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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1958
Page
2
Court appointed monitors demanded uniform by laws, a between locals system, a uniform dues suspension rule, and local autonomy while overseeing Teamsters affairs. They pressed for reforms before endorsing a convention or new election, signaling continued watch over Hoffa era politics.
Robert H. Leverenz of Sheboygan was elected governor of the Wisconsin Upper Michigan Kiwanis district at its 40th annual meeting. He succeeds Derral L. Clark of Wauwatosa and serves as vice president of Leverenz Shoe Co. and of the Sheboygan Association of Commerce.
Navy jet crashes in Racine County. Marine pilot 1st Lt. Phillip Neubig of Wheaton Illinois parachutes into a cornfield near Highway 83 and is hospitalized with arm and leg fractures and internal injuries. Wreckage crater hailed around four miles from the crash site.
Robert L. Koob age 39 resigns as director of the Wisconsin Division of Industrial Development after a year and a half in office. He leaves a $10,400 annual salary to enter private industry, appointed by Gov. Vernon Thompson.
The report notes a sequence of temperature readings with a lowest value at night and a highest level recorded the previous day. No further station data or dates are provided in the fragment.
In a Senate hearing, Frank and Herman testified about being assaulted after being lured from their homes. Frank recounted two men forcing him at gunpoint to a wooded area, dousing him with a liquid, and setting him on fire. He escaped by rolling in grass while attackers watched. A strange phone call warned Herman he was next, and a warrant was issued for Herman for possessing a silenced gun.
Partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Thursday in Wisconsin with scattered thundershowers in the south. Minnesota sees mostly fair skies with slight temperature change and isolated showers late today. Iowa has considerable cloudiness with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the south and central areas through Thursday.
Reading at 8:45 and 11:45 a.m. covers hogs cattle calves and sheep with steady hogs and weak cattle amid Chicago and St Paul comparisons. Prices show multiple weight bands for hogs and sows, steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and lambs, plus grain and produce quotes and USDA notes on market activity.
Potatoes in Chicago show liberal supply with slow demand. California long whites sell at 3.15 to 3.35 per cwt, bakers at 3.75, Washington long whites 2.50 to 2.75, Idaho Oregon long whites 2.50. Live poultry receipts reach 137,000 lbs with wholesale prices 24 to 25 cents for Plymouth Rock fryers and caponettes over 4 pounds with mixed price changes.
The U.N. debate over a possible General Assembly meeting intensifies as Khrushchev signals possible withdrawal from summit talks while pressing to discuss U.S. troop withdrawals from Lebanon and British troops from Jordan. Eisenhower backs General Assembly action and seeks Security Council passage on Lebanon measures.
Hoffa sparred with multiple senators including Kennedy Ervin Ives and Curtis as chairman McClellan pressed to control the witness. Williams protested the plan to keep Hoffa on the stand for weeks while the committee weighs on the procedure.
Pilot E L Gregg his wife and daughter were rescued by Air Force helicopter near Watson Lake after seven days stranded in the southern Yukon. They survived on grouse fish leaves and coffee. compass failed and fuel ran low during a July 29 Alaska Highway flight.
A large crowd is expected for the Fair Okla State Fair and Exposition opening Wednesday. R Crews prepared the one half mile track for afternoon car races and later night time trials at 7 p.m. Judging of flowers produce and livestock starts, with 4-H events and dem onstrations planned daily through Saturday. Bleachers provided by the La Crosse County Guernsey Breeders Assn will host open class and 4-H livestock judging, and harness racing features with 2:24 trot and 2:18 pace on Friday and Saturday.
Laurence I. Hotvedt of Eau Claire was installed as grand chancellor of the Wisconsin Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias as the annual convention ended. Other officers installed include Aage Engelbreth, William G. Pape, Percy Sherood, Ray Stewart, Harvey Griem, and Erwin L. Renald. The 1958 convention will be in Eau Claire.
The House Rules Committee moved a federal education aid package worth 1.07 billion dollars toward floor action in a 6-3 vote behind closed doors. The bill funds scholarships and other student aid programs for public and private education.
Mrs. Gifford Collins of 811 Vine Street reported to police that a new pair of black toe shoes with three eyelets per side were stolen from her son Michael at Pettibone Beach in the afternoon. The theft involved a boy from a large family of 11.
Hastings Minnesota to Guttenberg Iowa river readings predict rises of 1 to 3 feet at tailwaters of Dams 2 through 10 over the next 24 hours. High water likely affects local navigation and downstream communities.
AP analysis says Nasser faces limits amid Iraqi coup and Syrian unrest. While Arabs see triumph in Iraq, Cairo must weigh anti-Nasser sentiment in northern Syria and economic tensions that threaten a broader United Arab Republic union.
President Eisenhower discusses potential September crisis and defends keeping Sherman Adams at the White House. He downplays health rumors, notes doctors’ view, and reiterates concerns about wage price inflation while signaling no firm stance yet on labor reform legislation.
Edward Schultz and R. J. Onalaska reported Tuesday that a thief took about 80 dollars worth of tools from a trailer toolbox. Items included a hydraulic jack pipe crescent and open end wrenches a hammer a vice grip and other tools. Leona Wilder reported Tuesday two front windows on her car were broken within five days one while parked at her home and another while parked at a boathouse on Black River near Clinton Street Bridge.
In Beverly Hills California bandits smashed a jewelry store window and set off a smoke bomb then escaped with jewels valued at more than 750000 dollars. The crime was reported by AP.
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