Proxmire Sees Smooth Win for Nelson in Wisconsin
Senator William Proxmire predicted a clear victory for state Senator Gaylord Nelson in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial race. He spoke during a Milwaukee radio address, saying Nelson is a clean, issue driven candidate with strong odds after his prior campaign success.
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Proxmire
Wisconsin
Senate
Milwaukee
Wisn
Nelson
Forecast High Of 92 In City For Saturday
The local station predicts a 92 degree high for Saturday with similar warmth Sunday. Previous highs this season included 92 on June 30 and 90 on July 1, with no rain forecast for La Crosse area. Farther east a stationary front caused rain in Ohio and Kentucky while the Mississippi area saw heavy storms and high runoff.
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United States Weather Bureau
la Crosse
Ohio Valley
Mather
Black River
Ten Die In Ambush Of French Convoy
Algiers reports a French military convoy ambushed by nationalist rebels with ten soldiers killed and two missing. Details point to ongoing violence in the region as authorities confirm casualties and search for the missing personnel.
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Algiers
Parole violator arrested in Friday drunkenness case
Violates Parole Joseph Tisthammer, 38, of 1610 29th St., was arrested by police Friday for intoxication and violation of parole. Arrested for fighting and intoxication Friday night were Charles T. Shinault, 27, of 603 S. 9th St., and Donald L. Chernick, 25, of 603 5. 9th St. Local police booked Clarence F. Breidel, 22, of 708 Powell St., and Carl E. B. Paar, 19, of 416 Shelby St., for fighting Friday night.
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Joseph Tisthammer
29Th St
Charles T. Shinault
S. 9Th St
Donald L. Chernick
9Th St
Clarence F. Breide
Powell St
Carl EB. Paar
Shelby
Lebanon Rebels Press Chamoun Standoff as U S Troops Expand
Rebels vow to fight until Chamoun quits and U S troops withdraw as U S forces bolster Beirut patrols. About 1800 German support troops arrive amid continued American buildup and multiple diplomatic visits following the July 15 Marines landings.
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Lion
Raymond Edde
National Bloc
Pierre Edde
Joseph Shader
Chamoun
U.S
Beirut
Germany
Washington
Dulles
Shehab
Robert D. Murphy
Eisenhower
Lebanon
King Hussein
Jordan
David Ben- Gurion
Israel
Bayfield Apple Growers Adopt Marketing Order
Bayfield County apple growers become Wisconsin’s first to adopt a market ing order under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1957. Sixteen of 23 producers voted yes. the group will produce about 64 percent of the state’s estimated 64 250 bushels. The order requires inspection and labeling with grade size variety and grower name and address. Costs are paid by the growers. Wisconsin potato growers previously rejected a statewide order.
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State Department
Wisconsin
Cleared Of Blame For Killing Korean Thief
U S Army cleared Sgt Hager B Blevins of Circleville Ohio of blame for fatally shooting a Korean thief during guard duty on July 22 An 8th Army spokesman said no charges will be filed The sergeant shouted Halt three times and fired twice when the thieves fled with water pumps Kim I Sun 29 was hit by the shots
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Army
Hager B. Blevins
Circleville
Ohio
8Th Army
Blevins
7Th Division
Kim I Sun
Battery Stolen From School Bus and Various Thefts
Police were told a school bus battery was stolen from the bus parked at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Milo Brekke reported the incident on Friday afternoon. A woman at 1725 Wood Street reported six pairs of panties and four bras stolen from a clothesline likely Thursday night. Another resident at 323 North 22nd Street reported two spinner hub caps stolen from her car Thursday night.
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Milo Brekke
Trinity Lutheran Church
Kenneth Olson
Wood St
Helmar Johnson
N. 22Nd St
Woman finds metal boat on Mississippi River near Dresbach Dam
Mrs. Paul Longueville reported finding a metal boat floating about a mile below Dresbach Dam on the Mississippi River and left contact at 44463. Dan Caven reported finding a pair of girl's bifocal glasses on the road to Boyer's Landing, in a pink case with brown rims.
