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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1958

Page

5

Nash Strums Barbs At Thomson At Milwaukee Meeting

Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Phillip Nash used a guitar and song to attack Republican Vern­on Thomson at a 13th Ward gathering in Milwaukee. Nash’s Davy Crockett tune drew applause while Gaylord Nelson urged state finance reform and a possible sales tax. Harry Halloway also critiqued Senator William Proxmire amid the Democratic primary run.

Phillip Nash Vernon Thomson Davy Crockett Nash Milwaukee Vern Wisconsin Rapids Gaylord Nelson Madison Thomson Nelson Harry Halloway William Proxmire Halloway Proxmire Labor Knowles

Ontario man Charles Nixon dead at 69

Charles I. Nixon aged 69 of Ontario Wisconsin longtime civic leader died at home. He served as Vernon County Board chairman and Democratic Committee chair and was Ontario mayor and postmaster. Funeral services Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church Cashton with burial in church cemetery.

Charles Nixon Ontario Wis Charles I. Nixon Nixon Vernon County Board Vernon County Democratic Committee Wildcat Mountain State Park Knights of Columbus Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cashton Sacred Heart Catholic Church Francis Disher Hanson Funeral Home

Weather Cast Preview For Several U.S. Cities

Portcast to 700 AM EST lists overnight low and prior day high readings for cities including Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Dubuque Duluth Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City Knoxville LACROSSE Los Angeles Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York St Louis Washington with no further details provided.

Billings Bismarck Boston Chicago Denver Dubuque Duluth Galveston Jacksonville Kansas City Knoxville Lacrosse Los Angeles Madison Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis New Orleans New York St. Louis Washington

Wisconsin Ducks Open 70 Day Season October First

MADISON AP Wisconsin will open a 70 day duck season on October 1 with Horicon and Necedah areas delayed until October 15. The bag limits limit canvasbacks and redheads to two or one of either per day four ducks and shooting ends at 4 p.m. J R Smith notes puddle ducks are about the same as last year despite weaker divers in Canada and good flights on traditional flyways.

Madison Wisconsin Horicon Necedah U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service J. R. Smith Canada

Managed Hunts Applications Open at Horizon Refuge

Applications for this fall's managed hunts at Horizon National Wildlife Refuge are now available through County Clerk Esther Domke. Goose and duck hunters may request blanks. postmark Aug 25 to Aug 29 is required. One application per hunter. multiple submissions will be rejected. Successful applicants will be notified. Blinds cancelations reopen on a first come basis.

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Esther Domke Horizon Refuge

Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Weather Summary

Fair and cool conditions in Wisconsin southwest, partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers and cooler in the southeast this afternoon. Tonight through Wednesday brings fair to pleasant conditions with cooler air. Minnesota mostly fair today tonight and Wednesday with cooler southeastern portions. Iowa partly cloudy with widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon. Tonight generally fair and cooler northward and southeast portions.

Idaho Dakotas New Mexico Central Plains Upper Ohio Valley Lower Lakes Unifax Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa

Winona Livestock Quotations Report

Swift & Company market notes for Winona plus Chicago and South St. Paul lines. Hog prices drop 25 cents with various weight bands. cattle steady with steers 19.00 to 24.50 and calves 24.00 to 32.00. hogs and sows detailed by weight. regional quotes from South St. Paul and Chicago. eggs and poultry notables. market hours and care for late arrivals.

Bologna Chicago Livestock Chicago USDA South ST. Paul South ST. Paul, Minn U.S Washington Idaho

Chicago produce prices hold steady on butter and eggs

Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter fully steady with receipts at 618000 pounds and wholesale prices up. Butter grades AA 93, A 92, B 90, C 89. Eggs steady with 9900 cases and wholesale prices unchanged to higher, with A whites 70 percent or better at 38, mixers 37, 42, mediums 33, standards 31, dirties 27, checks 26. current receipts unquoted.

Chicago Chicago Mercantile Exchange

U.N. Aims to Expand Middle East Aid and Observers

Ike urged U.N. economic aid to Middle East nations and Arab nonaggression pledges. Dulles to meet Lloyd to align strategy and consider Eisenhower’s appearance before the emergency assembly. Debates at the U.N. focus on troop withdrawals from Lebanon and Jordan and long term plans under U.N. direction.

U.N Middle East Dulles Lloyd Eisenhower Soviet Union West United Arab Republic U. S Lebanon Jordan U.S Red China

Senators Press Navy to Promote Adm Rickover for Three Stars

Democratic senators urge the Navy to raise Rear Adm. H. G. Rickover to three stars or risk forced retirement within a year. They recall his role in developing the first U S atomic submarine and criticize past promotion refusals as they press for his continued service and a White House invite to the Nautilus ceremony.

Washington Navy Adm H. G. Rickover Rickover U. S Norris Cotton New Hampshire Jacob Javits New York Sen Anderson White House North Pole James €. Hagerty Sen. Anderson

Truck Crash Near La Crosse Kills Estimates Damages

Informal inquiry found no gross negligence yet in a crash near La Crosse involving a truck and a 35 foot mobile home trailer en route to Joliet Illinois. Fire police and county units assisted. total damage near seven thousand dollars with the trailer and several cars heavily damaged.

Hookie Schick la Crescent la Crosse Minnesota Starr Sieger Wisconsin Tribune Fred Becker Vernon County Voss Otto Voss John E. Voss Madison Joliet Buick Ford

Drag River Search For Blanchardville Man

Dragging operations continued in the Pecatonica River for John Farmer a 75 year old Blanchardville resident believed drowned after his empty boat was found following a fishing trip Monday night.

