Councils Form Avowed Roles for Mental Health Centers
Wisconsin announces advisory councils to guide construction of facilities for the mentally retarded and community mental health centers. Gov Knowles approves federal funding worth 1.8 million for health center construction and 430918 for mental retardation buildings in 1965 with local matching funds. Members include Thomas Lambeck Beloit Arnold Johnson Beloit Stanley Berlow Milwaukee Clarence Gollisch Watertown T S Allegrezza Milwaukee John Wrage Madison Donald Tofte Racine Eli Tash Milwaukee John W Melcher Adrian Towne Harvey Stevens Melvin Kaufman Madison and Leigh Roberts Leonard Ganser Kirby Hendee Arcadius Marotti W Klempel Cassville Richard Coogan Green Bay Wunsch Gordon Johnson Townsend Atwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren P. Knowles
Advisory Council For
Thomas Lambeck
Oshkosh
Arnold Johnson
Beloit
Stanley Berlow
Milwaukee
Clarence Gollisch
Water
Leigh M. Roberts
Madison
Leonard J. Ganser
Kirby Hendee
Stevens Point
Arcadius Marotti
W. Klempel
Cassville
Richard Coogan
Elkhorn
Charles Wunsch
Green Bay
Gordon Johnson
Alan Townsend
Appleton
Robert Atwell
Towne
Melcher
Rights Rolving Blocked From Reapportionment Role
In St Paul, Gov Karl Rolvaag loses authority to accept or reject a legislative reapportionment plan. ruling favored nine House members who argued only the Legislature can redraw districts. Macy says federal voting examiners may be ready to begin registering Negroes in the South as soon as signatures are in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Johnson
Capitol
John W. McCormack
Civil Service Commission
ST. Paul, Minn
Karl Rolvaag
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
John W. Graff
House
Rolvaag
Senate
Macy
Katzenbach
Civil Service
AMC To Stress Luxury Models In 1966 Push
AMC President Roy Abernethy announced at the Midwest preview that American Motors will emphasize larger more luxurious 1966 models to boost competitiveness. He said the firm will “get back in to the cushy market” with fiscal muscle and growth plans and branded AMC as “The Friendly Giant Killer.” The company has doubled its 1965 advertising budget and will run ten times as many TV spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Motors Corp
Roy Abernethy
Abernethy
AMC
Midwest
American Motors
Green Bay Man Dies In Canadian Crash
Joseph Angst, 70, of Green Bay Wisconsin, died in a two-vehicle collision near Chatham Ontario. His wife and sister-in-law, Anna Kirchner 68 of Cheboygan Michigan, were injured. Truck driver Leo Bechard 23 of Chatham was treated and released. The crash occurred on the MacDonald Cartier Freeway four days before two more lanes opened. Angst was the 20th fatality on that 13 mile stretch known as death by own action strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham, Ont
Joseph Angst
Green Bay
Wis
Catham
Wisconsin Traffic Toll Reaches 541
Two northeast Wisconsin crashes killed four people today, pushing the year’s traffic deaths to 541. Mary Weed and an unidentified 8 year old boy died in Marinette County. Daniel Weed was hospitalized in Green Bay. In Green Bay, Ronald Boers and Robert Gillis died after a crash near the west side. Bernice Laubenstein and Armin Laubenstein died in Ozaukee County after a late Thursday collision. The Laubenstein children and Robert Donath Were hospitalized with varying conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Mary D. Weed
Milwaukee
Marinette
Stephenson
Daniel Weed
St. Vincent Hospital
Green Bay
Laubenstein
Marlon
David
Robert Donath
West Bend
Port Washington
Donath
Milwaukee Citizens Council Forms in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Citizens' Council filed articles of incorporation in Madison and plans affiliation with the Citizens' Councils of America based in Jackson Mississippi. Directors include Robert C. Schmidt Betty M. Schmidt and Harold J. Olson and the group says its aims are freedom equality and brotherhood with no racial overtones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Citizens’ Council
Madison
Citizens’ Councils of America
Jackson
Miss
Robert C. Schmidt
Betty M. Schmidt
Harold J. Olson
Milwaukee Council
Slayton to Receive Degree in Absentia
Astronaut Donald K. Slayton will be awarded an honorary doctor of engineering degree in absentia by Michigan Tech on August 25. He was to give the summer commencement address but will be at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston as assistant director of flight crew operations due to the space agency’s schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Donald K. Slayton
Michigan Tech
Slayton
Space Agency
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Shortage Of Skilled Help To Be Studied
Madison Wisconsin Gov Knowles calls August 13 Wausau conference to study shortages in the skilled workforce. The State Industrial Commission reports vacancies in every trade and plans are urged to ensure sufficient skilled manpower for immediate and long term economic growth.
