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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1963

Page

2

Thompson wins another week delay in wife murder case

St Paul attorney T Eugene Thompson faces further postponement as Hyam Segell seeks to bar police photographs from Thompson home as evidence. Motions to set aside the indictment and to move the trial from St Paul to Minneapolis also pending. Thompson free on 100000 bond, no plea entered. Police allege he plotted his wife’s death, life insured over a million dollars. three co defendants charged.

ST. Paul T. Eugene Thompson Albin Pearson Hyam Segell Thompson Segell Minneapolis William Randa Pearson Betty Pego Pego Russell H. Johnson

Commission Rises as Cosa Nostra Bosses Run National Crime

The article describes a ruling council called the commission with Genovese as head and bosses guiding crime families across major cities. Mobs pay portions of narcotics gambling and vice profits to the families, which allocate concessions and settle disputes. Cities cited include New York Detroit Buffalo Philadelphia Chicago Miami Kansas City New Orleans Pittsburgh St Louis Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Providence Boston and parts of New Jersey.

Commission Genovese New York Detroit Buffalo Philadelphia Chicago Miami Kansas City New Orleans Pittsburgh St. Louis Cleveland Los Angeles San Francisco Providence Boston New Jersey

Organizations Formed To Back Judd and Barry

MINNEAPOLIS AP Organizations have formed in Minnesota to back two Republican presidential hopefuls Walter Judd and Barry Goldwater. Dr Rudy Skogerboe Karlstad GOP chair announced a drive to back Judd with his endorsement. In St Paul State Auditor Stafford King was named honorary chairman for a Goldwater support committee.

Minneapolis Minnesota Walter Judd Barry Goldwater Arizona Rudy Skogerboe Karlstad Kittson County GOP Judd St. Paul Stafford King Sen. Goldwater Goldwater America

Adams' Crushing Defeat in 1820 Electoral Vote

In the 1820 election John Quincy Adams carried only one electoral vote while James Monroe won 231 of 232 ballots, marking Adams as the party’s most decisive loser.

John Quincy Adams U.S James Monroe

Wisconsin 1963 Legislature Seen With Divided Leadership

Wisconsin's 1963 session produced notable acts despite divided power between Gov. Reynolds and Assembly Speaker Haase. Reforms included the uniform commercial code, state and county reapportionment, and new voting machines. A Wolf River dam ban protected a premier trout stream, while two study committees aim for government efficiency and cost control.

Associated Press State Assembly Robert D. Haase Marinette John W. Reynolds Wisconsin Milwaukee County Assembly Wolf River

Dark Horses Named For 1964 GOP Nomination

In Washington Sen Jacob Javits suggests Kuchel Case and Cooper could be compromise candidates if a convention deadlock occurs. He prefers Rockefeller or Goldwater given their national prominence. The Army scraps the rota plan for six month European tours to cut turbulence and costs. The Propaganda War sees Soviets and Chinese boosting short wave broadcasts as Voice of America benefits.

Associated Press Washington Jacob K. Javits R-N.y Thomas Kuchel California Clifford P. Case New Jersey John Sherman Cooper Kentucky Javits Rockefeller Goldwater Russia Red China U.S Voice of America Soviet Bloc

Three Injured in La Crosse County Crashes

Three persons sustained minor injuries in two La Crosse County wrecks Sunday. Kathryn A. Weier, 19, and Jerry R. Lunde, 22, collided about 4:15 p.m. at Bainbridge Street and Hinkley Road in Campbell Town, with Lunde suffering a cut on the forehead. Dianne G. Schumacher, 21, was taken to St Francis Hospital after her car skidded off Highway 33 at County Highway M, striking an embankment.

la Crosse County Kathryn A. Weier George St Jerry R. Lunde S. Losey Blvd Bainbridge Street Hinkley Road Campbell Lunde Dianne G. Schumacher Coon Valley St. Francis Hospital

Weather summary for regions in the Upper Midwest

Weather record notes scattered thundershowers and heat across Lacrosse area Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa. Tonight temperatures mid-60s to mid-80s high Tuesday mid-80s. Northern Wisconsin partly cloudy hot. Minnesota scattered showers south widely, Tuesday hot. Iowa variable clouds scattered storms central heavy rain expected.

Lacrosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Mississippi River Forecast and Weather Summary

River readings show little change in forecast as Mississippi levels hold near the 1962- era readings. Temperature outlook calls for 62 to 84 with scattered thundershowers Friday and a 0.4 inch rain potential. Moon phase is full with sunrise at 5 58 a.m. and sunset at 8 22 p.m. Tuesday.

Winona C.P T.W Dakota Ll LA Crosse Lansing Prairie du Ch Dodge Root Houston Hokah Surtees

Rear guard holds off larger Communist assault in Korea

Warrant Officer Kenneth Grambialer and 27 Alexandrian troops formed a makeshift rear guard behind barbed wire to repulse a multi directional Communist attack. The Reds breached the wire and grenades exploded as rifle fire erupted on open ground. Flares could not be fired to reveal positions, leaving the defenders prone and exposed.

