La Crosse Man Wins 650 From Coulee Crosswords
John M. Fritsvold of 1014 S. 16th St. wins $650 for correct solution to Coulee Crosswords No. 65 after 16 entries. He had a tough year with job loss and a hospitalized wife, and his luck finally turned as the puzzle totals reveal 10,634 entries last week. The prize will be paid as the Tribune’s new Coulee Crosswords starts at $100 for winners.
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Steel pact ends 28-day strike with three-year settlemen
Washington reports reveal Labor Secretary Mitchell helped set a meeting between United Steelworkers chief David J. McDonald and steel company leaders in New York on July 17. The agreement provides a 10.5 cent first year wage rise, 9.1 cents each July 1 for two following years, plus escalator pay raises tied to the cost of living. Sunday premium pay and a 52-week unemployment supplement protect workers.
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Two Men Die In Castle Rock Plane Crash
Carl Cravens 25 and Knute Sorenson 45 were killed when their two place Taylorcraft crashed near Castle Rock Dam on the Wisconsin River eight miles west of here in Adams County. The pair, Madison friends, were en route to Hayward for a fishing weekend. witnesses said the plane lost speed or hit an air pocket before crashing into trees and a back woods trail. The wreckage was found after a search.
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Here
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Hayward
Castle Rock Dam
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Serles
Bus Plunges Into Lake in Finland Killing Dozens
A bus carrying 36 people plunged into a lake near KUPOIO Finland on Saturday night. Initial reports indicated about 30 deaths with rescue operations under way.
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Finland
Nasser vows nationalization of Suez Canal amid anti Western rally
In Cairo and throughout the Nile Delta President Gamal Abdel Nasser declares Egypt will seize full sovereignty of the Suez Canal. He warns foreign interference could obstruct navigation and rallies crowds chanting anti Western and pro Soviet slogans. He vows to meet force with force and mobilization.
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Ann Theisen 3rd In Miss Wisconsin Fete
Lynn Holden of Milwaukee Miss Ripon was chosen Miss Wisconsin at the Reedsburg contest. She will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City. Sandra Sue Becker of Waupaca took second, with Ann Theisen of La Crosse third and Joanne Jensen of Racine fourth. Judith Ann Winter of Prairie du Chien was fifth and Judith Ann Mount named Miss Congeniality.
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Waupaca
Ann Theisen
la Crosse
Crawford County
Judith Ann Mount
Wauwatosa
Injured by Lightning at Orchard Beach in Bronx
Several persons near a bathhouse at Orchard Beach were injured by lightning late Saturday. Two ambulances from Fordham Hospital and a police emergency squad were dispatched to the beach on Long Island Sound in the northeastern Bronx.
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Tony The Fruit Wagon Horse A Sprinter In Nashua's Class
Chicago police detain Tony the fruit wagon horse after a Friday night dash on Damen avenue and Taylor street. The sprinter outran his fruit peddler owner Frank Russian as crowds and traffic hampered the race like a street track. Two officers restrained the horse at Paulina street after a rapid dash.
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Woolson Last Union Vet In Acoma
Albert Woolson last Civil War veteran lay in a coma at St Luke's Hospital in Duluth with lung congestion. His condition is critical as three of his six daughters stay at his bedside. Woolson, aged 109, had been hospitalized repeatedly but showed notable stamina in past recoveries spurred by a deep drive to live.
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St. Luke's Hospital
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Wisconsin state colleges plan $22 million building program
The Bureau of Engineering study for the Wisconsin Board of Re gents outlines a near term building plan costing 22.1 million to provide adequate administration spaces libraries and physical education units. A longer range projection through 1972 totals 57.3 million with housing improvements and campus labs.
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Stevens Point
Stout
Tot Drowns In Pail In New Hampshire Home
Police report one year old Joan Aldrich drowned Friday night after rolling from a bed into a pail of water at neighbor Irene Mackey's home. Mackey said she briefly left the room to wash the floor and returned to find the child head first in the container.
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Joan Aldrich
Irene Mackey
What a Vacation Without Nancy Would Be
A playful note urges including Nancy for summer fun and mischief, and reminds readers to attach the La Crosse Tribune to their vacation address for updates and fun.
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la Crosse Tribune
Three Nations Convoke Over Suez After Nasser Move
Britain bans Egyptian assets in the United Kingdom and freezes Suez Canal Co assets as it, the United States, and France plan a three power conference. Nasser defends nationalization and warns against imperial interference with canal navigation.
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Nasser
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United Kingdom
Egypt
Very Much Alive Air Bubbling From Doria, Divers Say
Nantucket divers report the sunken Italian liner Andrea Doria lies on her starboard side about 250 feet down with a 90 foot beam. They describe bubbling air and note furniture and clothing floating amid wreckage as rescue efforts resume after fog delays.
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Nantucket
Mass
Gimbel
David
Joseph Fox
Bedford
N.Y
Gimbels
Winthrop Ellis
New Bedford Standard Times
Robert F. McKeon
Fox
United States rebukes Nasser over Suez crisis statements
The United States protested to Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Hussein through Undersecretary Herbert Hoover Jr. over Nasser's intemperate charges about the U.S. lying on the Aswan Dam. The move followed Eisenhower dispatching Robert Murphy to London to coordinate with Britain and France on Suez measures. The U.S. backs allied actions to keep the canal open and manage the crisis.
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United States
Nasser
Ahemed Hussein
Herbert Hoover Jr
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Robert Murphy
London
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Dulles
Lima
Peru
U.S
Four Polish Cadets Flew To Freedom In Two Stolen Planes
Four Polish air cadets landed in Austria after a 400 mile night flight in two stolen training planes. They sought political asylum at Vienna after reporting guards in Poland fired but caused no hits. They had departed Dublin near Warsaw aiming for Munich but ran low on fuel.
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Interior Ministry
Local Weather for La Crosse and Vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions for La Crosse and surrounding area with little temperature change. high near 80 degrees. Warm for the region with light winds and no precipitation expected.
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