Chicago grain prices edge higher on futures market
Chicago marketwired report shows wheat No 2 hard 157 and No 2 red 152 cents per bushel while corn No 1 yellow 130 and No 2 yellow 130 cents, oats No 2 heavy white 73 cents, soybeans No 1 yellow 281.3 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Quie Sees Farm Bill Trouble Over Bread Tax
Rep. Albert Quie of Minnesota predicts House passage hinges on removing the bread tax as the general farm bill faces the Rules Committee. He notes raising wheat certificates to 1.25 dollars would raise bread by two cents per loaf and says an amendment may shift the cost from millers to Treasury, with action expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Johnson
Quie
House Agriculture Committee
White House
House Rules Committee
Treasury
Worker’s Hands Ignite Fire Destroys Chetek Boat Plant
AP reports a Chetek Boat Co. plant was destroyed by a fire started Thursday when a worker’s flaming hands ignited paint thinner after a sander sparked. Orville Harrison began waving to extinguish flames. he was not seriously burned. The blaze consumed boats hoborgans and machinery with no damage estimate yet. A prior 1963 site fire caused over $50,000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetek (Ap
Chetek Boat Co
Harley Peterson
Orville Harrison
Peterson
Harrison
Manitowoc Tops State Safety List With Zero Fatalities
State Motor Vehicle Department reports Manitowoc had no traffic fatalities in the first six months, among 19 Wisconsin cities over 10 000 population. Only nine of 72 counties had no fatal accidents in the period, while Milwaukee fatalities fell to 26 and Madison rose to 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Adams
Bufffalo
Burnett
Door
Florence
Iowa
Iron
Juneau
Vernon
Milwaukee
Timber Violations Reported In Minn
ST. PAUL AP State Public Examiner Robert Whitaker filed an 11 page report noting alleged violations of state timber sale laws in four counties Olmsted Winona Cook and Lake. The report cites informal sales permits allowing single firms to acquire large tracts for cutting but finds no proven losses to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Robert Whitaker
Wayne Olson
Olmsted
Winona
Cook
Lake
All But 2 Cabinet Members Resign Posts
In Bogota Colombia AP all but two members of President Guillermo Valencia's cabinet have submitted resignations. Ministers of finance and war did not resign due to a prior agreement leaving 11 of 13 ministers stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Guillermo Valencia
Alberto Mendoza
Finance
War
Viet Nam action report from field clashes and jet delivery
Viet Cong casualties with light government losses were reported from multiple provinces near Saigon including Buon Ba Vang and Quang Tin. U S forces suffered light casualties near Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang, with patrols clashing and a Sea lbee contingent repelling sniping. A B57 jet crashed at Nha Trang with 12 Vietnamese killed and 8 Americans injured. two pilots survived. Two Vietnamese pilots tested first U S supplied jets, to be officially handed to Viet Nam’s 23rd air brigade alongside 25 more Canberras in the upgrade plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Buon Ba Vang
Dai Lac
Quang Tin
Long An
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Division
Cam Ranh Bay
U.S
da Nang
Chu Lai
Nha Trang
Air Force
United States
U.S. Air Force
Frank D. Hardee
Baxley
Harry F. Zahn
Williamsburg
Atomic consultant recalls Battelle lab era and isotope use
An Atomic consultant to the Battelle Northwest Laboratory manager describes wartime views on nuclear power and isotope use. He notes peacetime medical and research potential, the early optimism and the challenge of disposing radioactive waste, with only a few opposed to the bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battelle Northwest Laboratories
Parker
Five Day Forecast For Western Wisconsin and Nearby States
The forecast shows showers and scattered thundershowers Friday night into Saturday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with cooler trends in parts of Wisconsin. Sunrise Saturday is 6 00 a m and sunset 8 21 p m. Temperatures near normal through next Wednesday with a warming trend starting Monday and 0 2 to 3 inches of rain expected late Tuesday into Wednesday.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Stock quotes from Shearson Hammill and Co
National and local quotations as of 9 a.m. list representative inter-dealer prices for stocks bonds and mutual funds. Values include bid and asked ranges for listed companies and funds with notes on markup and regional listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Central
Clark Oil
Epko Shoes
First Bank
Frantz
Gateway Trans
Godfrey Co
Hamilton Mfg
Lincoln Natl
Life
Marine Capital
McQuay, Inc
Mortgage Guar
Nekoosa Edwards
Rockwell Mfg
Royal Dutch NY
Swank, Inc
Wallace Business
Warner Elec
Western Power
Wis. Power & L
la Crosse Cooler
la Crosse Tele
Norplex Corp
Pyroil Co., Inc
Natl. Investors
William Street
Puritan Fund
Wisconsin Fund
Deaths in Tri-State: Sieg and Kramer
Herman Sieg 77 of Waukon Iowa died Aug 4 in Decorah aged 77 born April 12 1888 in Waterville survived by three daughters a son one brother 12 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren services Aug 6 at Martin's Funeral Home Waukon Rev Curtis Webster burial Ebenezer Cemetery Delbert Henry Kramer 56 of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin died Aug 4 services Aug 7 at Ottoson and Garrity Funeral Home Prairie du Chien burial Calvary Cemetery survived by widow four daughters one son four brothers and three sisters and 12 grandchildren.
