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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1965
Page
8
The Tribune affirms the need to judge Job Corps centers by performance once operating but questions federal approaches. Alice Widener’s San Francisco observation cites exaggerated reports from some papers and argues for local home and community roles to guide at risk youths rather than distant remolding by federal programs.
The 1965 Wisconsin Legislature pauses after seven months with a mixed record. A budget and taxes were approved late, spending for 1965-67 deemed too high, and major reforms in higher education and term lengths advanced. Critics note limited safety and alcohol measures, continued oleo tax, and pay hikes not yielding better candidates.
Jubune Readers protest the city of La Crosse leaving Cliffside Park neglected amid three years of ongoing road digging and cover up. They urge timely maintenance and restore the park’s beauty.
In a Washington notebook letter Majors White and McDivitt are praised for the Gemini-4 achievement while Postmaster General John Gronouski notes a cynical mail customer who received a letter late. He imagines a neighbor doubting modern speed while mail lags town to town. The piece also includes local dust and speeding concerns on Elm Drive in La Crosse raised by Mrs. Robert Elsen urging slower driving to reduce dust and improve safety.
The New York Herald Tribune recalls debates over the first Comsat satellite’s aim. Initial jokes about tying the craft to President Johnson’s phone calls gave way to acknowledgment of the satellite’s official name Early Bird and its communications role.
Psalm 72 9 imagery speaks of foes bowing before the ruler and enemies licking the dust in a traditional biblical cadence reflecting kingship and universal reverence. The line captures ancient expressions of power and submission within a poetic credo.
A Madison observer questions how Wisconsin beer trades avoid higher state taxes as lawmakers seek new revenue. The writer notes the unchanged $1 a barrel beer tax since 1933 and hints at influence of the so called beer lobby amid broader tax reforms.
Article argues for regional administration to replace or supplement centralized federal power as U.S. population grows. Proposes 12 regional systems with governors and legislatures to share duties, reducing Congress and presidential load and expanding state-local autonomy.
The article argues that boys struggle in early grades due to differing maturation and needs compared with girls. It notes schools favor female-typical behavior, suggest segregated early classes as a potential remedy, and link gender patterns to broader issues like race integration. It emphasizes emotional dynamics over intelligence in schooling outcomes.
U S military in Saigon on alert for chemical and biological warfare by Viet Cong. Reports say shells with chemical warheads were captured and water contamination linked to typhus cases. Intelligence cites Soviet and Chinese aid and a broader terror campaign to drive U S forces from South Vietnam.
Review of the news from twenty years ago notes the La Crosse district offices of the OPA to be shut Sept. 15 in an economy move announced by the director. It covers war era policy and local impacts on prices and supplies.
An article at San Francisco International Airport describes five Travelers Aid volunteers helping a group of underprivileged youths sent by the Job Corps on their way to Camp Parks California. It notes only about 30 percent succeed and criticizes federal training as misdirected for a 14 year old from Grand Rapids arriving for electronics study rather than farm work.
Jim asks his father Oswald about a lucky hand from before his birth. Oswald recalls a complex bridge spree where a double three no trump, four diamonds, five hearts, and six clubs culminated in an unstoppable slam after careful ruffs and trump control.
The La Crosse Tribune lists W. T. Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. The paper is published daily in La Crosse Wisconsin and is a member of Lee Enterprises and the Associated Press. AP news dispatches are reserved for republication.
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