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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1958
Page
5
Hal Boyle argues that vacation chatter wastes office hours and suggests a system of a mandatory extra week per employee after return. Each worker would fill a vacation information form, posted for all to see, to curb stories and boost productivity.
A new law backed by Peronist labor leaders shifts power to a General Confederation of Labor with rights to unite unions and require new elections. The measure, approved by the Senate, sparks complaints that Frondizi's government is courting extremists on both sides.
Leo E. Mercure a 37 year old Marquette resident awaits sentencing for a second degree murder conviction in the death of his 12 year old stepson David Luoma. The verdict followed a judge trial after Mercure waived a jury and the judge planned to set the sentence next week.
Marilyn Pardridge travels to Atlanta to learn exact circumstances of her Air Force husband Captain Clinton Pardridge and Captain Robert O'Brien killed December 1 1954 when their T33 training jet exploded over southeast Atlanta. She hopes witnesses and sources answer her four daughters questions about the fatal accident.
CBS journalist Eric Sevareid writes in The Reporter urging TV criticism to rise in quality and fall in quantity. He questions critics’ qualifications and suggests editors in charge of drama church and science shows review TV content. The piece notes TV differs from theater and requires study to judge effectively.
AP reports in Locarno that Ten North Frederick based on John O Harras novel won the festival's best picture award. Chile formally accuses Argentina of landing Marines near Snipe Island and destroying a lighthouse prompting overlapping territorial claims. Golda Meir arrives in London for Middle East talks with Selwyn Lloyd. A carload of picnickers drowns nine, including five children, in Mexico. Cavalli Molinelli, 93, famed polar explorer and physician, dies in Alessandria. A rebel mine blasts a passenger train near Orleansville Algeria killing three. Rep William E McVey of Illinois dies of a heart attack. Dr William F Durand, 99, pioneer engineer, dies in New York.
In the small hours a man killed a man after hearing a coon dog baying. The shooter said he fired and yelled out of happiness while listening to Old Lad bay. Investigators found the victim and questioned the shooter in Kansas City.
The list memorializes several prominent figures who died recently. British politician Oliver Baldwin, son of Stanley Baldwin, held a Labour seat in Parliament before his passing. American military officer Brig. Gen. James B. Gowen, ret., died at 85, formerly chief of staff of the 38th Division in WWI. Also noted are Aline Michaelis, first Texas poet laureate as of 1935, Reginald Kent Hammerstein, stage director and Os car Hammerstein II’s brother, William W. Raynolds, longtime Cleveland Plain Dealer editor, and William A. Carroll, Indiana theater owners executive secretary and former MGM sales executive.
Montreal reports Barbara Bennett, former actress and ex-wife of Morton Downey, died after a long illness. She was sister to Constance and Joan Bennett, daughter of Richard Bennett, and survived by husband writer Laurent Surprenant. Her marriages included Downey and Addison Randall. custody suit outcomes and early theater fame are noted.
Rear Adm. Americo Deus Rodrigues Thomaz was inaugurated for a seven year term as president of Portugal. He defeated Gen Humberto Delgado in June elections that Delgado claimed were rigged, succeeding Gen Francisco Craveiro Lopes as marine minister and head of state.
In Flint Michigan police and the attorney general pursued a widening set of tips in the week long case of Frank Kierdorf who died from burns. A man named Herman Kierdorf is missing and two men Jack Thompson and Myron Weiss were taken into custody on arson related questions. The investigation centers on a nearby Latreille Cleaners fire and a theory that Kierdorf was burned while spreading a flammable liquid possibly ignited by a hot water heater pilot light.
Philip L Hartmeyer 26 of Kent Village Maryland shot his right thigh practicing a fast draw with a .22 pistol in Indianapolis He was taken to Community Hospital in fair condition He said he had a similar accident before in Maryland when he shot his foot while practicing the draw.
Herbert Hoover 84 celebrated Sunday in New York at the Waldorf Towers and said he works seven days a week ten to twelve hours daily. He reported writing 55952 letters in the past year, gave nine major speeches and 21 minor ones, published a book, and assisted in dedications and fund drives. Hoover also represented Eisenhower at a Brussels expo and toured the St. Lawrence Seaway with fishing trips noted. he remains active on the Commission for Government Reorganization and chairs multiple educational and scientific roles. He appeared lively and joked about a Florida fish for older people, while looking out on the East River toward the United Nations. He urged Russia to halt conspiracy and hateful talk to aid world peace.
A Swedish expert in Stockholm says the United States Navy is at least a year or more ahead of the Soviet fleet in atomic submarine development. An unnamed naval officer writing for Da gens Nyheter calls the Nautilus Arctic voyage a final test and a full hit. Norwegian Prof Haakon Mosby notes scientific value for Arctic Ocean research.
In Whitehorse Yukon Territory the capital announces a new beauty parlor service for men. The salon will operate Friday nights henceforth as a men only service addressing requests from male customers.
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