Nautilus Crew Wins Hero Welcome in Portland Return

The Nautilus crew arrives in Portland after completing an 8,145 mile voyage under the north polar ice. Crowds cheer as Cmdr. William R. Anderson leads officers and sailors ashore, with U.S. Ambassador John Hay Whitney and Royal Navy officials present. The captain is reunited with 115 crewmembers after a White House Legion of Merit ceremony.

Portland England U.S Pearl Harbor Hawaii North Pole Royal Navy John Hay Whitney U.S. Navy Cmdr William R. Anderson Anderson Honolulu

Compromise Trade Bill Sent To Eisenhower For Signature

Washington AP report says compromise legislation to extend the reciprocal trade program for four years was ready for President Eisenhower’s signature. Secretary Sinclair Weeks called it the best yet as the Senate passed it 72 to 18, with key provisions including a four year extension and congressional override power over tariff decisions.

Washington Eisenhower Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks United States Senate Congress Tariff Commission

Congress in 13 hour session backs trade, aviation reform

Congress approved a four year extension of the reciprocal trade program with presidential tariff-cut authority. It also sent to the House a bill to create a new independent federal aviation agency to improve air safety. The Judiciary Committee backed W Wilson White for assistant attorney general Civil Rights Division, while the Labor Committee endorsed higher retirement benefits and payroll tax increases for 675000 retired rail workers.

Senate White House House Federal Aviation Agency Senate Judiciary Committee W. Wilson White Justice Department Senate Labor Committee

Winners In Stunt Meet At West Avenue Playfield

A stunt meet at West Avenue Playfield announced winners across events. Footnotes list names such as Kathy Kruetz Susan Powers Patricia Joanis Deanna Hjelsand and Barbara Youngman among ages 7 to 12.

West Avenue Kathy Kruetz Susan Powers Patricia Joanis Celane Kruetz Betty Huffman Carol Suchanek Dash Debra Werner K. Kreutz B. Huffman C. Kreutz Suchanek P. Joanis Deanna Hjelsand Charlene Braque Jane C. Kruetz Barbara Youngman D. Warner Barbara Roraff C. Suchanek C. Braque D. Werner B. Youngman D. Hjelsand J. Powers Kreutz B. Roraff

Navy blimp Snow Goose returns home after Arctic test flight

The 343 foot Snow Goose touched down at South Weymouth base at 8 26 a m after an 8 000 mile Arctic journey. Capt H B Van Gorder led the Office of Naval Research sponsored expedition from Cornwallis Island to T 3 and back with a fuel stop at Churchill Maine. The mission tested low slow long flight for supply carrying and scientific observation aboard with IGY scientists aboard. The blimp dropped mail and depth charges for sound studies in the Arctic Ocean.

Hugh Mulligan Weymouth Mass Cornwallis Island Arctic Circle North Pole Churchill Mai Office of Naval Research H. B. van Gorder Canandaigua N.Y IGY Arctic Ocean United States

Missouri man fined after amended larceny charge

Donald D. Willis of Independence Missouri pleaded guilty to stealing $52 from Mrs Gilbert Vick’s purse on June 29. Circuit Court Judge Lincoln Neprud fined him $75 plus $13.10 costs and ordered restitution. Willis paid $140.10 and was released to attend his wife’s funeral after the amended complaint reduced his charge.

Missouri Dist George Thompson Donald D. Willis Independence Willis Gilbert Vick Mississippi St Lincoln Neprud Carl F. Schnick

Head On Collision on One Way Street

John H. Krause, 31, of 1937 S. 29th St., suffered a nose scrape when his southbound car was struck head on by Forest B. Sword, 53, of 431 S. 2nd St., who was driving the wrong way on 3rd Street near Ferry at 2:22 p.m. Monday. Sword faced drunk driving charges and pleaded innocent before Police Justice George Ruediger, with trial set for 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28.

3Rd Street Ferry John H. Krause S. 29Th St Krause Forest B. Sword S. 2Nd St George Ruediger

Strike Fray Halts 150000 Trucks Across 11 States

A paralysing strike and lockout halted the nation’s truck transport, stopping 150,000 trucks operated by 1,600 firms in 11 Western states. An industry spokesman warned earnings of 2 1/2 million dollars a day would cease by tomorrow due to a wage dispute in California’s Central Valley.

Leif Erickson San Francisco California

Hoffa Defends Union Power Amid Picket Lines

Hoffa asserts a constitutional ability to eject hoodlums but avoids firing key Teamsters leaders. He rejects fear and says the union will follow its rules while emergency freight moves under government bills oflading. Kennedy presses for accountability as monitors prepare to review Hoffa’s conduct and leadership.

Central Valley Teamsters Employers’ Western States Labor Policy Committee Teamsters Einar 0. Mohn Western Conference of Teamsters Hoffa Robert F. Kennedy Senate Rackets Investigating Committee Dave Beck Beck Kennedy Ray Cohen Philadelphia Joey Glimco Chicago al Reeger New York Cohen Reeger Glimco Federal District Court Curtis

Tranquilized Dog Bites Boy in Idaho Falls

In Idaho Falls a bicycle rider, Billy Young, was bitten on the ankle by a barking dog. The dog, normally given a tranquilizer daily, missed its dose, according to Mrs. Howard Harper who spoke to police.

Idaho Falls Idaho Billy Young Howard Harper

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