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Paul Longueville
Ferry St
Mississippi River
Dresbach Dam
Dan Caven
Ist St
la Crescent
Boyer’s Landing
East Boston Co. again in trouble with SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans court action against East Boston Co. for failing to file its annual financial report by the deadline. The firm has a history of late filings over eight years and faces potential contempt charges or prosecution with possible penalties up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
East Boston Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
East Boston
Goldfine
SEC
House
Boston
Sherman Adams
Adams
Eisenhower
East Bos
Ton
White House
Federal District Court In
Justice Department
Ex Holmen Man Drowns In Idaho
Mrs. W R Bensend Whitehall received word that her uncle Manley Lebakken about 80 formerly of Holmen drowned Wednesday when a boat capsized at Coeur d Alene Idaho He was visiting his nephew Kenneth Evjen and had been fishing with a neighbor.
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Whitehall
Wis
W. R. Bensend
Manley Lebakken
Holmen
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Kenneth Evjen
Unemployment Claims Fell to Second Low This Year
Renewed plant activity after summer shutdowns cut unemployment claims to 2,555,300 for the week ending July 19, the Labor Department reported. New claims dropped to 318,700 for the week ending July 26, roughly matching pre-shutdown figures.
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Washington
Labor Department
Youths Shine at Monroe County Fair in Tomah Wisconsin
Several hundred Monroe County youths competed in livestock dairy and home economics events at the county fair. Six blue ribbon demonstrators highlighted Saturday contests including Patricia Kenyon and Joyce Vieregge, with a style revue and grandstand shows planned for weekend. Attendance is strong under ideal weather as livestock exhibits set a historic record for space.
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Tomah
Wis
Monroe County
Patricia Kenyon
Sparta
Joyce Vieregge
Norwalk
Laurel Kalec
Warrens
Leathercraft
Alice Procknow
Kathleen O’rourke
Wilton
Inmates’ Help Message Found on Hay Rake
Cal Hager and Kenneth Hanson discovered a pencil scrawl reading Help! I’m being held prisoner on a hay rake uncrated at an implement firm in Westbrook Minnesota. The rake was manufactured by inmates at the Minnesota State Prison.
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Westbrook, Minn
Cal Hager
Kenneth Hanson
Minnesota
Boling Finishes 6799 Mile Solo Flight to Pendleton
Boling lands his Beechcraft Bonanza in Pendleton after a 45 hour 42 minute nonstop flight from Manila. The 43 year old United pilot breaks the 1949 light plane record set by Capt. Bill Odom. He receives $3000 from Beech Aircraft and plans a parade before heading to Palo Alto.
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Marion
Pat) Boling
Pendleton
Ore
Boling
Manila
Bill Odom
United Air Lines
Pete Miller
Goat
Kevin
Palo Alto
Beech Aircraft Corp
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Hammarskjold rushes summit arrangements at U N
Dag Hammarskjold moved quickly to set up a Middle East Security Council meeting as Khrushchev considers attending. Delegates doubt housekeeping can be ready by Eisenhower's August 12 target date. The venue remains uncertain as the council plans to act on U S and British requests for an Aug 12 summit within the council.
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Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Khrushchev
Hammarskjold
Eisenhower
Council
U.S
Weather Record for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Wisconsin shows fair conditions tonight with scattered showers in the far north and a cool down tonight. Minnesota reports fair south and central with clouds in the north and scattered thundershowers in the far north Saturday afternoon. Iowa forecast partly cloudy and warmer with fog tonight and Sunday warmer.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
River Readings Forecast for Mississippi Tailwaters
Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa forecast shows slight falls at all tailwaters over the next 24 hours. Sunrise Sunday 5 55 a m sunset Sunday 8 27 p m moon rises 10 11 p m Sunday.