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Waukon
Iowa
Herman Sieg
Decorah
Mr. Sieg
Waterville
Henry Sieg
Viola White
Sieg
Forrest
Vivian) Brainard
Postville
Clarence
Norma) Brainard
Luana
Emmett
Vern) Schroeder
Calmar
Bernard Sieg
Monona
John Sieg
Martin
Curtis Webster
Ebenezer
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Delbert Henry Kramer
Ottoson
Cedar ‘Rapids
Darlene Ware
Eastman
Donna May Williams
Sherri Lee McPhee
Ronald
Local Obituary Notices for Layland and Levi Infant
Edward M. Layland 72 of 1251 S 17th St died in a local hospital Friday Aug 6 funeral arrangements pending at Schuchmacher Funeral Home. John Levi infant son of Wayne and Mrs Levi died Thursday Aug 5 funeral Friday 11 am at St Charles Cemetery Genoa Rev Dominic Eichman officiating survivors include parents a brother David grandmother Laura Levi and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Dave Boland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Layland
S. 17Th St
Schumacher Funeral Home
John Levi
Wayne Levi
S. 14Th St
St. Charles Cemetery
Genoa
Dominic Eichman
David
Laura Levi
la Crosse
Dave Boland
Gays Mills
La Crosse Tribune Briefs August 6 1965
News items from La Crosse Wisconsin dated Friday August 6 1965 reveal local brief notices and scheduled events. The page highlights community updates including traffic, social events, and municipal notices with names and places tied to the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
RFD
Awards Made In Junior Horse Show At Inter State Fair
Junior Fair horse show judged Thursday morning at the Inter-State Fair with ribbons awarded. No champions named. Two age groups nine to 13 and 14 plus. Blue ribbons listed for Halter Western horsemanship Open pony horsemanship and other classes with riders from La Crosse Onalaska West Salem Bangor and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pamela Lee
Stoddard
Joan Hauser
West Salem
Dean Hauser
Stodidard
Daniel Jones
Banigor
Donovan
Niedfeldt
Bangor
Rodney Hauser
Onalaska
Judy Kish
la Crosse
Catherine Sexauer
Milwaukee Livestock Market Opens Steady at Milwaukee Yard
AP reports opening cattle calf hog and sheep markets in Milwaukee steady with receipts around 300 cattle 300 calves 200 hogs and 50 sheep. Thursday prices show steers 22.00 26.00 heifers 21.00 25.00 calves 24.00 30.00 hogs 21.50 24.25, sheep 21.00 24.00. Swift & Company Winona Minnesota advising 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Swift & Company
Winona
Minn
West
Kwno
South ST. Paul
South ST. Paul, Minn
USDA
Marriage Licenses and Cattle Market Report from Wisconsin
Marriage notices list several couples in Wisconsin with planned wedding dates and locations in La Crosse and Sparta. The South St. Paul market report shows USDA cattle and hog movements with price ranges for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and feeder pigs, plus early trade trends and weights.
Blue Ribbon Dairy Winners Named at La Crosse Fair
Blue ribbon winners in multiple Holstein and other purebreds were listed by breed and age group at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair. Winners include Duane Witte and Linda Schomberg from West Salem in several cattle classes, with numerous consignors and judges named across breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse County
Bill Bosshard
Bangor
Timothy McClintock
la Crosse
Sandra Ruud
Duane Witte
West Salem
Tribune
West
Salem
Linda Schomberg
Paul Vogel
Reuben Rhodes
West Sacasslem
Gerald Olson
Sherby Nelson
Paul Jones
Dennis Schilling
Ira Piske
Bonnie Nuttel
Today in History August 6 1965 Hiroshima bombing anniversary
This history page notes key events on August 6 across years including the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima with vast casualties, 1763 Bushy Run victory, 1778 Gerard welcomed by Congress, 1926 Ederle English Channel feat, 1937 US USSR trade pact, 1943 MacArthur Munda victory, and later diplomatic notes.
