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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
4
Last week both state political parties filed annual reports to the secretary of state outlining officers and spending through June 30. The records showed incomplete donor details and, in one case, illegal corporate contributions, highlighting weak enforcement and disclosure.
A U S captain reports seeing U S surplus wheat reloaded to a Soviet vessel bound for Cuba. The State Department sought clarification as Moscow denied the Cuba link. The Commerce Department approved a 12.6 million dollar sale of wheat to Romania, prompting Senate criticism of policy gaps.
Assemblyman Frank Nikolay argues against Jubune Readers Say Knowles proposal for a state accounting office modeled after the GAO. He says existing agencies and statutes already provide budget review and criticizes appointing the current state auditor to head a new agency. He notes Democrats favor consolidating agencies and budget analysis for better checks.
A Pentagon map with a dart labeled Personnel Assignment Selector reflects air force personnel moves. The piece recalls T V Smith former Illinois congressman and University of Chicago philosophy professor who joked about a dinner with the Chinese ambassador Hu Shih after a hectic day.
A 1944 recap notes Yank advances near Paris after Le Mans capture, Canadian breakthroughs, and German losses including Lt Gen Karl Spang near Brest. It lists casualties like Pfc Leonard Abitz and Pfc Robert Reichgelt, and recalls the 1934 and 1914 headlines with local events, honors, and incidents from La Crosse and area.
A historical newspaper card notes Genesis 3 19 line about labor and mortality. The verse states humans earn bread by toil and will return to the ground from which they were taken. It emphasizes dust to dust and mortality.
A Washington analysis notes the Viet Nam crisis lacks the nuclear immediacy of the Cuban missile showdown. It warns Southeast Asia could still portend long, costly conflict as the United States aims to keep fighting limited while Red China and the Soviet Union weigh moves.
Governor Reynolds lays out a progressive property tax reform aimed at relief for the elderly and indigent, arguing for broader taxpayer fairness while warning of multistate revenue needs. The piece notes fiscal strain, historical context, and a Townsend-era digression on who pays for such plans.
Cy Barrett notes imitation helped American textile power as English secrets and franchising shaped growth. Dear Cy replies with safety tips for consumer protection and Parachute Club guidance aids new sport enthusiasts from the ground up.
1964 New York Herald Tribune report notes Johnson and Congress approving a Southeast Asia action to deter aggression. It explains brinkmanship as readiness to fight if needed, cites Dulles and Eisenhower era quotes, and references Rusk on defending freedoms by force or peace.
La Crosse Tribune publishes daily afternoon and Sunday morning from La Crosse Wisconsin. It is a Lee Enterprises and Associated Press member with AP exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Rates include 10 cent single copies and 55 cent weekly carrier delivery. mail rates on request.
Oswald Jacoby recounts a duplicate bridge hand where a partner insists on heavy control of bidding and play. The narrator opens queen of hearts, shifts to clubs, and despite clever defense, goes down while the opponents make a different game outcome. East explains a different lead would change the result.
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