19 May 1963
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Newspaper
La Crosse Sunday Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1963
Page
1
A migrant farm workers bus dives into the Hillsboro Canal near Belle Glade, Florida, killing at least 27 people and leaving many unaccounted as divers search the canal bed. The bus driver survived after swerving into the water following a minor collision with a passing light truck.
A former Wisconsin Elks president urged wives to help curb membership losses at the state convention in La Crosse. He cited a report showing decline and urged calling old members, plus highlighting Elks charitable work and civic programs. Other leaders announced Racine as 1964 convention site and elected Harold Canaan president-elect.
Belgrade Yugoslavia AP Tito attacks Red China calling it war seeking Trotskyites and warns that any compromise with China at Yugoslavia’s expense would harm the Communist movement. He says Yugoslavia will seek good relations with the West and back Khrushchev’s peaceful coexistence policy.
John Farley aged 25 from Dubuque Iowa died in Wisconsin after his car veered off Highway 151 near Platteville struck a guard rail and abutment and burst into flames. Coroner Dr Leo Becher said he was killed instantly.
Gordon Cooper, fresh from a 34 hour space flight, lands at Hickam Air Force Base to a jubilant welcome in Hawaii. Thousands cheer as he tours Honolulu and Waikiki, wreaths are cast on Arizona, and a city parade follows the Armed Forces Day reception.
Astronaut Gordon Cooper reported weightless water droplets in his capsule on the USS Kearsarge. The leaks came from his drinking flask and sometimes obscured instruments. He used a handkerchief to wipe his face and urged future spacemen to carry extra handkerchiefs.
In Hannover the CDU under Ludwig Erhard seeks its first test since Adenauer named him chancellor designate. The battle in Lower Saxony pits Erhard boosted popularity against a Socialist led coalition that has ruled the state for years amid a decades long shift to the left.
A nine year old Medary Town boy was in fair condition after a stick of dynamite exploded in his hand. James Slaback and four companions, all youths, found dynamite in a shed and lit the fuse. Slaback suffered severe facial and body injuries including loss of vision in one eye.
Senator William Proxmire told the Wisconsin Conference for Mentally Retarded that the nation faces a large task in care, treatment, and research. He cited lack of state programs before 1954 and praised new legislation while noting pregnancy risks and potential for retarded individuals to contribute to society.
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