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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1958

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U S To Withdraw Marine Battalion From Lebanon

The United States begins withdrawing one battalion of Marines from Lebanon, with the 2nd Battalion of the 2nd Division moving heavy equipment to the beach and set to leave early Wednesday. The move marks the first step in a broader pullout hinted by Adm. Holloway, while Beirut rebels welcomed the symbolic step but pressed for full withdrawal.

Beirut Lebanon United States Washington Saeb Salam Shehab Chamoun United Nations U.N Soviet Union Middle East Andrei Gromyko

Attacker marked by missing ear in Idaho assault

Wilford Hammon testified from a hospital bed that a man crept up behind him as he helped a sick friend from a car in Idaho Falls. The assailant slashed him nine times, struck him in the stomach, face, chest and arm, and Hammon bit off the top of the attacker’s ear during the scuffle.

Idaho Falls Idaho Wilford Hammon Hammon

War Injured Grocer Saves Falling Boy in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn a World War I wounded grocer Benjamin Kroczak 54 caught his neighbor’s two year old Stephen May as the child slipped from a third floor window. The dramatic rescue left neither hurt and the boy safely cradled in Kroczak's arms. The mother Julie May 26 slept nearby.

New York Stephen May Brooklyn Benjamin Kroczak Kroczak Stephen Jean May

Ike To Speak At Emergency U N Session

President Eisenhower will address the United Nations emergency assembly in New York on Wednesday to outline a U S plan for Middle East stabilization. He will fly to New York tonight and return after the speech as Dulles leads the U S delegation.

Washington Eisenhower United Nations Emergency Assembly United States Middle East White House New York James C. Hagerty Assembly Mideast Hagerty State Dulles U. S State Department Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Dulles

U S Explodes Nuclear Device Over Johnston Island

The United States detonated a nuclear warhead from Johnston Island in the Pacific. Observers in Hawaii reported a brief brilliant flash and a rose colored glow above the Johnston area. The test is part of the Hardtack series and occurred around 12:30 a m Hawaii time with minimal visible duration.

Honolulu United States Johnston Island Hawaiian U. S. Pacific Command Hawaii Johnston Washington Atomic Energy Commission Pacific

Boy Drowns In Darkness Beneath Hunter's Bridge

A 12 year old farm boy Thomas Dusso disappeared while being taught to swim under Hunter's Bridge near Galesville Wisconsin. His body was located by Kenneth Jick after a river search and later pronounced dead. Funeral services, survivors and earlier drowning in eight days noted.

Hunter's Bridge Galesville Wis Here Thomas Dusso Charles Dusso Crystal Valley Thomas Black River Kenneth Jick Eugene Bijold E. P. Rohde Harold Hill John Williamson Jr la Crosse Trempealeau County Eugene Prodzinski Mississippi Trempealeau Robert Douglas Terry Galesville Presbyterian Church Pine Cliff Cemetery Smith Funeral Home

Secrecy Law Face Limping Death Watch in Eisenhower Era

A House subcommittee lists six uses of a 1789 statute to justify federal secrecy and backs a bill to remove authority to withhold information. President Eisenhower’s decision by Wednesday midnight remains unclear as agencies oppose changing long standing procedures. The six cases include NLRB records, Agriculture film scripts, Great Lakes import data, WWII export controls, Farmers Home loans data, and Rural Electrification data.

Washington House Government Information Subcommittee Eisenhower Subcommittee John E. Moss D-Calif Executive Moss Mass Subcommittee National Labor Relations Board Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co NLRB Agriculture Department Great Lakes Farmers Home Administration Rural Electrification Administration

Recuperates From Heart Operation

Ronald Young, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Harrison Young of Mtd R 42 French Island, is recuperating from heart surgery performed Thursday morning at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. A 1958 Logan High School graduate, his grandparents are Mr and Mrs Martin Young of Onalaska and Mrs Sarah Ames of La Crosse.

Ronald Young Harrison Young French Island University of Wisconsin Hospital Madison Young Logan High School Martin Young Onalaska Sarah Ames la Crosse

Hoffa admits gifts from Detroit consultant but denies cash

Senate panel hearing reveals James Hoffa says he received gifts from George Kamenow but no cash. He recalls a fishing tackle gift and a vague memory of a gift certificate, while Kamenow previously invoked the Fifth and declined to discuss financial dealings with union officials.

Washington Teamster James R. Hoffa Detroit Hoffa Senate George Kamenow Kamenow John L. McClellan D-Ark Teamsters

More Areas To Discuss Annexation In Shelby

Three additional residential areas in the Town of Shelby are set for a Tuesday meeting at City Hall to discuss growth and annexation. Glendale and Elmwood additions seek city inclusion with 117 households in the surveyed area and about 80 percent favoring annexation. Green Acres Addition residents also plan to attend with 44 surveyed homes and mixed opinions.

Shelby City Hall Common Council Shelby Additions Arthur D. Peterson 25Th St William W. Morrison Losey Blvd Glendale Addition Glendale Street Ward Avenue Losey Boulevard Shelby Town Hall Green Acres Addition Burlington Tracks S. 32Nd St Wedgewood Meadowlawn Thomas Fuchs S. 29Th St Green Acres

Weather Bureau picnic weather clears after storm

Nashville Weather Bureau staff faced a thunderstorm during the day. It rained and lightning flashed, but the weather eased before the 5 p.m. picnic, leaving the woods fresh and cool for attendees.

Weather Bureau Nashville Tenn Weather Bureau Office

Senate rejects 20 percent cabaret tax cut vote

The Senate rejected 51 to 39 a move to cut the 20 per cent cabaret tax to 10 per cent. The proposal would cost the Treasury about 20 million dollars yearly, while the current 20 per cent levy brings roughly 40 million annually.

Washington Senate George W. Malone Rnew Alan Bible D-New Harry F. Byrd Dva Senate Finance Committee Treasury D-Va Finance Committee

Careening House-Trailer Fatal Crash in Vernon County

A house trailer being towed by a short wheelbase truck ran out of control on a Vernon County hill, killing Richard L. Hookie and injuring eight others, including four in critical condition. The accident involved multiple vehicles on Highway 1461 near Coon Valley, with brake failure cited by the driver.

Coon Valley Hill David Schomberg Durand And Coon Valley Vernon County Richard L. Hookie Lake Preston Dakota Supply Co Larry Sieger Robert Starr Schomberg Voss Skryha Hookie Starr Schick

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