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Associated Press
Hiroshima
Japan
Victorius
of Bushy Run
Pittsburgh
State Department
Mexico
Cuba
U.S
Johnson
U.N
U Thant
White House
Rumors Quashed On Sinatra Farrow Marriage On Cruise
In Edgartown Mass AP Rosalind Russell denied reports that Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow planned to marry during a monthlong New England cruise aboard the 168 foot Southern Breeze. Sinatra avoided questions about marriage as the group toured Martha's Vineyard.
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Edgartown
Mass
Rosalind Russell
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
New England
Miss Russell
Martha’s Vineyard Island
Sinatra
Miss Farrow
Edgartown Harbor
Six named to Wisconsin Industrial Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Manufacturers Association named six more industrial leaders for the Wisconsin Industrial Hall of Fame to be enshrined at the State Fair Industry Building. Nominees include James E. Hamilton of Two Rivers, Bruno V. Nordberg of Milwaukee, Emanuel L. Philipp of Sauk County, Philetus Sawyer, Conrad Werra, and George Whiting, with careers spanning manufacturing, lumber, and banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Wisconsin Industrial Hall of Fame
James E. Hamilton
Hamilton Manufacturing Co
Two Rivers
Micro Aluminum Co
Bruno V. Nordberg
Nordberg Manufacturing Co
French Academy
Emanuel L. Philipp
Sauk County
Union Refrigerator Transit Co
Wisconsin
Philetus Sawyer
Vermont
Proloneer
House of
Senate
Conrad Werra
Manitowoc County
Micro
Land Still
Waukesha
General Casting Corp
George Whiting
Ripon
Whiting
Military Construction Bill Clears Congress for White House
A 1.7 billion military construction authorization bill won approval in Congress. The Senate backed a compromise measure to give Congress more control over blocking future base shutdowns, after the House approved it the previous day.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
House
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Rolving
Graff
Citizens’ Council
Chicago Grain
Viet Nam
C.P
T.W
Dakota
Ila Crosse
Dam No
Pool
Allis-Chalmers
American
Grand Union
Great Northern Ry
Gulf Oil
Heileman
N. Central Ind
NS Ind. Harvester Ve
Interstate Power
Jones & Laughlin
Koehring
Kresge
Lockheed
Minn. Mining
Montgomery Ward
Monsanto Chemical
Northern Pacific
Northern States
Banc. Olin Mathieson
N . Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pete
Republic Steel
Rexall
Royal Dutch
New York Stock Exchange
Shearson, Hammill & CO
THE
Marshall Co
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil Socony
Sperry Rand
Calif
Standard Oil
Ind
Studebaker
Swift
Texaco
Trane Co
NS Union Tank Car
United Airlines
U.S. Rubber
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse
Elec
White Motors
Woolworth
Zenith
Dow Jones
Delbert Kramer
Milwaukee Livestock
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Nebraska
Robert G. Kathan
S. 9Th St
Lois A. Dahlby
Winnebago St
Stephen R. Quall
E. Janice Court
Nancy J. MacPhetridge
S. 21St St
Raymond A. Poellinger
George
David P. Shepardson
S. 11Th St
Marilyn R. Morgan
Farnam St
Sparta
Neil J. Lewison
Virginia E. Stark
Blue Ribbon Junior Dairy
Ronnie Hendrickson
Holmen
Michael Sullivan
Mindoro
Steven Kirshner
Steven Timm
Eugene Linse
Grace Brown
Carl Lueck
Marla Wolter
Roger Wolter
Kenneth Wolf
Darrell Stair
Gary Jones
Douglas Langrehr
Banglor
Jon Labus
West Sajie
Gerald Lehman
Peter Miller
Steven Amundson
James Touscher
Land
Jean Hoyer
Kathy Noyes
Dale Niedfeldt
James Johnson
Sue Brown
Darrel Stair
Cow
Philip Johnson
Renee Storandt
Douglas Heuer
Guernsey
Janelle Pralle
Curtis Berg
Kenneth Berg
Joleen Pralle
Cynthia Sprain
Linda Jones
Vicki Nuttelman
Paul Schwier
Jersey
Erick Manke
Vicki Hendrickson
Eric Manke
Sandra Heinze
Mike Sullivan
Keith Heinze
Grace Holstein
Jerrel Schomberg
Margie Olson
Mark Olson
Danny Horstman
Richard Nuttleman
Steven Berg
Tom Granjum
Kathleen Horman
James Witte
David Lennox
Carol ‘Wolf
Carl Schomberg
Fred Stark
Robert Brooks
Robert Vick
Gregory Drogseth
John Rundahl
Coon Valley
Cindy Schomberg
Den‘nis Nicolai
Dale
Bill Witte
Grace Guernsey
Curt Witte
Gary Schomberg
Harborside
Claudette Colbert
Merle Oberon
Allison McKenzie
Peyton Place
Industrial Hall of Fame
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