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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
3
London AP reports a thin clue in the Glasgow London mail train robbery. Handcuffs used on the engineer and fireman match a single British maker, with La Crosse records aiding tracing. Police raid homes and a truck found north of Cheddington adds to the pursuit.
Vera Greer 67 died after five days stranded in far west Texas swamps and salt cedar near Pecos. She and her daughter started a fishing trip. a flat tire forced a roadside stop. The German shepherd reportedly kept her from snakebite during the 10 mile wandering before rescue by an Air Force helicopter.
The Aviation Board asked the Common Council for 31800 dollars to build a facility for the 9518th Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron at La Crosse Municipal Airport. The request was referred to committee. The board plans to rent the building to the Air Force for 6300 dollars annually and expects expenses around 800 dollars each year.
In Cincinnati, singer Rosemary Clooney and her husband actor Jose Ferrer reunite with their five children and Clooney's family and friends. They say they quietly reconciled and canceled the California divorce decree that was nearly final a few months earlier.
The Common Council adopted an ordinance requiring at least 14 aldermen be present for informal meetings to ensure broad attendance at caucuses when board or commission members are elected. The measure was introduced by Alderman Harold Lee of the 8th Ward.
Det Ray Lichtie of the La Crosse police force asks the Common Council for a formal job evaluation and salary reclassification. He notes he receives no compensation for his polygraph work and reports performing 125 to 225 examinations annually over the past five years.
WKTY at 1 15 p m features Milwaukee Braves versus St Louis Cardinals while WKBH at 1 25 p m presents Braves against the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. The schedule lists WKBH events and notes another 1 25 p m Braves game.
In Sparta Wisconsin municipal court records Thomas Dudeck of Sun Valley California faced speeding charges with a $15 fine while Wayne Ginn and John Eastman of Camp McCoy were noted for drunk driving with a $100 penalty assessed.
Milwaukee AP Jack Olson says he will become a candidate for governor when the right time comes likely in early September after addressing about 75 backers. He faults Gov Reynolds budget stance and delays decisions by Warren Knowles, pledging no commitment until Knowles announces.
Death notices for Helmar Volla age 84 of Trempealeau Gladys Dowell 57 of 1927 Kane St Joseph C Schiessl 68 of Madison St and Mrs Glenn Gront 61 of 1118 S 13th St. Services and burial details are provided by Dickinson and Schmucher funeral homes with service times and calling hours listed. Obituary notes include survivors and affiliations such as Brewery Workers Local No 81.
Six Republican members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee led by Rep. Vernon W. Thomson of Wisconsin oppose the foreign aid bill. They criticize U S effort to police and wet-nurse the world and urge spending ceilings on the 4.1 billion authorization. The dissenters warn the bill will prompt sharp debate on its merits when it reaches the House floor.
Roy Schafer 37 former legislative secretary to Gov Lawrence and president of the national Young Democrats Organization was found dead in a small plane wreck on Laurel Mountain near Ligonier Pennsylvania. Passenger Philip Asher 33 survived and worked as an engineer for radio station WSSW in Pittsburgh. The overdue flight was from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg and wreckage was located about 18 miles east of Ligonier.
The Kennedy family gathers for the funeral of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy born minutes after 39 hours of life and who died from hyaline membrane disease. Cardinal Cushing to officiate at Holyhood Cemetery burial in Brookline near the President's birthplace.
The Agriculture Department set this year’s corn production at 3.86 billion bushels and wheat at 1.15 billion, figures up from July forecasts. In Wisconsin, Priscilla Greer, 32, was sentenced to three years for the slaying of Emmett Patterson, pleading guilty to homicide by intoxicated use of a firearm.
Sam J. Friedmann aged 64 long time advertising manager of the Watertown Daily Times died this morning at St. Marys Hospital after surgery.
Robert Charles Burger aged 18, former mental patient, was charged with murder in the stabbing of Rev. Francis J. McShane 42 in the priest’s sister's Manhattan apartment. Burger, arrested in Yonkers, offered no motive and said he went berserk and blacked out. Weekend case details include his foster-home status and statements from Yonkers detective Anthony Tocco.
A chlorine gas leak at a plant caused a mass exodus as 70 people were admitted to hospitals. Residents fled buildings with crying children while workers shut a snapped pipe valve. Victims reported shortness of breath chest pains and sore throats from the fumes.
