06 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1963
Page
1
Moscow's Tass announced Lunik IV passed the moon at 5,281 miles and will become a sun satellite after further maneuvers. Jodrell Bank reported beeps and radio contact loss during a 44 minute window, as observers noted no full mission details.
Wisconsin milk shows lower daily averages of iodine 131 at six state sampling stations in March after nuclear tests. La Crosse is the sole station with an increase from February to March, rising from 2 to 4 micromicrocuries per liter. Milwaukee reports a decrease. no protective action is required under federal standards. The state will continue monitoring for health threats.
Two men pulled up to Mrs. Annie Dillon’s home and, board by board, loaded the porch onto a red truck. Neighbors thought she arranged the work. she did not. The porch roof was propped and a board nailed over the door before the men left. Police investigate.
The Air Force will dispersal more than 100 interceptors to eleven bases including California Oregon Washington Massachusetts Delaware and Maryland to boost survivability against Soviet missiles and keep the fleet ready to counter any bomber attack. About 900 jets under NORAD will be reassigned with two squadrons expanded and two disbanded.
An eight year old boy was charged with arson for the Sherry Biltmore Hotel blaze that killed four. He was held for mental tests at Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham after police said he admitted lighting matches to hear the fizz sound. The case remains sealed due to his age.
Governor John W. Reynolds told reporters Wisconsin maintains a pro industry tax climate despite AMC claims. He defended his tax program at a Milwaukee news conference, citing AMC expansion in the state and insisting an income tax increase remains the best way to raise revenue despite recent political defeats.
Chicagoreport from AP cites the Insurance Information Institute attributing roughly 1 million dollars in windstorm losses across the Midwest after a storm earlier this week.
The $175000 Hillview Golf Club will be the region’s first lighted course with a 1000 yard nine hole par three layout, a driving range, and an 18 hole putt putt. Opening date is set for August 1 with the driving range to begin June 1 and greens maturing before the course opens.
Madison reports that Frank J. Campenni, a Proxmire aide and UW student with a 14596 annual salary on Proxmire's staff, received 1872 from the Wisconsin Department of Resource Development during Summer 1962 for a professional consultant job at 24 dollars a day.
Canada braces for Monday vote as Liberal Lester Pearson campaigns in Ottawa area while Prime Minister John Diefenbaker tours 11 Western Ontario towns. Pearson drew 16 000 at Maple Leaf Gardens claiming largest rally in history. Caouette’s Rally in Montreal faced clashes with about 15 000 attendees.
At a national rural safety conference Dr Albert A Lorenz and Dr Samuel P Leinbach attributed farm accidents to chronic low mood among Midwest farmers. They cited constant hard work and economic stress as factors driving withdrawal and poor decision making.
National guardsmen federal and state officials will work through the weekend to protect thousands of migrating swans ducks and geese at Weaver Bottoms near Lake Pepin from a spreading oil slick on the Mississippi River. Army engineers lowered river levels by about a half foot to aid currents and the Coast Guard sent the cutter Fern upriver from Dubuque toward Red Wing for the operation. Guardsmen improvise straw barriers to skim oil and beach it, replacing with fresh straw as temperatures rise and oil risks rancidity.
Madison AP George Thompson attorney general advises Wisconsin Senate that a $50 000 grant to reconstruct Symco Dam in Waupaca County would be unconstitutional unless the dam and its shoreline are state owned. He notes navigation works are generally forbidden as internal improvements. exception only for a dam and lake within a state park.
Fair and a little warmer tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 36 to 40 degrees with a high Sunday near 70.
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