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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1958
Page
1
Saturday drew steady attendance at the Inter-State Fair amid near cloudless skies. Highlights included a morning horse pulling contest, urban and rural spectators, and grandstand acts between horse events. Frankie Masters and orchestra led the evening program in front of the grandstand.
Detroit AP reports General Motors Ford and Chrysler will recall over 180000 laid-off workers by mid November as 1959 model production begins. Chrysler restarts about 42000 August 18 with GM expanding hourly staff to over 325000 and Ford recalling nearly 40000. UAW meets to discuss contract talks amid high July unemployment and potential strike action.
A giant runaway power shovel rolled down Sunset Hill in Spokane injuring no bystanders but fatally hitting Henry O. Sanford, 40, in a car. The shovel crashed through a grocery wall after transmission failure. Frank Warrington, the operator, fled and was treated for abrasions.
Senator George D. Aiken joins critics of U.S. policy in the Middle East and beyond, calling for a briefer focus on people rather than governments and for a more firm, up-to-date approach. He faults reliance on blaming international communism and warns against aiding rival forces. He supports Dulles and Eisenhower amid broader Senate criticism.
Douglas Lowe 23 of Gays Mills dies in a 2:30 a.m. crash on Highway 131 between Steuben and Barnum. He is Crawford County's first highway fatality of 1958. The victim's car plunged 15 feet into a ravine after missing a bridge and rolled over. Lowe is the son of L. M. Lowe and was en route to his grandmother’s home in Boscoel.
Las Vegas AP report says Georgia Skelton was hospitalized after a collapse in her hotel room. A doctor at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital diagnosed nervous exhaustion but stated the condition is not serious. Red Skelton continues his nightclub act at a Las Vegas hotel.
MASSAPEQUA New York AP A scoutmaster Herbert Zusi 41 bookkeeper and head of Boy Scout Troop 66 is missing along with 525 troop funds. Police say he disappeared July 18 after a talk with a Boy Scout executive about the money. Nassau County Scout Council filed a complaint charging theft and alerted authorities as the troop’s camp plans for August 15 proceed.
Four year old Raymond J. Fabisiak of Royalton died after inhaling a deflated rubber balloon he was chewing in New London. The balloon lodged in his windpipe, and deputy coroner Dr. John W. Mansted ordered an autopsy.
The Nautilus, world's first nuclear submarine, completed a 1830 mile under ice voyage from Pearl Harbor to the Arctic Ocean and is heading to Portland, England. President Eisenhower honored Cmdr. William R. Anderson and the 116 crew with the Legion of Merit and a Presidential Unit Citation. The voyage signals potential future use of nuclear submarines as a commercial seaway and military capability, while British and Soviet implications drew cautious notes. The sub sailed from Pearl Harbor July 23, traversed the Bering Strait and Arctic waters toward Europe.
Western capitals hail the nuclear submarine Nautilus voyage under the polar ice cap as a landmark achievement with military and peaceful potential. Lawmakers in Washington praise the feat while questioning White House invites for Rear Adm Rickover and note Sputnik echoes. International reactions range from front page praise in London and Paris to cautious editorial comment in Soviet allied press.
Senate investigators probed the quick sale of a Teamsters Union car used in a fatal Michigan torch incident. Herman Kierdorf, uncle of victim Frank Kierdorf, bought the Cadillac with no money down, while the case ties Hoffa allies to a broader inquiry into organized crime influence in labor. The panel also heard from a witness who admitted lying at a 1956 trial and from Paul Ricca who invoked the Fifth Amendment over a Teamsters purchase of his Long Beach estate.
The White House hosted a ceremony for the Nautilus polar voyage but did not invite Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover, widely called the father of the atomic submarine. Democratic lawmakers criticized the omission while Hagerty defended it as a rank based invitation. Rickover still visited the Navy Building later to meet the submarine’s captain, Cmdr. William R. Anderson.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold outlined a broad plan to stabilize the Middle East with political restraint and economic aid during a 35 minute General Assembly emergency session. He urged Arab nations to refrain from interference while big powers reduce political meddling. The plan comes as U S and Soviet delegates prepare competing proposals amid tensions over Lebanon and Jordan.
In Jasper Alta a seven year old, Barbara Christine Coates, was fatally mauled by a black bear that dragged her from a cottage steps and into a bush. Her mother Mrs. Jack Coates, who tried to save her, was not hurt. The bear was shot by a cottage owner as it turned to attack nearby girls. Barbara died on the way to a hospital.
House passed a 910 million dollar education bill by voice vote after striking out the scholarship section and diverting funds to a college student loan program. The plan retains about 23,000 four year scholarships overall but shifts funding to a loan program and adds related education provisions.
Kay Stolander an 18 year old Tomah Wisconsin girl underwent a four hour heart operation at the University of Minnesota Hospitals to repair a coronary rupture. Soldiers from Camp McCoy donated blood in support of the procedure and a parade awaited her return with gifts.
Bing Crosby and wife Kathy Grant welcomed a baby boy weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Crosby said they hoped for a girl but are happy with the son and had considered the name Mary Frances before deciding on the final choice.
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