04 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy named a three member emergency board to study long standing rail labor rules dispute. The panel led by Samuel Rosenman will draft settlement proposals within 30 days and a further 30 days for negotiations. The action aims to avert a nationwide strike by 200 000 on train workers while promoting bargaining.
The article reports two University of Wisconsin freshmen drowned during severe winds. It describes rescue attempts and weather conditions affecting campus events.
Martin W. Torkelson aged 84, longtime Wisconsin state planner and aviation policy originator, died Tuesday in Madison. As retirement chief of the state planning board and a bureau of engineering consultant, he shaped highway and airport systems, including the Mississippi River Parkway, with a career spanning over 50 years. He was born Oct 27 1878 in Jackson County and educated at Black River Falls High School and the University of Wisconsin. He held multiple public posts and contributed to postwar planning in La Crosse and the state’s broader infrastructure program. He leaves a large family noting sons William and an engineer in Minneapolis, a daughter who graduated from the university law school, and siblings in California and North Carolina.
President Kennedy said 9000 Soviet troops and technical experts have left Cuba since November, with about 4000 leaving in the last six weeks. He estimated 12000 to 13000 Soviet citizens still in Cuba and warned against raids that could trigger a dangerous cycle of retaliation. He suggested exiles join 400 to 500 Bay of Pigs survivors in the U.S. Army. He also quipped about Eisenhower’s budget critique and noted space program disagreements. He dismissed polygraph tests for leaks and commented on Kremlin leadership changes.
Bishop John P. Treacy of La Crosse denied plans to discontinue the first three grades of Catholic schools. He said the diocese will continue eight grades while acknowledging growing burdens on Catholic parents and the need to expand services such as guidance, languages, and labs.
William H. Sermon longtime Democratic faction leader and former Independence mayor was indicted for willful tax evasion on 1956 to 1960 federal income taxes. Prosecutors say his five year income totaled 172 518 with 585?499 in taxes due while 528 808 was earned and 225 834 unpaid. Sermon led Jackson County faction and resigned as mayor in 1961 amid feuds and accusations of conflicts of interest over city fuel sales.
In Greybull Wyoming a bridge party yielded four perfect one suit hands for the second time in under a week. Mrs. Crane dealt clubs Reed hearts Knudson diamonds Plummer spades and won seven spades as the highest suit.
Fierce southwest winds 40 to 65 mph battered Wisconsin causing two canoeists to drown on Lake Mendota and forcing rescues on fragile ice in Green Bay. Fires burned hundreds of acres in Columbia and Washington counties, with a house trailer lifted off I 90 near Deforest. Docks and boat houses were destroyed along Lake Winnebago and a church roof torn at Madison.
Two UW freshmen died when their canoe capsized in 50 mph gusts on Lake Menominee as ice broke. A Truax Air Force Base helicopter spent 75 minutes locating the craft amid towering waves and limited fuel before recovering one body, while the second search was suspended due to wind and ice.
The government withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order in a Negro voter registration dispute in Greenwood Mississippi. Eight arrested Negroes will have their sentences stayed while a full hearing on a permanent injunction proceeds. Dick Gregory led a march to the courthouse. nineteen others were jailed after police actions near Leflore County Courthouse.
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