In Washington the Senate defeated a 45-21 amendment to a $5.5 billion NASA bill. Senator Proxmire endorsed removing a $5 million authorization for a Boston area electronic center, while Senator Nelson opposed the amendment and voted with the majority.
The Agriculture Department forecast Wisconsin tobacco output for 1963 marginally lower than 1962. Southern Wisconsin cigar binder production was pegged at 7,990,000 pounds versus 8,673,000 last year, while northern Wisconsin was seen at 10,150,000 pounds, down from 10,994,000 in 1962.
David L. Horton and Sharon J. Severson plan Aug 17 wedding in Onalaska. Ronald J. Burkhardt and Adrianne A. Rice to wed in La Crosse. Roger Tooke and Karen Johnson to marry in La Crosse on Aug 17.
Joan Londkoski a Aquinas High School junior won the top award for excellence in writing in the newspaper division at a journalism workshop at the University of Wisconsin. She is among five awardees. the two week session ended August 3 with 150 teens attending from Wisconsin and neighboring states. La Crosse Tribune sponsored Joan and two other Aquinas girls.
The article surveys theories on the hyaline membrane disease in newborns, noting uncertain causes and possible roles for fibrin and enzyme deficiencies. Treatments include digitalis and enzymes, but no cure exists. The piece also covers local high school students and workshop experiences in journalism.
The Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee August 9 to 18 reports 2 501 live stock entries, 304 more than 1962. Superintendent Willis D Freitag cites growing FFA and 4 H club interest. Junior exhibits include 582 sheep 763 swine 239 beef cattle and 917 dairy cattle marking the junior fair silver anniversary.
The Coleman Vocational School received Common Council approval Thursday night to spend $10,961 of bond money on equipment for the welding shop dark room and print shop.
U S embassy reports widespread condolences from governors and leaders amid the Kennedy infant death. William McCormick Blair and Richard Cardinal Cushing offer solace as France Soir notes the newborn's death some papers call a great tragedy.
Three Camp McCoy soldiers pleaded guilty to burglarizing the N O B Motors Ford Garage in Sparta. Carl Mullins and John Shalowsky received three year terms to Green Bay Reformatory while Robert Bates drew two years for aiding in disposal of loot valued over $1,000.
In Jackson County Court, Jack Bahnub owner of Sportsmen's Bar pleaded guilty to selling beer to a 17 year old and was fined $50 plus costs. a second charge was dismissed for lack of evidence. In Small Claims Court, Pete Reinart and Robert L. Shramek faced littering related to beer containers on Town Line Flowage shoreline. Ben Hopinkah of rural Black River Falls was found guilty of providing an intoxicating beverage to an unauthorized person and placed on one year probation.
A La Crosse property owner, Paul Wangen, will receive $390 from the city. The Common Council voted to reimburse the amount he paid after he could not use the Sunset Drive sewer line and had to connect to Barnabee Road, incurring a $1,200 assessment.
Daniel Burzinski, 12, of 3136 South 28th Street, hanged himself Friday evening. Coroner Michael J. Watunaya ruled death a result of his own actions. After his mother left at 3:50 p.m. she returned to find the basement bathroom door locked and, upon peering through a grate, saw him hanging. She cut the door down with an axe and removed him.
Six American servicemen were rescued in good condition after their twin engine U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane ditched in choppy seas off the Amalfi coast. Italian vessel Partenope found them in a life raft and transferred them to the destroyer Barton in Naples after a six hour exposure to storms. NATO and search teams reported no injuries and identified the crew as pilot Harold Hamilton Kelly co pilot Wayne Milo Matson machinist mates Clarence Lawton and James Lentini electronics technician William Volkman and radio operator.
Two American explorers G Brooks Baekeland and Peter R Gimble were dropped by parachute onto Peru's Wil Cambamba plateau to prospect the uncharted region in the Andes. Sponsored by National Geographic Society and New York Zoological Society, the team aims to locate a potential landing strip about 250 miles east of Lima.
Black Hammer Faith Lutheran Church and Our Savior's Lutheran Church will hold joint services in Recreation Park at 10 30 a m Sunday followed by a potluck dinner and a Sunday school picnic.
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