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^ U UUAJLAXJLUU ^JLAJLj^.Republican bias you ought to i Lions near Rosholt. Wis. Nonefeel a little bit ashamed of yourself. You know full well that Senator Nelson has a long record as a state legislator, governor, and U.S. senator against Section 14B; his recent vote was consistent with his past record. Further, in your long history of newspaper work in Wisconsin you know full well that Senator Nelson is recognized by both Democratic and Republican colleagues as one of the most highly principled men in the political field today.It is your privilege to support Section 14B, but why be so small as to twist the record in order to support your point of view?—Walter Thore-sen. 2256 Sisson Dr., La Crosse.How Lions Use Their Fest ProfitsEditor, The Tribune—During the past several years the Lions Club of La Crosse has operated the North Side brat-wurst tent during the Oktober-fest. This has been a continuing success for us, constituting our primary source of income.The profits from this and other fund raising projects are put to very good use by our club in our various service projects.Our major effort is directed toward aid to the visually handicapped. Each year we assist many people in the La Crosse area who seek our help with visual problems. We send blind children to the fine sum-M. .mer camp established by theof the funds raised are usedfor administration of the clubor for the benefit of club members.We wish to thank everyone for their past patronage and hope to have their support in the future. — Dave Arneson, Secretary, La Crosse Lions Club.By SYDNEY J. HARRISWHEN 1 RETURNED from a trip to Detroit recently, one of my sons asked me about the city, and I told him that in order to get to Canada from Detroit, I had to travel south —which most adults know. I He didn’t believe, it, until I showed him the map. And t h e reason he didn't b e 1 i e v e it, cf course, is t h a t most people “take the mapfor the territory,” as thesemanticists put it.In his mind, it was fixed that “Canada is north of the I United States,” so how could anyone travel south from an American city to get to Canada? Once such a concept is ; fixed in anyone’s mind, even the map becomes distorted, and we visualize what we want to see, not what is there.As another example, most people are surprised to learn that the city of Reno, Nevada, is 100 miles farther west than
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Nov 03, 1965
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