29 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1963
Page
1
The Organization of American States sends a fact finding team to Hispaniola amid a Haiti Dominican Republic crisis. Haiti accuses Dominican Embassy invasion and plot to kill President Bosch, while Dominican charges prompt calls for peace and regional mediation.
Dominican troops began moving toward the Haitian border after a tense standoff over the Haitian embassy in Port au Prince and calls from President Bosch for Duvalier to withdraw troops. The clash fear escalated as Haiti and the Dominican Republic faced regional mediation by the OAS.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie depart San Bernardino by train for Gettysburg leaving Palm Desert after four months of memoir writing. The couple’s party of seven aims to reach Harrisburg, Pennsylvania by Wednesday morning with a December return planned.
Miss Kate Hukill, a former school teacher born in Fairfield Iowa, was confirmed in the Episcopal Church at her Hermosa Beach home aged 104. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Francis Eric Bloy of Los Angeles.
Four people died in a Sunday night head on crash near West Salem in La Crosse County marking the county’s worst accident since 1947. Victims are Jesse D. Howard 75 and Mary Wheldon 64 from two cars and Michael J. Isbell 19 plus Arlan F. Romskog 19, both from West Salem. One truck driver, Delbert R. Burrell 37 of Albert LeaMinn, was injured with possible back injuries. Burrell said he was traveling in light rain at 40 to 45 mph on Highway 16 near County Highway.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro opened talks in Moscow aimed at boosting military and economic aid and cementing their alliance. Khrushchev praised Soviet support in crises while Castro praised aid and reaffirmed solidarity against the United States.
Sheriff issues first degree murder warrant for Floyd Simpson 40 in the rifle slaying of civil rights advocate William L. Moore 35 of Baltimore. Simpson posted 5000 bond and faces grand jury in September as investigation continues in Collbran Alabama.
Joseph P. Frydenlund 21 of rural Chaseburg died in a Madison hospital from injuries after a two car collision in Coon Valley Saturday. Linda Erickson 16 was driving into the east end of the village on Highway 14 when Frydenlund pulled from a service station. Frydenlund was thrown from his car and transported for treatment. Erickson was treated for shock and bruises and released.
Washington reports West Germany has received its first U.S. Sergeant fast firing missile capable of a 75 mile conventional or atomic strike. The weapon joins existing Honest John and Corporal missiles. nuclear warheads remain under U.S. control. Germany funds and receives the arms from the United States with delivery started previously.
More than 5,000 people attended Hartland Loyalty Day celebrations Sunday sponsored by the State Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A two hour parade preceded an address by Circuit Judge Robert C. Cannon of Milwaukee who spoke on freedom and government.
The Wisconsin Democratic Party seeks non partisan support from state business leaders for a $100 a plate fundraiser in Milwaukee with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as speaker. About 1,400 tickets have been sold as of Sunday with calls for checks by Thursday.
Typhoon Olive battered Guam with winds up to 125 mph and heavy rain, tearing through patches from Typhoon Karen last November. Five months of recovery were disrupted as residents sought storm shelters and coastal towns evacuated before waves blocked coastal roads.
Marilyn Mitchell of San Diego Calif won the Mrs America title after a week of competition in cooking homemaking congeniality and other categories. She plans to return home soon to a gala reception with her family and supporters.
In Laos the fighting lull enters a fourth day as Pathet Lao holds Plaine des Jarres. Neutralists and communists prepare for renewed peace talks while US transport allegations and ICC monitoring surround stalled negotiations.
A Phoenix three year old nicknamed Baloney stumps officers during a police interview when asked his name. The boy remains uncooperative and keeps to the joke while authorities seek a real identity. A caller later identifies the joke as connected to Fred Daley Jr. known as Baloney.
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