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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1966
Page
6
A Washington columnist argues that a large portion of Americans hide harsh truths about themselves citing rising violence and a shift away from personal responsibility. The piece notes the President will ask a crime study commission to investigate causes behind growing lawlessness and defiance of authority.
A study by the American Dieticians Association and two other groups finds a strong link between socioeconomic status and obesity. 30 percent of the have-nots are overweight, 16 percent of the middle class, and 5 percent of the very wealthy. Low income groups avoid cottage cheese as low-status, while they spend on beef for a false sense of economic well-being. the rich eat more sensibly and stay slender.
Sen Robert M La Follette backs Ralph Immell in the Wisconsin Republican primary for governor. The report notes Truman signs a bill to provide terminal leave pay for more than 15 million veterans.
A Columbia University law professor wrote a report for the FTC on a plastics merger. One of the FTC lawyers, a former student, spoke by phone and told him the paper was due Friday, marking a rare moment of personal satisfaction for the professor.
A Tribune reader letter argues against DDT and Dibrom citing weather reducing effectiveness and urges installing purple martin houses citywide. The writers claim Martins eat thousands of mosquitoes daily, share garden benefits, and propose safer biological control over sprays.
President Johnson plans to task the National Crime Commission with a broad nationwide study to explore causes of recent racial riots and urban disturbances. White House meetings with Democratic leaders urged a thorough inquiry, though Attorney General Katzenbach favors delaying until the commission completes its current crime report. The commission already operates five task forces examining crime scope and police public safety structures.
A reflective note on how men of the same generation resemble each other in dress and manner. It suggests that close scrutiny reveals subtle differences, while cigars and compasses hint at deeper character, quoting John Galsworthy.
A reader praises The Tribune for its beautiful city trees and flowers. She rejects spraying with DDT and notes past concerns about tree health, mentioning hundreds of complaints and questioning the issue against creation.
The verse from Romans 2 1 condemns judging others while practicing the same sins. It asserts that there is no excuse for the judge who passes verdict on others yet commits similar acts. The message emphasizes consistency and self restraint before condemning others.
Washington correspondent argues that many Americans excuse criminal behavior as freedom. He cites campus unrest, race tensions, and the rise in riots and crime, warning that unconstrained liberty erodes responsibility and public order.
Sydney J. Harris muses on rising heights among teens and adults noting bigger feet and longer lives. He warns against excessive vitamin use and imagines social pressures on tall girls while pondering what society will do with increasingly tall individuals.
The Wisconsin Legislature benefits from citizen advisory task forces, with the Blue Ribbon Commission cited as prompting tax reform. Gov Knowles used such commissions to push policy in water quality, law enforcement, traffic safety, and health insurance, producing bipartisan laws and broader public support.
In a bridge deal with West East vulnerable, the auction moves to 1 Dble 44 Pass Pass Dble Pass Pass Pass. Opening lead is the king. South has A107632 with KQ10 and dummy shows 7653 AKJ15 4108732 with QJ108 and KG642.
Bridge analysis shows South forcing West to lead hearts by precise trumping sequence. South cancels opponents' suits, using clubs and diamonds to strip the hand. The success hinges on timely trump of a club and careful discard.
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