Scott Kenneth Grambialer Alexandria D.D Grambialer

Young Buddhist Monk Dies by Self Immolation

In Saigon a Buddhist monk in his early twenties set himself ablaze in protest against perceived religious persecution by President Ngo Dinh Diem's government. The act marks a second fiery death by self immolation in the same context.

Saigon South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem

Henry Ford II and Anne Ford Agree to Separation

DETROIT AP Henry Ford II and his wife Anne announced a legal separation after 23 years of marriage amid a high society stir. Details remained scarce as Ford, 45, and Mrs. Ford, 44, pursued separate living arrangements with their three children.

Henry Ford II Detroit Anne Ford Fords Watermill Southampton L.I New York Ford Motor Co Charlotte Edsel Ford Co Dearborn Anne McDonnell Long Island New York City Christina Austin The Mirror World- Telegram Sun Austin Europe Mrs. Ford

Kennedy Spends Weekend At Cape Cod Summer Home

President Kennedy returned to Washington after a carefree weekend at his Hyannisport Cape Cod summer home. He held a single listed meeting with ambassador Raymond Hare and spent time with family cruising Nantucket Sound aboard various craft from the Honey Fitz downward.

Hyannisport Mass Kennedy Washington Cape Cod U.S Turkey Raymond A. Hare Nantucket Sound White House Honey Fitz

Treaty Article Provisions on Signatures and Withdrawal

The text outlines that the treaty is open to all states for signature and subject to ratification by signatory states. It states the treaty shall be of unlimited duration and allows each party to withdraw if extraordinary events threaten its supreme interests.

Three Asian Leaders Pledge Amity in Southeast Asia

Manila hosts a summit of Malaya Indonesia and the Philippines as leaders vow peace and progress. Officials sign agreements to unite the three states and resolve the Malaysia dispute. A draft instructs U Thant to determine North Borneo and Sarawak wishes regarding Malaysia ahead of Aug 31 federation plans.

Manila Malaya Indonesia Philippines Southeast Asia Philippine Foreign Ministry U.N U Thanton North Borneo Sarawak Malaysia Singapore Malaysia Federation

Space Team Begins Desert Survival Training at Stead

Reno AP reports America's new space team starts desert survival training at Stead Air Force Base. Deke Slayton oversees astronaut affairs with nine trainees including L. Gordon Cooper and Alan B. Shepard Jr. Training runs through Friday with classroom sessions planned at Stead north of Reno.

Reno America Stead Air Force Base D. K Deke) Slayton L. Gordon Cooper Alan B. Shepard Jr Cooper Shepard Stead

Wisconsin Professor Denies Spy Recruiting Charge

UW Madison Slavic languages chair J Thomas Shaw rejects a Izvestia accusation of spy recruitment in Russia. Shaw cites 1958 expulsion over photos of defense sites and says he visited as a Soviet conference delegate to study Pushkin era Russian literature.

Alexander Pushkin Shaw Wisconsin Indiana University U.S

Sidney Silodor Dies as Top Bridge Master in U.S.

Sidney Silodor aged 56, a renowned American contract bridge player, died Sunday at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia. He ranked third on the American Contract Bridge League life masters list behind Oswald Jacoby and Charles Goren.

Philadelphia Sidney Silodor Episcopal Hospital Silodor Oswald Jacoby Charles Goren

Laird condemns mystery all white firm on federal contract

Rep. Melvin Laird denounced a Wisconsin firm in an all white community for being forced to explain why no Black employees were on its payroll before winning a government contract. He called the requirement ridiculous and said it delayed the deal.

Laird Washington Melvin R. Laird R-Wis Wisconsin Fox River Valley

Winona Livestock Market Report from Swift & Company

Swift & Company reports noon quotations for Winona livestock with post closing care, weighing, and pricing. Hog market steady with varied weights, cattle overall weak. prices for dry fed steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, and veal listed, plus Chicago produce, potatoes, and grain prices across markets.

Winona Swift & Company Bologna

Priest Dies After Fall From MU Campus Window

The Rev. Lester J. Heider, 49, chairman of Marquette University's mathematics department, fell 80 feet from a fifth floor window at Jesuit Residence Hall on campus. The medical examiner cited an open corridor window and an unobserved fatal plunge. Heider had recently been reappointed department chair and planned to resume full duties September 1.

Milwaukee Lester J. Heider Marquette University Princeton Harvard Marquette Carroll, Iowa Father Heider St. Louis University University of Michigan

Railroad talks on key issues at Friday sessions

Asst. Secretary James J. Reynolds and management and union reps met last weekend on a rail issue with no public disclosure. Reynolds said no agreement yet but noted a very serious attitude in the sessions and that Wirtz's recommendations could provide a framework for hard bargaining.

Asst James J. Reynolds Reynolds Wirtz

Rockefeller Sidesteps Support of Goldwater

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller refused to say if he would back Barry Goldwater if he clinched the Republican nomination. He told reporters at a Albany news conference that a long way remains before deciding.

Albany N.Y Nelson A. Rockefeller Barry Goldwater Arizona Rockefeller

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