29 May 1964
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1964
Page
1
Memorial Day observances mark those who gave their lives in U S wars with backyard barbecues and lakefront ceremonies. Oshkosh residents are urged to start early and drive carefully as traffic peaks around the city on the long weekend.
American envoy William Bundy reached complete understanding with Britain on possible allied actions to resolve the Laotian crisis. Britain did not commit to backing military action. Bundy heads to New Delhi to join Dean Rusk for talks with officials in Bangkok, Saigon, and Honolulu ahead of a Washington meeting.
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern plans its Memorial Day issue for Saturday featuring news on early holiday services and related observances.
Retired Detroit officer Isaac Corp lost his service revolver on April 26 1923 and was charged 24 dollars to replace it. The pistol reappeared Wednesday night in a mailbox in suburban St Clair Shores and was found in perfect condition.
Neenah police continue probe into vandalism at Doty Park reported by caretaker Thomas Baer on Thursday at 2 40 p m. Damages include a swing a picnic table and plastic globes on lights with estimated total about 75 dollars.
Nationwide traffic deaths during the Memorial Day holiday period ran below normal with 23 fatalities since Thursday 6 p.m. Local safety officials project 410 to 490 deaths for the 78 hour weekend ending Sunday. The armed period saw high daily highway fatalities earlier this year, with a record 13,350 in four months.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee urged strengthening ties among anti-C Castro exile groups to sustain disaffection and revolt in Cuba. The report calls for unity under a single organization capable of addressing governments and public opinion, while critiquing vague U.S. policy and urging refugee resettlement and family reunification efforts.
A Saturn I rocket lofted a 17000 pound unmanned Apollo model into a 100 mile high Earth orbit marking a key test ahead of manned lunar landings. Dr. Mueller cited growing confidence but emphasized many more unmanned and Gemini missions before astronauts go to the moon in the 1960s.
The 28th annual Wisconsin Public Welfare Association conference will convene in Eagle River June 9 to 12. The theme is Resources Relationships Results with Whitney M. Young Jr. of the National Urban League delivering the opening general session keynote.
Brownsville Texas former executive vice president Robert Overcash of Los Fresnos state bank pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of embezzlement. He faced embezzlement charges in federal court in Texas.
A three car crash on US 16 two miles east of Water town killed Mrs. June McKenzie 54 of Milwaukee and injured three others. The deceased from Ruth Michigan Lucian Lusalla 54 and injuries to his wife Gertrude 53 and son Gary 13 were treated at Sparta and Watertown Memorial Hospital. Wisconsin's 1964 traffic toll rose to 360. Monroe County cited a front tire blowout causing a truck to veer into the Lusalla vehicle.
Communist Romania presses to buy thermal and nuclear power reactors from the United States and Britain. London discussions indicated a cautious response from Britain and an open, White House level decision awaited by both allies. The Inter-Allied Coordinating Committee previously embargoed such equipment, while officials stressed reactors must be used for peaceful purposes.
Paris reports Premier Khrushchev told visitor Sen. William Benton that the Soviet Union has photographed United States military installations from outer space. He urged the U.S. to abandon reconnaissance flights over Cuba and rely on offshore or space satellite surveillance. Benton, in Moscow, cited Khrushchev’s claim as international concerns rise over Cuba.
Arthur Lloyd, a local taxi owner in Basingstoke, bought a new hire car but faces police stoppages over its license tag reading TAX. Police wave the car down asking for the license plate, mistaking the tag for a tax sign.
Dallas AP report says Jack Ruby, 54, former club operator and Oswald slayer, shattered a jail cell light bulb with a spittoon aiming to reach a bare socket to electrocute himself. Guards subdued him. he only suffered a cut finger. Jail incident followed earlier outburst after a restless night.
Officials of the Essex Wire Corp in Hillsdale and the Inter national Union of Electrical Workers resumed talks under Gov. Romney’s pressure with National Guardsmen present to back peace. The union seeks a first contract for new Local 812 members as production remains halted and tension centers on working conditions and schedules amid a public emergency order.
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