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Hastings
Minn
Guttenberg
Towa
Deaths Jane Marie Haug 4 months Holmen
Jane Marie Haug four months died Friday morning in a local hospital. She is survived by her parents James and (Mrs.) Haug two brothers David and Gregory a sister Laurie paternal grandparents Orel and (Mrs.) Haug Moorhead Minnesota maternal grandparents Edward and (Mrs.) McCabe Onalaska. Graveside rites Monday at 1 p m Catholic Cemetery La Crosse Rev Joseph Bach officiating Fossum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Jane Marie Haug
James Haug
Holmen
David
Gregory
Laurie
Orel Haug
Moorhead
Minn
Edward McCabe
R. 1
Onalaska
la Crosse
Joseph Bach
Fossum Funeral Home
Funeral rites for Kenneth Anderson held in La Crosse area
Funeral services for Kenneth Boston Anderson 51 are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Nelson Funeral Home with Rt. Rev. Msgr. George A. Hammes officiating and Catholic Cemetery burial. Surviving are wife Helen and son Richard plus four daughters and ten grandchildren among other relatives. Also noted is the death of Albert A. Thrune 8 of 710 Ferry Street with services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Coon Valley Church and visitation at G S Gilbertson Funeral Home Sunday.
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Boston
la Crosse
June
Frances
Joseph
Lilah) Gohres
Mesa
Ariz
Sigurd
Mathilda) Lee
Bessie Keiser
Agnes McRae
Portland
Ore
Rudolph
Helen) Siegmund
Eugene
Roy
Edna) Reed
Glendale
Calif
Albert A. Thrune
Ferry St
Gottlieb Thrune
Coon Valley
Mr. Thrune
Cecelia Kellogg
Vernon County Fair
Viroqua
Lucien
Mae) Jung
Richard
Midland
Mich
Laurence
Chester
Cashton
Emilia Hovde
Des Moines
Iowa
Lena Thrune
Ida Brinkman
Mattie Beebe
Charles
Oswald
G. S. Gilbertson Funeral Home
Albert Anderson 73 dies after illness in local hospital
Albert Anderson age 73 of 807 S 3rd St formerly of Cleveland Ohio died in a local hospital Saturday morning Funeral arrangements will be announced later
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Albert Anderson
S. 3Rd St
Cleveland
Ohio
Local resident Bert Konetchy dies at 68 in La Crosse
Stanley A. Konetchy aged 68 of 1471 Redfield Street died in a local hospital Thursday evening. Survived by two daughters, four brothers, three sisters, and two grandchildren. Funeral services set for Monday at Scheumacher Funeral Home with a Solemn Requiem High Mass at Holy Cross Church. Rosary and Holy Name Society details noted. Also Ely Shafto, 79, of 2506 Lincoln Avenue, died Friday evening in a local hospital. funeral arrangements announced by Dickinson Funeral Home.
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Stanley A. Konetchy
Redfield St
Violet (Lloyd) White
Charlotte Konetchy
la Crosse
Andrew Konetchy
Leonard Konetchy
John Konetchy
Valentine Konetchy
Josephine Lonkoski
Margie
George) Moore
Isabelle
Chester) Covey
Schumacher
Catholic Daughters of America
Kenetchy
Holy Name Society of Holy Cross Catholic Church
Ely Shafto
Lincoln Ave
Dickinson Funeral Home
Prowler Reported At Home Of Mrs Murray
Mrs. John Murray reports a prowler at her rear yard in the early hours of Saturday. Her daughter saw a man near the back of the house around 1 30 a.m. Police found no one but a broken clothes line near a rear window.
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John Murray
Main St
Murray
Divorced Woman Accused in Lilly Exec Killing
Indianapolis police express confidence that 42 year old divorcee Connie Nicholas shot Forrest Teel 54, Eli Lilly executive vice president, after a bitter dispute. Tests link a pistol in her purse to the crime and to bullets from Teel, as detectives target Teel's companion Laura L. Mowrer. A preliminary murder charge is filed.
