to outpace a nine-team FRVC field. Complete story and pictures on page 15.
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Oshkosh High School
Green Bay
Bill Oaks
Fryc
Six States Are Swept By Storms
Thunderstorms with rain hail and strong winds swept a six state area along a squall line from southeastern Nebraska across eastern Kansas to northeastern Oklahoma. Tornado watches covered Arkansas Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and adjacent areas while a tornado touched down near Tonkawa Oklahoma and Wellington Kansas with no injuries or damage reported.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Arkansas
Iowa
Missouri
Tonkawa
Wellington
Reds on Run In Highlands
U S air cavalrymen launched heavy reinforcements against a 350 strong North Vietnamese force in the central highlands near An Khe. Despite monsoon rain, the 1st Air Cavalry reported the enemy retreating at nightfall after a day of hand to hand combat. Casualties were moderate for Americans. enemy dead estimated between 28 and 45. The lone sizable ground action of the Viet Nam war continued amid monsoon disruption to air operations. Buddhist leaders threatened a showdown with Ky's regime over the campaign against antigovernment Buddhists in the northern provinces.
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U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
North
Nguyen Cao Ky
Police report notes theft from patrol car items
Denver police officer Robert A Moravek filed a theft report for items taken from his patrol car including auto parts a pay check a municipal code book and traffic tickets the incident prompted embarrassment and raised concerns about the security of equipment and documents.
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Denver
Robert A. Moravek
Saigon tensions as Buddhist pagodas become flash points
Vietnamese fighting widens across Saigon and Hue as ky orders elite infantry to prepare for riots while monks threaten hunger strikes. clashes erupt near pagodas as government troops push toward Da Nang and confront dissident forces. A U S helicopter mission ends with a soldier shot, a gunner killed, and disputed reports about U S commanders aboard.
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1St Corps
Hue
U.S
Huynh van Cao
Viet
LBJ Works Behind Scenes to Unite Viet Nam Factions
President Johnson uses behind the scenes influence to urge unity among South Viet Nam factions toward constitutional government. He cautions against armed attacks on Buddhist temples in Da Nang and Hue. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge departs after consultations as administration fears instability could threaten military gains. White House cites aim to defeat communist aggression and increase non Communist unity.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Hue
Viet Nam
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Far East
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Wisconsin Power and Light Cuts Smasher Bid at Stoughton Site
Madison Wisconsin Power and Light Co lowered its power bid to 7.4 mills per kilowatt hour in the race to host the world’s largest atom smasher at Stoughton The bid remains higher than several competitors Denver Denver 6.2 mills Ann Arbor 6.98 mills Brookhaven 8.2 mills Sacramento 8.4 mills Weston 9.1 mills All initial bids were from finalists and expected to be revised downward.
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Madison
UPT
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Stoughton
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Denver
Colo
Ann Arbor
Mich
Brookhaven
Sacramento
Calif
Weston
Ill
Agena Fails To Achieve Space Orbit
The Cape Kennedy launch of Gemini 9 was postponed for at least three weeks after the Agena target satellite failed to reach orbit. Astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan were to perform a rendezvous and space walk practice, but mission director William Schneider scrapped the flight following the Agena loss.
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Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Agena
Wirmpholte
Wiliam C. Schneider
Space
Labor Leader to Speak at GOP State Convention
Milwaukee AP reports George Haberman, president of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, will address the Republican state convention in Milwaukee Saturday. He says liberalism has crept into the party and hopes to pressure removal of reactionaries. His appearance was approved by the AFL-CIO executive committee. Continued on Page 8, Col. 4.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Afl-Cio
George Haberman
Haberman
Times cartoon mocks Johnson on Vietnam escalation
A Times of London cartoon shows President Johnson driving a car labeled Viet Nam Escalation while reading Ralph Nader’sUnsafe at Any Speed. The image satirizes U.S. policy and the antiwar mood in 1960s Britain, reflecting transatlantic tensions over Vietnam.
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London
UPI
The
Times of London
Johnson
Ralph Nader
Surplus funds urged for prudent use in Wisconsin
Governor Knowles urged setting aside 11.4 million of an estimated 28.7 million state surplus for unanticipated developments such as a slower economy. He warned against a spending spree and backed targeted measures including school aid, Medicare, and pay raises for UW and state university faculty and state employees, with ongoing debates over funding and tax relief.
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Madison
UPI
Warren Knowles
State Department of Taxation and Administration
Knowles
Wolf River
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Joint Finance Committee
Fate of 262 Aboard Ship Still Mystery
Manila AP reports the fate of 262 persons aboard the Pioneer Cebu, a 740-ton Philippine interisland steamer, remains unknown after a rescue vessel failed to locate her. The Pioneer Tacloban found no trace of the Cebu near Malapascua Tepilon with a coastwise steamer spotted as abandoned months earlier. The companies said an earlier claim the Cebu was intact and passengers safe could not be confirmed.
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Pioneer Cebu
Pioneer Tacloban
Filipinas Pioneer Lines
Wisconsin Senate Approves School Aid Increase
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill raising school aids by 11.2 million dollars annually starting September. The 28 to 2 vote included two Republican dissents. Gov Knowles backed passage after news of a 28.7 million surplus. the measure raises per pupil property tax potential by 4000 to a minimum 38000, with districts lacking tax base receiving state aid, plus a $2 increase in flat aid to total 44 for elementary and 47 for high school.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Assembly
Jerris Leonard
Milwaukee
William Draheim
Neenah
Warren P. Knowles
Auto junkyard raid hits Cold Spring Pine Bluff yard
J D Smith returns from a four day weekend to discover 330 radiators worth 3500 dollars stolen from his two auto junk yards in Cold Spring Pine Bluff Arkansas. Local authorities investigated the theft.
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Pine Bluff. Ark
UPI
J. D. Smith
UN Security Council Convenes Over Rhodesia Crisis
African nations pressed the Security Council to authorize force against Prime Minister Tan Smith's Rhodesian government. The council had already voted an air embargo in November and last month detained Rhodesia bound oil tankers on the high seas.
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U.N. Security Council
United Nations
Uph
African Nations
Security Council
Tan Smith
Rhodesia
Smith
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