Knowles Renominated by Acclamation at Wisconsin GOP Meet
Gov. Warren P. Knowles earned renomination by acclamation at the Wisconsin Republican convention in Milwaukee. The party endorsed his ticket and chose Louis Ceci over John Olson for attorney general, while retaining Robert Zimmermann, Dena Smith, and Jack Olsen on the slate. Delegates discussed but narrowly approved the highway acceleration program after watering down a related resolution. Melvin Laird urged unity, calling for Knowles Republicans in 1966.
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Milwaukee
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
GOP
Louis
Ceci
Wisconsin
Dist
John Olson
Taylor County
Olson
Robert Zimmerman
Dena Smith
Jack Olsen
Wisconsin Dells
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Laird
Republican Sla
Jack R. Olson
Louis J. Ceci
Storms Push Into Wisconsin
Storms push into Wisconsin after a weekend of sun and mild temperatures that drew crowds to highways and beaches. Temperatures ranged from 68 to 80 across cities with nightly readings 51 to 64 as showers and thundershowers began in western areas and moved eastward.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Green Bay
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Presidio
Tex
Baker
Ore
Parking Garage Work Halts Over Nesting Birds
A project in Holbeach England pauses construction on a new parking garage until three baby birds in a hedge nesting on site reach flight ability. Local authorities and wildlife teams monitor the nesting, delaying the project and delaying expected completion.
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Holbeach
England
UPI
Colorado woman scores hole in one after 26 years of golf
Colorado Springs report notes Mrs. Thomas J. Soisson achieved a hole in one, the first in 26 years of golfing, though she used 108 strokes on the remaining 17 holes.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
UPI
Thomas J. Soisson
Misplaced Car Care in Freezing Weather
In Louisville Arnold Fortner found his imported rear engine car under a blanket in the garage after a 10 below zero cold snap. He described draping the hood for protection, then recalled the car’s unusual rear engine placement the next morning.
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Louisville
Arnold Fortner
Britain Declares Emergency Over Seamen Strike
Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared a state of emergency to intervene in the seamen strike that blocked British ports with over 500 ships. The move allows price control powers if needed, as the NUS warned of a nationwide strike and Queen Elizabeth signed the proclamation. Labor Minister Ray Gunter convened talks to seek a compromise.
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London
UPD
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
National Union of Seamen
NUS
Royal Navy
Britain
Labor
Ray Gunter
Wisconsin Highway Program Tops List of Bills in Trouble
Wisconsin lawmakers return to finish the spring session with the highway program leading the trouble list. Governor Knowles and GOP critics clash over a faster construction plan as Assembly, Senate review a compromise linking a penny gas tax hike to a 28.5 million bond issue. Controversy also swirls over water pollution, welfare reform, and oleomargarine repeal.
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Wisconsin Highway Program
Madison
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Assembly
Frank Nikolay
Abbotsford
Senate
House
Conservation Committee
Legislative Council
Dodgers Crowd Cheered Cowans After Secret Baby Announcement
At a Dodgers Pirates game in Los Angeles an audience message on the stadium board asked to inform Bob Cowan and Diane that they are about to have their first child. The Cowans, present in the crowd, received cheers as the organ played Rackabye Baby.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sirs
Dodger
Dodger Stadium
Bob Cowan
Diane
Chile
Cowans
Four Billion Hike in Debt Ceiling Sought
Treasury asks Congress to raise temporary debt limit to 332 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1. If not acted, the cap would drop to 285 billion. Schultze notes a revised deficit for the current year to 3.9 billion from 6.4 billion and keeps January’s 112.8 billion spending forecast for the next year, with imponderables like Viet Nam and unrequested programs remaining.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Charles L. Schultze
Budget Bureau
Defense
Schultze
One Newsman Killed Covering Viet Nam War
A weekend clash in Viet Nam left Sam Castan, 30, of Brooklyn and senior editor of Lock magazine, dead from mortar fire near An Khe as U S Cavalry, Airmobile Division operations continued. Three others were wounded in Da Nang when Buddhist rebels fired on reporters at a pagoda. Castan had covered Viet Nam since 1963 and lived in Hong Kong with his wife and infant daughter. Continued on Page 14 Col 3.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Sam Castan
Lock Magazine
U.S. 1St Cavalry
An Khe
Castan
Brooklyn
N.Y
Sigma Delta Chi
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
Hong Kong
Frances
Associated Press
Bob Poos
Nguyen Cao Ky
Poos
St. Louis
Tragic 20 Month Old Dies In Winneconne Crash
A 20 month old son of Mr and Mrs Phillip May of Winneconne was killed when a car driven by his mother left County Trunk 1 near Highway 45 and rolled over. The coroner cited internal injuries. The accident marked the county's eighth traffic fatality this year.
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Scott Lowell May
Phillip May
Fourth St
Winneconne
Snell Road
Highway 45
May
Oshkosh
Richard Lowells
Winne
Mercy Hospital
Moore
Da Nang Rebels Surrender End Eight Days of Bloodshed
In Da Nang South Viet Nam the last rebel headquarters capitulated as 400 anti government soldiers fled from Tinh Hoi pagoda. Marines and 13 armored cars surrounded the Buddhist site delaying no shots. the surrender came within hours of a junta ultimatum. Premier Ky gains firm grip on the city and the army’s 1st Corps area amid initial U.S. misgivings over troop movements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tinh Hoi
U.S
Draft Testing Turnout Light
Washington AP reports light turnout for the second session of the draft deferment quiz as officials cite Hershey remarks that few collegians will be drafted. About 250,000 students were expected. turnout fell across many centers in 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Panama Canal Zone.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Hershey
Selective Service
Dallas
Tex
James C. Windsor
Christopher Newport College
Newport News
Windsor
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
Millikin University
Decatur
Virginia Tech
Rockhurst College
Kansas City
University of Washington
University of Missouri At
Virginia Union University
Richmond
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Elizabeth
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Richard Lowell
Charles May
Crandon
John Weigandt
Lucille Lowell
Philip May
Frina
Fiss & Bills Funeral Home
William J. Spicer
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lakeview Memorial Park
Funer
Helen Szabo
Chicago
Highway 8
Manston
Lewis B. Hershey
Tien Hoi
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