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Indianapolis
Connie Nicholas
Forrest Teel
Eli Lilly Co
Smiley
Capt. Smiley
Nicholas
Teel
Enlists In Navy Training At Great Lakes
Richard D. Loomis, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Loomis of 215 Copeland Ave, enlisted in the U S Navy Monday. Loomis will train nine weeks at Great Lakes for a four year hitch with swearing in in Milwaukee. A Cen tral High School 1955 graduate, he studied at La Crosse Vocational and Adult Schools for five months in 1957 as a machinist maintenance student. Loomis married Judith Ann Shaw shortly before enlistment. Applicants may now choose training in San Diego California.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Richard D. Loomis
Lloyd R. Loomis
Copeland Ave
United States Navy
Navy
Loomis
Milwaukee
Central High School
la Crosse
Judith Ann Shaw
San Diego
Calif
Records County Court La Crosse Disorderly Conduct and Fines
The La Crosse County Court reports multiple cases including Pat Brush alias Vonnie Williams disorderly conduct with fines and restitution, Palmer Sokolik theft of a $10 watch with three months jail suspended on good behavior, and Charles Oyer pleading guilty with sentencing postponed for a two year probation plan. Other entries note traffic and public safety violations, including speeding, failing to yield, improper passing, and related fines or bonds.
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Pat Brush
Vonnie Williams
la Crosse Hotel
Palmer W. Sokolik
S. 3Rd St
Charles Oyer
Sumner St
State Dept. of Public Welfare
Oyer
Edward Stanek
Sunrise Dr
Donald R. Grothe
St. Paul
Howard Hauser Jr
Caledonia
Robert J. Eastman
Lakeland
Fla
Gerald W. Shuck
Camp McCoy
Harlan D. Hicks
West Salem
Robert H. Thompson
N. Rock St
Viroqua
Lawrence T. Sebranek
S. 6Th St
British Serviceman Killed In Nicosia Violence
A British serviceman was killed in Nicosia Cyprus by unknown gunmen in reprisal for the killing of two Greek Cypriots. The cycle of killings involves Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots amid tensions over Cyprus future.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
EOKA
Mediterranean
Thomson cites Wisconsin savings in Sparta speech
Gov. Vernon L. Thomson told 100 Republicans at a Sparta dinner that state economies created a 17 million surplus as of June 30 while boosting aid to departments without higher taxes. He noted per capita tax returns to municipalities and greater local school aid, with Monroe County and Sparta receiving notable increases.
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Sparta
Wis
Vernon L. Thomson
Don Radde
Monroe County
Thomson
Wisconsin
Eisenhower rebuts Soviet charge on Middle East threat
In a reply to Khrushchev, President Eisenhower rejects the claim that U S British troop landings in Lebanon and Jordan threaten world peace. He says the issue is indirect aggression against independent states and that the United Nations Security Council bears responsibility. He also mentions a Glen Cove S I mansion plan and suggested helicopter travel to the U N headquarters in Manhattan.
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S.I
U.N
Manhattan
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Lebanon
Jordan
Middle East
United States
United Nations Security Council
Juveniles confess theft and la crosse police custody
La Crosse police said two juveniles aged 13 and 15 confessed Friday to stealing 1 from a man in Copeland Park about a week earlier. They were turned over to Welfare. Two 16 year old Los Angeles youths were taken into custody on suspicion of running away after officers found them sleeping in a car on Grandad Bluff. They are held at the County Jail pending verification of their stories.
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la Crosse
Copeland Park
Welfare Dept
Los Angeles
Calif
Wayne Blanchard
Harold Yeske
Grandad Bluff
Ettrick Catholics To Serve Noon Luncheon
Ettrick Wisconsin St. Bridget's Catholic Church will host a noon luncheon starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The event invites the public to attend.
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Ettrick
Wis
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
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