Air Vice-Marshal Weir Dies in Washington
Air Vice-Marshal C. T. Weir aged 52 deputy head of the British Defense Staff in Washington died Thursday from a heart attack.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1965
Page
3
Air Vice-Marshal C. T. Weir aged 52 deputy head of the British Defense Staff in Washington died Thursday from a heart attack.
Michael Gumm, 19, Milwaukee, escaped Green Bay State Reformatory on a work detail. Officers chased him in a stolen Green Bay car on Highway 57. the vehicle rolled over, he was injured and recaptured. He faces an escape charge after return to the reformatory.
A roundup notes Barnegat Light in New Jersey rising to 106 feet and Cape Hatteras at 193 feet as the tallest U S lighthouse. It covers automatic lights, two-keeper tradition, and coastal warnings, plus a reader offer for an illustrated Rome study and a parish directory of Methodist and church services across Iowa and nearby towns.
Rev Eli jah T Phuntsog and his wife from Northern India travel with a film about Tibet. They will speak at area churches and present Tashi From Tibet at Immanuel Cashton Our Savior West Salem Lewis Valley and Bad Axe Lutheran churches from Aug 8 to Aug 12. The couple have ties to Tibetan leaders and the Dalai Lama.
A compiled schedule from rural churches lists worship times and pastors for numerous congregations including Burr Oak East Ettrick Coon Valley and Westby among others. It notes notable festival services communion circles councils and youth events across towns like Cashton Ettrick and Genoa with several churches hosting guest speakers and special services.
Washington AP reports that the $3 monthly premium for optional doctor bill coverage in the aged health care plan may need an increase within a few years. Undersecretary Cohen said the rise should be small, as doctors' costs rise and the trend is expected to continue. The $3 fee applies to a supplemental plan starting July 1, 1966 for those 65 and older, with no cost for basic hospital coverage.
The nation reached an all time high in total employment at 74.9 million in July and the unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent. Jobless totals declined to 3.6 million as teens showed improving trends while Black and other nonwhite groups experienced a second month of rising unemployment. The July employment gain surpassed expectations by 650,000 and the drop in unemployment by 150,000.
Crestwood Postmaster Fred Lindsey obtained permission to paint the town’s Zip Code on the water tank that overlooks the community. The landmark marking makes the postal code visible from the surrounding area and serves as a lasting identifier for Crestwood.
UW officials expect Madison campus enrollment to exceed 40 000 by 1970 including 12000 graduate students after two new state-funded colleges open in Fox River Valley and Racine Kenosha. A second Madison area campus four miles west on Mineral Point road is proposed pending legislative approval and funding.
John C. Lokken aged 16 of 2112 Hoeschler Drive faced Municipal Court on a speeding warrant after a 40 mile per hour run on the safety island in the 1700 block of Losey Boulevard. The La Crosse youth received a six month license suspension.
Porter L. Gaddis of Wanamassa New Jersey aged 80 died Thursday after a long illness. He held high posts with the Federal Farm Credit Administration during the 1930s.
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