Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

La Crosse Tribune in La Crosse, Wisconsin

We have 8,601,093 pages in Wisconsin

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1966

Page

7

Addicts Seek Salvation Through Jesus in Plano

Ron and Gordon, both long-time addicts from Chicago and New York, join 25 others in a Plano house to kick heroin and other drugs with the faith of Addicts For Jesus. They credit Rev. Walterman and Faith Tabernacle for help while facing zoning disputes, evictions, and mixed local support in a rural town 70 miles west of Chicago.

Plano, Ill Ron New York Lexington Plano Chicago Gordon Jesus Christ Faith Tabernacle North Side Devore Walterman Mr. Walterman Kendall County Shabbona Frank O’hara Plano First Baptist Church

Weather Outlook Showers Sweep Plains and Gulf Regions

Sunday showers and thundershowers prevail over the plains southern plateau and portions of the Gulf region. Minimum temperatures forecast reach 67 in Atlanta 63 in Chicago 58 in Denver 58 in Duluth 68 in Los Angeles 68 in New York and 82 in Phoenix with Seattle at 55 up.

Plains Gulf Region Atlanta Chicago Denver Duluth Los Angeles New York Phoenix Seattle UPI Albuquerque Bemidji Bismarck Boston Cleveland Tew York Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Kansas City Lacrosse Madison Mason City Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapois New Orleans Rapid City Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco St. Louis Washington Winnipeg

Nixon Says War Could Be Won At Home Not Lost

Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon warned that the war could be lost at home if American resolve erodes. He spoke after a two hour briefing with Gen. Westmoreland in Saigon and before reporters denouncing critics who he said prolong the conflict. Nixon urged continued determination and home-front backing as essential to prevent defeat and to press for negotiations and progress in Vietnam.

Nixon Saigon South Viet Nam Richard M. Nixon Viet Nam U.S William C. Westmoreland

Regents approve merit based faculty pay boosts

The State Board of College Regents approved a plan to distribute 469 500 in 1966 67 faculty salary raises. The measure allows nine state university presidents to allocate funds to faculty and administrators on merit. At least a 2.15 percent across the board increase is planned, funded from existing salary hike money in the general budget.

Madison State Board of College Regents Regents

Pakistan Quake Toll Rises to Seven in Quetta

In Quetta, Pakistan, the Tuesday earthquake killed seven people and injured 25, according to official reports. The disaster response and damage assessment continued across the region with crews surveying affected areas.

Quetta Pakistan

Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Wisconsin shows variable clouds with isolated showers or thundershowers tonight and cooler temperatures tonight into Sunday. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers in extreme east Sunday. Minnesota sees variable clouds with showers and thunderstorms tonight, ending Sunday and turning fair to partly cloudy and cooler. Iowa is partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered thundershowers west and north tonight and over the state Sunday. warmer east and cooler west Sunday.

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Man To Face Charges On Murder Hoax

A La Crosse man will be charged with giving false information after a 3 am hoax call claimed a murder at the New Villa Restaurant on Ward Avenue. Police, sheriff and town officers investigated, inmates were brought to the scene, and the Proksch couple aided in a later courthouse tape review.

la Crosse Dist Atty Burleigh Randolph John Stafslien New Villa Ward Avenue City Police Town of Shelby Kenneth Proksch Proksch Paul Pip) Wuest Mrs.Proksch

Two Men Rob A Milwaukee Supermarket With Briefcase

In Milwaukee two men used a briefcase and a customer's car to steal about $4,000 from a supermarket. They held store employees at gunpoint and directed a bystander to surrender his car for the getaway.

Milwaukee

Sheriff Records Statement From Man Named On Tape

A man named on the tape came to the sheriff's office at the request of Undersheriff William S. Boma and provided a formal statement to state authorities.

Sheriff's Office William S. Boma Boma

Crook Returns Stolen Money In Nearby Note

In Pasadena Maryland a thief who took 28 dollars from Mrs Walter Seiman's home on Monday left a rock with a note and a 20 dollar bill on her lawn Tuesday night. The note claimed the return of 20 dollars and promised to return the remaining eight when obtained. It was signed Crook.

Pasadena Walter Sieman

Nugents Son NCO Commands Marines While Brother Marries

In South Vietnam 1st Lt. Gerard Nugent, commander of Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, oversees routine operations on a windy hill on the day his brother Patrick Nugent marries Luci Johnson. The wedding day marks Gerard’s likely first wedding anniversary as he has served in Vietnam since January after duties on Okinawa.

Bob Pool South Viet Nam Patrick Luci Baines Johnson Gerard Jerry) Nugent U.S Echo Company 2Nd Battalion 3Rd Marines Jerry Corps Marine Corps C.O Nugent Viet Nam Okinawa United States

Plan To Save Animals Bound For U S Zoos

Washington AP The Department of Agriculture hopes to save 55 African animals bound for U S zoos with a meeting today One four Af rican antelope are headed for Milwaukee County Zoo The shipment may be dumped at sea if quarantine cannot be arranged The ship violated disease prevention rules by stopping at unauthorized ports Officials said appeals from congressmen exist but regulations protect the $17 billion livestock industry and native wildlife

Washington Department of Agriculture U.S Milwaukee County Department

Popcorn Production Surges as Americans Eat Billions Quarts

A national trend shows Americans consuming more than three billion quarts of popcorn each year. Industry analysts note rising demand from movie theaters home snacks and party gatherings.

Also Mentioned on This Page

By Margaret Scherf Rose St Greyhound Bus Depot Plana Party Onion Fisherman The Fr. Is. Am. Legion Post Weather Outlook U.S. Weather Bureau Montreal Ga Crosse Tribune North Viet Nam Henry Cabot Lodge la Crosse County 4-H Club Connie Trocinski Holmen Mary Schmitz R. 2 Bangor Karla Manke West Salem Linda Craig Tribune Ralph Balora Lt. Nugent Floyd Litchford Fort Smith, Ark ABE Areal RCA Camden Tijuana Mexico CAL CAS Marie Tommy Dorsey Frankie Carte Portugal Hank Snow and Blues Community Gamera DIAL Advertising Council National Safety Council
Search Courier

Search the La Crosse Tribune Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The La Crosse Tribune?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication