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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1958
Page
1
Inflation signals emerge as aluminum and steel price hikes push up production costs for autos and appliances. Post Office rate increases and a social security bill threaten higher household expenses, while deficits and debt limits fuel inflation fears.
A U S district court issued a temporary restraining order blocking a scheduled strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen against the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad. Judge Win G Knoch set a hearing in Chicago for Aug 8 after railroad petition. The action follows disputes over job cuts for brakemen on Milwaukee Road trains.
Six Rough Riders gathered for a dinner marking the regiment's annual reunion in Las Vegas New Mexico. Of the original 1300, only 44 remain. about half are expected to attend the weekend gathering, possibly the last.
Dairyland Power Cooperative of La Crosse awarded L. G. Arnold Inc. of Eau Claire the $500,000 plus bid to build the Alma steam power station addition. The 214 by 76 foot structure will house an 80,000 KW unit, a 68 foot smokestack and related equipment, with completion set for Sept 1, 1959.
Walter Charles Spese, a Chicago waiter, recalls a Boston man named Sandy Patterson who consumed two steaks and multiple chops, desserts, and drinks totaling $26.30. Patterson, a 37-year-old discus thrower, had placed second at the Central AAU track meet the night before and claimed he eats one meal daily.
A massive explosion at the Cambui munitions dump near Deodoro outside Rio de Janeiro caused widespread panic. Early estimates suggested up to 50 deaths with fears of higher tolls, but officials later noted evacuations limited casualties. President Kubitschek and military authorities coordinated rescue efforts amid ongoing blasts.
La Crosse Municipal Airport will host Civil Air Patrol CAP and Army planes Sunday beginning at 7 a.m. Nine counties join a target search drill with wreckage and parachute simulations. Lt Col Milton Sikaske leads a nine county CAP area as troops from Camp McCoy arrive by box cars and North Central Airlines operates regular flights.
President-elect Fuad Shehab met rebel commander Saeb Salam behind heavy security in Beirut. Salam urged Chamoun to step down to let Shehab take office on Sept. 24 as government ministers split over the election and amid rising U S troop involvement in Lebanon.
The United States announced recognition of Iraq's new revolutionary government three weeks after it seized power. The action follows assurances from the regime that it will honor international obligations, and aligns with allied positions announced from London.
Washington officials expect a quick likely favorable reply from Moscow to the U N and British plan for a U N summit around August 12. Khrushchev faces two competing proposals from the West and could choose either path. Eisenhower proposes a possible Security Council session with him attending and a site other than New York is possible. Security plans anticipate 4 000 to 5 000 officers to guard Khrushchev in New York if he visits.
Marion Boling recounts a non stop 6979 mile Pacific crossing in a light plane from Manila to the coast, detailing the preflight decisions, debriefs, and perilous moments near Queen Charlotte, Cold Bay, and Alaska as the engine faltered in cold conditions before rain saved the flight.
Nils-Olov Wise a 11 year old from Motala Sweden died Friday night at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital after awaiting a kidney transplant. He lost a kidney last April in an accident and died due to his system not accepting his mother’s bone marrow transfusions. Funeral services set for Monday in Boston with burial to follow in Sweden.
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