Fair Opens With Record Preview Night at Winnebago County Fair
The Winnebago County Fair previews draw an unusually large crowd, with attendance about 2,000 above last year’s. The 1964 fair reports record entries across divisions as Children’s Day kicks off, free admission for under 12, and reduced ride prices. Brenda Lee headlines a grandstand show, with the Casuals and other acts, as Oshkosh Day features events and harness racing.
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Rahart T Miele
Misky
Russ Widoe
Colonel Caboose
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Green Bay
Fairgrounds
Brenda Lee
Winnebago County
Bullets Hit Trucks Near Merrillan In Interstate Run
Jackson County Sheriff Julian Larken said two loaded livestock trucks were struck by rifle bullets on US Highway 12 near Merrillan Monday night. No injuries were reported as bullets pierced radiators, disabling the vehicles. One shot narrowly missed a diver by six inches. The sheriff suspects a moving car with a deer rifle. An FBI inquiry followed. Shawano Trucking Co. of St. Paul, Minn., owned the trucks engaged in interstate commerce. Three trucks traveled together. only two were hit.
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Merrillan
Jackson County
Julian Larken
Larken
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Shawano Trucking Co
St. Paul Minn
South St. Paul
Calm Prevails In S. Viet Nam
In Saigon calm holds as Premier Nguyen Khanh expected to return within days after illness during a government crisis. Viet Cong activity remains limited though threats of mass student demonstrations loom while U S analysts warn of possible strikes near the capital.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Nguyen Xuan Qanh
Maxwell D. Taylor
Dalat
Taylor
Kien Phong
Leadership Council of Saigon
National Assembly
Quanh
Thief Leaves Medallion Inscribed Thou Shalt Not Steal
A thief who broke into a south London garage Monday left behind a medallion inscribed Thou shalt not steal. The incident was reported by ADVICE LONDON and UPI.
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London
UPI
Riots and Raid Mark North Philadelphia Turmoil
Police raided Muhammad's African Assart Cultural Center as North Philadelphia, three miles from downtown, faced a 24 hour curfew and 1,200 officers patrolling after a weekend of looting. Mayor Tate said the area remained under tight security with quiet conditions. A 33 year old Muhammad was jailed on firearms and explosives charges with bail set at 1000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
James H. J. Tate
Muhammad
Millard Meers
Shakyh Muhammad
Meers
Cecil B. Moore
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
AP Wirenhoto
Arab Chiefs Map Plans On Possible War
Arab foreign ministers from 13 nations met in Cairo to discuss joint military steps against Israel over the Jordan River diversion. They plan unified action to curb Zionism and imperialism, and revived earlier agreements for a joint war command and river water diversion. Mahmoud Riad urged determined unity to counter perceived Israeli and Western encroachment.
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Jordan
Palestine
Mahmoud Riad
United Arab Republic
Egypt
High Court Reinstates Doe Arrest in Fleming Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling and ordered Raymond Fleming, chief deputy clerk of the criminal division, to be returned to sheriff custody. Fleming, previously released on habeas corpus, faced charges of false swearing to Doe investigators and misconduct in office relating to a John Doe warrant.
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UPI
State Supreme Court
Milwaukee
John Doe
Raymond Fleming
Clerk of Circuit Courts Office
Fleming
Doe
Still Raid Seizes Whisky in Wisconsin Counties
Walter Spange, 34, of Beach Wood, fined $1000 after pleading guilty in Fond du Lac County Court to illegal possession of alcohol. Simultaneous raids in Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties uncovered nine gallons of distilled whisky in Spange's barn. A still was found on neighboring farm owned by Arthur and Walter Backhus in Sheboygan County.
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Wis
Walter Spange
Beachwood
Eugene McEssy
Sheboygan County
Spange
Arthur
Walter Backhus
Two Die On Wisconsin Roads
Two deaths in separate crashes raise Wisconsin 1944 traffic toll to 718. Peter Hastert Jr., 24, of rural Phillips, was struck by a truck on Highway 29 west of Wausau. Norman Engstrom, 41, of Webster, died when his car rolled over after leaving Highway 35 south of Siren in Burnett County. Atlas F intercontinental ballistic missile reportedly brimed down the Pacific missile range.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Peter Hastert Jr
Phillips
Highway 29
Wausau
Norman Engstrom
Webster
Highway 35
Siren
Burnett County
New Setup Would Hike Cash Benefits
In Washington the administration pushes a revised King-Anderson plan to expand Social Security health care, with a higher cash boost and altered benefits. Senate debate centers on House bill comparison, aiming to outmaneuver rival Long amendment offering 7 percent boosts and looser earnings tests. The revised package reduces nursing home coverage from 180 to 0 days and increases the monthly cash rise.
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Montana
Hubert H Humphrey
Johnson
Texas
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
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D-La
Slanday
Long
King-Anderson
Laos Princes Meet Tonight in Paris Peace Talks Setup
Three Lao princes Souvanna Phouma Souphanouvong and Boun Oum prepared for a dinner at the French foreign ministry arranged by Maurice Couve de Murville as hopes rise for a peace conference. A chateau near Paris has been offered for talks, but no meeting has occurred yet.
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UPI
Laos
Foreign Ministry
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Maurice Couve de Murville
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Boun Oum
Cuba Raiders Smash Radar Station in Cuba Raid
Manuel Artime, Cuban exile leader, said nine anti Castro commandos destroyed a radar station on Cuba’s southeastern coast. He claimed the raid used two torpedo boats, all escaped, and that refugees fleeing by boat were pursued by Soviet built patrol boats. Artime described the station near Cairn Croa and noted weather unclear casualties.
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Cuba
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Artime
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Caribbean
Bay of Pigs
Cartoonist proposes dramatic fix for Moscow jaywalking
A Krokodil cartoon depicts crossings fenced by barbed wire and defended by a gate-keeper castle, with lions tigers and leopards roaming to deter jaywalking, presenting a stark satirical solution to the city’s traffic problem.
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UPI
Krokodil
Air Force Titan Fails to Hit Orbit
CAPE KENNEDY UPI The Titan 3A rocket failed to place its third stage into orbit on maiden flight. Contact with the rocket was lost 13 minutes after launch and two hours later the third stage failed the intended orbit. The 124 foot booster carried a 3750 pound lead satellite and aimed for a 115 mile high, 17,500 mph path before the stage would release the payload into a separate orbit.
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UPI
Air Force
Titan
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Tory
Green Bay Man Killed in South Dakota Crash
Freeman. 75 year old Edward White of Green Bay Wisconsin was killed in a two car collision near Freeman South Dakota on Monday. He was eastbound on Highway 44 and turned onto Highway 81 seconds before the crash authorities said.
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Freeman
Edward White
Green Bay
Wis
UAW Chrysler Near to Accord
Detroit reports rising speculation that the United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corp may be nearing a contract settlement. Walter Reuther hints a Labor Day speech by President Johnson would signal progress, while Reuther presses for workers equity amid record auto profits and said last week a strike could target Chrysler if terms aren’t met.
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Chrysler Corp
Walter Po Ttcurher
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Reuther
Johnson
General Motors
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